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Biography

• Grew up in Midland, Texas; loves West Texas. Came to the Episcopal Church at 18 through an invitation to worship.
• Married to Gardner for 35 years; two grown sons, Benjamin and Jonathan. Enjoys fishing, hiking, and travel.
• Secular career: high tech sales, then management, then started and sold a small business before a call to the priesthood.
• Served 14 years in the Diocese of Dallas at Epiphany Richardson, first as Associate Rector, then Rector. Emphasized collaborative ministry with neighbors, Episcopal congregations, ecumenical partners, and city leaders.
• Now Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Oklahoma: oversees the ordination process, recruiting and placement, and counsels the bishop. Focus on leadership development, teaching, and preaching.
• Leads "research and development" work with congregations eager for change: prayer, discernment, listening to the community, finding a niche, and stepping out in faith.

Why she feels called to discern with Northwest Texas

• Values West Texas people as relational, resilient, and humorous.
• Drawn by the phrase "people are more important than programs" in the Bishop Search profile.
• Describes a season of secularization, division, and loneliness (cites the 2025 Cigna Group loneliness study); notes continuing spiritual hunger among "the nones."

Related

• page-3192621 (another candidate essay)
• diocese-northwest-texas
• page-3191807