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Election results

The following people were elected of office at the 41st Annual Convention of the Diocese of Southwest Florida. Results are single-ballot elections unless otherwise noted:

Standing Committee
The Rev. Doug Scharf, rector, Holy Innocents’ Church, Valrico

The Rev. Doug Zimmerman, rector, St. Wilfred's Church, Sarasota

Joseph W. "Jay" Fleece III, St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, St. Petersburg. (elected to a full three-year term)

Sheree Graves, St. Peter's Cathedral, St. Petersburg. (fills a one-year unexpired term)



Diocesan Council: (Elect two laypersons for at-large seats for two-year terms):

William L. Moore, MD, St. Peter’s Cathedral, St. Petersburg

Steven R.  "Rusty" Whitley, St. Hilary's Episcopal Church, Fort Myers


Diocesan Review Committee: (Elect one presbyter for a three-year term):

The Rev. Barbara L. Muller, priest-in-charge, St. Cecilia's Church, Tampa


Ecclesiastical Trial Court: (Elect two clergy and one layperson for a three-year term):

Jonathan D. Smith, St. Mary’s Church, Dade City

The Rev. Benjamin L. Creelman, deacon, St. James' Church, Port Charlotte (elected by acclamation)

The Rev. Margaret Koor, deacon, St. Nathaniel's Church, North Port (elected by acclamation)


University of the South Trustees: (Elect one layperson for a three-year term):

Nominee First Ballot Second ballot  
David McCallister,Grace Church, Tampa 71  22  
David Dunn-Rankin, St. Mark’s, Venice 118  177 ELECTED  
Roger S. Schwenke, Church of the Ascension, Clearwater 108  93  


Last Published: October 10, 2009 1:47 PM