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Whitney Altopp

Nominee for: Standing Committee, Canonically resident clergy person

Please describe your current involvement in the Episcopal Church in Connecticut using first person, narrative language.

I’m presently serving on the Clergy Compensation Working Group. Over the 14 years I’ve been in this diocese, I’ve served on the Reparations Task Force, Mission Council, and the SW Region leadership team.

  Please describe your current involvement in your local community and any wider community engagement using first person, narrative language.

I’m actively involved in the Ridgefield Clergy Association. I serve as the CT State Lead for Repairers of the Breach. I serve on the board of the Association of Religious Communities (ARC) in Danbury.

  Please provide a brief personal statement as to why you are suited to this position using first person narrative language.

I believe in the local congregation. I also feel excited and eager to find new ways of organizing the church so that congregations and communities flourish. The Standing Committee seems at the forefront of addressing challenging situations.