Parish Leadership
Clergy
The Rev. Dr. Adam Trambley – Rector
FatherAdam@StJohnsSharon.org
Adam grew up in Erie and served Trinity Memorial Church in Warren, PA before coming to St. John’s. He is active in the wider church and community, and currently serves as our Diocesan Secretary, is on the board of the Chamber of Commerce and the library, and has recently written a book on preaching.
The Rev. Erin Herald – Deacon
Erin@StJohnsSharon.org
A native of Hermitage, Erin has served as a deacon in a number of area churches. During the Pandemic, she has started the Kindness Crew, a Facebook outreach to other young families.
Staff
Ron Gracilla – Music Director
Ron@StJohnsSharon.org
Ron says, “I started learning about playing organ in the 6th grade, because my Slovak parish in Warren, OH needed an organist and my mother insisted I “give back to God my gifts”. I spent my years through high school as a church organist. At Boston University in the early 80’s, I joined the Newman House folk group and played and sang there all my college years, while also joining the BU Choral Union and Madrigals while studying Computer Science. Returning to the Shenango Valley, I played at both St. Joseph’s and Notre Dame before landing at my true home-St. John’s Episcopal.” Ron has worked to build our Musical Scholar’s program and currently offers noonday prayer every Monday-Friday on our Facebook page.
Amira McLean – Director of St. John’s Academy
amira@stjohnssharon.org
Ms. McLean will be responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of St. John’s Academy, ensuring the highest standards of academic achievement, student welfare, and school governance. She will play a key role in shaping the educational vision, setting goals, and driving strategic initiatives to achieve the mission of the Academy.
Tony Kropp – Bookkeeper
tony@stjohnssharon.org
Tony joined the parish a number of years ago, and then came on as parish bookkeeper after retiring from the Community Food Warehouse. In addition to his financial work, he has previously worked in churches and started a local art gallery.
Mary Moro – Parish Secretary
mary@stjohnssharon.org
Mary came to St. John’s after a career as an interior designer, including designing church interiors! She put that expertise to work as we selected and installed our new sanctuary carpet, and has been helping keep the office going generally since 2023.
Vestry
The Vestry is the “Board of Directors” for the parish, whose responsibilities are to help define and articulate the mission of the congregation; to support the church’s mission by word and deed, to select the rector, to ensure effective organization and planning, and to manage resources and finances. All matters relating to worship are the responsibility of the rector.
Vestry members serve terms of three years, with three new members being elected at the parish annual meeting.
2025 Vestry
Senior Warden: Tracy Schliep
Junior Warden: Heidi Marshall
Clerk: Cynthia Beckes OConnor
Treasurer: Mark Perfilio
Angie Lindsay
Laura Peretic
Barbara Sudzina
Shane White
Read minutes from past vestry meetings
Annual Meeting
The members of the parish meet once a year to elect members to the vestry, receive reports from the various committees, discuss the budget for the upcoming year, and vote on any business before the parish.