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. 

Kathryn Calame, Warden - Kathryn has been a member of Grace Church for more than 10 years.  She is a retired Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University.  She volunteers as a tour guide at the Metropolitan Museum and also organizes the church’s antiques shop, Gracie's Attic.  She enjoys cooking and antiques and can be reached at 845-266-8520.

Marian Thopmson, Warden -  

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Cathy Shanks, Treasurer - 

Linda Hogan, Clerk - Linda is an active member of Grace Church.  She is retired from Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County where she administered programs of interest to both youth and senior citizens.  She enjoys needlework and gardening.  She is currently volunteering with Millbrook at Home, a program making connections for senior citizens in the greater Millbrook area. 

Evelyn Garzetta - 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.​

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/Berkeley 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. Bill is married to Jennifer Luce Taylor and they have two children and three grandchildren. 

Lisa Lacey - 

Ron Mustello - 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.

Nazli Steubner - We were at the very top of the Burj Khalifa, tallest building in the world, when my husband Randall knelt before me to propose. We were married  shortly afterward and I finally was able to come to America from my home in Iran in 2014. I love my family: gold trader mother, martial artist brother, amazingly beautiful, annoyingly persnickety sister; I adore all of them, but now from far away.  Since moving here, I have made amazing friends through Grace Church, first through the ESL classes Grace Immigrant Outreach provided, and then when I began attending church. Fr. Matt taught me the basics of Christianity and I was baptized on April 4, 2015. I now follow Jesus as my Savior and look forward to serve him and the community through Grace Church. I started my work life here at Steward’s, still learning English, and eventually became a store manager. Now I work as Assistant to the Vice President of Stanfordville Machine. 

Valerie 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.

Beth Willis - Beth is a life-long Episcopalian, who grew up at Grace Church, Hastings-on-Hudson, and has been at Grace Church, Millbrook, for many years. She is a lay reader and chalice bearer at the eight o' clock service, a long-time volunteer at the Food of Life Pantry, involved in Women of Grace, and a co-chair of the Connect committee of Invite, Welcome, Connect. She can be reached by phone at 845-373-8202 or by text her at 845-332-2926.

Diana Bellissimo

Tonantzin Alicea

Amanda Williams