John C. Koch has been hired as the new interim executive director of the diocese's Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in Greenfield, N.H., and will begin work on site in early September.
He brings to the position 20 years of executive experience in Episcopal Church camp and conference center settings, having served as the executive director of the Diocese of North Carolina's former Summit Conference Center and as interim executive director of the Beckwith Camp and Conference Center in the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. He also served for two years as the stewardship and development director for Chapel of the Cross, an Episcopal church in Chapel Hill, N.C., overseeing the capital campaign and planned giving for the 1,100-member congregation. He will be relocating from Healdsburg, Calif., where he has been working most recently as director of hospitality and retail sales for Dry Creek Winery and Vineyard.
"The camp board and staff were unanimous in their support of John's candidacy for interim director. His wealth of experience and his calm and caring demeanor are a great combination as we look forward to the next phase of ministry at the Barbara C. Harris Center," the Rev. Canon Mally Lloyd, Canon for the Ordinary, said.