Nominees Elected at The Diocese of Texas, 177th Annual Council, February 27-28, 2026.

 Treasurer

·       Linda Riley Mitchel, CPA

Secretary

·       Rev. Canon Marcea Paul

Executive Board Clergy Order

·       The Rev. Samantha Smith, Saint Paul’s, Waco

·       The Rev. Jason Ingalls, Holy Spirit, Waco

Executive Board Lay Order

• Marilynn Patterson, St. Dunstan’s, Houston

·       Ellen Eby, Holy Comforter, Angleton

·       Zack Sharp, St. John’s, Carthage

Standing Committee Clergy Order

·       The Rev. Jacob Breeze, Holy Family, Houston

Standing Committee Lay Order

• Ed Zeigler, Holy Comforter, Spring

Deputies to General Convention and Delegates to Provincial Synod - Clergy Order

1.     The Rev. Canon Christine Faulstich, Episcopal Diocese of Texas

2.     The Very Rev. Cynthia Kittredge, Seminary of the Southwest

3.     The Rev. Canon Luz Montes, Christ Church Cathedral, Houston

4.     The Rev. Jimmy Abbott, Trinity, Galveston

Alternates

1.     The Rev. Scott Madison, Resurrection, South Austin

2.     The Rev. Hannah Atkins-Romero, Trinity, Houston

3.     The Rev. Joshua Kulak, St. Michael’s, Austin

4.     The Rev. Blake Rider, St. Stephen’s, Huntsville

Deputies to General Convention and Delegates to Provincial Synod - Lay Order

1.     Marcia Quintanilla, Christ Church Cathedral, Houston

2.     Stephanie Drum, St. Alban’s Waco

3.     Linda Patterson, St. Andrew’s, Bryan

4.     Anthony Chapple, St. James’, Austin

Alternates

1.     Katie Sherrod, St. Luke’s-in-the-Meadow, Fort Worth

2.     Abe Campos, St. Joseph’s, Salado

3.     Mary Kenner, St. Francis, Houston

4.     Darren Elzie, Trinity, Fort Worth

Trustee of the Church Corporation

• Angela Tekell, St. Alban’s, Waco

Trustee of the University of the South

• The Rev. Whitney Kirby, St. Andrew’s School, Austin