Allison Wellford Parker first visited Calvary in 1992 with her then-boyfriend, now husband, Tommy. Over the past 30 years, Allison has participated in EfM and has served on the vestry, as a Sunday school teacher, on a rector search committee, and on adult and children’s formation committees. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt and an M.Ed. in Human Development Counseling. Allison worked as a teacher, upper school counselor, and the director of counseling at St. Mary’s Episcopal School from 1992 – 2022. Now that Allison is retired, she wants to return her energy and focus to Calvary. She is excited about the building renovation and the opportunities we will have for both in-reach and outreach to our community. Allison and Tommy are the parents of three daughters (Katherine, Annie, and Ellen) and live in midtown.

Barbara Etheridge was introduced to Calvary by her mother, the late Pat Hackett, a longtime Calvary member who encouraged Barbara to sing in the Messiah chorus with her in 1999. Barbara has sung soprano in the Calvary Choir for the past twenty years. She has participated in numerous Boar’s Head Feasts and Choir Cabarets and helped to coordinate two Choir Residencies in England. She was received into the Episcopal Church at Calvary in 2016. Barbara majored in Business Administration and graduated from Rhodes College in 1984. She retired in 2020 from a career in corporate accounting and finance, skills she has used as a cashier at Waffle Shop and looks forward to using as a vestry person. Over the next three years on the vestry, Barbara hopes to get to know Calvary better and see how she can help Calvary thrive as we complete our renovations. She intends to continue supporting Calvary’s music programs as part of the liturgy and the larger church mission. Barbara and her husband, Jeff, have been married for 34 years, live in East Memphis, and are the parents of two grown sons and have one granddaughter.

Clay has been very involved at Calvary in his 15 years of membership. In his second round as a vestry member, he hopes to focus on strategic planning, reimagining and maintaining our buildings, continuing our community outreach, and supporting LPS, Waffle Shop, and our music program. Clay has over 25 years’ experience in higher education, including counseling, career counseling, advising, administration, and adjunct faculty roles. He currently serves as a counselor at the UTHSC with a focus on the well-being of medical residents and fellows. He previously worked at the University of Memphis, where he received his master’s degree and EdD in counseling. At Calvary, Clay serves as an usher, greeter, and Eucharistic minister. He currently is serving on a committee to plan events to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Diocese of West Tennessee. Clay is married to Brooks Terry, and they spoil their two dogs Gracie and Georgia.

Matt Seltzer and his wife Nicole tried several different parishes in Memphis, looking for a good fit for their young family, before settling at Calvary in 2005. Familiarity with friends who attended Calvary made the transition easy. Matt grew up attending St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Jackson, TN. He attended Rice University and worked in Houston and Philadelphia before moving to Memphis, where he now leads project design teams as a principal at archimania. Matt has taught Godly Play and elementary and high school formation classes at Calvary. He recently facilitated a Sacred Ground group and currently leads middle school Sunday formation. Matt has served on the board of St. Columba, is on the diocesan Happening Steering Committee, and volunteers at the University of Memphis working with architecture students. As a vestry member, Matt hopes to support the continued legacy of our parish as a place that encourages actions and questions of faith in search of the ‘Beloved Community.’ He will support the reimagination of Calvary’s block and the Slave Market memorialization, encouraging sustainability in our life as a community and combatting bias and racism in our city. Matt and Nicole live in East Memphis and have two kids in college, Jackson and Brennan. Matt is often seen worshipping with his mother, Mary Beth Seltzer.

Bill Bangham and his wife Dianne met Carrington & Alex Wise and Madge & Whit Deacon at the downtown farmer’s market. Alex invited them to Calvary, where “we found a community, the liturgy comforting, music that touched chords deep within us, and all three priests thoughtful with something to say and carry home with us. Calvary is a place where we can exhale, relax, consider life around us and our place in it.” Bill worked as a critically acclaimed photojournalist, writer, and magazine editor for nearly 40 years, focusing on the interpretation of culture and the influence of religion, peacemaking, hunger, and the environment. His work and travel have taken him to 70-some countries. Bill’s photographic and writing talents have been featured in the Chronicle. He volunteers on Sundays and Wednesdays with our youth and is involved in Baguette Brothers, EfM, and Sacred Ground. Bill enjoyed ushering during the past Lenten Preaching Series.

As a fifth-generation Calvary member, Zoe Bondi is pleased to take her place as a youth representative on the Calvary vestry. Zoe, the daughter of Karyn & Paul Bondi, the sister of Kyle Bondi, and the granddaughter of Gayle & Raymond Spence, has been at Calvary her whole life. She was baptized here in 2009 and confirmed in November 2024 by Bishop Phoebe Roaf. She enjoys singing soprano in the Calvary Choir and participating in EYC. She is also learning to play the organ under the tutelage of Dr. Kristin Lensch and has had the opportunity to play in services and accompany the Boys and Girls Choir. Zoe is a 10th grader at White Station High School with a strong interest in science and computer programming. She enjoys helping with the school gardening club, which maintains a picnic area and fresh herbs/vegetables for the students year-round. As a youth representative to the vestry, Zoe looks forward to learning more about how Calvary works and sharing input on youth programs, especially music-related ones.

Joe W. Brandenburg was confirmed at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Middlesboro, Kentucky, in 1985. After moving to Memphis in 2011, he first visited Calvary because it was closest to his Mud Island home—and quickly felt welcomed by the parish community and its many opportunities for ministry. Joe holds a BA in Mass Communications from Western Kentucky University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He recently retired from the University of Memphis after a 45-year career in journalism, public relations, and fundraising. At Calvary, Joe serves as an usher and greeter, a member of a Pastoral Care Team, and on the Funeral Guild. He has also participated in Room in the Inn and Education for Ministry and served as a delegate to the Diocesan Convention. Joe feels called to help strengthen the church’s ministries through faithful stewardship and care for the parish community.

Jordan Stephens Edmundson was raised Southern Baptist and began attending an Episcopal church after college while searching for a place where her questions about faith felt welcome. She and her husband, Bryan, found that sense of belonging at Calvary, where their son David was baptized in 2021. Jordan completed Education for Ministry (EfM) in 2022 under the mentorship of Richard Hendricks. She teaches children’s formation classes for Kindergarten–2nd grade and helps lead Children’s Chapel, and she and Bryan have hosted gatherings for young families. A graduate of Collierville High School, Jordan earned both a BBA and MS in Finance from the University of Memphis and works as a financial advisor for UBS. She also serves on the boards of Page Robbins Adult Day and RiverArtsFest. As a vestry member, she hopes to strengthen stewardship, outreach, and connections with young families at Calvary.

Andy Estes (75) formerly attended St. Peter Catholic Church, where he was introduced to the Hospitality HUB and became an enthusiastic volunteer. He learned about Calvary through the HUB and first visited in 2009. He quickly gravitated to our 8 a.m. worshipping community, where he serves as an usher. A native Memphian with a Methodist Church background, Andy was confirmed at Calvary in 2016. Andy hopes that serving on the vestry will be a good way to learn more about the church and how he can use his gifts to help Calvary accomplish our mission. Sundays are special in his life and often involve hosting and cooking a large family meal for his two grown daughters, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren at his home in Harbor Town.

William Etnyre is a lifelong learner with a Bachelor’s in Economics, a Master’s and PhD in Social Work, and a Certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) from Cornell University. He served in the US Air Force and worked as a clinical social worker in agencies and private practice until 2017, when he became a clinical professor at the University of Washington. William uses his skills, knowledge, and experience “to improve lives, making the world just a bit better.” He recognizes that Calvary, “as a large community of people, has leverage and power to do this.” William does his part by serving at Basement Church, Room in the Inn/Welcome Inn, as a Friend of the Mental Health Court, and participating in EfM and Sacred Ground. In addition, he occasionally fills in as an organist or pianist at Sunday services. William was led to Calvary by “a persistent nagging to return to a community of faith following a 40-year hiatus. I checked out a couple of other parishes before stopping by Calvary almost four years ago and got hooked.” William and his husband, Michael Lonesome-Etnyre, live downtown.

Heather Grosvenor holds a BA in Art History from SMU and has worked in business, design, and commercial real estate, while also running several ventures in catering, floral design, and event planning. After years in Houston and Aspen, she moved to Memphis in 2007 when she married her husband, Henry. Since finding Calvary, Heather says they “fell in love with the open hearts, minds, and doors” of the parish. Their son Beau serves as an acolyte and lector. Heather is active in the Tuesday women’s Bible study, Flower Guild, and many parish ministries, including Room in the Inn, the Lenten Preaching Series, and the Emmanuel Meal. She is also deeply involved in community volunteer work across Memphis. As a vestry member, she hopes to help Calvary find new and creative ways to connect with the community.

Leanne Kleinmann graduated from Northwestern University and spent most of her career in journalism, including serving as editor of Memphis magazine and features editor at The Commercial Appeal. She later became director of advancement at St. Mary’s Episcopal School and now leads Leanne Kleinmann Communications, focusing on communications and fundraising strategy. Leanne and her husband, Andy Alsenas, moved to Memphis in 1990, and their son Tomas was baptized at Calvary. A lifelong Episcopalian, she returned to Calvary during the pandemic after being moved by the parish’s online Lessons and Carols service. She sings in the choir and previously served on the board of Calvary Place, as well as the boards of Planned Parenthood of Memphis and Leadership Memphis. As a vestry member, she hopes to help Calvary remain attentive to the needs of both the parish and the wider community.

Richard “Wes” Nelson grew up at First Centenary United Methodist Church in Chattanooga and came to Calvary after moving to Memphis in 2018. He and his wife, Molly Crenshaw Nelson, were married at Calvary in 2019, and Wes was confirmed the same year. They are the parents of two sons, Sam and Henry. A graduate of the University of Georgia, Wes spent six years in public accounting and now works with Greystar Real Estate Partners specializing in student housing. He also serves on the fundraising committee of the Boys & Girls Club of Memphis. As a vestry member, Wes looks forward to contributing his financial experience while learning more about the church’s budgeting and stewardship work.

Christina DuBose Ross, a lifelong Episcopalian, grew up at St. Luke’s in Jackson, TN. She graduated from Rhodes in 1994 and from the University of Miami School of Architecture in 2000. In college and graduate school, she visited many other Episcopal churches but felt drawn to Calvary when she returned to Memphis in 2001. “First it was for lunch with friends at Waffle Shop, then to attend music performances, and then it occurred to me that maybe this church was calling me inside!” She and her husband David Hanson joined Calvary at the time of their son Lucian’s baptism in 2011. Christina appreciates Calvary’s community involvement, our intergenerational congregation, and the parish’s years of history in downtown Memphis. For the past 13 years, she and Nina Sublette have hand-crafted the banners given to every child baptized at Calvary. In addition, she volunteers at Emmanuel Meal, makes waffles at Waffle Shop, sorts clothing in the clothing closet, works basement church and Room in the Inn, and is participating in the Sacred Ground course. Christina is involved with MidtownMemphis.org (a non-profit group with a mission to promote a vibrant and sustainable Midtown) and serves as a neighborhood representative for Binghampton and Lea’s Woods where her family lives.

Reg Udouj has a BS from the University of Memphis and an MS from the University of Tennessee. He has taught in public and private schools for 24 years and is currently an ESL teacher in Bartlett City Schools. For twelve years, Reg has been a staff teacher at SMILA (Simultaneous Multisensory Institute of Language Arts), an organization that provides dyslexia training yearly in June. Reg visited Calvary for the first time on Good Friday in 2021, where he participated in Scott Walters’s Stations of the Cross Walk throughout downtown. He was drawn to the beautiful worship space, liturgy, and music but kept coming back for the people and community. He transferred his membership later that year. Reg is a Eucharistic Minister and volunteers at the Lenten Preaching Series, Waffle Shop, and the Emmanuel Meal. He is currently in year three of the Education for Ministry program. As a vestry member, Reg looks forward to serving this community that has been so welcoming and encouraging to him since he first walked through the door. He hopes to focus his energy on supporting the Lenten Preaching Series, our music ministries, and lifting up the Eucharistic Ministers and others who serve at worship services.

Mary Jane Viar was born and raised in Memphis. She has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee and a Master’s degree from the University of Memphis. After many rewarding years as a research associate at St. Jude and in the Department of Physiology at UTCHS, Mary Jane retired in 2015 to a full and busy life. Calvary has been a big part of that life for the last 25 years. The initial lure of Calvary for Mary Jane was Integrity-Memphis and the genuine, inclusive love shown by the Calvary community. Since then, Mary Jane has participated in many of Calvary’s ministries including Room in the Inn, Soup Sunday, Diocesan Convention as a delegate, Education for Ministry, Emmanuel Meal, the Sacred Ground course, and others. For many years she has served as an acolyte mentor, eucharistic minister, and verger. In addition, her volunteer activities in the community have included Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels, and science fair judge in the Memphis City Schools. She and her wife, Debbie Kinard, have a home in midtown that they share with their Corgi, Hemi, and their orange cat, Powder.

Ginny Webb was encouraged by friends to come and be a part of the Calvary community. She transferred her membership from Holy Cross Episcopal Church in West Memphis in 1993. Ginny values our focus on ministry, not just inside the walls of the church but outside and beyond, and appreciates our all-ages music program. She received a BS in Early Childhood Education from the University of Arkansas and an MS with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education from the University of Memphis. As the former Associate Head of School of St. George’s Independent School, Memphis Campus, supported financially by generous donors and designed to reach inner-city students, Ginny worked with teachers, students, and parents to build this school one grade at a time. At Calvary, Ginny is a Daughters of the King member and serves on a Pastoral Care Team. Previously, she served as a Eucharistic Minister, sang in the choir, taught Sunday School, and made soup for Soup Sunday. Ginny and her husband, John, live at Trezevant Manor, where she enjoys substituting for the pianist for church services in Assisted Living and in Memory Care. As a vestry member, Ginny hopes to focus her efforts on supporting our worship and music ministries.