Staff & Board

Dick graduated from The University of Rochester in Rochester New York. He worked for IBM in Rochester, Arista Information Systems and Xerox Corp. He then joined the Oliver Wight Companies where he was an Educator/Consultant. He has been an independent Educator/Consultant since 1992. He is the author of the book,’ Orchestrating Success’. Dick has been a sought-after speaker and consultant on Sales and Operations Planning. He has recently been lecturing in Europe and South America.

Dick is a former Senior Warden and Treasurer of Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Haw River. He was chairman of the Outreach Committee at Saint Andrew’s for many years. He is also on the board of the Allied Churches of Alamance County. He resides in Mebane NC with his Wife, Natalie.

Nanci Atkeson grew up in Pennsylvania. After graduating from East Carolina University, she taught in Wake County Public Schools for 30 years, retiring in 2005. Atkeson is active in St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Raleigh, singing in the choir and participating in numerous committees, including Adult Missions, Needlepoint, Prayer Shawl, Lay Eucharistic Ministry, ECW, and Bible study. She also sings in the North Carolina Master Chorale.

Atkeson serves as secretary on the EFwM board of directors and is on the ministry’s Finance Committee.

Vicar, The Episcopal Church of the Advocate
Chapel Hill, NC

Marlene Weigert serves as the Canon to the Ordinary for Administration for the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. In this role, Canon Weigert has responsibility for management of all business, financial and administrative affairs of the Diocese.

Canon Weigert has served at the Diocese of North Carolina since 2005, and including that time she has served the Episcopal Church as a lay professional for 33 years. She began her ministry in 1977, and served for 16 years as the Financial Administrator for the Diocese of New Hampshire. From 1993 to 2005, she was the Parish Administrator for the Episcopal Church of St. John the Divine in Houston, Texas.

Canon Weigert resides in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband Bruce; they have four children and four grandchildren.

Canon Weigert serves on EFwM’s fundraising committee.