Meet the Vestry

The vestry is an elected group of parish members who oversee the church and its operations. This group of parish members ensure that the church obeys the denomination’s church doctrine. Contact them at parish@stjohnstampa.org.

Norman F.J. Allen III, Colonel, US Army, Retired

Norm is a lifelong Episcopalian, and as an Army Brat, was raised in churches across the country and overseas. He was routinely involved in the church as an acolyte or Sacristan while a student at the University of the South, Sewanee, TN. After law school at the University of Georgia, he practiced law in Athens,…

Robert Alter (2026)

Robert O. “Bob” Alter, born and raised Episcopalian, found a home at St. John’s Episcopal Church when returned to Tampa in 2013. He was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, where his family were active members of Episcopal Church of The Transfiguration. He was baptized, confirmed, and served as an Acolyte at the Church, and…

Roddy Belfatti (2025)

Roddy is a 4th generation Episcopalian and a West Palm Beach native. She was baptized at Holy Trinity Church in West Palm and when her family moved to Knoxville, TN in middle school, she became very involved at the Church of the Ascension. She spent six years in the choir and led many Happening retreats…

Cary Brown (2026)

I am honored to have been elected to the Vestry of St John’s. I was baptized, confirmed, and raised in a rural Virginia Episcopal parish. I’ve recently retired from a 37-year career in military and government service. This included active-duty Air Force assignments and deployments around the country and throughout the world, and lengthy duty…

Lynn Fluharty (2027)

Lynn is a lifelong Episcopalian. She and her husband Stephen were married at St. John’s in 1976 by the Rev. Hoyt B. Massey. Their two sons, Thomas and Matthew, were baptized and confirmed at St. John’s and attended St. John’s Parish Day School. Thomas was a member of the Men and Boys’ Choir, and Matthew…

Bear Galavis (2027)

Bear first attended St. John’s in 2010 with his now wife, Virginia, and subsequently was married and baptized all three of their children, Barron (9), Frances (7) and Evie (1), at St. John’s. Since 2021, Bear has had the privilege of leading the Father’s Ministry along with spearheading the Father-Child camping trip. From 2018-2020, Bear…

Jeff Hunt (2026)

Born and raised in Tampa, Jeff is a lifelong Episcopalian and was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. Jeff joined St. Johns in 1987 shortly before his late father, Richard Hunt, and stepmom, Mary Beth Hunt, were married at St. John’s by Father Peterson in April of 1988. After attending college at Georgia…

Lisa Leal (2026)

Born in Pensacola, Lisa is a native Floridian; she spent most of her early years in the Panhandle. In the early 1980s her family moved to the Jacksonville area where she graduated from high school. She attended Florida State University earning Bachelor of Science degrees in both Marketing and Multinational Business Operations. After several years…

Chris C. McAdams (2027)

Christina Connelly (Chris) McAdams is a lifelong Episcopalian. When she came to Florida from North Carolina, her first church was St. Catherine’s in Temple Terrace, where she taught Sunday school and where her husband, John, served on the vestry and as the Senior Warden.  When the family moved to Hyde Park in 1990, they joined…