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. Susan B. Haynes.
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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.
Begin Your Application Here
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!
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
DIOCESE AND CHANCO LEADERSHIP
The Rt. Rev. Susan B. Haynes
Bishop & Member of the Corporation
Diocese of Southern Virginia
Gareth Kalfas
Executive Director
Chanco on the James
SERVING THROUGH JANUARY 2025
Mallory Copeland Butler
Finance Committee
Christ & St. Lukes, Norfolk
Jennifer Cheney
Property Committee
Christ & St. Lukes, Norfolk
Sarah “Sally” Cox
Communications & Development Chair
Eastern Shore Chapel, VA Beach
The Very Rev. Dr. Keith Emerson
Program Committee
St. Pauls Church
Ann “Parkie” Rice
Program Committee
St. Johns, Hampton
SERVING THROUGH JANUARY 2026
Nick Braun
Property Committee
Woodlake Methodist/Wilderness Warriors
The Rev. Gini DiStanislao
Vice President, Finance Committee
Manakin Episcopal Church
The Very Rev. Susan Grimm
Finance Committee
St. Timothy’s Clarksville & Trinity, South Boston
Nathan Hoyt
Program Committee
Helen Sharpe-Williams
Program Committee
Susan Summerlin
Secretary; Program Committee Chair
Emmanuel, Virginia Beach
SERVING THROUGH JANUARY 2027
Chuck Alley
Property Committee Chair
Peter Lowry
Property Committee
Christ Church, Smithfield
Chuck Marks
Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair
St. Aidan’s, Virginia Beach
Brenna Miller
Program Committee
Bayside Presbyterian Church
The Rev. Melody Perdue
Program Committee
Eastern Shore Chapel, VA Beach
Pam Pringle
President
St. Johns, Hampton
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