BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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About Our Board
Chanco on the James is a 501(c)(3) organization that is managed by a volunteer board of directors under the guidance and leadership of the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia, the Rt. Rev. Herman “Holly” Hollerith, IV.
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About Our Board Members
The Chanco Board of Directors is made up of clergy and lay persons and we strive to represent all convocations in the Diocese. All board members are members in good standing of an Episcopal church in the Diocese of Southern Virginia. The Board President reports directly to the Bishop of the Diocese of Southern Virginia.
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Join Our Board of Directors
If you are someone who cares deeply for Chanco’s ministry and its future growth and success, then serving on the Chanco Board of Directors could be your calling.
What we look for
The Chanco Board specifically strives to have members with expertise in finance, accounting, fundraising, personnel, and property.
How our process works
Applications are vetted through the board and then sent to the Bishop for approval. Board terms are three years in length and a board member may serve two consecutive terms before a mandatory year off.
How we decide
New board member applications are generally solicited and accepted from September – November of the calendar year with new board members beginning in January.
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Serving on the Chanco Board is one simple but very important way you can give back to Chanco and make a difference in Chanco’s future. Thank you for your prayerful consideration of this important adult and youth ministry of our diocese!
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Meet Our Current Board
Our board members all have distinct connections to Chanco whether through the camp programs as a camper or having children who were campers, the Happening program, the Cursillo program, and EYC (Episcopal Youth Community) retreat programs among many other Chanco connections.
Chanco Board of Directors 2018
Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia
The Rev. Canon Ed Tracy
Canon for Administration, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia
Mrs. Nancy LeCuyer Beach, Chair
St. John’s Hampton
Mr. Dave Belote
St. Aidan’s, Virginia Beach
Mrs. Juli Edwards-McDaniel
St. Christopher’s, Portsmouth
Chair, Programs Committee
Mr. Robert Frady
Grace Church, Yorktown
Mr. John Gulick, Vice-Chair
Bruton Parish, Williamsburg
Mr. R. Brett Jellerson
Eastern Shore Chapel, Virginia Beach
Mr. Chuck Marks
St. Aidan’s, Virginia Beach
Mr. Jim Marquette
St. Simon’s by the Sea, Virginia Beach
Chair, Property Committee
Mr. Robert Motley
Church of the Ascension, Norfolk
Mr. Neil Newsom
St. Matthias, Midlothian
Mr. Richard Perkins, Treasurer
St. Matthias, Midlothian
Chair, Finance Committee
Mr. Guy “James” Philput
St. Andrew’s, Norfolk
Mr. Bill Porter
Bruton Parish, Williamsburg
The Rev. Josh Stevens
Bruton Parish, Williamsburg
Mrs. Ronda Toll, Secretary
Christ the King, Yorktown
Mr. Michael Vasiloff
St. Michael’s, Colonial Heights
The Rev. Eileen Walsh
St. Christopher’s, Portsmouth
The Rev. John Williard
Church of the Good Shepherd, McKenney
Mr. Gonjoe “Buzzy” Winn
Church of the Good Shepherd, McKenney
Serving Thru 2019
Bruton, Williamsburg
Ms. Nancy Beach
St. John’s, Hampton
The Rev. Eileen Walsh
St. Christopher’s, Portsmouth
Mr. Michael Vasiloff
St. Michael’s, Colonial Heights
Mr. Neil Newsome
St. Matthias, Midlothian
Mr. Gonjoe “Buzzy” Winn
Good Shepherd, McKinney
Serving Thru 2020
The Rev. John Willard
Church of the Good Shepard
Serving Thru 2021
St. Simons by the Sea
Juli Edwards
St. Christophers, Portsmouth
Dave Belote
St. Aidan’s, VA Beach
Robert Motley
Church of the Ascension, Norfolk
The Rev. Josh Stephens
Bruton Parish, Williamsburg
Guy “James” Philput
St. Andrew’s, Norfolk
R. Brett Jellerson
Eastern Shore Chapel, VA Beach
Robert Frady
Grace Church, Yorktown
The Rev. Charlie Bauer
Hickory Neck, Toano
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