Timothy Tuller is a native of Elmira, New York, and a summa cum laude graduate of Ithaca College. Tim earned his Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he received the valedictory prize. Previously the Music Associate at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama, Tim has more than 16 years experience playing service music in Christian denominations. Tim is our organist and directs our Cathedral Choir and the Choristers program.
Staff
Judy Maurer
Cathedral Receptionist
904-356-5507
Judy Maurer is the "cathedral concierge" and first person you see upon entering the Cathedral House or talk to when calling the church. Besides answering the phone, she places orders for supplies and stationery. Judy distributes the mail and the weekly mailing to home-bound parishioners. She prepares schedules for the acolytes and daily services. Judy also serves as a host to guests who are visiting the church or meeting with the staff and assists them with future appointments or services.
Nicole Andress
Executive Assistant to the Dean and Calendar Administrator
Nicole Andress serves as the executive assistant to the Dean and maintains all the Cathedral calendars. Nicole is responsible for maintaining records and materials of Development meetings and donor gifts. She produces the minutes for Vestry meetings, manages the church calendar, and compiles the Sunday announcements for the clergy.
Kathryn Bissette
Bookstore Manager
904-632-9104, ext. 102
Kathryn Bissette operates our Gift Shop and Bookstore, just off the cathedral's office area. The bookstore is open after all Sunday services and during the week during our regular office hours.
Meredith Cataland
Cathedral Director of Finance and Administration
904-632-9104, ext. 116
Meredith Cataland manages the cathedral's finances and supervises the internal administrative staff. She monitors the budget, processes donations and pledges and pays the bills. She also provides all information needed for our annual financial audit. She sends parishioners contribution statements quarterly and updates staff and Vestry regarding expenses and revenue throughout the year. Contact Meredith with any questions about your contributions, or if you wish to update the church regarding your annual pledge.
Cindy Cooper
Chief Development Officer
Cindy’s public-private sector experience has led to the development and launch of several nationally recognized customer service programs and fundraising initiatives resulting in the successful turnaround of several non-profit organizations. She has been instrumental in shaping legislative appeals that have resulted in the procurement of national, regional, state and local funding of more than $20 million. She has served on national, state and regional committees and has held numerous leadership positions, including Director of Government and Community Investment for Comcast, State Vice President of Take Stock in Children and, more recently, as Chief Development Officer for Volunteers in Medicine.
Tim Engemann
Facilities Manager
904-632-9104, ext. 113
Tim Engemann maintains the Cathedral's building and grounds, works with maintenance contractors, supervises our sextons, keeps our HVAC and sound systems working and takes care of all our building and property needs, large and small.
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Liesl Gavronsky Howsare
Youth Minister
Terry Jamerson Hunt
Director of Children's Ministries
904-632-9104, ext. 118
Terry Jamerson Hunt is leading the Children’s Ministry Team at St. John's. Her goal is to ignite a desire for a genuine relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ in all children at St. John's by creating, developing, implementing and maintaining our ongoing ministries for children from birth through the 5th grade.
Terry is a native of Gainesville, but grew up in Jacksonville. She is a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School and attended the University of Florida. Professionally, Terry's background is in sales and marketing, having worked at Riverside Avondale Preservation, WJCT and Jacksonville Magazine, with much experience volunteering with children's organizations.
Terry and her husband Lewis have been members of St. John's Cathedral since 2013, teaching 4th & 5th grade Sunday School. Although the nest is empty, together they have 5 children ages 28-22. You will often find Terry's assistants glued to her side; Millie and Sissy, her rescue dogs, are also welcome additions to the staff.
Devanne Jones
Assistant to Finance and Communications and Young Adult Minister
904-356-5507
Devanne Jones is a Jacksonville native and a cradle Episcopalian. She recently graduated from the University of North Florida with a bachelor’s degree in English. While there, she helped to found the Episcopal campus ministry – the Osprey Episcopalians – and became a peer minister. In 2012 she was a counselor at Camp Weed Summer Camp. Devanne has also participated in, and helped to facilitate, both Happening and Vocare.
Donna Meyers-Perry
Parish Life Director
904-632-9104, ext. 108
Donna Meyers-Perry is well acquainted with parish life at St. John's Cathedral. She first came here in 1989. Her youngest child was confirmed here. She's been involved as a Eucharistic visitor and a docent; she's helped with the prison and immigrant ministries, is on the art council, and is a member of Daughters of the King. In addition, she taught Sunday School for 13 years. "I've always danced coming to church and now I am dancing the bells off at this opportunity to be part of the staff."
Gloria Miller
Director of Program Development
904-632-9104, ext. 115
Gloria Miller plays an important part in nurturing new Cathedral programs so as to ensure that they thrive by engaging those within our Cathedral and in the greater community. She helps grow the existing programs for our cathedral as well. She and her husband Tim, are members of St. John's. Gloria is also an integral part of the Family Promise program.
Michalyn Palmer
Director of the Celebration Singers
The St. John's Celebration Singers are a volunteer choir that sings every other week at the 9 a.m. service and at special events, like Ye Olde Christmas Dinner. They rehearse every Thursday at 5:30 in the Choir Room. Contact Director Michalyn Palmer for more information: (904) 704-8505 or [email protected]
Nancy Purcell
Marketing and Communications Director
(904) 632-9104 ext. 117
Nancy Purcell works in collaboration with ministry leaders to develop communications strategy for various programs and events. A self-proclaimed "word nerd," any type of content creation, curation, re-purposing, proofing or polishing is within her realm of happiness, especially when it pertains to promoting the good work going on at the Cathedral. In addition, Nancy manages the website and the live stream presentation of our Sunday morning services on Facebook and YouTube.
Pam Searcy
Children's Music Director
Pam Searcy assists Tim Tuller with our Chorister Program and leads our Junior Choristers. She also leads music for Children's Chapel.
Tim Tuller
Canon for Music
904-632-9104, ext. 120
Anice Brown
Sexton
Anice Brown works through the week making sure the cathedral is clean, rooms are set up properly for events and chapels are ready for daily communion services.
L.A. Winston
Sexton
L.A. is a full-time sexton who is vital in executing special events that the cathedral hosts on a regular basis.
Marie Tarver
Sexton
Marie Tarver has served St. John's for more than 25 years. She helps in many ways including providing service at weddings.
Debbie Scroggins
Sexton
Debbie does a lot outside around the Cathedral and at the Diocese. She keeps our campus looking great from the outside, in.
Malcolm Williams
Sexton
Malcolm takes enormous pride in all that he does to maintain our beautiful building. You'll be hard-pressed to ever find him without the warmest smile on his face.
Heather Treadwell
Cathedral Chef
Heather Treadwell cooks our Wonderful Wednesday suppers and also provides meals for small luncheon, parties and other parish events. She is a phenomenal cook! Her talents are a blessing to our whole parish.
Jasmine Lindsey
Nursery Worker
Jasmine Lindsey is part of the team that cares for infants and toddlers in our nursery. Our nursery is open during every service and for special events.
Rita Diaz Decolmenares
Nursery Worker
Rita Diaz Decolmenares provides loving care to infants and toddlers in our nursery. She speaks fluent Spanish.
Alicia Fields
Nursery Worker
Alicia Fields is part of the team that cares for infants and toddlers in our nursery. She also teaches at The Cathedral School with Jasmine.
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