At the 129th meeting of Diocesan Convention, now under way at the Ontario Convention Center, the first ballot — carried out this year for the first time by electronic voting — is completed.
Elected by acclamation (running unopposed):
Director, Canterbury Irvine (Episcopal chaplaincy at the University of California, Irvine)
Susan Brown
Director, Canterbury USC (Episcopal chaplaincy at the University of Southern California)
The Rev. Catherine Wagar
Director, Canterbury Westwood (Episcopal chaplaincy at the University of California, Los Angeles)
John Hirning
Director, Corporation of the Diocese (two to be elected)
Stephen Ensberg
Ravi Verma
Member, Diocesan Council (clergy)
The Rev. William Wallace
Trustee, Diocesan Investment Trust
John Brunson
Secretary of Convention
Steve Nishibayashi
Member, Standing Committee (lay)
Ivan Gutierrez
Elected on the first ballot:
Director, Corporation of the Diocese (clergy)
The Rev. Michael Corrigan
Member, Diocesan Council (lay)
Ken Higginbotham
Board member, HFS (Holy Family Services)
Dedo Kidde
A second ballot will be taken on Saturday, Dec. 1, for the following offices:
Commission on Ministry, clergy and lay
Standing Committee, clergy
