Vestry Bios
Ann Bartiss- Vestry Member
Ann has lived in West Haven since birth and has been married to Tom for 40 years. They have a daughter, Jennifer, a granddaughter Taylor, and a son Tom and his wife, Rose, who have a
Ann worked for 23 years as a research laboratory technician at the VA Hospital in West Haven, and retired in 2006 when her employer moved the lab to Portland, Oregon. She loves reading, knitting, taking a daily walk, working on Sudoku puzzles, and spending time with her grandchildren. Vacations are usually spent with family or friends enjoying the outdoors, either hiking in the woods in Vermont or relaxing on a beach in Aruba or Mexico.
She is a cradle Episcopalian, having attended St. Martin’s in-the-Fields as a child, then Christ Church and Church of the Holy Spirit. She is a member of the Altar Guild and the Prayer Shawl Ministry, and knits scarves and hats for the knitting table at the Christmas Fair.
Sue Carlson- Vestry Member
Sue is a lifelong West Haven resident and a lifelong Episcopalian. She has three sons, Eric, Tyler, and Spencer and three granddaughters: Daria, Tori, and Maylanni. As a member of Episcopal community Sue was very involved in teaching and coordinating the church school program at St. John By the Sea as well as serving on the vestry and singing in the choir. Now as a member of The Church of the Holy Spirit, she is actively involved in the choir and Outreach Program, serves as a reader and Vestry member.
Sue has taught in the Milford School system for over 25 years. Currently she is a reading teacher/consultant at Orchard Hills School. In her spare time, Sue likes to spend time with her family and caring for her various pets. When not at work she enjoys a variety of activities including gardening, crafting, reading and listening to music, swimming, ice skating, hiking, kayaking and biking, as well as traveling and going to the movies/theater.
Nancy Staniewicz- Vestry Member
Nancy is a cradle born Episcopalian; baptized at Zion Church in Rome, New York; confirmed at St. Peter’s Church in Milford and married at Christ Episcopal Church.
She and her husband, Gary, have two sons: Michael, a corporal in the United States Marine Corp and Matthew, a student at
Nancy has been employed by the State of Connecticut for 28 years and is currently an Elections Officer with the Elections Enforcement Commission.
Nancy has serves as Senior, Co-Senior and Junior Warden and Vestry member of COHS and Christ Church. She is also involved in the Outreach and Hospitality Committees and is a long time member of the Altar Guild. Recently, she has become a reader.
Outside of church Nancy loves to plan home improvement designs which become family projects and is a Wii addict.
Harry Arsenault- Vestry Member
Harry was born in Stamford and baptized a Methodist. He was received into the Episcopal church in 1980.
He attended Wake Forest, (a Baptist college) graduating with a degree in biology and a minor in Russian literature. After graduating, he spent 5 years in the Army Security Agency as a Russian Human Intelligence Specialist, leaving with the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 2. After enjoying 23 years of experience in regulatory compliance in Big Pharma,he returned to Connecticut. He holds a Ph.D in microbiology, is fluent in both Russian and German and also reads Old Church Slavonic.
He is divorced with a son and 3 grandchildren. He is a do-er and serves proudly and diligently on Vestry as well as the Strategic Planning and Outreach committees.
Evelyn Bezruczyk - Vestry Member
Jerry and I were married at Christ Church 31 years ago. We were both Roman Catholic and were looking for a church we could call home and be active in. We attended services and were welcomed warmly. Jerry was Sexton for a while. I have been on Altar Guild many years and on Vestry twice before. I still work part-time. I serve as a chalice bearer and a Lay Eucharistic Minister. I enjoy the beach, bike riding, bus trips, games shows, and when I can do nothing!
Charles Lansana Kamano - Vestry Member
Charles was born and raised in Sierra Leone, West Africa. His father and mother were both Muslims who originally came from Guinea to live in Sierra Leone. Charles grew up in a Muslim family until the age of 16 when he converted to Christianity, and was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church in 1988. After his graduation from high school in 1990, he decided to go to Seminary to become a priest from 1992-2001. He was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest on October 7, 2001. That same year, he began working as a parish priest under the Archdiocese of Conakry in Guinea. From 2001-2006, he led two French-language congregations in Conakry. He also worked to organize the refugee community in Conakry, uniting refugees from Sierra Leone and other surrounding countries in an English-language parish, which he led from 2002-2006. He also held other leadership positions in the Diocese, working with its youth groups and the Diocese's Media Commission. He supervised the broadcasting and editing of religious programs for the Radio and Television. This is how he became interested in communications and developed the desire to study the media in Rome from 2006-2009. In May 2010, he moved to the US after deciding to make the transition to becoming an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Connecticut. He has been attending the Church of the Holy Spirit since September 2010, where he assists as a lay reader. In addition to that, he assists the Haitian French-speaking Episcopal congregation at St. John’s Bridgeport offering both sermons and Bible studies in their native tongue. Charles is currently doing Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Yale New Haven Hospital as one of the requirements for the Episcopal ordination.
Patrick Moore - Vestry Member
Patrick Moore is a health and education advisor with a Doctorate in Traditional Naturopathy and a Master's Degree in Human Nutrition. He has been conducting holistic nutrition seminars for the nurses at Yale-New Haven Hospital for the last ten years, teaching them how to take better care of themselves. Further, he has formulated and created anti-aging skin care products and therapeutic aromatherapy mists produced by his company, Nutritional Science Associates. Previously, he had a marketing and management career with the IBM Corporation; worked as a Deputy Campaign Manager for a successful Presidential candidate; spent six years as a free-lance journalist in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East with journalistic credits with the Canadian Broadcasting Company; and served as a member of an international relief organization (AMURT) providing assistance in Bangladesh and Iraq. Patrick's wife, Maria, a former Art Director for a New York City Advertising Company, works at Yale-New Haven Hospital's Smilow Cancer Center as a Volunteer coordinator. She is creating holistic programs to enhance patient wellness including an innovative plan to bring music therapy to all departments of the hospital. Patrick is new to West Haven and began attending the Church of the Holy Spirit in April, 2011. A lifetime member of the Catholic Church, he states he is spiritually uplifted to have found a home in the Church of The Holy Spirit. He has two children - Carlina, 4 years old, and step-son, Liam, 12. Both attend a Magnet School in New Haven. The family enjoys all outdoor activities and the arts and all are serious practitioners of the Korean Martial Art of Taekwondo. They also are excited about being participants of the new church band under music director Jeff's leadership
Jacqueline Joseph - Vestry Member
Jacqueline was born in Jamaica, West Indies and is acradle Episcopalian. She has lived in West Haven
since 1979. She is married to Lesly Joseph and hastwo grown sons, Charlesly and Jacqueniel. In
addition to assisting her husband with the SCRIPgift card church fund-raiser, she serves as an adult
Acolyte and a church ministry member of the AltarGuild and Prayer Shawl Ministry. (Jacqueline is also
among the Rector‘s husband‘s favorites – especiallywhen it comes to her macaroni and cheese!)
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