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Episcopal News Service. September 7, 1994 [94160E]
Maria Campbell was recently appointed executive assistant to the rector of Trinity Church, Wall Street in New York City. Campbell was executive vice president and general counsel of AmSouth Bancorporation and AmSouth Bank of Alabama. She was chancellor of the Diocese of Alabama, a member of the diocesan council, treasurer and chair of the diocese's department of finance and a deputy to the General Convention in 1985, 1988, and 1991. She is a member of the General Convention Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons. "It is a joy to welcome Maria Campbell to the staff of Trinity Parish," said Dr. Daniel Paul Matthews, rector of Trinity. "Maria comes to us from a long and successful career in banking and the law. She also joins us as a distinguished local and national lay leader."
Peter M. Branch was recently elected president of the National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES). Branch, who is headmaster at Holland Hall School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been an NAES board member for three years. He served as vice-president, chaired the strategic planning committee, and edited the first "Guide for Religious Education in Episcopal Schools." He is a communicant at Trinity Episcopal Church, Tulsa, has been a delegate to a number of diocesan conventions and serves on the diocesan committee on dismantling racism.