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Title IV: Getting Involved

Who is needed to make this work?

  • Intake Officers – the Rev. Randall Prior and the Rev. Caroline Parkinson
  • Disciplinary Board – elected by the Annual Council of the Diocese of Virginia.  2012 members of the Disciplinary Board are:  Mr. Julian Bivins Jr., the Rev. Louise "Weezie" Blanchard, the Rev. Torrence Harman, the Rev. Laura Inscoe, The Rev. Matt Johnson, Ms. Alisha King, the Rev. Alexander MacPhail, Ms. Peggy Miller, Mr. Alexander Slaughter, the Rev. Hal White and Mr. Michael Woodward.
  • Church Attorney – Brad Davenport, Esq.; Assistant Church Attorneys - R. Scott Caulkins, David A. Penrod, Renee S. Rutkowski.  The Church Attorney receives Intake Officer reports, oversees investigations, and in other ways functions on behalf of the church. 

We also need appropriate persons from across the Diocese to serve in four areas.  You may nominate yourself or someone else to serve in one of these roles by completing a nomination form and submitting it to the Rev. Canon Susan Goff.

  • Investigators – Persons with sufficient knowledge, skill, experience and training to conduct investigations and to make formal reports of investigations.  Investigators use appropriate investigative means, with due consideration to pastoral sensitivities. 
  • Advisors – Persons who support, assist, consult with and advise Complainants (those who bring information to the Intake Officer) and Respondents (those who are the subject of matters reported) in any matter of discipline.
  • Conciliators – Persons skilled in dispute resolution techniques who seek a resolution that promotes healing, repentance, forgiveness, restitution, justice, amendment of life and reconciliation among the Complainant, Respondent, affected Community and others involved in the matter. 
  • Pastoral Care Team Members – Persons with skills in prayer and pastoral care who provide care for the Complainant, the Complainant’s family, the Respondent, the Respondent’s family, Injured Persons, Injured Persons’ families, any affected Community, witnesses and the Disciplinary Board.