LEADERSHIP
Our Clergy Team
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The Rev Canon Alissa Newton
The Rev. Canon Alissa Newton serves as chair of the All Saints Advisory Board, and is Canon to the Ordinary for the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Alissa has a passion for congregations and congregational development, and believes that Christian community is deeply important to the world. She previously served as Vicar of St. Columba’s Episcopal Church in Kent, WA and Canon for Congregational Development in the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia. In her work as Canon, Alissa responds to the needs of the 176 churches across the Diocese of New York and serves as chief advisor to the bishop. As part of the All Saints Clergy Team, she provides support and guidance to the clergy, lay leaders, and parishioners of All Saints and a connection between All Saints and the Bishop’s Office. Alissa loves to read, write, hike, eat, and spend time with her husband Andrew and their two teenage daughters, as well as their dog Wanda.
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The Rev. Jennie Talley
The Rev. Jennie Talley serves as a member of the clergy team at All Saints Church. She is a priest with a deep commitment to parish life, preaching, pastoral care, and journeying with faith communities as they seek to discern God’s dream for them.
Prior to joining the clergy team at All Saints, Jennie served in New Rochelle during a significant season of transition, helping to guide three congregations into one newly consolidated parish. She often describes her vocation as that of a midwife—walking patiently alongside communities in times of change, listening carefully, and trusting the work God is bringing to birth.
Her preaching is grounded in Scripture and shaped by a pastoral sensibility that connects the Gospel to everyday life, with particular attention to themes of belovedness, compassion, courage, and hope. She is deeply invested in encouraging and supporting the ministries of all the baptized, trusting that both the church and its members are most fully alive when each person is empowered to live into God’s call as part of the Body of Christ.
Jennie values worship that is reverent, Spirit-filled, and honest—making space for beauty, silence, and truth-telling—and she has a deep love for the sacramental moments that mark the life of faith.
Jennie lives in New York City with her spouse, Inga, where they have made their home for the past 26 years. Their household includes their two entertaining cats and their sweet dog, Shiloh Rose. In their free time, Jennie and Inga enjoy long walks along the East River, most often with Shiloh Rose leading the way.
Jennie is grateful for the welcome she has received at All Saints and for the opportunity to share in worship, prayer, service, and the life of this dear community.
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JAMES HOPKINS
Organist and Choir Director
Jim Hopkins has served in many Episcopal and Anglican churches as an Organist and Choir Director. He was Director of Music at Grace Church in Newark, NJ until late 2017. Since leaving Grace, he has filled in at several prominent churches in the city, including a period as Interim Organist at the Church of St. Agnes near Grand Central, and served as Interim Director of the Washington Heights Choir School at Holyrood Church during the last academic year. He also directed the Diocese of New Jersey Choir Camp in Cape May this summer. In addition, he has held posts at St. James’ Anglican Catholic Church in Cleveland, and at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Akron, Ohio. He has performed as an organ soloist and a continuo player in early music ensembles throughout the country. He holds degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music and Westminster Choir College.
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VIVIANA GAUTHIER
Parish Administrator
Brooklyn native Viviana Gauthier, a graduate of Berkeley College, joined All Saints in March 1999. As parish administrator, she provides administrative support to Father Dreisbach, manages the church office, and puts together the Sunday service sheets. Viviana enjoys meeting people, and she’s the person you’ll speak to first when you call the church office; if you leave a message, it’s she who will make sure it gets the proper response.
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CALVIN GARRETT
Verger
Calvin Garrett came to us as verger* in 1984 after working in the archives department at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine (NYC). Today, Calvin serves a variety of roles in the parish beyond the practical and ceremonial functions of verger. He is our technical guru operating the software and hardware to provide a hybrid streaming on-line service. He is a devoted lay leader officiating Thursday evening prayer, and a founder of our anti-racism committee. In his free time Calvin enjoys cycling and writing. He is the author of The Christmas List: Dreams Really do Come True. He is married with two children and commutes from Maplewood, New Jersey.
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*Vergers in earlier times dug graves and did anything necessary to assist ministers. Clad in black, they used a staff called a verge when necessary to fend off animals or any person who might interfere with orderly processions. Today they assist the clergy with ceremonial and functional aspects of the sanctuary space and services.
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LUIS CORNIER
Sexton
Luis Cornier has been All Saints’ sexton for more than 20 years, when his predecessor and mentor William Lopez retired. A native of Puerto Rico, Luis had come to New York 15 years prior to that and had been working in a factory in the Bronx. Now, he loves his job at All Saints, he says, because “I love the people and my church.” He keeps fit by running and is a devoted baseball fan who goes to all the Yankees’ games he can. His favorite basketball team is the Knicks. Luis has two daughters, two sons, and seven grandchildren.
VESTRY
Wardens
David Bassiouni, Warden, Buildings & Grounds, Music
Dianne Roberts, Warden, Altar Guild
Vestry Members
Philip Corradini, Buildings & Grounds, Music
Raphael Nwani, Interim Treasurer, Finance, Stewardship
Paul Sabbatini, Finance, Special Events
Robin Rule, Community Meal, Altar Guild, Buildings & Grounds
Lindsay Lingaya, Stewardship
Florence Arwade, Finance, Music, Buildings & Grounds (informally)
Ann Creo
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Non-Vestry Members
Greg Kachejian, Special Events
James Stephens, Community Meal, Stewardship, Altar Guild
Maria Guzman, Stewardship