Coordinating Council

2026 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. Neneth Ross (Westminster, San José), at-large
• Rev. Dr. Bryan Franzen (Westminster, San José), Chair of Polity and Govt Subcommittee.
• Elder Denise Martin (Gilroy), Chair of Personnel Committee
• CRE Tim Parmentier (Trinity, San José), Presbytery Moderator
• Rev. Dr. Libby Boatwright (honorably retired), Immediate Past Moderator
• Rev. Deborah Troester (Santa Teresa Hills), Presbytery Vice Moderator/Moderator-elect
• Elder Emily Meacham (Stone/Willow Glen), Chair of Nominating Committee
• Rev. James Bennett, Santa Clara University, Chair of Committee on Preparation for Ministry (CPM)
• Elder Jane Odell (St Andrew, Aptos), at-large
• Rev. Julie Porras-Center (SOMOS, Watsonville), at-large
• Elder James Lee (Daeseung, Sunnyvale), Chair of Financial Affairs Committee
• Elder Sharon Rowser (Foothill Community, San José), Chair of Committee on Ministry (COM)
• Elder Rosaleen Zisch, Stone, PWP Moderator
• Chair of Committee on Representation and Empowerment

Ex officio, voice without vote:

• Rev. Dr. Neal Presa, Executive Presbyter
• Rev. Erica Rader,  Stated Clerk
• Rev. Edd Breeden (honorably retired), 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