Standing Committee Biographies and Statements – Clergy (Elect 1)
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THE REV. DUNCAN A. BURNS
209 Albany Ave, Kingston, NY 12401
Parish: St. John’s, Kingston
Occupation: Rector
Church Positions: Rector, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Kingston. Chair, Congregational Life for Mission (Global Mission Committee). Vice Chair, Mid-Hudson Executive Committee. Steering Committee, Carpenter’s Kids. Chair, Companion Diocese in Africa Committee. Happening Clergy.
Community Positions: Board of Directors, Angel Food East. President, Kingston Area Council of Churches. Committee Chair, Portal Ministry (Homeless and Jail Re-entry Program in Ulster County). Jail Ministry, Ulster County Jail. Associate, Holy Cross Monastery. Member, Muscogee Creek Nation.
My vision of the Standing Committee is to advise the bishop, while listening and representing the parishes and people of the Diocese of New York on the matters of: consent to the election of bishops, approval of candidates for ordination, and control of fiscal encumbrance of the diocese. I have faithfully served this church both as lay and ordained all my life. I give prayerful consideration to all points of view, while relying on my previous experience in the church and as a business leader. I would be honored to serve on the Standing Committee.
THE REV. L. KATHLEEN LILES
120 W. 69th Street, New York, NY 10023
Occupation: Rector
Parish: Christ & St. Stephen’s, Manhattan
Church Positions: Current: Deputy, Diocese of NY, 2012 General Convention; Chair, Diocesan Support Plan Committee; Diocesan Strategic Planning Committee; Chair, Diocesan Convention Resolutions Committee. Former: Diocesan Trustees (two terms); Board of Directors, Episcopal Charities (two-terms); Dean, Manhattan Central Clericus (two terms); Assessment Review Task Force, Vice-Chair.
Community Positions: Current: Board of Directors, Saint Hilda’s and Saint Hugh’s School; Board of Directors, American Friends of the Anglican Centre in Rome. Former: Board of Directors, Berkeley Divinity School at Yale (two-terms); Board of Directors, Church Scholarship Society; Board of Directors, Parish Court, Apartment for the Aged (Diocese of CT); Consultant for Development Projects, Bishop’s Fund for Children (Diocese of CT).
In my 23 years of ordained ministry, 13 as a rector in the Diocese of NY, I have had the opportunity to be involved in the life of the church, both administratively and pastorally, taken together, these experiences have formed me into a parish priest who has learned to be focused and deliberate when appropriate and flexible and welcoming to new ways of thinking when presented with a fresh perspective. I would be honored to serve the diocese as a member of the Standing Committee where I hope to contribute both my experience as a priest and my love of the church we all serve.