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  • The Very Rev. John M. Hamilton (he/they) serves as the Georgia Mountains Convocation Representative on the ECF Board of Directors and is the Rector of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Episcopal Church (Dahlonega). He is also the chaplain of the Episcopal Campus Ministry at the University of North Georgia Dahlonega Campus, the dean of the Georgia Mountains Convocation of the Diocese of Atlanta, Secretary of the Community Helping Place Board, and secretary of the Dahlonega Lumpkin County Ministerial Association.

    John was born in Meridian, Mississippi in 1962, and has experienced life in many diverse places: Poitiers, France and Oxford, England where he studied in university, Honduras where he was a missionary elementary school teacher, and diverse U.S. cities, Memphis, Atlanta, and the Metropolitan New York City area where he lived longer than any other single place. He was ordained to priesthood in the Episcopal Church in 2005. His goal in ministry is to help those who work to uncover the relevance of spirituality in general, and following Jesus in particular, as relevant in a world which should and will constantly be changing. Learn more about the ECF Board of Directors.

  • Dr. Lindsey E. Hardegree (she/her) is the Executive Director of the Episcopal Community Foundation for Middle and North Georgia and a member of the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta. Lindsey has over 17 years of experience in the nonprofit sector and is a two-time Lay Deputy to the General Convention of The Episcopal Church (GC80 & GC81). Learn more about the ECF Staff.

  • Michelle Hiskey (she/her) is an experienced writer and journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post and AJC, and earned four Pulitzer Prize nominations. She ghostwrote two business books related to negotiation strategies, and coaches writers including Emory faculty. Michelle is a member at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church.

  • Laurin M. McSwain (he/him) is a principal of Lefkoff, Duncan, Grimes, McSwain, Hass & Hanley, P.C. Laurin concentrates his practice in estate planning, probate, and estate administration. He is a member at the Cathedral of St. Philip and currently serves on the boards of the Alliance Of Christian Media/ Day 1, Friends of Cathedral Music, the Georgia Community Trust of BDI and the Advisory Board of the Schenck School. Learn more about the ECF Board of Directors.

  • Pat Renn (he/him) is the founder and president of The Renn Wealth Management Group and has more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is a member at the Cathedral of St. Philip where he has previously served as junior warden and endowment chair; he has also served as board member and endowment chair of Holy Innocents' Episcopal School.Learn more about the ECF Board of Directors.

  • The Rev. Rhett Solomon (he/him) serves as Vice Chair of the ECF Board of Directors and is Associate Rector at Holy Trinity Parish (Decatur) where he oversees Children, Youth, and Adult Formation. In the Diocese of Atlanta, he serves as Secretary of the Standing Committee and Diocesan Chaplain for The Order of the Daughters of the King (Diocese of Atlanta). In the wider community, he serves on the board of Memorial Drive Ministries and as a formation community chaplain and adjunct faculty at Candler School of Theology (Emory University). Learn more about the ECF Board of Directors.

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