Vestry

Vicki Barnett

Vicki joined St. Michael’s in 2005 and is grateful for the warm and engaged community she found here. She has been involved over the years in the Nursing Home Ministry, Vestry, St. Michael’s Fund Board, and our ongoing relationship with Lomax A.M.E. ZION. She is retired from the Holocaust Museum but continues to write and speak on interreligious and historical topics, and enjoys having more time for her children, grandchildren, friendship and music.

Jim Dinan

Jim is a native Arlingtonian and a recovering (retired) attorney. Jim, Monica and their 3 children started attending St Michaels a little over two decades ago, and find it to be a loving and caring environment. The Dinan’s have participated in Shrine Mont weekends and summer camps, and are often the way too competitive table at Trivia nights. The kids served as acolytes and the youngest was a member of the vocal and bell choirs. Monica has and does serve the congregation in numerous ways. Now that Jim is retired from the Department of Justice, he thought it was appropriate to augment the time he spends working on his children’s home improvement projects and playing with his 4 grandchildren with an offer to serve the community that has played such a large role in the lives of his family.

Mary Thorne

Mary grew up in Washington, DC and belonged to several Episcopal churches in the area before discovering the gem that is St. Michaels about 8 years ago. She and her husband Jim were attracted to St. Michael’s by the warm inclusivity of the congregation. She has worked on the annual audit twice, served on the Finance Committee for three years, volunteered at ASPAN (now PathForward) and AFAC, and participated in the Sacred Ground program.

Mary is a Washington, DC tour guide, spending long hours showing busloads of 8^th graders Our Nation’s Capital. When she is not tour guiding she enjoys walking, running, tennis, yoga, and cheering on the Washington Nationals.

Molly Beier

Molly joined St. Michael’s in 2018 after she decided that she wanted a church home in her neighborhood. She has been on the Children and Families Ministry Committee for the past couple years and organized the last Pancake Supper at St. Michael's in February 2020. She grew up mostly in Northern Virginia, attending St. Thomas Episcopal Church in McLean for much of her youth. Molly and her husband Geoff have two elementary school-aged kids, Nicholas and Tori and two crazy hound dogs. Molly works in HR for the federal government. She is a Girl Scout leader for her daughter’s Daisy troop, enjoys playing tennis, and hopes to someday get back to running.

Beth Cavey

Beth Cavey has been a member of the Episcopal Church since the early 2000s. Prior to joining St. Michael’s she was an active member of St. John’s in Arlington.

Beth grew up in Clearwater, Florida and graduated from Florida State University with degrees in Secondary Education and English Literature. She has worked for a defense services contractor, Art Gallery, energy public affair firm, and the federal government. She joined the Department of Energy in 1993 as a political appointee and served in the Secretary’s office, the International Programs Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and the White House Climate Change Task Force. In 2000 she took a job with Cantor Fitzgerald in New York City working to create a carbon trading business.

Since 2001 Beth has spent most of her time in charitable endeavors. She volunteered at the Smithsonian National Zoo, Carlin Hall Preschool, Campbell Elementary School, and Kenmore Middle School PTAs, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Vacation Bible Schools. At St. Michael’s she assisted Rev. Franklin to facilitate a Daring Way Women’s group and facilitated a Sacred Ground Circle. She also serves on the committee exploring ways to partner with AME-Zion Lomax church.

After inheriting an Education for Ministry group at St. John’s, she moved the group to St. Michael’s two years ago. She actively mentors this group and a group at St. Luke’s in Alexandria. Recently, EfM certified her as an EfM Trainer.

Beth is married to Brian and they have two kids: Tina and Michael, as well as two dogs and a chicken. They bought a farm in Warrenton, VA in 2019 and welcome visitors. The family enjoys travel and sports. Beth is an avid photographer and loves exploring theology in small group settings.

John Kelleher

John and Linda have been active members of the St. Michael’s community since 1991 when the grandparents asked “When are you going to get Nick baptized?” John has been a “participant” in decades of Fall Festival dinners and Christmas in April outings, Building & Grounds projects, the Guild Hall kitchen renovation, elevator installation, columbarium build out and organ installation. He was a member of the search committee that called Fr. Howard and has been both Junior and Senior Warden on past vestries. John currently enjoys being retired from his architectural practice, singing with the choir and looks forward to serving on the vestry.

Kaipo McCartney

Mrs. Kaipo McCartney grew up in the Episcopal church, beginning as a member of St. Elizabeth’s in Honolulu, Hawaii. She attended the University of California at San Diego and earned a degree in mechanical engineering through an ROTC scholarship. Following her commissioning as an officer in the US Air Force, Kaipo was assigned to Colorado Springs, CO, where she met her husband, Keith, another Air Force officer. After several assignments in locations such as Montana, Texas, Virginia, Hawaii, and New Mexico the McCartneys chose to return to Virginia to retire, where they now attend St. Michael’s. Kaipo works part time for The Aerospace Corporation and Keith is an assistant coach for the Washington-Liberty High School varsity boys’ lacrosse team.

The McCartneys have two boys, Kenji and Connor. All enjoy traveling, eating well, and being active (so they can continue to eat well).

Lisa Meacham

Lisa Meacham has been a longtime member of St. Michael's with a hiatus in the 1990s during a two-year relocation to California. She is also a Program Director at the National Science Foundation, a Federal agency that supports basic scientific research. She enjoys working on programs that offer funding for student internships in the geosciences and that support access to science education for students who are from underserved and disadvantaged communities. Lisa was drawn to St. Michael's by the welcoming congregation and by the beautiful trees and green space that surround the church. She is honored to serve on the Vestry and hopes to support efforts to enhance existing programs, engage with new communities and maintain and improve the landscape and buildings of the church.

Bob Moore

Bob is a lifelong member of the St. Michael’s community. A native Arlingtonian, he attended Sunday School and worshipped here with his family and even attended kindergarten in the Parish Hall – before the classroom addition was built! -- as a young child. Both of his children also attended St. Michael’s and participated in various youth groups sponsored by the church. Bob has served on the audit committee and contributed numerous hours to Rebuilding Together and various ad hoc projects at the church over the years. Now in retirement from a career in transportation engineering / planning, he enjoys watching the Washington Nationals, Duke basketball, and trying to lower his handicap on the golf course.