Finance Council Leigh Bullen has been a member since February 2004. He is a retired banking executive and is a CPA. Leigh and his wife, Patty, live in Hilton Head Plantation. He is responsible for chairing the Stewardship Committee, which includes members of the Pastoral Council and other selected personnel. Leigh also handles the Audit requirements of the parish. At his direction, the “Annual Audit” is handled by a qualified parishioner who is not a member of the Finance Council — as prescribed by the Diocesan Guidelines. Leigh also serves on the Long Range Planning Committee. Pat Gilmore has been a member since September 2005. His career included public accounting and various financial positions in international business before retiring as President of Brother International Corporation. Recently, he was a commissioner at the Hilton Head Public Service District. Pat and his wife, Jean, live in Hilton Head Plantation. He is responsible for Long Range Planning and is a member of the Building Committee. Michael S. Pope moved permanently to Hilton Head with his wife in 2001. They have two sons, David in Iowa, and Brian on Hilton Head. He served as a supply officer in the United States Navy. Had a career in the financial services industry in various managerial and executive level positions. MIke served as an officer of the board of directors of the Rochester NY branch of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and on the corporate board of the YMCA'S of greater Rochester. His responsibility is for Cash Collections and Personnell Administration. Bob Oppenheimer has been a member since September 2005. In his earlier career, he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Operations Manager and Plant Manager in the printing ink industry. Since coming to the Island, he has been working in Real Estate sales. Bob and his wife, Janice, live in Hilton Head Plantation. His primary responsibility is to work in liaison with the School, specifically the principal and the school board, as a representative of the Council and the Church. Charlie Parker has been a member since September 2005. He served a 24-year tour of duty in the United States Air Force. Among his principal activities was management of a multi-force aircraft maintenance organization. Charlie and his wife, Ann, live in Port Royal Plantation. He is responsible for Facilities Maintenance working in close relationship with the Pastor and the maintenance staff. Jean Schneiderwind has been a member since October of 2006. Before coming to this area, she worked at various hospitals serving as Director of Patient Accounts, which included personnel management, budgeting, admissions and collections. Since arriving here, she has acted as Business Manager and Accountant for a custom home builder from which she has recently retired. She lives on Hilton Head Island. She is responsible for Administrative matters for the council and also input of Finance Council data to the website. Note: The Long Range Planning Committee and the Building Committee, mentioned a few times in the above profiles, were formed recently and deserve some explanation. The role of the Long Range Planning Committee is to conduct planning and feasibility studies of long-range projects and development of a Five Year Plan for the parish. The Building Committee was formed to oversee and guide the planning of the construction projects scheduled to take place in the near future. Both committees were selected from the Pastoral Council, the Finance Council and the School Board by the pastor. The primary function of the Pastoral Council is to set priorities for the action plans. The Finance Council is to ensure effective management of parish assets. |