Staff
To contact a member of the staff, click on the photo.
Grant Barnes
StewardGinger Bitikofer
Associate for Membership & Congregational LifeGinger joined the Trinity staff in 2005. She graduated from the College of William and Mary in Virginia and previously worked for The May Company in human resources and customer service. She’s been a member of the Cathedral since the mid-1980s and has sung in the choir, served on the Vestry and led various small groups.
Contact Ginger to get connected with small groups and other ministries, learn about becoming a member, or plan a baptism, wedding or funeral.
Melvina Blair
Hospitality CoordinatorBrett Boardwine
Communications ManagerEmily Butler
Program Manager, Music and Art at Trinity CathedralCarolyn Hoff
Organ Scholar and Music LibrarianDan Hout-Reilly
ControllerSam Hubish
Livestream ProducerSam has been a member of Trinity since 2000. He is a 1979 graduate of Cooper School of Art where he studied painting and printmaking. Upon leaving Cooper he taught Printmaking at Interlochen Center for the Arts Summer Arts Camp. He is a cabinet maker trained in set and exhibit design. Sam is the owner of the website development company aSimpleMachine.com.,Ltd. aSimpleMachine.com provides Trinity with web development, maintenance, audio recording, photography, and other technical needs. When not building websites Sam hones his art as a certified barbecue judge for the Kansas City Barbecue Society. He also enjoys foraging for mushrooms, looking at the stars, and Geocaching with his son.
Doreen Hughes
Executive Assistant to the DeanDoreen Hughes joined the Trinity staff in 2013. As an OSBA-certified paralegal, she worked in the legal department at Management Recruiters International, Inc. for 15 years. After her position with MRI moved to Philadelphia she did not know where she would be employed next but always said, “Wherever God puts me, that’s where I will be."
Terence Hunter
StewardAretha McCreary
Hospitality CoordinatorBrandon McCreary
Audio TechnicianMorgan Mecaskey
Music Director for the Abundant Table ServiceTrinity welcomes Morgan Miller Mecaskey as Music Director for the Abundant Table service at Trinity Cathedral. Morgan is a faithful and accomplished performer, recording artist, composer, and educator. Morgan serves as Artistic Director for Roots of American Music, a Cleveland-based non-profit whose mission is integrating music and education in Northeast Ohio to create vibrant communities through art and vibrant art through community (www.rootsofamericanmusic.org). Morgan has served leading, writing, and directing music at numerous faith congregations in the area ranging from City Church (Cleveland Heights), Church of the Saviour (Cleveland Heights), Community Church of Chesterland, Valley Lutheran Church (Chagrin Falls), and All Saints Episcopal Church (Parma). Morgan is a gifted arts educator, providing private musical instruction to students in the greater Cleveland area for over fifteen years. To learn more about Morgan, visit www.morganmecaskey.com or stream Mecaskey’s music wherever you get your music.
Shiloh Roby
Director of MusicJon Silvis
Operations ManagerEric Travis
Director of Children's and Youth MinistriesEric is an enthusiastic, faithful, and deeply experienced youth and children’s minister who has served multiple dioceses and congregations. As a congregational youth and young adult minister, he has served churches in Springfield, MO, the Chicago suburb of Lake Forest, IL, and most recently Greenville, SC. His diocesan work includes serving as the Canon for Youth Ministry in the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York, and twelve years as the Missioner for Youth and Young Audits in the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan.
Eric has a passion for youth and children’s ministry and an extensive toolbox for carrying out this work. He has played every role you can imagine, from teaching Sunday school for 3-5th graders to training youth ministry volunteers from across the 72-church diocese of Michigan. He has worked for the full inclusion of LGBTQ+ youth in local, diocesan, and national gatherings, he has created innovative youth confirmation programs and he is a leader in developing the nationwide Safe Church Guidelines that empower us to care for all who are involved in this life-giving ministry.
JoEllen West
Organ Scholar and Music LibrarianCheryl Williams
Director of Development and Community ProgrammingCheryl brings decades of experience in stewardship, philanthropy, community engagement and service to her work at Trinity Cathedral.
After serving in a variety of administrative capacities for the Diocese of Ohio, in 2000 Cheryl was appointed Campaign Manager for the Diocese’s $10 million Legacy Campaign to support the building and creation of Trinity Commons - the consolidated campus housing both Trinity Cathedral and the Diocesan headquarters/office building.
She served as Director of Stewardship and Development for the Diocese of Ohio, launching and managing the Office of Stewardship and Development and supporting resources and training to strengthen stewardship in local congregations. In her work as Director of the Episcopal Community Services Foundation, she facilitated philanthropic support and provided oversight for the grants management process, ensuring the disbursement of grants to organizations providing essential services to people in need across northern Ohio.Her professional experience includes roles as Development Manager for One-Community, Coordinator of Corporate and Foundation Relations and Director of Corporate Partnerships at Akron Children’s Hospital.After serving as Director of Philanthropy and Stewardship for the National Office of the United Church of Christ, Cheryl was appointed to the position of Chief Strategy Officer, providing administrative oversight on behalf of the CEO/General Minister, facilitating strategic planning with oversight for philanthropy, communications/marketing. and the UCC’s Center for Analytics, Research and Development. Cheryl received her BSM from Indiana Wesleyan University, and a MPA degree from the University of Akron, and is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE).
Cheryl has a deep love for the church and – in everything -- believes strongly in valuing the gifts of the present, while holding space for the adjacent possible. She is passionate about resourcing the work of the church towards engaging God’s beloved community. In her free time, she loves spoiling her grandchildren, getting lost in a good book, nature walks, yoga, music, and jigsaw puzzles.