Clergy and Staff

The Rev. Canon Rosemari Sullivan

The Rev. Canon Rosemari Gaughan Sullivan is sort of retired and living in Alexandria, Virginia. She currently serves as the supply priest at St. Michael's, while our rector is on parental leave.

Rosemari holds both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Social Work from the Catholic University of America. In 1985, Canon Sullivan earned a Master of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary and in 2009 a Doctor of Ministry from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Virginia Theological Seminary awarded Mrs. Sullivan the degree of Doctor in Divinity, honoris causa, in 2005. In 2003, the Diocese of Columbia, elected the Reverend Sullivan an honorary Canon of the Cathedral in Bogota.

Following her ordination, Canon Sullivan served as Associate Rector of Grace Church, Alexandria and Rector of The Church of St Clement, Alexandria. Canon Sullivan served on the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Virginia. She was elected as a deputy to three General Conventions and chaired the Legislative Committee on Prayer Book and Liturgy at two General Conventions. Canon Sullivan also served on the Council of Advice for the President of the House of Deputies and the Joint Nominating Committee to elect the Presiding Bishop (1997). In 1998 Canon Sullivan was called to serve as Executive Officer and Secretary of General Convention until 2005 when she returned to Virginia Seminary to serve as Director of Alumni.

Rosemari has served as one of two Special Coordinators for Haiti on the staff of the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church (2010 - 2014). She retired as Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Parish, Washington, DC in November 2011. Currently, Canon Sullivan serves as a Trustee of Goodwin House Incorporated. She was a founding member and Chair of the Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless and served on the Board of the Evangelical Education Society and the Board of So That Others May Eat.

Currently Rosemari serves as Chair of the Search Committee for the 14^th Bishop of Virginia and Diocesan Chaplain of the Daughters of the King,

The Rev. Beth Franklin

The Reverend Beth Franklin, (formerly Magill) began her call as 7th Rector of St. Michael's on Sunday, December 10, 2017.

A native of Alexandria, Beth grew up in the Diocese of Virginia. From a young age her parents instilled in her that participation was the most important part of worshipping in community. As a result, she was very active in the church, community, and Diocese, including serving as a counselor at various Shrine Mont camps.

Beth attended William & Mary as an undergrad, receiving a BA in Sociology. Soon after, she attended Yale for her Masters of Divinity and Diploma of Anglican Studies. Ordained in 2009, Beth's first call took her to the Diocese of Texas where she served as an Associate Priest at St. David's, Austin.

Her next call was as Missioner to the Episcopal Student Center at the University of Texas, where Beth served for five years. She is still convinced that this is the most fun job in all of the Episcopal Church! After her work at UT, she served as Missioner for Congregational Initiatives for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. In this role, Beth oversaw all campus misssions in the Diocese, including the start of six new campus ministries, and traveled throughout the state working to enhance congregational ministry.

Beth is trained as facilitator in The Daring Way ^TM, the work of Dr. Brene Brown. Additionally, she serves as a board member to the Episcopal Church at Yale, and remains active in the work of Magdalene House, Austin, a community she co-founded for survivors of human trafficking.

Beth and her husband Nic love being a part of the vibrant community in North Arlington. In addition to enjoying the beautiful trails, they can often be found at Nationals baseball games, cooking elaborate meals, or playing in the garden.

Noel Warford

Noel Warford has been surrounded by musicians from a young age. The son of a church choir director and a cellist, he started studying the piano at the age of five. Since 2007, he has studied organ with a variety of distinguished teachers, including Dr. Wilma Jensen, Dr. Murray Somerville, Thomas Russell, Dr. Marilyn Keiser, and Dr. Bruce Neswick. In addition, Noel has studied classical and jazz piano, harp, and percussion of all sorts.

Noel holds two bachelor’s degrees from Oberlin College and Conservatory - in computer science from Oberlin College and in organ performance from Oberlin Conservatory, studying with Dr. Jonathan Moyer. Noel also studied choral conducting at Oberlin Conservatory with Dr. Jody Kerchner and Dr. Gregory Ristow. He has served as a frequent substitute church organist at Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Hillwood Presbyterian Church, Harpeth Presbyterian Church, St. Andrew Lutheran Church, and First Baptist Church, all in Nashville, Tennessee. Noel served as organist choirmaster at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Parma, Ohio, for three years. Noel is currently attending the University of Maryland to pursue his PhD in Computer Science.

Wil Harkins

Beth Addington

Lucy Jimenez

Amanda Dosher

Amanda Dosher is a seminarian in her second year at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria. She is a postulant for holy orders through the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast.

Amanda was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, and has spent her entire life as a resident of the Sunshine State. She attended the University of Florida earning both undergraduate and masters degrees in History. She then graduated from University of Florida law school in 2006 and moved back to Pensacola to practice law.

Over the course of her 14-year legal career, Amanda represented indigent criminal defendants as a Public Defender. She also represented the State of Florida in child dependency cases of abuse and neglect. Eventually, Amanda’s call to help people through the justice system transformed into a call to ordained ministry.

In 2019, Amanda moved to Alexandria, Virginia to attend seminary along with her husband, who is also a seminarian, and their family: Anabelle (13), Scarlett (9), and rescue pup Mabel. In her leisure time, Amanda enjoys running, listening to podcasts, traveling, and exploring her new surroundings.

Prior to seminary, Amanda was active in her home church and diocese. She was on the vestry and served as senior warden for two years at her sending parish. She was also involved in Education for Ministry (EfM), Godly Play, and the Cursillo movement. Amanda is passionate about servant leadership, radical hospitality, and healthy life-giving community. She is so excited to be joining the St. Michael’s family for the next school year and is looking forward to getting to know everyone!