Committees

Elders and Ministers sit on Committees and Subcommittees listed below.

Committee on Ministry	Chair, Elder Sharon Rowser (Foothill Community, San José) Regular Meetings: 2^nd Mondays on Zoom, 6:30pm
Committee on Preparation for Ministry	Chair, Rev. James Bennett (Santa Clara University)
Financial Affairs Committee	Chair, Elder James Lee (Daeseung, Sunnyvale) Regular Meetings: 3rd Wednesdays on Zoom, 12:00
Nominations Committee	Chair, Elder Emily Meacham (Stone/Willow Glen)
Personnel Committee	Chair, Elder Denise Martin (Gilroy)
Polity & Government Subcommittee	Chair, Rev. Bryan Franzen (Westminster, San Jose)
Presbyterian Women	Moderator, Elder Rosaleen Zisch (Stone, San Jose)
Committee on Representation and Empowerment	vacant

Elected at October 23, 2025 Presbytery Meeting:

Rev. Anne McAnelly (St. Andrew, Aptos), Chair

Elder Denise Martin (Gilroy), Personnel Committee representative

Elder Jane Odell (St Andrew, Aptos), Coordinating Council representative

CRE Tim Parmentier (Trinity, San José), Presbytery Moderator and Coordinating Council representative

Rev. Dr. Libby Boatwright (honorably retired, member at-large), Immediate Past Moderator

Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow (member at-large)

Staff: Rev. Dr. Neal D. Presa, Executive Presbyter

SDOP, a Tri-Presbytery Committee Presbyteries of the Redwoods, San Francisco, and San Jose.