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Staff & Vestry

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Staff & Vestry

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Church Leadership

Rev. Ajung Sojwal

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Margaret Astesano, Parish Administrator

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Christopher Pluntke, Music Director

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Jose Herrera, Sexton

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Nikki Eisen, Associate Sexton

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Anthony Zambataro, Seminarian

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Luis Tuyub, Assistant Music Director

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Vestry Members

In the Episcopal Church, the Vestry serves as the governing body of the parish, working alongside the rector to provide spiritual and practical leadership. The Vestry is responsible for parish governance, including finances, property, and long-range planning. It also plays a key role in selecting the rector, approving clergy assistants, and reporting to the bishop on the overall health of the parish. Vestry members are elected by the congregation and typically serve three-year terms, offering their gifts of time, wisdom, and care in service to the community.

Susan Barkan
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I came to All Saints in 1988. During my years here I have been a counter, served on the Altar Guild, the Adult Forum Planning Committee and the Practical Support Team,

Nancy Cohen
Warden

Nancy Mahoney Cohen has been a member of All Saints for about fifty years, serving on prior vestries and as senior warden as well as a lay eucharistic minister, lector and on the finance Committee.

Joy Chase
Vestry Secretary

Joy Chase is a returning parishioner. She was a member from 1974 to 1990. Her children, Natala and Sheila, were baptized at All Saints. Their father, William Menezes, served on the Vestry

Joanne Westendorf
Treasurer

Joanne Westendorf has been a member of All Saints since moving to Palo Alto with her family in 1996. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gowanda, NY, and later reaffirmed her faith as an Episcopalian at All Saints in 2007.

Dale Tatum
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Dale was baptized in the Presbyterian Church but has been attending the Episcopal since about age 3. She was confirmed in Tokyo, Japan and has enjoyed Episcopal services in the many countries that she has lived in

Phil Palmer
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Phil Palmer has been a member of All Saints Episcopal Church Palo Alto for over thirty years. During that time, he has served the parish in many ways, including as a Lay Assistant and Lector, on the Vestry, and as chair of the committee that developed the 2014 strategic plan.

Kathy Veit
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Kathy Veit was received into the Episcopal Church from the Roman Catholic Church in 2005. She has been a member of All Saints Episcopal Church Palo Alto and of St John the Evangelist in San Francisco,

Jodi Scherer
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Jodi Scherer has been a devoted member of All Saints Episcopal Church Palo Alto since 1969. A lifelong resident of Palo Alto, she grew up in the community, attending local schools and forming deep, lasting connections.

Brandon Mcglone
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Brandon McGlone has been a member of All Saints Episcopal Church Palo Alto since 2023 and is deeply committed to its mission of service and worship.

Michael Keller
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Michael A. Keller is a Vice Provost and University Librarian at Stanford University, where he has led major innovations in digital scholarship, publishing, and access to cultural heritage for over 30 years.

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