Meet Our Vestry

Douglas Raymond
Rector's Warden
Executive Committee Member

Doug grew up attending Redeemer and returned to the Parish in the late 1990s along with his wife, Lisa, and their three children, Peter (age 23), Alex(20) and Louisa (17). After returning to Redeemer, Doug served one term on the Vestry, and in 2009 co-chaired the Rector Search Committee. Doug is a senior corporate partner at the law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath in Philadelphia, where his practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, securities matters and corporate governance, and where for the last ten years he chaired the Firm's Corporate and Securities Group. Doug received his B.A. in Classics from Harvard College and his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a trustee of the Children's Aid society of Pennsylvania and currently serves on the board of the Atwater Kent Museum.

David Senior
Accounting Warden
Executive Committee Member

Ulf Cahn Von Seelen
Secretary of the Vestry
Executive Committee Member

Ulf and his wife Kristin joined The Redeemer in 2008, together with their daughters, Helena (9), Susanna (7), and Celia (4), who was baptized at The Redeemer by the Rev. Judy Sullivan. They live in Bryn Mawr, just a short walk from church. The girls attend Church School, and Susanna also sings in the Cherub Choir. Ulf works as a high-frequency trader at Susquehanna International Group in Bala Cynwyd. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. in computer science, also from Penn. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany, where he grew up. Before working in finance, he was Chief Scientist at Iridian Technologies, a biometrics start-up in New Jersey. Raised as a Lutheran, Ulf especially appreciates the rich musical traditions that connect the German and Anglican churches. He has been an active member of the Redeemer Dads' Group and recently became their liaison to the Redeemer's mission work at St. Gabriel's Church in North Philadelphia. His additional interests include robotics and astronomy.

Michael Maggio

Michael and his wife Margrit joined Church of Redeemer in 2000, after worshipping for eleven years at St. Marks in Philadelphia. They found it to be the right environment for Christian education for their twin boys, Mario & Michael both of whom are lectors and been active choir members for the past seven years. Michael has been active in the Redeemer Dads Group, serves as a Eucharistic Visitor, is trained as a Pastoral Care Giver and is a member of the Missions Outreach Committee. His personal outreach has kept a four generation family Christmas tradition of working with the homeless at St. John’s Hospice in Philadelphia. He is a Vice Chairman of The Police Athletic League of Philadelphia, serving as a member of the Executive, Finance and Silent Auction Committees. Michael is a graduate of The Episcopal Academy and holds a BS in Food Marketing from St. Joseph’s University. He works at PTM Sport, a full service embroidery, screen-print and promotional marketing firm in Drexel Hill.

Eric Rabe

Eric and his wife Luisa have been members of the Redeemer since the early 1980s, and both have served on the Vestry in the past. An alumnus of Penn State and the University of Pennsylvania, Eric retired after 20 years with Verizon where he served as senior vice president of corporate communications at the firm's headquarters in New York City. Currently, Eric works with students at Penn's Fels Institute of Government and consults in communications and issues management. He is active in the Diocese of Pennsylvania as a member of the Finance and Property Committee and chair of the Philadelphia Cathedral Development Task Force. Eric serves on the Redeemer Growth and Development Committee.

Devika Singh

Born and raised in Mumbai India till age 11. I moved to the United States for my fathers work. We lived in Manhattan where my mother and I attended Holy Trinity on the upper east side. Met Kevin in upstate New York where we attended college at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Continued on to Graduate and Medical School at Albany Medical College. Spent one year in Cooperstown, New York (Baseball Hall of Fame) as a medical intern to be followed by a residency at the University of Pennsylvania in Anesthesia during which we had our son Cyril now 8. Moved to Baltimore and completed a fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins and also welcomed Ananda now 5. While in Baltimore we attended the Redeemer. After completing my training I worked at Johns Hopkins for approximately 2 years while Kevin completed his fellowship. We made it back to the area when we both were fortunate to find academic positions within the University Of Pennsylvania. Soon after we made it back to this area our Children were baptized at the Redeemer. Both Cyril and Ananda are active members of the choir program at the Redeemer. This year I have taken a part in the Growth and Development Committee. Kevin and I have found a second family here at the Redeemer and hope to help the church grow and flourish.

Blair Stambaugh

Blair joined the Redeemer in 1980, having transferred from the Church of the Redeemer in Baltimore where she was on the vestry. Her sons, Dan and Tom, were confirmed at the Redeemer and attended Sunday School and Youth group here. Blair graduated from Wheaton College (Mass.) with a major in Classics. She did further graduate work at Smith College while she was teaching at Williams College in Massachusetts. Before retiring in 2006, Blair was Head of the Baldwin school for 26 years. She currently serves on the boards of Westhill , Wyndcroft and Moses Brown School (RI). At Redeemer, she is a Eucharistic Minister, a member of the Altar Guild and co-chair of the Cultivation and Recognition Committee of the Capital Campaign.

Catherine (Kitten) Susanin

Catherine (Kitten) Susanin is a native of Wilkes-Barre, PA and has been married to Andre (Andy) for 45 years and they have lived in Wynnewood for 42 years. Their son John is married to Amy and they have two sons Jack 7 and Charlie 5. Daughter Betsy is married to Mark Stein and they have daughter Hannah 2 and son Leo 2 months. Kitten joined Redeemer 30 plus years ago and her involvement has included: altar guild, IHN, Heart Fund, Parish Life Council, Food for Friends, Christmas Baskets and  Worship Committee.

 
Bill Susskind

Bill grew up just around the corner from The Redeemer, which he attended with his parents, Bill and Lois. He is a graduate of Episcopal Academy and The University of Richmond Robins School of Business. He is the president of Valley Forge Textiles, responsible for sales, marketing, and design of yarns and fabrics for the upholstery, apparel, automotive and industrial industries. He, his wife Leslie, and daughters Paige (15) and Rebecca (11) live in Strafford. Paige and Rebecca were baptized at The Redeemer and are active in the Church School, Choir, and Acolyte Programs while Leslie is active in the Redeemer Choir. Bill has been a Church School teacher, for both the J2A and YAR programs, and gone on the J2A pilgrimage to Arizona the New Orleans Work Trip, and the first Dominican Republic Mission trip. He also has been active coaching both girls’ soccer and lacrosse teams.

 
Danielle Trucksess

Danielle Davis Trucksess has attended the Church of the Redeemer since childhood. She and her husband, Christopher, were married at the Redeemer in 2006 and reside in Rosemont, PA. Danielle joined the Junior Choir as a youth and then sang in the Adult Choir during high school under the direction of Michael Stairs. Danielle was also a member of Redeemer Youth Group (RYG) for several years and was Mary in the Redeemer Christmas Pageant her senior year. More recently, Danielle has been active in many areas of the church, including serving on the Adult Education and Stewardship Committees, as well as a youth group leader from 2002-2005. She currently sings alto in the Redeemer Choir. Danielle’s parents, Rita and Richard Davis, are active members of the church. Danielle is a graduate of the Agnes Irwin School. She has a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in Clinical Developmental Psychology from Bryn Mawr College. Currently she works as a psychologist with college students at West Chester University’s Department of Counseling and Psychological Services.

Jacques Vauclain

Jacques grew up attending Redeemer and returned to the Parish in 2001. He and his wife, Stephanie, were married at the Redeemer in 1996. They reside in Rosemont with their three children, Will (age 11), Caroline (9) and Grace (4). Jacques is a member of the Dad’s group and serves as a reader and a lay chalice bearer. He co-chaired the Capital Campaign Steering committee that helped raise the funds for the recent restoration and renovation of the Church. 
Jacques recently began work in Financial Planning and Analysis at The Vanguard Group after 10 years at Campbell Soup Company. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Davidson College and his MBA from Villanova University. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Church Farm School, and he is on the Audit Committee for Sigma Phi Epsilon National Fraternity. He is an avid Philadelphia sports fan.

Martha Wintner

More than thirty years have passed since Rector Tim Pickering bicycled to the Wintner home on the Haverford campus to welcome the family as new members of the Church of Redeemer.Teaching positions at Haverford College first brought husband Claude and Martha to this area in 1969, but she grew up in nearby Swarthmore and attended Trinity Church there through Sunday School, confirmation, and also Diocesan Youth Camp as a teenager. The Wintner’s involvement at The Redeemer initially focused on their children, Ed and Tom, who participated in choir, Sunday School, and were confirmed here. She soon joined the then-very-new Adult Choir, from which she only recently retired, and has also served as a lector for many years, and Claude and she have enjoyed working for “Attic Treasures” at the Christmas Bazaar. Most recently, she has been a member and co-chair (with Kathy Hutchinson) of the Pastoral Care Committee, whose mission continues to engage her full participation.

Diocesan Representatives
elected at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, February 12, 2012

For 1-year term Diocesan Convention delegate:

Warren Ayres		Brook McCann

alternates:  John Pickering and Melanie Le Boeuf

For 1-year term Merion Deanery delegate:

John Gregg