Trustees of TMI Episcopal

Elect 2 persons, either Clergy or Lay for three-year The Rev. Jay George, Rector
term. Also, elect 1 person, either clergy or lay to fill Grace Church, San Antonio
one-year unexpired term. Qualifications: Grace Church
worships in All Saints Chapel
Description of duties: The Board of Trustees is at TMI and has a strong
responsible for communicating the needs of TMI working relationship with the
Episcopal to the Diocese and gathering resources in school. Additionally, Jay taught
support of the school at the direction of the Board of at TMI from 2013 to 2016.
Governors. The Trustees meet 3 - 4 times a year, on the Local Church Activities:
TMI campus. Rector and church planter at Grace Church
Community Activities: Volunteer taste-tester at local
Mr. Robert Alcorn restaurants
Trinity, Port Aransas Diocesan Activities: Chair of Evangelism Committee;
Qualifications: Robert has Diocesan Development Committee member; Dean at
strong organizational skills and Camp Capers; Spiritual Director at several Happenings;
the ability to strategically handle Mission trips to Guatemala & Honduras; leads diocesan
competing priorities. He is Men’s Retreat at Camp Capers; previously served on TMI
able to unite groups to find the Board of Trustees
best possible solution in highly Nominated by: The Rev. Carrie Guerra, Assisting Priest
motivated situations. Robert has at Trinity, Victoria
worked in the Hospitality Industry and has shown the
ability to maintain commitment to vision and ability to Mrs. Kendra Lopez
shift with changing tides and new priorities. St. George, San Antonio
Local Church Activities: Served on Bishop’s Committee Qualifications: Kendra has 24
as well as selected as Bishop’s Warden; served as years of teaching experience
Chairman of Capital Campaign Committee in diocesan Episcopal private
Community Activities: Served on Port Aransas schools and is a TMI alumni
Education Foundation (2017); served in various parent. Her sons are class of ’15
capacities with local Boy Scout Troops; helped organize and ’18, and they were enrolled
and participate in numerous community fundraising there for a total of seven years.
events Local Church Activities: Lay Reader; Sunday school
Diocesan Activities: Served as Council delegate in 2017 teacher; keeper of the clergy
Nominated by: The Rev. James Derkits, Rector of Diocesan Activities: Happening Board member and
Trinity, Port Aransas supply chair; Cursillo team; Vocare teams; Camp Capers
counselor; student peer minister at Corpus Christi, Del
Mrs. Laura G. Cole, MPA, MLS Mar/Corpus Christi State University (currently A&M –
Resurrection, San Antonio Corpus Christi) and Southwest Texas State University
Qualifications: As a librarian (currently Texas State), San Marcos
and mother of two TMI Nominated by: The Rev. Carrie Guerra, Assisting Priest
alumni, Laura is passionate at Trinity, Victoria
about education, inquiry, and
providing a framework to
support lifelong learning.
Local Church Activities: Lay
Reader; Thrift store volunteer
Community Activities: San Antonio Digital Alliance
Diocesan Activities: Cursillista, Clergy Spouse group
Nominated by: The Diocesan Nominating Committee
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 The Rev. Bonnie Reeves
Priest, Eastern PIM
(Partners In Ministry)
Qualifications: Bonnie has
over 25 years of accounting
experience including financial
analysis, budget analysis, asset
management, department
manager.
Local Church Activities:
Priest, Eastern Partners in
Ministry congregations; previously Lay Reader and Lay
Eucharistic Minister, Altar Guild; Vestry member, Senior
Warden, Council delegate (10 years)
Community Activities: Former member Lions Club;
committee member of BSA Troop 138, Edna, TX
Diocesan Activities: Nominating Committee (2 years);
Diocesan Executive Board; Budget Priorities Committee;
Christian Formation Committee
Nominated by: The Diocesan Nominating Committee

The Rev. Mike Woods

Assisting Priest
St. Mark’s, San Marcos
Qualifications: Mike has good
communication skills and
a strong connection to the
network of the Diocese of West
Texas.
Local Church Activities: He
is currently serving as curate
at St. Mark’s, San Marcos. He has been a youth minister
and full-time lay associate for four Episcopal churches.
Community Activities: Volunteer for community
activities; Habitat for Humanity; feeding ministries
Diocesan Activities: Past member of National Vocare
Board; three-time member of Happening Board; member
of Camps and Conferences Department board
Nominated by: The Rev. Dr. Ben Nelson, Rector at
St. Mark’s, San Marcos

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