Leadership & Staff

Shannan serves as the General Presbyter to the Presbytery, working full time with all committees and teams of the Presbytery and relating beyond the Presbytery to our ecumenical and interfaith neighbors and the wider Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This is her fourth call in ministry, she was ordained in 2001 by the Presbytery of Philadelphia.

Kate serves as the Stated Clerk to the Presbytery, a shared position with our neighbors in Boston Presbytery. Kate is responsible for staffing the Commission on Ministry, Trustees and Presbytery Roundtable and providing polity resourcing and guidance to congregations and pastors in the Presbytery. This is their third call in ministry; they were ordained in 2013 by the Presbytery of Mid-Kentucky.

Jenelle serves as the Communications Manager, producing all communications (external and internal) for the Presbytery as well as resourcing staff and teams of the Presbytery on publicity. Jenelle’s work with the Presbytery is part-time, she is employed full-time with Girls Who Code.

Peter is our Moderator and serves as the Clerk of Session at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Cumberland, Rhode Island.

Jenny is our Vice-Moderator of the Presbytery and serves full-time as Associate University Chaplain at Yale University and Associate Pastor at the University Church at Yale.

Dean chairs our Trustees and is President of the Corporation which oversees the financial life of the Presbytery in service of our ministry. Dean is honorably retired. 

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Phillip serves as our Treasurer, working closely with our Trustees and staff on administering the financial life of the Presbytery. He is an elder at First Presbyterian in New Haven, CT.

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