Board of Trustees

Executive Committee:

Jeffrey P. Ayres, Chair

Partner, Venable LLP; Former Diocesan Chancellor; Towson, Maryland

Jane Lyons-Raeder, Vice Chair

Principal Planner, City of Rockville; Silver Spring, Maryland

Barbara Miles, Treasurer
Retired economist for the Congressional Research Service; Adamstown, Maryland

The Rev. Maria Kane, Secretary
Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Waldorf; La Plata, Maryland

Class of 2024:

Sandra (Sam) Alger

Art teacher, Howard County Schools; Catonsville, Maryland

Jeffrey P. Ayres, Chair

Partner, Venable LLP; Former Diocesan Chancellor; Towson, Maryland

Jane Lyons-Raeder, Vice Chair

Principal Planner, City of Rockville; Silver Spring, Maryland

The Rev. David Wacaster
Rector of Grace Church in Washington, DC; Silver Spring, Maryland

Class of 2025:

Terrell Boston-Smith
Chief Financial Officer, Board of Child Care, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland

The Rev. Maria Kane, Secretary
Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Waldorf; La Plata, Maryland

Carla Kaufman
Special Education Teacher; Damascus, MD

Barbara Miles, Treasurer
Retired economist for the Congressional Research Service; Adamstown, Maryland

Class of 2026:

The Rev. Paul Bennett

Rector of St. Mary's Church in Abingdon; Abingdon, Maryland

The Rev. Pierre-Henry Buisson

Rector of Ascension in Westminster; Westminster, Maryland

The Rev. Pamela (Pan) Conrad
Interim Rector at St. Bartholomew's Church in Baltimore; Annapolis, Maryland

The Rev. Sally Lermond

Deacon at St. Peter's in Poolesville; Beallsville, Maryland

Ex Officio Members:

The Rev. Amanda Akes-Cardwell, Bishop of Washington's Representative
Missioner for Faith Formation and Development, Diocese of Washington; Silver Spring, Maryland

Pamela Blyth, Diocese of Maryland Diocesan Council Representative
St. James' Parish, Lothian; Huntingtown, Maryland

Jason Kamrath, Diocese of Maryland Staff

Chief Financial Officer, Diocese of Maryland; Baltimore, Maryland

James Ryder
Co-Executive Director, Claggett Center; Adamstown, Maryland

Lisa Marie Ryder
Co-Executive Director, Claggett Center; Adamstown, Maryland

The Rev. Christine (Chris) McCloud, Bishop of Maryland's Representative

Canon to the Ordinary, Diocese of Maryland; Towson, Maryland