2026 Vestry Election Candidates

2026 Vestry Election Candidate Bios

Robert Cillessen

Grace and Holy Trinity has been a source of strength and comfort during turbulent times for all of us. It is truly special to be part of this welcoming community that is dedicated to the people of greater Richmond and
especially VCU.

I have had the experience of working in Circles RVA, a wonderful experience meeting people from different backgrounds and life experiences. It is a truly moving experience to be part of their growth and see the financial lives improve for their family and themselves.

Currently, I work as a strategic account manager in the electronics industry. This position can be described as the person in the middle trying to do what is best for the company and customers.

Michael Hale

Mike and his wife, Sandie, became members of Grace and Holy Trinity in 2018, and have been active in the ministry of the church ever since. Mike sees great potential for the future of the parish, and is grateful to be considered for the Vestry in 2026. He is anxious to be an active participant in that future!

Mike grew up in East Tennessee, and has a marketing degree from the University of Tennessee. He and Sandie moved their family to Richmond 30 years ago, and fell in love with life in Virginia. Mike’s career was spent in the food service and wine industries until his retirement in March, 2023.

Since becoming a member of GHTC, Mike has been involved in several areas of ministry. He was elected to serve on the Vestry in 2021, where he chaired the nominating committee in January of 2024. He has also served for the past two years as an evaluator for the GHTC Outreach
Grant applications.

In addition, Mike serves as an usher at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship services. As the music ministry at Grace and Holy Trinity is especially important to Mike, he has also enjoyed opportunities to help as needed with logistics for the Concert Series. His involvement with the Hospitality Committee since the fall of 2022 has proven to be one of his most active roles at GHTC. He enjoys attending the Men’s Group coffee hours and the Adult Forum classes.

Mike is also a very proud dad and granddaddy, and he and Sandie enjoy spending time with their family. Their son, Jonathan, and his wife, Carolyn, live in Lynchburg, and their daughter, Sarah, and her husband, Chris, live in Mechanicsville with their three children, Emma, George,
and Lydia.

Terry Hathaway

Teresa “Terry” Hathaway and her husband, Mark, became members of Grace and Holy Trinity in 1994 finding a church family that nurtured their faith, offered meaningful worship, and was committed to community outreach. Terry has served the parish in several leadership and ministry roles, including board member and president of the GHTC Child Care Center, Children and Youth Formation teacher, and Acting Coordinator for Children and Youth Formation during a leadership transition. She has also served as a Vestry member, on the Ministry Architects’ Renovation Team, and on the search committee for the Director of Christian Formation. Terry co-chairs the Caroling in the Park and Christmas Market Committee, serves on the Missions and Outreach Committee, and as a lay reader at the 8:00 a.m. Sunday worship service. She holds B.A. and M.A. degrees. Terry retired in 2023 from a career in education that began as a Peace Corps volunteer and included service in teaching and administration.

Alexander Macaulay

Alexander Macaulay, along with his wife Ann, daughter Alexa, and son Thomas, joined Grace and Holy Trinity after the pandemic. Alexander has served as a lay reader; Ann has volunteered for the Red Door Ministry; and Thomas has served as an Acolyte. 

Alexander was baptized and confirmed at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Richmond. He graduated from St. Christopher’s School, Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT), and the University of Virginia School of Law. He is employed by Macaulay Satterlund & Sessa PC, a small downtown law firm that focuses on government relations, health care, and real estate.

Alexander volunteers with Boy Scout Troop 400 and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Richmond and serves on the boards of the American Civil War Museum and the 500-Year Forest Foundation. He previously served on the Vestry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. 

Alexander enjoys GHTC’s family atmosphere and the effort that everyone makes to meet each other and collectively work for the betterment of the church. He is also grateful for GHTC’s clergy, staff, liturgy, and, most of all, its music.

Ronald May

Ronald May, Sr. was raised in Los Angeles, California with his family from elementary through high school. They attended Christ the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church where they were baptized and became acolytes. After graduation Ronald enlisted in the Marine Corps. Upon his return, he enrolled in college, got his degree, and started teaching high school math and music. Ronald met his wife in 1991 and in 1992 they were married. In 1994 Ronald took a job with the Richmond Police Department as a Police Officer and the family moved to Richmond. They both have three children. After 31 years as a Police Officer, Ronald retired in February of 2025.  Ronald is a trumpet player and has played with the Richmond Concert Band for 14 years, and has been a Band Board Member for 9 years. Presently Ronald, substitute teaches math and music in the Chesterfield County School System.

Glenn Moore

Glenn joined the Church in 1977. He and his wife, Connie, have three children, all of whom were baptized and confirmed at Grace and Holy Trinity. Within a year after joining the Church, Glenn began service on the Board of Directors of a Child Care Center closely affiliated with the Church. Glenn also served as president of the Child Care Center.

Glenn has been a Sunday School teacher and once served as head of the Sunday School. He served three terms on the Vestry in the 1980s, 1990s, and from 2019 to 2022. During his terms on the Vestry in the 1990s, he served as junior and senior warden. Glenn has also been a CARITAS volunteer and has served as an usher.  He currently serves as a breakfast volunteer, usher, and spokesperson for Circles RVA.

Glenn has worked in the private practice of law since 1978. He served on the Board and as a coach for the West Richmond Little League. Glenn has also served on the Board of Westminster Canterbury Foundation.

Andrew Peacock

Andrew is a lifelong Anglican and Episcopalian. He grew up and was confirmed in the Church of England. He moved to the United States in 1984 to pursue research in polymer chemistry. He met and married his wife, Shavon, while working at Florida State University. His professional career centered around polymer research and product development with Exxon Chemical and Tredegar Film Products.

He joined Grace and Holy Trinity in 2005. He is a regular attendee at the 8:00 a.m. Sunday worship service, at which he has been a lay reader since 2007. He currently co-leads the Red Door Ministry, where he has volunteered since his retirement in 2015. He was on the vestry from 2016 to 2019, during which time he was Junior and then Senior Warden. He was a long term member of the Property Committee, which he chaired for two years. Outside church, he volunteers weekly with Habitat for Humanity.

Bill Perkins

A long-lapsed Presbyterian, Bill was received into the fellowship of this Communion in 1995. Bill and Nancy were married at GHTC in 1985. Nancy and Bill’s children Kathleen, Graham, and Colson were baptized and raised by Grace and Holy Trinity, from sheep to acolytes and lectors.

Bill studied the Bible with the best and brightest Sunday school classes of the nineties. He has supported GHTC’s outreach ministries from the days of the CSR committees, CARITAS, and Habitat, to present-day Red Door Friday lunch and clothing services. Bill is a greeter and usher. He has served as a vestry member and warden. Bill has represented Grace and Holy Trinity in Region X and as lay delegate and alternate to the Diocesan Council.

Bill is enjoying his jubilacion (Spanish nails it) and has been blessed to read, travel, and spend more time on the beach.

Courtney Scottow

Courtney Scottow is a lifetime member of Grace and Holy Trinity and is grateful to be part of a church community that has shaped her faith across generations. She and her husband, Garrett Scottow, have two children, Emily and James, who are active in Sunday School and the Children’s Choir, while Garrett serves on the Property Committee. Her parents, Bev and Mike MacDowell, and sister’s family, Meredith and Andrew Leffler, are also current members of the church. 

Courtney works at Altria with experience in both Marketing and IT, and holds a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia, and an MBA from the University of Richmond. She is a member and soloist in the Adult Choir and currently serves on the Music and Stewardship Committees. She is also a member of the board of a local non-profit, Richmond Area Moms of Multiples, supporting families of multiples. Previously, Courtney served on the Children’s Formation Committee and the Priest-in-Charge Search Committee. If elected, Courtney is looking forward to the opportunity to serve her church committee further on the Vestry.