About St. Andrews
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
The Vestry at St. Andrews
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Your Vestry:
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Wardens:Â Palmer Marrin and Barbara Rush
Treasurer: Ann Barnett
Parish Clerk: Christine White
Members at Large:
Sissy Biggers, Carrie Caldwell, Tom Dunlop, Alex Senchak, Matthew Tombers, David Wilson
Palmer Marrin, Warden
I have been a member of St. Andrew’s for 8 years since we moved here full time.
My husband and I were drawn to the church for its various ministries and outreach work.
Our rector spent time in the community working on housing, homelessness and food issues.
The congregation was warm and welcoming and we felt right at home.
I have served at the homeless shelter, community suppers and flower committee.
Barbara Rush, Warden
This is Barb’s second time serving as Warden at St Andrews. She has been a member of St Andrews Church since 2018 when she moved to the island full time. She has been a life long summer resident and was married at St Andrews back in 1990. She works as an oncology nurse practitioner at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She lives with her husband, Ron, her Mom, Liz Huss, and their cat Nina. She has an adult son, Ben, who also lives on island.
Ann Barnett, Treasurer
I am a cradle Episcopalian and a lifelong Martha’s Vineyard “summer person”….  My house in Edgartown was my first house, and I retired here in 2017. I grew up in New Jersey, graduated from Lafayette College, and have an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. I spent more than 30 years with IBM and lived in many different states as well as France and England. Now I am lucky enough to live here!
Christine White, Parish Clerk
Chris has been a member of St. Andrew’s for close to 45 years. For her span of time here she has served on the vestry as warden and clerk and has served on many committees. She has a daughter Ariel and resides in Edgartown. She works in special education at MVRHS and is active with Island Autism Group, serving on their Board.
Alex Senchak, Vestry at Large
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Alex Senchak, 42, has been a part-time resident of West Tisbury with his wife Rumena and two girls Andrea (8) and Emma (5) since 2011. His family has been coming to the island since the 90’s and Alex has worked many summers at the Vineyard Haven Harbormaster’s office, Vineyard Playhouse and other arts organizations. He was a former member of the board of directors of the Vineyard Playhouse from 2013-’16 and now serves on the Chamber Music Society Board. He is a non-profit management consultant focusing on universities and large foundations in Boston. A cradle Episcopalian himself, Emma, and Rumena’s mother, Ivanka, were baptized at St. Andrews and they attend almost all Sundays they are on the island. He is a graduate of Lehigh University.
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Tom Dunlop, Vestry at Large
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Tom Dunlop is an author and journalist living in Edgartown. He has been a congregant of St. Andrew’s, seasonally and year-round, since boyhood. He also serves on the search and stewardship committees.
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David Wilson, Vestry at Large
David Wilson, a retired English teacher, comes from a family of Oak Bluffs Methodists and in his youth served as an acolyte. He first encountered the Episcopal Church when he wed Susan, whose family were Episcopalians, at Grace Church in Vineyard Haven. He has served on vestry twice, once at Grace and later at St. Andrew’s. He has also serves as a trustee, warden and sexton at Trinity Episcopal Church on Ocean Park.
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Cargill Biggers , Vestry at Large
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I was confirmed in the Church of England and raised at Trinity Church in Southport, Connecticut, where I sang in the choir and was part of a vibrant youth group during the 1970s. After returning to Southport with my husband, Kelsey, to raise our two daughters, I rejoined Trinity as a parent and became deeply involved in parish life. My service included directing the annual Christmas Pageant, serving on the Vestry, and later as Junior Warden, helping guide the parish through a period of transition that included search committees and interim leadership during the tenure of (now) Vineyarder, Bishop Ian Smith.Â
For nearly 30 years, I have been a summer congregant at Trinity Church in Oak Bluffs and joined St. Andrew’s when my husband and I moved full-time to Harthaven in Oak Bluffs from Connecticut. I currently serve as the Community Engagement and Special Projects Director at the Vineyard Preservation Trust. I am honored to serve on the Vestry at St. Andrew’s and to serve the balance of Bonnie Deitz’s term.
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Carrie Caldwell, Vestry At large
Mathew Tombers, Vestry at Large
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