The Presbytery Coordinating Council

2025 Coordinating Council
The governing body of the Presbytery of San Jose is defined by Standing Rules as a committee of At-Large Members, the Presbytery Moderator, Moderator-Elect, and immediate Past Moderator, Chairs of the Presbytery’s Standing Committees and the Coordinating Council’s Sub-Committees, and the PWP Moderator. The Executive Presbyter, Stated Clerk, and Treasurer resource the Coordinating Council. (4.22, 4.24)

• Chair, Rev. Andy Rausch, Northminster, Presbytery Past Moderator
• Rev. Dr. Bryan Franzen, Westminster, Chair of Polity and Govt Subcommittee.
• Elder Carlo Panighetti, PCLG, Member-at-Large/class of 2025
• Elder Denise Martin, Gilroy, Chair of Personnel Committee
• Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Boatwright, HR, 2025 Moderator
• Rev. Evelyn Macway, HR, Chair of Nominating Committee
• Rev. James Bennett, Santa Clara University, Chair of Committee on Preparation for Ministry (CPM)
• Elder Jane Odell, St. Andrews, Member-at-Large/class of 2024
• Rev. Julie Porras-Center, Somos Watsonville, Member-at-Large/class of 2027
• Rev. Lindsay Woods Wong, Foothill, Chair of Financial Affairs Committee
• Elder Lizanne Reynolds, Covenant, Chair of Committee on Ministry (COM)
• Rev. Nan Swanson, HR, Member-at-Large/class of 2026
• Rev. Neneth Ross, Westminster, Member-at-Large/class of 2026
• Elder Rosaleen Zisch, Stone, PWP Moderator
• Chair of Committee on Representation and Empowerment
• Rev. Dr. Neal Presa, Executive Presbyter
• Rev. Erica Rader, PCLG, Stated Clerk
• Rev. Edd Breeden, Bonny Doon, Treasurer

“The purpose of the Presbytery Council is to coordinate the life and ministry of Presbytery
in accordance with policies, priorities, and goals enacted by the Presbytery.” – Standing Rules 4.21