Board Chair’s Message Dear Friends, Happy New Year to you all! We have just concluded a vibrant and fulfilling year with the capstone of a well-attended series of Christmas concerts, special events and services, welcoming thousands of San Franciscans and visitors to our Cathedral for All. Now is a time for renewal and contemplation at Grace Cathedral. As we approach the season of Lent, we reflect on our past and envision the best ways to forge our path ahead. This period of reflection is especially poignant this year as the search for the 9th Dean progresses on schedule under the leadership of the Search Committee. We are most grateful to the community that makes Grace Cathedral all that it is; for those who continue to serve our mission through excellent liturgy and spiritual practice, in thought-provoking arts, education and culture; those who participate in the vital ministries that are our commitment to social justice; and to you all for your financial support. In this new year, our goal is to ensure that we continue to create a vibrant, energetic environment where all members of the Cathedral are working to their potential as we prepare to welcome the 9th Dean later this year. Our programming moves ahead as we launch our Year of Technology, exploring the ways in which technology can — and should — impact our world for the better. At Carnivale on February 12, we will hear from Sal Khan, the visionary Founder of Khan Academy, on the ways in which technology can empower us through education, and we will also hear from various Forum guests on the challenges and responsibilities we face in this age of technological advancement. We are also spending time considering how we might best support those who gather here each week for yoga; we look forward to implementing new ideas. I am so grateful for your support, participation and engagement, together with the wider community that comprises our Cathedral. Thank you for all that you do so generously. I look forward to sharing time with you in this new year. Sincerely, Jane Shaw Carpenter Chair of the Board of Trustees
B oa r d o f T r u s t e e s Dorena Chan
Jane Shaw Carpenter, Chair
Lokelani Devone
Eliza Brown, Vice Chair
Jennifer Jones Edwardson
Anne Casscells, Treasurer
Priscilla Geeslin
President
David W. Walker,
Donald W. Derheim Peter M. Drake
Vance Y. George
Secretary
John Gnuse
William K. Bowes, Jr.
Zane O. Gresham
Jamie Nicol Bowles
Richard Helmer
Lee McEnany Caraher
Samuel Hocking
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Ambassador James C. Hormel Caroline Hoxby Melissa Keane Judith Droz Keyes Mary McCarthy Meridee Moore Lori Ogden Moore Nathan Ohm James Pannell Bob Peck
Garrett A. H. Price III Michael Scheu Rita Semel Michael Sippey Anna Deavere Smith Thomas F. Steyer Patrick S. Thompson Trevor Traina Susan von Herrmann Clement Xue Eric Yopes
Niall Battson
The Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus,