Diocesan Staff Title Changes
We want to let you know about two title changes for our diocesan staff members. During their recent performance reviews, Bishop Jeff Lee decided to change their job titles to better reflect the work that they perform in service to the diocese.
Firstly, Caroline Senn is now the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the diocese. She was hired as the financial controller in December 2021. Since then, her responsibilities in the area of finance have evolved and expanded. At her performance review, it became evident that the job title of financial controller no longer fit the expanded job she was performing. This title change to Chief Financial Officer better reflects the work she does to oversee the financials for the diocese and the role that she performs in the Trialogue discussion with the other two dioceses in Wisconsin.
The Rev. Canon Scott Leannah’s title has also changed to Canon to the Ordinary. He was hired as the Canon for Ministries in July 2021. Canon to the Ordinary is a title used in The Episcopal Church for “assistant to the bishop” (the bishop is the “ordinary” of a diocese). As Fr. Scott has been performing the duties a Canon to the Ordinary typically does – offering assistance and support to the bishop in a variety of leadership and organizational capacities, focusing on congregational development, leading worship at parishes across the diocese on Sundays, and overseeing clergy deployment – this title matches his role and, because it aligns with a role people expect, it matches how many in the diocese were already referring to him.