Board of Trustees

Robbi Rice Dietrich, Chair of the Board of Trustees, is a parishioner of the Church of the Transfiguration where she has served on the Vestry, as a youth and children’s education volunteer, and on the Business, Finance and Administration Committee. She is the recently retired President and CEO of Partnership with Native Americans, a national non-profit devoted to improving the quality of life for Native Americans. From 2002 to 2012, she was Senior Vice President, Communications, Planning and Outreach for First Preston Management, Inc. Prior to that, she has 20 years’ experience working for Frito-Lay, Inc. and Ernst & Young, LLP in the areas of community and media relations, government affairs, organizational development and strategic planning. Committed to supporting diversity and helping people in need, Robbi has held leadership positions on boards of directors with the Women’s Business Council – Southwest, Habitat for Humanity, and the international Snack Food Association. She has a Master of Science, Urban and Regional Planning, from the University of Illinois and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Arkansas.

Jedson Nau (Jed) is a parishioner at the Church of the Incarnation where he has served on mission trips to Belize. Prior to Incarnation, Jed was a member of St. Luke’s where he was Chancellor and a Trustee for the St. Luke’s Foundation. He joined The Rosewood Corporation in 1984 and has held the office of Senior Vice President and General Counsel since January 1999. Jed also serves as an officer and director of various Rosewood subsidiaries and served as a committee member of Rosewood benefit plans. He received his J.D. in 1977 from Vanderbilt University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Yale University in 1974. Jed is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.

Christopher S. Ayres is a parishioner of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration where he has served as Senior Warden, Junior Warden and continues to serve as Assistant Chancellor. Chris is also a proud graduate of the Episcopal School of Dallas, where he continues to be active as an alum and now a parent of two children attending ESD. With the Diocese of Dallas, Chris has served in a variety of leadership committees and is an Assistant Chancellor. His law firm is Ayres Law Office P.C., which focuses on civil trials and appeals. Chris has consistently been named a Texas “Super Lawyer” and to the National Trial Lawyers Top Texas Attorneys, as well as maintaining an “AV” rating by Martindale (highest abilities and ethics). He earned his JD from Baylor School of Law and has a BA in Political Science and Public Policy from SMU, where he was a magma cum laude graduate. Chris is also an Emergency Medical Technician (a graduate of the University of Texas Southwestern, School of Health Professionals) and an adjunct member of the UT Southwestern Medical School’s faculty. Beyond his church work, Chris’ civil contributions include service on a number of Dallas-area non-profit boards.

Patrick Carrigan is a parishioner at the Church of the Incarnation where he has served as a Foundation Board member and a volunteer with the youth groups.  He is currently serving on the Parish Committee on Vocations. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and is currently Senior Vice President, Wealth Management at UBS where he is responsible for the team’s investment strategy, research, portfolio design and implementation.  Prior to that he spent 28 years at Smith Barney.  Pat serves as Chairman of Crossfire Ministries focusing on mentoring inner city Hispanic boys. Pat has served as a past Chairman of Crossfire, past Board member of Arc of North Texas, and past board member of the Mental Health Association of Dallas.

Kam Bakewell is a parishioner at the Church of the Incarnation where she currently serves on the Dick Granger Neighborhood Ministry, is a member of the Altar Guild and Austin Street dinner team, and serves as a chalice bearer/Eucharistic Lay Minister for the Uptown Service. She previously served on the Parish Committee on Vocations, was a team leader for COTI Day of Service, and oversaw the Godly Play Sunday school program. With over twenty years’ experience in fundraising, she is currently the Director of The ESD Fund and Special Projects at The Episcopal School of Dallas. Prior to joining ESD, she was a fundraiser at the George W. Bush Presidential Center as well as Southern Methodist University and was on the team that raised over $450M in SMU’s campaign: A Time to Lead. Kam received her B.A. in Psychology from Hollins University and her M.Ed. from the University of Virginia.  

Scott W. Hancock is a parishioner of St. Michael and All Angels where he has been a member of the vestry.  He is Owner of Oak Capital Advisors, an independent advisory firm established in 2012.  He has over 35 years of experience in investing in both private and public markets with various firms including Managing Director at Bessemer Trust Company, Executive Director at UBS Timber Investors, and Vice President of Goldman, Sachs & Co.  He earned a BA and MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.  He is the immediate past President of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Foundation.  He has served as President, Vice President and Treasurer of St. Philips School and Community Center Foundation.  He has also served on the Board of St. Michael Episcopal School and was a previous Board Member of the Episcopal Foundation of Dallas. 

Charles Mooney is a parishioner and licensed lay minister at St. Philips Episcopal Church in Frisco, TX.   Charles was the managing member of Mooney Law Firm, PLLC, which provided diverse legal services to businesses and families in the North Dallas Metroplex for over sixteen years before accepting the position of Chief Legal Officer at a specialty surgical center based in Dallas, Texas.  His past experience includes employment as a Senior In-House Counsel for a Fortune 500 Company and serving in various director and officer positions for both for-profit and non-profit organizations.  Charles earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Oklahoma City University School of Law and a B.A. in Criminal Justice from the University of Texas at San Antonio.    Charles was granted postulancy by the Rt. Rev. Dr. George Sumner and continues the path to Ordination to the Diaconate within the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas.

Barbara H. McColm, CFRE, is a parishioner at the Church of the Transfiguration.  Prior to returning to Dallas in 2015, Barbara served on the vestry at Church of the Heavenly Rest, Abilene, and Trinity Episcopal Church, Fort Worth.  She has more than 35 years of experience in non-profit fundraising and is recently retired as a Senior Consultant for M.Gale, a fundraising firm serving the North Texas region. Prior to joining M. Gale fifteen years ago, Barbara worked in the fundraising arena for two non-profit corporations, Harris Methodist Health Foundation of Fort Worth, Texas and Sears Methodist Retirement Foundation in west Texas.  She earned her BFA from the University of Texas at Austin and holds the certified fundraising certification through the Association of Fundraising Professionals. 

TJ McCoy is a parishioner of St. Philips Episcopal Church in Frisco, and is currently the Director of Communications for Church of the Transfiguration.  Prior experience includes over 15 years providing strategic vision and creative direction for both established and emerging brands. With a client list that includes iconic brands such as J.Crew, Stetson and Victoria’s Secret, he is an expert in translating corporate strategies into compelling brand identity, product development, promotion, advertising and packaging.  Most recently, he led the revitalization of the 150-year-old heritage brand Stetson, which resulted in unprecedented product placement in stores including Barney’s, Bergdorf Goodman and Comme des Garcons and acclaim in leading media such as GQ, Vanity Fair, Vogue and Elle. TJ is married to Stevi McCoy, a postulant with the diocese of Dallas. They have three children.

John A. Stetter is a parishioner at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd where among other activities has served multiple terms as a Trustee of the Reverend Richard R. Cook Endowment Fund and as a member of a Rector Search Committee.  He also served as a Trustee at the Good Shepherd Episcopal School and was instrumental in early development of the school Endowment.  He has over 40 years investment experience in public and private markets and has been a Principal at Concorde Investment Management since 1994.  John earned a BBA and MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.  He is married to Susan, lives in Dallas and they have two adult children.

Elizabeth Trupiano is a parishioner of St. John’s Episcopal church.  While a member of the parish she has participated in Christian Education, serving as part of the youth teaching team for several years in both Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, as well as the Sandwich Ministry benefitting the Austin Street Centre.  Professionally, Elizabeth is a Registered Interior Designer with Corgan Associates, a multi-disciplinary architecture and design firm.  She has more than 20 years’ experience as a strong project manager delivering excellent client service.  She is part of the leadership team for more than 60 designers focusing on workplace design projects.  She earned her BFA at the University of North Texas in Denton.  Elizabeth has served on the Board of Trustees for St. John’s Episcopal School where she was a member of the Executive Committee and filled the role of Secretary of the Board as well as committee chairs for the Audit Committee and Property & Insurance Committee. 

Reverend Fabian Villalobos is the Rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Dallas, TX. Father Villalobos was born in Bogotá, Columbia to a family rooted from generations of faith and tradition where his vocation of service in the church and his call to the priesthood was fostered.  He began studies in Columbia obtaining a B.A. in Philosophy.  He moved to Italy where he earned a License in Systemic Theology and an M.A. in Ecumenism with focus on comparative religions.   He was received as a priest in the Episcopal Church in 2012.  He has served as Youth Director and Parish Administrator of St. Mary’s in Irving.  He has served in the Kairos Prison Ministry and the with Honduras Mission Team from the Episcopal Church of Epiphany in Richardson. He also has been active with the Austin Street Centre, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, and Camp All Saints. Father Fabian and his wife DeeAnn live in Irving, where they enjoy reading, going to cinema and traveling.  He has five stepchildren and grandchildren. 

Jennifer Austin is a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in McKinney.  She joined the Visiting Nurse Association in December 2013. Jennifer brings more than 25 years of experience in fundraising and communications in the nonprofit sector to her leadership role as the Visiting Nurse Association’s Managing Director of Development and Communications. Prior to joining the Visiting Nurse Association, she served in various nonprofit and ministry roles providing expertise in fundraising, nonprofit leadership, program development, internal and external communications, marketing/branding, media relations, strategic planning, event planning, as well as board and donor relations. Jennifer holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations from Texas Tech University as well as an Executive Nonprofit Management Certificate from Southern Methodist University. Jennifer lives in Frisco with her husband, Eric, youngest daughter, Jordan, and beloved black lab, Charlie. She enjoys spending time with their blended family of six daughters, two sons-in-law, and four grandchildren.