Vestry Members and Delegates

Jen Ewing has been attending the Church of the Redeemer since 2014, when she and her husband, Alex, moved to Chestnut Hill. .  She and Alex are parents to Eloise (age 10) and Jack (age 8).   Jen enjoys teaching Godly Play and otherwise finding ways to volunteer at the Church.  As her “day job”, Jen is a partner at Ropes & Gray where she is an estate planning attorney and serves as trustee and fiduciary for her clients.

Sarah has been a member of the Redeemer for 40 years. She began teaching Sunday School and directing the pageant in 1988 where she remained until she retired in 2015. Sarah and her husband Tim became Lay Eucharist Ministers in 1998. Their three daughters were baptized, confirmed and all worked as Youth Assistants in Sunday School from 2000 - 2011. The Redeemer is their second home. Sarah adores sitting in church with Tim (after 27 years of being down stairs) and loves welcoming new members to our community.

Ryan Sylvia lives locally in Newton Center with his wife (Louisa), two kids Luke (age 11) and Hadley (age 9), as well as their dog Axl.  Ryan has been coming to the Redeemer for over 8 years, was married to Louisa by Dorsey McConnell and the children were baptized with Mike Dangelo.  Ryan is passionate about his faith practices at the Redeemer, having dived into men's retreats, various Spiritual Transformation groups and regular Sunday worship.  He currently serves as Co-Chair for the Building & Grounds Committee, a group he has supported for many years now.  Ryan served also participated as a Diocesan Delegate Alternate, and has volunteered time in the past at the Christmas Market, St. Stephens and Common Cathedral.  Professionally Ryan is CEO for a technology consulting firm (Envisage, Inc.) in Marlborough and in his downtime enjoys exercise, sports, and time with family and friends.

Justin Broyles has been a member of the Church of the Redeemer for five years and initially brought his experience of a father and educator to the Sunday School Committee. As a Sunday School teacher for the past three years, he is committed to helping children grow in their faith through thoughtful, engaging instruction. Justin and his wife, Ashley, reside in Chestnut Hill, where they are raising their two young children, ages five and two, both of whom are actively involved in the church’s children’s programs. 

Justin is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon and moved to Boston after training at Johns Hopkins Hospital.  He has been on staff at Brigham and Women’s Hospital since 2019 and focuses most of his research efforts on healthcare policy and device innovation.  In his spare time, he enjoys being outdoors, running, and spending time with friends and family.  

Starr has been a member of the Redeemer for 14 years. She has been involved with many of the ministries of the Redeemer and currently, serves on the Sunday School Committee. After working in nonprofits and schools for 20 years, she now spends her time running after her three kids and driving them around metro west. Starr, Josh, Findlay, Winslow, Davis and Foxy Peteet live in Weston. 

While the Redeemer has given me untold joy, I have managed to share some moments with the church. I have served on the Vestry previously, co-chaired the Sunday School with a new curriculum, run the Christmas Market, served as a LEM, and helped with FUEL. Now at the age of 80, I am extremely happy to serve on the Vestry for two years.

Mark and his family have attended Church of the Redeemer since 2014, after they moved to Boston from San Diego.  They were introduced to Redeemer by a choir member who sang with Emily in a Boston area chorus, and we have been blessed by the spiritual life and the opportunities we have had to participate in church life at Redeemer.

Mark is currently working as a private equity investor.  He previously headed private equity groups at two asset management firms investing international sovereign wealth and public pension fund capital into the clean technology and renewable energy sector.  Prior to private equity, Mark worked as Country Manager and Program Director for the international strategy practice of Booz Allen & Hamilton working out of their Beirut and Bangkok offices.  Mark led strategy and organizational restructuring engagements for state-owned Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian energy producers and for a number of Heads-of-State offices in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. 

In Mark’s non-work life, he has served as an elder and Bible study leader at prior churches he has attended, and he was a member of the San Diego Presbytery overseeing churches in the Presbyterian Church USA denomination in San Diego County.  Mark is currently working with a foundation focused on public policy to develop and execute cross-faith initiatives that unite creedal Protestants and religiously conservative Jews. 

Mark has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Yale University, and an MBA and master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Chicago.

Paul and his wife Chris have been attending Church of the Redeemer regularly for the past five years, after being introduced to the parish fifteen years ago by their daughter who lived nearby.  Having attended four grandchild baptisms and numerous services at The Redeemer, they decided this would be their church after Paul’s retirement. 

Paul had been active at the Episcopal Church in Bangor, serving on the vestry and a rector search committee.  He very much enjoyed the choral musical training his children received there.  At The Redeemer, he has been seen flipping pancakes, wrestling with Christmas trees and packing FUEL bags.

Paul received an undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins, an M.D. degree from Stanford, did a medical internship at Dartmouth, and completed his residency at Harvard’s Joint Center for Radiation Therapy.  He then practiced radiation oncology in Bangor, Maine, for thirty-five years before retiring with Chris to Concord to be near children and grandchildren.  Paul and Chris have two daughters, a son, and seven grandchildren.  They are happy to call Redeemer their church home.

Kelly and Toby have been with the Church of the Redeemer for over 20 years. Kelly works at Boston Children's Hospital with a Doctor of Pharmacist degree. Toby works at Mass General Brigham as an ISO. Kelly was baptized when she was 18 in China. She has been involved with Episcopal churches throughout her adulthood. At the Redeemer, Kelly did various volunteering throughout the years such as back-to-school picnics, Christmas pageants, Christmas market auction dinner, and hosting B-SAFE partner luncheon three times, etc. Kelly and Toby were married at the Church of Redeemer by Rev. Dorsey McConnell in April 2005. They have two children, Ellie 18, and Ethan 17. Both children were confirmed at the Church. Ellie was a lector and evening prayer reader before she headed to Cornell University this past fall. Ethan is a server and evening prayer reader at the Redeemer. In their spare time, they love to cook different cuisines and travel to Europe and Asia as a family.

An Episcopalian for her entire adult life, Kate has attended Redeemer since 2015. During that time, she has been a regular at the 8:00 a.m. service and Adult Education, is Head of the Altar Guild, occasional Lector, and has volunteered for Habitat for Humanity work days. In the past, she has served as a LEM, reader, and vestry member. After a long career in private school leadership, Kate shifted to a less demanding position as the Executive Assistant to the Chief of General Medicine and Senior Project Manager at Beth Israel. She is also incoming Treasurer at the Cambridge Tennis Club where you can find her on the court with friends all summer long. She also enjoys running, spending time with friends & family, and better understanding how to embrace and promote faith, hope, and love in all circumstances.

A life-long Episcopalian, Velura has been a member of the Redeemer for 76 years.  All three of her children attended Sunday School here; one was married here; and two of her grandchildren were baptized at the Redeemer.  A Lay Eucharistic Minister, Lector and Usher, she has served on the Vestry and Altar Guild and as Church School Administrator and Junior Warden.  For many years before retiring, she worked at independent schools in the area in administration and financial aid. Currently volunteering with the FUEL program, she looks forward to trying again to raise awareness in the Deanery of food insecurity in the suburbs.

Originally from Washington, DC, Liz has lived in Europe, the Caribbean, DC, and since 1994, in Newton.  A law school administrator for most of her career, she retired from Boston College in 2021 and has been keeping busy ever since.  A cradle Episcopalian, she attended Trinity Church at Copley for many years and served as a tour guide, co-head usher, and as a facilitator for many adult education groups and programs.  Early in her time there, she overlapped with Fr. Mike, and his presence at Redeemer, as well as the opportunities to volunteer, were strong draws.  In addition to her work at Redeemer, Liz enjoys travel, reading, needlework, and puzzles.