Work Hours: 8:30-4:30 M-F
To visit with us in-person, please call ahead or make an appointment: 515-277-6165
Diocesan Office: 225 37th St. Des Moines, IA 50312
Have questions or need assistance with a particular topic or ministry area? See bullet points below staff information for who to contact. If you’re not sure or not seeing what you’re looking for, contact the diocesan office and we’ll be glad to help get you connected. Use the “Contact Us” form or call (515) 277-6165.
The Rt. Rev. Betsey Monnot
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa
515-277-6170
Our Bishop
Bishop Monnot’s ministry is grounded in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and the conviction that God calls every baptized person into ministry in the church and in the world. She has discerned the following priorities for the ministry of the diocese:
Strengthening congregations
Supporting clergy and lay leadership
Deepening our connection to God
The ministries of the diocesan staff support these priorities and bring them into the work they do across the diocese. The staff shares with the bishop in the ministry of episcope, or oversight, that is the work of every bishop.
Learn more about Bishop Monnot here.
Contact us
Canon Julianne Allaway
Executive Assistant to Bishop
515-277-6170
• Background checks for clergy
• Bishop’s visitations
• Clergy Conferences & Retreats
• Scheduling appointments with the Bishop
• Staff Liaison for Board of Directors, Standing
Committee, Commission on Ministry
• Support for ordination process
The Rev. Canon Meg Wagner
Canon to the Ordinary
515-277-6165 ext. 208
• Canons and Policies
• Clergy and Congregations in Transition
• Clergy letters of agreement
• Clergy Licensing
• Clergy search process
• Congregational assessment tools
• Congregational development/visioning work
• Mutual ministry reviews
• Regional Mission Initiative (Lilly Grant)
• Supply Clergy (for those wanting to serve)
• Training and leadership resources for
congregations
Ms. Elizabeth Adams
Diocesan Assistant
515-277-6165 ext. 200
• Convention Certification documents
• Database and Records
• Diocesan Events Registration
• Email & Mailing Lists
• Joint Intercession List (aka Cycle of Prayer)
• Licensed Lay Ministries
• Mail received in Diocesan Office
• Staff Liaison for Summer Ministry School & Retreat
• Supply Clergy List (congregations wanting a copy)
Ms. Traci Ruhland Petty
Missioner for Communications and GILEAD
515-850-5217
• Basic IT support
• Diocesan website
• E-newsletter
• Episcopal Asset Map
• Episco-PRIDE ministry
• GILEAD Grants
• Graphics
• Magazine: Iowa Connections
• Media relations
• Publicizing events
• Social Media
• Websites
• Young Adult Ministry
Ms. Amy Mellies
Missioner for Children & Youth
515-850-5215
• Behavioral Health Ministry Team
• Episco-PRIDE ministry
• Events for Children & Youth
• Formation Resources
• Formation for Children & Youth
• Mental Health First Aid Training
• Safe Church, Safe Communities
• Young Adult Ministry
The Rev. John Doherty
Coordinator for Convention, EfM &
Small Church Ministry
515/277-6165 ext. 205
• Diocesan Convention
• Education for Ministry
• Older Adult Ministry
• Small Church Ministry
Ms. Anne Wagner
Comptroller
515-277-6165 ext. 206
FINANCIAL OFFICE - Contact Anne or Tina:
• Accounting procedures and best practices
• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable
• Clergy Housing Allowance
• Clergy Pension
• Clergy taxes (special situations for withholding)
• Church Property and Insurance
• Congregation Audits
• Diocesan budget and finance
Ms. Tina Austin
Financial Assistant
515-277-6165 ext. 201
• Employee Benefits–Enrollment, changes and
questions about health insurance and pension
• Employee Compensation
• Investment with Iowa Episcopal Foundation Fund
• Parochial reports
• Payroll
• Revolving Fund Loans
• Stewardship Share
• Treasurer consultations
The Ven. Judith Crossett
Archdeacon
• Deacons
• Formation for deacons
• Pastoral support for deacons
The Rev. Nora Boerner
Interim Beloved Community Missioner
• Beloved Community Initiative
• Dismantling Racism Trainings
• Sacred Ground
The Rev. Kris Leaman
Intake Officer
• Behavioral Health Ministry Team
• Contact for Clergy Misconduct Complaints
• Mental Health First Aid Training
• Safe Church, Safe Communities
The Rev. Sherri Hughes-Empke
Spanish-speaking Missioner
• Sacraments & Eucharist services in Spanish
• Spanish-language communications
• Spanish-language liturgical resources
The Rev. Stephen Benitz
Regional Missioner: Northwest Region
The Rev. Jay Elmquist
Regional Missioner: East Region
515-220-8921
The Rev. Suzanne LeVesconte
Regional Missioner: Southwest Region