Canon Kathryn Weathersby, Chair	Mississippi
The Rt. Rev. Don Johnson, Vice-Chair	West Tennessee
The Rev. John Baldwin, Secretary	Southern Virginia
Ms. Linda Boone	Western Kansas, resigned
The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry	North Carolina, resigned
Ms. Patricia Kilpatrick	Ohio
The Rt. Rev. Mark MacDonald	Alaska
Ms. Rita Redfield	Maine, appointed to fill vacancy
The Rev. David Seger	Northern Indiana
Ms. Pamela Stewart	Long Island
Ms. Deborah Stokes	Southern Ohio
Mr. Daniel Valdez	Los Angeles
The Rev. Vickie Zust	Southern Ohio

Committee Representatives at General Convention
Bishop Don Johnson and Deputy Kathryn Weathersby

The Joint Standing Committee on Nominations (JSCN) accomplished its work in three meetings and one conference call: October 6–8, 2004 at General Theological Seminary in New York City; February 28–March 2, 2005 at the Fogelman Center, Memphis, Tennessee; and June 20–22, at the Drury Hotel, Columbus, Ohio.

During the initial meeting, officers were appointed, Joint Rules for the Nominating Committee were adopted, clarification was made regarding ineligibility of JSCN members to apply for nomination, and a timetable for the nominating process was developed. The Committee approved a change in the nominating process for this triennium: interested applicants were able to apply directly to JSCN instead of needing a third party to make the initial recommendation. During the meeting, JSCN held discussions with board representatives, including Ms. Juli Towell, the Rev. Ward Ewing, Dr. Richard Tombaugh, Ms. Diane Pollard, and Mr. David Pitts, to effectively evaluate the qualifications of applicants for nomination to the Church Pension Fund, Executive Council, General Board of Examining Chaplains and General Theological Seminary. Lastly, advertising content and strategy were developed while the application packet was revised.

The second meeting was devoted to reviewing each applicant’s qualifications, narrowing the potential list of nominees for each board and assigning reference checks to committee members. A common list of questions was developed for reference interviews. Additional applications were sought for lay faculty for the General Board of Examining Chaplains, and for bishops in several positions because there were not enough applicants.

At the last meeting of JSCN references were discussed and the list of nominees was finalized pending acceptance by candidates. Letters of appreciation were drafted to be sent to all applicants. It was decided to have nominees revise personal statements, as needed, to comply with word limitations for the nominee booklet.

JSCN was impressed by the 200 plus applications that were received from highly qualified and committed individuals. The criteria for our decisions were based on qualifications for the particular position, diversity, and geographic distribution. All recommendations were made with unanimous consent of committee members present. Our slate of nominees reflects the needs of the Episcopal Church as we perceive them to be at this time. We worked well together and parted as friends.

The Joint Standing Committee on Nominations is pleased to place in nomination for balloting at the 75th General Convention, the names which follow this report. The statistics regarding the nominees are as follows:

Total Nominations	Gender	Ethnicity
78 nominations	29 female	2 Asian/Pacific Islander
	49 male	11 Black/African American
		5 Hispanic
		5 Native American/Alaska Native
		48 White, non-Hispanic
		7 Declined to answer

The Joint Standing Committee on Nominations was budgeted $34,000 for the 2004–2006 triennium. At the time of this report, the Committee has expended $33,000 of its budget.