Our Vestry

Worth and his wife, Betsy, have been residents of St. Petersburg their entire lifes and have two grown sons and three granddaughters.  They grew up as members of St. Peter's Cathedral, where Worth was baptized, served as an acolyte and was in the junior choir.  They have been active members of the Episcopal Church for many years, and members of St. Thomas' since 2004.  Worth is a practicing attorney with Englander & Fischer P.A., and previously has been both an in-house counsel and an investment banker.

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Dick Nelson is a very active member of St. Thomas'.  He has served as a lector, usher and on the grounds committee.  Dick was a recent member of the finance and golf committee.  He was the former Rector of Men's Cursillo #5, of the Diocese of Southwest Florida.  Dick and his wife, Carolyn, have been married for 44 years with 2 children and 5 grandchildren.  In his professional life, Dick has had various careers from an Aerospace Engineer, lawyer to Real Estate.  Dick's favorite bible verse is Psalm 118:24, "This is the day the Lord had made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."

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Russ has been a member of St. Thomas' since 1996.  He has been in the choir for over 10 years and has participated in the healing, greeting and intercessor ministries. He has served on the vestry in the past and was the Senior Warden for two years. Russ has been in independent education for the last 44 years, 16 of those at the Upper School of the Canterbury School of Florida.  Russ is married with three adult children and eight grandchildren.

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Lloyd Chapin and his wife, Louise, have been members of St. Thomas' since 2002.  He is the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty at Eckerd College.  At St. Thomas' Lloyd has taught a Bible class for adults, served on the search committee for a new rector, and delivered a guest sermon.  He also serves on the Canterbury School Board of Trustees.  He is a graduate of Davidson College and holds a PhD in church history from Union Theological Seminary in New York.  Union awarded him the Unitas Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2007.  Lloyd and Louise have four children.

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Jay was born and raised in St. Petersburg and has attended St. Thomas' Episcopal Church from childhood. In addition to serving on the vestry, Mr. Fleece also serves on a wide range of board of trustees throughout the St. Petersburg area. Jay was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1980 and practices with the law firm of Baskin Fleece in Clearwater. Jay lives with his wife, Cynthia, in St. Petersburg.

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Wade and his wife, Pam, have been at St. Thomas' since 1992.  Wade has previously served on Vestry, the Search Committee, and served as Chair of Intercessors and Captain of Ushers.  He is also active in our monthly outreach ministry, Sandwich Sunday.  Wade is a graduate of the University of Alabama and has spent his career in the residential mortgage finance field.  He has also served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Florida. 

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Dav and his wife, Glenn, have been parishioners since 1992 when they moved to St. Petersburg. Dav has served three previous terms on the vestry, all under different pastoral leadership. In addition, he has served on the stewardship committee and the finance committee. Mr. Mosby is a Senior Managing Director at Raymond James Investment Banking Group.

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Mary Jane has been a member of St. Thomas' since 1988.  She sings alto in the chancel choir, schedules lectors, and serves on the Eucharistic minister, healing, and prayer line teams.  She has been a member of the St. Thomas' vestry and of the Christian Formation, outreach, and rector search committees, and she has represented the parish at several diocesan conventions.  In 2006, she completed the four-year Education for Ministry program at St. Thomas' through the University of the South at Sewanee.  Professionally, Mary Jane is a staff writer for the St. Petersburg Times and editor of the Bay magazine.  She has a bachelor' degree in political science for Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C.

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Joe and his wife, Stacey, have been parishioners at St. Thomas' since 2003.  He has served as chair of the Stewardship Committee and has been a member of the Finance Committee, as well as Lectoring and helping with the annual St. Thomas' Golf Classic.  Professionally, Joe is a portfolio manager at a locally owned private equity asset management firm.  He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Florida and his Juris Doctorate from Mercer University.  Joe enjoys spending time with his wife and their three children.

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