Sessional Officers:
Secretaries
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 5 a)
On nomination of the General Secretary, the Prolocutor shall appoint from the membership of the General Synod an Honorary Clerical Secretary, an Honorary Assistant Clerical Secretary, an Honorary Lay Secretary and an Honorary Assistant Lay Secretary, who shall assist the General Secretary in keeping minutes of the General Synod.
| Name | Position & Diocese |
|---|---|
| The Rev. Canon Jenny Replogle | Honorary Clerical Secretary, British Columbia |
| The Rev. Dr. Blessing Shambaré | Honorary Assistant Clerical Secretary, Athabasca |
| Canon Stephen Kohner | Honorary Lay Secretary, Quebec |
| Anne Dyas | Honorary Assistant Lay Secretary, Moosonee |
Assessors
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 5 b)
The Prolocutor shall appoint two or more Assessors to advise the chairperson in respect to points of order and the Constitution and Canons.
| Name | Diocese |
|---|---|
| Ann Chaplin | Ottawa |
| The Ven. Bill Mous | Niagara |
| Canon Greg Tweney | Niagara |
| Isabel Weeks | British Columbia |
Sessional Committees:
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 6
The following sessional committees shall, except where otherwise specified, be appointed from the members of the General Synod by the Council of the General Synod in consultation with the Prolocutor:
Agenda Committee
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 6 a)
Agenda Committee – consisting of the chair of the General Synod Planning Committee and not more than seven members to be drawn from the members of the General Synod. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to prepare and publish the agenda for each day of the session.
| Name | Diocese |
|---|---|
| Canon Laura Walton, ODT (Chair) | Toronto |
| The Rev. Wilson Akinwale | Rupert’s Land |
| The Ven. Katherine Bourbonniere | Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island |
| The Rev. Canon Dr. Stephen Fields | Toronto |
| Commander the Ven. Jennifer Gosse | Anglican Military Ordinariate |
| The Rt. Rev. Lynne McNaughton | Kootenay |
| Dorothy Patterson | Huron |
| Colleen Walker | Saskatoon |
Certification of Minutes Committee
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 6 b)
Certification of Minutes Committee – consisting of the General Secretary, the Prolocutor or Deputy Prolocutor, the Honorary Clerical and Lay Secretaries, and a member of the Resolutions Committee. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to certify the accuracy of the minutes of the session of the General Synod.
| Name | Position & Diocese |
|---|---|
| Canon Ian Alexander | Interim General Secretary |
| The Ven. Tanya Phibbs | Deputy Prolocutor, Huron |
| The Rev. Canon Jenny Replogle | Honorary Clerical Secretary, British Columbia |
| The Rev. Dr. Blessing Shambaré | Honorary Assistant Clerical Secretary, Athabasca |
| Canon Stephen Kohner | Honorary Lay Secretary, Quebec |
| Anne Dyas | Honorary Assistant Lay Secretary, Moosonee |
| Professor David Bell (crossover member) | Resolutions Committee, Fredericton |
Credentials Committee
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 6 c)
Credentials Committee – consisting of the General Secretary, the Prolocutor or Deputy Prolocutor, and one Assessor. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to report to the General Synod on the standing of all persons who claim membership therein, and to advise the chairperson as to a quorum of each Order.
| Name | Position & Diocese |
|---|---|
| Canon Ian Alexander | Interim General Secretary |
| The Ven. Tanya Phibbs | Deputy Prolocutor, Huron |
| Isabel Weeks | Assessor, British Columbia |
Nominating Committee
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 6 d)
Nominating Committee – consisting of one bishop, one clerical member and one lay member from each ecclesiastical province. The committee shall be constituted not later than one month prior to the opening of the General Synod, to receive nominations for standing committees and the Council of the General Synod and to supervise the election process.
| Name | Position & Diocese |
|---|---|
| British Columbia and Yukon | |
| The Rt. Rev. Clara Plamondon (Chair) | Bishop, Territory of the People |
| The Very Rev. David Tiessen | Clergy, Kootenay |
| Meg Stevens | Lay, New Westminster |
| Canada | |
| The Most Rev. David Edwards | Bishop, Fredericton |
| The Ven. Terry Caines | Clergy, Central Newfoundland |
| Edith Marshall | Lay, Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island |
| Northern Lights | |
| The Rt. Rev. Rachael Parker | Bishop, Brandon |
| The Rev. Canon Iain Luke | Clergy, Saskatoon |
| Cathy Armstrong | Lay, Edmonton |
| Ontario | |
| The Rt. Rev. Kevin Robertson | Bishop, Toronto |
| The Ven. Kathryn Otley | Clergy, Ottawa |
| Adam MacNeil, O.N. | Lay, Niagara |
Resolutions Committee
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 6 e)
Resolutions Committee – consisting of up to eight members, one of whom shall be an Assessor, and with at least one bishop, one clerical and one lay member. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to receive resolutions from members of the General Synod and prepare them for submission in accordance with guidelines approved from time to time by the Council of the General Synod.
| Name | Position & Diocese |
|---|---|
| The Rt. Rev. Nigel Shaw (Chair) | Bishop, Anglican Military Ordinariate |
| Professor David Bell | Lay, Fredericton |
| The Rev. Matthew Brown | Clergy, Ottawa |
| Dion Lewis | Lay, Montreal |
| Helen Love | Lay, British Columbia |
| The Ven. Bill Mous | Clergy, Niagara (Assessor) |
| The Rev. Canon Nicola Skinner | Clergy, Toronto |
| Hannah Wygiera | Lay, Calgary |
Expenditures Committee
Rules of Order & Procedure, Part II, Section 6 f)
Expenditures Committee – consisting of members appointed by the Primate and the Prolocutor in consultation with the chairperson of the Financial Management Committee. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to implement Rule of Order 15 with respect to spending motions for which sources of funds have not been identified prior to the General Synod session.
| Name | Position & Diocese |
|---|---|
| The Rev. Canon Patricia Dorland (Chair) | Chair, Financial Management Committee, Moosonee |
| Cathy Armstrong | Edmonton |
| The Very Rev. Dr. Tim Dobbin | Niagara |
| The Ven. Tanya Phibbs | Deputy Prolocutor, Huron |
| Michael Wolff | British Columbia |