Vestry
The Good Shepherd Vestry is the governing body of our Church. The basic responsibilities of the vestry are to help define and articulate the mission of the congregation; to support the church's mission by word and deed, to select the rector, to ensure effective organization and planning, and to manage resources and finances. Vestry members are elected at the annual parish meeting. We hope you get to know each Vestry member and feel free to express your thoughts and opinions to them as we work together for the good of the church.
Andy Folkerth
SENIOR WARDEN
Hello! I’m Andy Folkerth, and I look forward to serving Good Shepherd for a second year as your Senior Warden. I’m a lifelong Episcopalian and am a practicing real estate/finance lawyer with the firm Holland & Hart. I live in Greenwood Village with my wife, Kim Norton. I have two adult children, Lindsey and Connor, whom a number of you know from when they were younger and active in the Good Shepherd Youth Group.
I’ve been a member of Good Shepherd more than 20 years and have been honored to serve in various roles over that time. I’ve been on the Vestry twice, and I’m active in the Men’s Group. I also has served as a Lector and a Eucharistic Minister. Prior to moving to Denver in 2002, I had served on four other Vestries, and I had the opportunity to start and grow a new Episcopal mission (now a parish) in a growing suburb of Columbus, Ohio. I also serve the Colorado Diocese on its Disciplinary Board. Further, and was the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Iliff School of Theology.
Good Shepherd is a wonderfully supportive and welcoming place to grow, serve, and celebrate the love of God. But for us to continue to be that in the future, we need to make it known to others. I look forward to working with you all to grow our community.
Curt Watson
JUNIOR WARDEN
I have been retired for eight years, which is the longest job assignment I've ever had, and so far and it's the best job I’ve ever had.
I grew up in the DC area and earned my Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Maryland. I worked my entire career in the business of designing and constructing oil, gas, refining and petrochemical facilities. This resulted in moving nine times throughout my career, but Denver has been our home base for the last 20 plus years.
My wife Melissa and I have been members of Good Shepherd for 20 years. I served on the Vestry in 2009-2010 and have been in the Men’s Group for most of the 20 years. Since retiring in 2017, I have participated in four annual missions for Jamaica Medical Missions, served at St. Clare's, and done pilgrimages on the Camino de Santiago in Spain, as well as The Holy Lands through the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado.
At Good Shepherd I took the lead role in designing and installing our organ back in 2019. I also designed and built our bell cabinets in the Chapel and helped on the construction of our AV system. All were challenging and rewarding projects. I've also served on the Building & Grounds Committee for several years.
Melissa and I have been married 40 years and have one daughter and two granddaughters who live nearby in Parker. When not babysitting or doing church things, we enjoy travel. Last year I did a solo road trip to Alaska for eight weeks and drove over 9,000 miles.
My interest at Good Shepherd is to use my talents to keep our facility an inviting place for parishioners and visitors. I also am interested in what’s going on outside the church by serving the community beyond our walls.
Pam Dominguez
CLASS OF 2025
I am happily retired from the corporate work force. Which doesn't mean that I sit around watching TV, screen time on my phone, or knitting all day.
I am married to Dave Dominguez. We have been married 42 years. We have two children, Melissa and Matthew. Melissa has a home in Casper, Wyoming with her two stepchildren, Katlin, and Colter. Matthew lives in Highlands Ranch with his wife Tamara, children Veah and Vyla. Dave and I are part-time daycare for the girls three days a week. Summertime brings lots of camping in our little camper "Gerdie," traveling to Casper for home improvements to Melissa's home, visiting family in Glenwood Springs, and spending time with my parents Dolores and Lawrence, married, 68 years.
I spent most of my younger life married to May D&F, Foley's, Macys, Pottery Barn, a Luxury car rental company, Go Rentals, and servicing private jets at Centennial Airport. As a manager at all the previous companies I devoted all my talents and energy to their success.
I grew up in the Missouri Synod Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Glenwood Springs, where I was confirmed and married! Dave and I took our young family to Our Father Lutheran Church for many years. After my favorite Pastor retired, I felt I needed a change. I saw the sign out front of Good Shepard noting an evening church service on Sunday night at 6 pm. Wow, for a retail girl, that was perfect, because I was always working on Sunday mornings. On one morning service I attended, the ushers gave out fresh homemade bread to visitors! That's all it took, bread and warm friendly parishioners, and this was my new home. In 2015 my daughter and wife were married at Good Shepherd, and in 2018 my granddaughter was baptized by Rev. Alwen Bledsoe in the Chapel.
Jesus and I meet up throughout the day with morning devotions with my Jesus and my Calling book, chatting and praying throughout the day. Night prayers of a grateful heart at bedtime with prayers for loved ones.
My hobbies include dreaming up home renovations and asking my 88-year-old father to head them up. I recently learned to knit. I love challenges! I would be happy to serve the congregation of Good Shephard in whatever way Jesus directs me
Sue Lavoie
CLASS OF 2025
Born and raised in Davenport, Iowa, I was a cradle Catholic and attended Catholic grammar and high schools. After graduating from high school, I began working at a bank as a stenographer for a couple of years and then went to work for the Army Weapons Command at the Rock Island Arsenal, IL, which is where I met my husband, Ken. A couple of years after we married, Ken began working for the Air Force and his job took us to Ft. Walton Beach FL, Ramstein AFB Germany, Montgomery AL, Vienna VA, and finally Colorado Springs. I was a stay-at-home mom once our two children were born, but rejoined the work force part time while we were in Germany. When we moved to Montgomery AL, I began working part time for an attorney and decided I enjoyed working in the legal field. So, at age 40, I went back to school at Auburn University at Montgomery and earned my degree as a paralegal. After that I spent the next 20 years working full time as a litigation paralegal and/or secretary. We retired in July 2006 and moved from Colorado Springs to Littleton.
I have two children. My daughter, Anne-Marie, lives with her husband, Jason, and two children, Emma, and Cooper, in Coal Creek Canyon, which is outside Boulder and about an hour away from me. Most holidays are spent with them and last spring the five of us went on a three-week road trip together to visit historic sites and family in New England. My son, Eddie, lives in Montgomery, AL with his wife, Jennifer, and he usually comes to Colorado to ski sometime in February.
For several years Ken and I had been unhappy with some issues in the Catholic Church, so in January 2022 we decided to look into the Episcopal Church. I found Good Shepherd’s website, liked what I saw, and we attended a Sunday Eucharist. We were so warmly welcomed and felt so comfortable here, we knew that Good Shepherd was where we wanted to be. The Church shut down a week later due to COVID Omicron and we began attending via Zoom. Father Gary had scheduled an “Episcopal 101” class a couple of weeks after our arrival, and we attended via Zoom.
Unfortunately, Ken’s cancer, which he had been fighting for eight years off and on, returned, and he passed away in mid-September 2022. His funeral was here at Good Shepherd. I truly believe that God led us to Good Shepherd. The support that Ken received prior to his death and the warmth, caring and support that I received during that time was amazing and I wouldn’t have wanted to be anywhere else. Since Ken’s passing, I have become more actively involved in the Church. I was formerly a greeter and have now joined the Altar Guild (serving on the Funeral Team), am a Eucharistic Minister, joined the Senior Singles, and help at St. Clare’s as often as I can. I love to quilt and am a core team member of the Piecemakers quilting group at my former Church. I joined the group in 2007 and have been an active member ever since. The group is made up of ladies (and one gentleman) of various faiths, so it is natural for me to continue there. We make quilts for babies, toddlers, seniors, and homeless veterans. I’ve also made things like table runners, place mats and small wall hangings to raise money for worthwhile causes. I love the liturgy, and Sunday worship at Good Shepherd is the highlight of my week. I have met so many wonderful people in this community and consider Good Shepherd my family. I look forward to serving on the Vestry and will do so to the best of my ability.
Duanne Namasky
CLASS OF 2025
I grew up in Montgomery, Alabama and attended the University of Alabama majoring in accounting. My business management career includes a pathology laboratory, an automobile dealership, and a large CPA firm.
Joe and I met and married when he was at Air Command and Staff College. We became Lutherans in 1974 when we married, and were very active in our home church in San Antonio, TX. In 1996, we bought a motor home and intended to tour the U.S. for a year or two. After 21+ years, we sold our last RV and settled in Lone Tree to be near our son and his family.
We found Good Shepherd in May 2018 and knew immediately that it was our new home church. We attended Fr. Gary's "Episcopal 101" class, and in June of 2019 we were received into the Episcopal Church by Bishop Kym at the Denver Cathedral. I have served on the Good Shepherd welcome committee, and have been a counter. Joe and I have been ushers and greeters, and I am on the Congregational Care Committee. I recently completed the Episcopal Church of Colorado Eucharistic Visitor training and look forward to taking Communion to parishioners unable to attend Church. We also enjoy being part of the Hungry Flock fellowship. Good Shepherd is a very important part of our lives. To paraphrase a comment from one of Fr. Gary's Christmas messages-----God's “marvelous light" keeps beckoning me forward.
Jody Anderson
CLASS OF 2026
My Husband, Keith, and I joined Good Shepherd in October 2000. We have two daughters, Rachel (23) and Rebekah (21), who were both baptized at Good Shepherd. During this time, I’ve served in/on many ministries beginning in the nursery, then assisting to teaching in Sunday School and directing/leading Vacation Bible School a few years. My passion is Altar Guild, which I have been a member of for at least 18 years, if not more. I also help the Martha’s as my schedule allows and have recently volunteered to service coffee hour on the 5th Sundays.
I was born in Corpus Christi, TX and baptized when I was about 7 years old. My grandparents were very strong in their faith and religion. My step-grandfather was a Southern Baptist minister and Pearl Harbor survivor. When my family moved to Colorado and I was grown, I attended a few churches during my single years, until I met Keith, who is a cradle Episcopalian. We decided together if we were going to have a family, we wanted to find a church where we could “plant and grow”. Good Shepherd nurtured that, and I was “Confirmed” at St. John’s Cathedral in May 2004.
I am privileged to be serving on the Vestry and excited to work with the team members! My hope and goal are to support the congregation and ministries in 2024!
Randy Hubbard
CLASS OF 2026
Randy Hubbard is a Colorado native who lives in Willow Creek. He has been married to his wife Tina Hubbard for 40 years, and they have two children, Alex and Michelle. Randy has a B.A. from Colorado College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He is a mining lawyer at the Denver law firm of Davis Graham & Stubbs, where he is the head of the firm’s Natural Resources group. The Hubbards have been attending Good Shepherd since 1998. Randy’s parents, Ken and Eleanor Hubbard, are also members of Good Shepherd. Randy is a former Vestry member and served as Senior Warden from 2014 to 2016, and the experience he brings will be invaluable. Randy also serves on the Legacy Society.
Donna White
CLASS OF 2026
Hello Good Shepherd family! My name is Donna White.
I was born in Quebec City, Canada, but grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I was raised as a Roman Catholic. My parents were loving, faith-filled people, who instilled the love for God in both my brother Dennis and me. Jesus was the center of our family’s life. Serving God was also a quality that my parent taught and lived out as examples to us. Although both my parents have passed, the importance of God’s love for us and for others still lives in our hearts.
My husband D’Arcy and I have been married for 35 years. Although we do not have children of our own, we have a niece and nephew, and many young cousins, who we love and spoil!
I am a retired Elementary School teacher. I taught in Catholic schools for 34 years, mostly First and Second Grades, and a few years teaching Fourth Grade. After I retired, I was a preschool aide for five years. I now am happily helping and sometimes teaching “Godly Play” and other older children at Good Shepherd on Sundays. I even help in the Nursery from time to time.
After two years searching for a better “faith fit” for me, I found Good Shepherd. What drew me to Good Shepherd? Well, I was looking for a place where the sacraments and liturgy were important. I was looking for a place where everyone is included, where there was no judgment of who you are. I loved to see women included as priests and deacons! I was looking for a place where, when you walked through the doors, someone saw you and welcomed you. That place was and is Good Shepherd! I was received into the Episcopal Church on May 2, 2015.
My passions are: My Faith, and sharing my faith with children; My husband, our two dogs, Brandi and Bliss, and our family and friends; My Garden; Justice and Freedom for all persons, Politics (don’t get me started!); the Environment and reversing climate change. I love nature and see God’s beauty and handiwork in everything that is nature.
I thank you for thinking me worthy enough to serve on the Vestry. I will do my best to serve my Good Shepherd family.
Irma Princic
CLASS OF 2027
I am a Colorado Native: born August 9, 1944. Thus, I am a WWII baby. I grew up in Wheat Ridge, CO when there still was wheat growing on the fields across from my house. I also grew up at North Presbyterian Church, which still stands at 39th and Federal Blvd, but is no long a Presbyterian Church.
My senior year of high school, my Latin teacher told me I would make a great elementary school teacher. I shared with her that I did not want to go to CU and major in music, partly because Charlie Watts, who had been my marimba teacher for ten years of my life, I was not willing to continue studying with him.
As a result, I applied and was accepted at Colorado State College (now the University of Northern Colorado) as an Elementary Education Major and history minor. I met the teacher who became my husband in my first class: Humanities. It was a big class, and with my knowledge of the Bible, Middle Eastern history, and Latin, this course was right up my alley. In fact, our friendship began after I surpassed every other student in the class on our first test. My test score was thrown out of the curve because it was so high. From that point on we often visited about philosophy, history, literature, and politics. Wally and I had a good marriage with plenty of ups and downs, but when he died on May 16, 2018, we had been married 53 years, 6 months, and three days.
I Joined the Greeley League of Women Voters in 1969. The League does not support candidates; it supports issues that have been studied with all points of view included in the study before the League takes a stance. An issue in Greely was housing, both low income and migrant housing. Because of my involvement as the chair of the Greeley League study group, I was asked to be a member of the first Greeley Housing Authority. From here I was encouraged to run for the Ward III City Council seat. I served two terms on the Greeley City Council, and served as chair of the Finance Committee during my second term. I also served as the chairwoman of the Weld-Larimer County Regional Council of Governments.
I returned to teaching in 1983 at Heritage High School in Littleton. At Heritage I was a class sponsor of the Student Council, and moved into Assistant Sponsor of the whole Student Council. My teaching responsibilities of the Reading Specialist and English teacher. In 1993, under the leadership of Brian Mason, today the District Attorney of District 17, HHS became a Student Government, which included student representatives on all accountability committees. In fact, it was the Student Government that pushed from the first semester of high school ending with Winter Break. The change helped students be free of school work over the break, particularly important to those who had to visit their non-guardian parent. It gave teachers, such as English teachers time to read research papers and submit grades.
I retired from HHS in 2011. At Good Shepherd, I helped Rachel to teach the high school Sunday school class and Youth Group Activities. I have agreed to teach the high school Sunday School Class while Lil in on her break/trip. I enjoy high school kids. Their questions about faith, sex, alcohol, learning disability medications, etc. The frontal lobe of a teenagers brain is developing all its tasks, such as questioning everything.
Hans Stuart
CLASS OF 2027
As a deer longs for flowing streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God. (Psalm 43)
Being an Episcopalian has greatly helped my journey in faith, naming my yearnings for God and growing my love of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. I was raised as a Unitarian but throughout my life I’ve experienced numinous events -- often outdoors, as I’m an avid birder -- but also at church. Columnist David Brooks defines these events as moments of awe and wonder: brief but powerful times of being in the presence of something overwhelming - our loving God!
My wife Terry and I went church shopping in the mid-1980s and joined St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Denver, where I was baptized (and later confirmed by Bishop Frey). Terry and I were best friends growing in matters of the spirit, where love became an experience of radical goodness, a joy that transcends self.
I realized that miracles really do happen. Years later, Terry and I decided to adopt a child. We worked with a local adoption agency; the process took nine months for us to get our baby, Matthew Daniel Stuart, and it so happened that the family giving us our boy lived across the street in Santa Fe from our retired Episcopal Priest at St. Thomas, Fr. Marion Hammond.
I’ve been fortunate in my career working as a public affairs specialist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management. I’ve invited news media to events involving endangered whooping cranes and Mexican wolves. I’ve also co-authored a history of the BLM and helped develop a textbook for agency biologists.
I lost my wife to cancer two years ago, which has been difficult. Good Shepherd has helped me deal with this loss, and I love being in the choir. We are truly blessed to have Connie Branton as our musical director. Music has certainly helped in my faith journey. Ditto Gary Brower!
I love Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, and I’m truly honored and thankful to be able to serve on our Vestry.
L. Allen Schapansky
CLASS OF 2027
Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, TX
• Confirmation 1995
• Co-taught 5th grade church school for 5 years.
• Served as Head usher for 8 years.
• Served on usher team for 10 years.
• Eucharistic Visitor for 25 years.
• Tuesday morning Bible Study.
• Daily Office for 10 years.
St John the Baptist Episcopal Church, Breckenridge, CO
• Served as Usher 10 years.
• Lector 5 years.
• Chalice Minister 10 years.
• Chair of Facility Management Committee 2 years.
• Eucharistic Visitor for 10 years.
• Men’s Wednesday morning Bible Study. Set-up AV and attended.
Good Shepherd, Centennial, CO
• Attended 1 year.
• Attended Men’s Saturday Fellowship.