Grace Church Vestry

Our vestry is the governing body of the church. Our members are elected in our Annual Meeting taking place on the fourth Sunday in January. Vestry members serve a three year term, and officers are elected for a one year term. 

Evelyn Garzetta, Warden  - Evelyn is a dedicated parishioner at Grace Church and the Director of Grace Immigrant Outreach (GIO) and is involved in the administration of the EPIC Youth Program. She is a former member of the Grace Altar Guild and worked on the Whale of a Sale Rummage Sale for many years. She is a Member of the New York City Altar Guild.  A concerned and active resident of Millerton, Evelyn dedicates her time and efforts to community-minded boards, programs, and projects. To contact Evelyn please call 917-705-9600

Ron Mustello, Warden -  Ron has been a member of Grace for almost 30 years. He and his wife Katherine were married at Grace in 1991. In addition, their children were each baptized and confirmed at Grace. In addition to Vestry, Ron is also a member of the Buildings and Grounds Committee.

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Cathy Shanks, Treasurer - 

Molly Hurley - Molly was a member of Grace Church in the mid-nineties before moving to Florida, and rejoined the church after moving back to Millbrook for part of the year about a year and a half ago. Molly has jumped right in, joining the property committee and helping with improvements in the interior of the sanctuary. Molly delivered an eloquent stewardship address as part of our fall stewardship campaign, which can be viewed on our website, in which she explains her reasons for supporting Grace Church both financially and as a volunteer. Molly has a Masters In Social Work and before retiring worked as a Hospice Counselor.
She continues to be active raising money for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation/Millbrook Play For Pink event, and is currently on the board of The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, Vero Beach Town Committee. She is married (Scott) with a grown daughter (Allegra).

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Lisa Lacey - 

Marion Thompson - After 25 years, Marian Thompson just retired in April from her job working for Literacy Connections as a trainer of volunteer teachers and coordinator of student and tutor pairings in Dutchess County.  Marian has been singing in Grace choir for 35 years, and was a member of the vestry for 7 years during Doug Fisher’s tenure. She has also been a member of the Boards of Dutchess Outreach and the Clinton Community Library. It’s a pleasure to be back serving with the good people of Grace vestry again. Thank you for the opportunity to give back to the parish that has given so many blessings to me and my family, husband, Gleed and our son, Fletcher.

William Taylor - William "Bill" Taylor currently serves as the Headmaster of Trinity-Pawling School. Prior to this, he served as the President of St. George's Independent School in Memphis, TN. He is a graduate of Kenyon College (BA-History) and Yale Divinity School at Yale (MAR). He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the New York Association of Independent Schools. He has also served on the boards of the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools, The Children's Museum of Memphis, The Melrose School, and Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. He has served on the vestry of Holy Apostles Episcopal Church in Collierville, TN and was a Deputy to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in 2006. 

Val LaRobardier - I was born in Wyoming, raised in Montana, came to NYC for college at Barnard, Columbia University, where I met my ex-husband. When we decided it would be too costly to raise a family there, we relocated to Dover, where we built the home I designed, and raised our three sons. After 35 years there, when I was the lone resident, I relocated to the hamlet of Dover Plains. I’ve been going to Grace Church since about 2008, enjoying it immensely. I am a professional genealogist, not retired, and co-historian of Dover, and serve on several boards and committees. I designed and taught a cultural arts curriculum at Immaculate Conception School grades pre-k through 8. I hope to be able to use what skills I have acquired over the years to serve Grace Church as best I can.​

William (Will) Cox -I am the son of a Presbyterian minister from a small valley in West Virginia, and the  father of four children. I found the Anglican tradition during Covid-19 through outdoor services at Grace and morning prayers with Dean Robert Willis of Canterbury Cathedral. I am looking forward to learning more about the Anglican way through service on the Vestry. 

Amanda Williams