Gratitude Consultants List - The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California

The Very Rev. Dr. Brian Baker

The Very Rev. Dr. Brian Baker is the dean of Trinity Cathedral in Sacramento, California and the chair of the diocesan Budget Committee. Prior to moving to Sacramento in 2006, Dean Baker served as Rector of St. Thomas Church in Sun Valley, Idaho. He was ordained from, and first served as a priest in, the Diocese of Hawaii. An Army veteran andgraduateof West Point, Dean Baker is married to Andrea Baker. They have two teenage children.

tvrbaker@trinitycathedral.org

Sara Cakebread

Sara Cakebread is chair of the diocesan commission on gratitude and an active member of Grace Church, St. Helena, where she has served as Stewardship Chair since 2004. She has offered several sermons on giving, is launching the Grateful, Glad and Giving Campaign within the parish, and leads a small group. Professionally she is a grant writer and development consultant for several non-profit agencies in her community, successfully raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to support local families and individuals in need. She is also civically active as the Director of the Upper Napa Valley Girl Scouts, is a 10-year leader of Girl Scout Troop #266, and is a staunch supporter of education and wellness. She was selected as the 2009 Citizen of the Year in St. Helena and keeps busy with her two teenage children. She is honored to part of the Commission on Gratitude, as she truly believes that with gratitude comes love, and that is the greatest gift of all.

scakebread@comcast.net

The Rev. Jeff Frost

I have served in large and small churches, in a variety of locations around the nation. My training includes certifications as a Natural Church Development coach and New Church Specialties Refocusing Coach. I am part of the Congregational Development Committee for our diocese and have facilitated church health surveys (NCD) in over a dozen churches. My vision of a healthy congregation is one that maximizes their strengths through a focus on mission. For successful stewardship to occur, the emphasis must be on generosity, instead of fund raising.

1997-present Rector, All Saints' Episcopal Church, Redding, CA
1994-1997 Vicar, Calvary and Holy Trinity Churches, Jerome/Buhl, ID
1990-1994 Curate, Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, TX
1987-1990 Chaplain, Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center, Portland, OR

revjeff@sbcglobal.net

Bob Hall

My wife, Debi, and I have been members of St. Paul’s since moving to Benicia in 1997 with my job as COO for a regional retail chain At St. Paul’s I have been on the Finance Committee and Vestry and served as Stewardship Chair and Senior Warden.

Currently I am a member of Diocesan Council and serve on the diocesan Budget Committee, the Congregational Development Committee and the Commission on Gratitude. I am also a LEM and have just received my Lay Preacher’s license.

bdh1040@comcast.net

Rick Harrison Smith

Rick Harrison Smith is the Executive Director of The Episcopal Foundation of Northern California, the planned giving arm of The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California. He has been active in the field of Planned Giving since 1994. Rick has been an attorney admitted in California since 1971. He resides in Shasta, California and is married with two adult daughters and is a parishioner of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Redding.

rick@norcalepiscopalfoundation.org

The Rev. Ron Griffin

ccrector@att.net

The Rev. Canon Britt Olson

Canon Olson began her work for The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California in December, 2005. Previously she served as Canon for Evangelism and Congregational Development in the Diocese of El Camino Real. Her responsibilities include encouraging evangelism, working with congregational development, guiding the transition process for parishes and clergy, and providing support and resources for the 70+ congregations of the diocese.

Her other experience includes serving as the Rector of St. Paul’s Sparks, Nevada where in over seven years the congregation doubled in size and began a variety of dynamic ministries. She has facilitated a number of training sessions for stewardship/gratitude and served as guest preacher for a variety of stewardship events.

britt@norcalepiscopal.org

Pat Paterson

Pat Paterson is a cradle Episcopalian. He has had an active church life with regular attendance and involvement in adult education, vestry and other areas as asked for the past 32 years. He and his wife, Joyce, are members of St. John’s Church in Roseville and have been involved in stewardship ministry as speakers and committee members for the past four years.

Joycepat77@gmail.com

Joyce Paterson

Joyce Paterson was received into the Episcopal Church in 1986 and has been active in all facets of church life. She is currently the Senior Warden at St. John’s Church in Roseville. She and her husband, Pat, have been guest speakers on stewardship in conjunction with the Celebration Sunday program. Joyce is secretary to the diocesan Commission on Gratitude. Both Joyce and Pat are retired and have committed the second phase of their lives to working for the Lord.

Joycepat77@gmail.com

Susan Lee Vick

Susan Lee Vick is co-Chair of the diocesan Commission on Gratitude in The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California, and co-Author of Grateful, Glad, and Giving: Year-Round, Abundance-based Stewardship. Decades of leadership experience in both stewardship and secular fund development inform her work as a consultant to congregations interested in revitalizing their faith through funding ministry. Susan's home parish is Church of the Incarnation in Santa Rosa. She is the mother of four children, ages 13 - 21.

susanleevick@att.net

The Rev. Wendy Watson

As an adult convert to Christianity I am very aware of the blessing it is to find Christ alive in the church. This fundamental gratitude is at the heart of my vocation and ministry. Currently I am the Rector of St. Luke’s Woodland, having previously served parishes in Pennsylvania and Los Angeles. I was led into Grateful Glad and Giving by a parishioner who joined the Commission. I found the shift in focus to gratitude healing and energizing for my ministry. Apparently it worked the same way for our parishioners since shifting our focus at St Luke’s from worrying about whether we will have enough money to Grateful, Glad and Giving has released a wonderful spirit in the congregation.

rector@stlukewoodland.org