Our Board of Trustees

List of 19 items.

• Chairperson: Mr. Janis Pamiljans

  Mr. Pamiljans is the parent of a junior high student who has come up through the Lower School at Holy Trinity. He retired in February 2021 as Corporate Vice President and President of Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems sector, a premier aerospace provider of military and civilian space systems, military aircraft, autonomous systems and next-generation solutions. He now is a consultant for number of aerospace corporations serving the executive leadership. Mr. Pamiljans earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Aero/Engineering and Operations from San Jose State University and completed advanced management programs at both Harvard Business School and Duke University Fuqua School of Business. He previously served on the board of the U.S Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation as vice chair. He also served as a member of the California Science Center Foundation Board of Trustees. His interests have been in advancing human space exploration and discovery while devoted to protecting our nations ‘sons and daughters’.

• Vice Chairperson: Mrs. Patricia Dial

  Mrs. Dial is the parent of two Holy Trinity alumni lifers and has served several terms on the Board of Trustees, including as chair for the Finance, Endowment, and Advancement Committees. She was honored as the 2012 Upper School Volunteer of the Year. She is a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Women in Engineering, United Way of Brevard, Daughters of the American Revolution, Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International,  and has recently retired from L3Harris. Mrs. Dial has a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Florida Southern College and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Southern Illinois University.

• Secretary: Mrs. Michelle Shoultz

  Mrs. Shoultz has been a Holy Trinity parent since 2009 and is most proud to be called "mom" by Brock and Grant. Brock attends Berry College in Rome, Georgia and plays for the Men’s Soccer Team.  Grant is currently a senior and will graduate in the fall of 2024. Mrs. Shoultz proudly served along-side her husband Chad as co-chair of the Capital Campaign for the Tiger Athletic Complex completed in 2020. Prior to serving on the board, she also co-chaired An Evening of Elegance in 2017 and 2018. She is the president of Frazier Engineering and is a licensed civil/environmental engineer with a BS from Rutgers University and MS from The Florida Institute of Technology. She serves on the New Life Mission board emeritus and is an active parishioner at Holy Name of Jesus.

• Treasurer: Mr. Cole Oliver

  Mr. Oliver is an attorney and member of the firm of Rossway Swan, specializing in land use and commercial real estate law. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Washington & Lee University, an MBA from Louisiana State University, and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida. While at the University of Florida, Mr. Oliver was a member of the Florida Law Review, holding the position of editor in chief of the Law Review. After law school, Mr. Oliver served as a law clerk to The Honorable John Antoon, II, United States District Court Middle District of Florida.  Mr. Oliver currently serves on the boards of Cypress Bank & Trust, Sidus Space, and as a Governor’s appointee to the Governing Board of the St. Johns River Water Management District.  He has previously served as board president of the Brevard Zoo, as chairman of the Charter Review Committee for Port Canaveral, and twice as a member of the Brevard  County Charter Review Committee. 

• Past Chairperson: Mr. Thomas Flavin

  Mr. Flavin is the parent of two former Holy Trinity students. He is the managing partner of Flavin Nooney & Person, CPAs & Advisors. After serving several terms on the board during the late 1990s through 2008, he returned in 2017. Mr. Flavin is happy to be back on the board.
  

• Mr. Kevin J. Bartczak

  Before his retirement, Mr. Bartczak held several board of director positions for a variety of private local businesses, contributing based upon his experience as a financial executive, CFO, treasurer and CPA.

• Dr. Frank Christopian

  Dr. Christopian currently serves as the vestry representative for Holy Trinity Episcopal Church where he is also a member. He is a Professor of Business at Eastern Florida State College and also serves as an adjunct professor at Florida Institute of Technology, teaching in the graduate school business masters program. He holds a doctorate from Regent University as well as two Master of Science degrees from Loyola University and the George Washington University. His Bachelor of Arts degree is from the University of Memphis. Previously, he served 24 years in the aerospace and defense industry.

• Mrs. Dipty Desai

  Mrs. Desai initially became involved with Holy Trinity in 1996 as the parent of two alumni and has had a passion for the school ever since.  She received her Bachelor of Pharmacy at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. She became a certified teacher and spent her working career in education at Holy Trinity. She previously taught first grade and was tasked to develop and teach the STEAM program at the Lower School. She has also been involved in various projects in the HT community, including twice chairing An Evening of Elegance, Holy Trinity's signature event, developing and running the Lower School's Character Education program, leading Girl Scouts, and starting International Day in the Early Childhood program, to name a few.  Outside of Holy Trinity, Dipty is actively involved in the community, and has served on the boards of Children’s Advocacy Center, Manav Mandir, and Indiafest Board of Advisors. In her free time, she enjoys photography, attending book clubs, gardening, cooking, traveling, hiking, and playing with her dog Zoe.

• Mr. Geoffrey Fraser

  Mr. Fraser is an entrepreneur and owner/partner in several healthcare related companies, including Clear Choice Health Care which manages and oversees nursing and assisted living facilities in two states. Helping seniors, people with disabilities, and our nation's veterans has been his life's mission. Mr. Fraser earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Administration and a Master of Health Administration from the University of North Florida. His greatest passion is being the father of three Lower School students.
  

• Mr. William "Bill" Harris

  Mr. Harris is the parent of a 2009 Holy Trinity lifer/graduate, and has served several terms on the Holy Trinity Board of Trustees. He has been a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Melbourne for 39 years.  Mr. Harris is a past President of the Community Foundation for Brevard and a current trustee of the Roy and Barbara Stevens Foundation.

• Mrs. Dana Kilborne

  Mrs. Kilborne currently serves as the CEO and President of Cypress Bank & Trust and is also the CEO of Cypress Capital Group. She is actively involved in both organizations as a director. This is her second bank startup. With over 30 years in the financial sector, she brings a wealth of experience to her roles.

   

  Mrs. Kilborne serves as a Director at the Federal Reserve Board of Atlanta Bank's Jacksonville Branch and contributes to boards of organizations such as Health First, Inc. and NCMIC. She also continues her involvement with the Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast, where she previously served as board chair.

   

  She has deep ties with Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy as a parent of three graduates and past board chair and is pleased to have rejoined the board in 2023.

• Mrs. Joy Patterson

  Mrs. Patterson holds a B.A. from the University of South Florida, an M.A. from Northwestern University, and an M.S. from The Florida Institute of Technology. Her only child attended Holy Trinity Episcopal School from 1983- 1989. After teaching English at Melbourne Central Catholic High School for 30 years, she retired to teach freshmen at Florida Institute of Technology. In 2022, she retired from Florida Tech where she continues to tutor in the Writing Center. Her hobbies include reading, music, walking, and traveling.  She Is a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.

• Dr. Adrian Peter

  Dr. Peter is a faculty member at the Florida Institute of Technology, where he holds joint appointments in the Department of Mathematics and Systems Engineering and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has over 20 years of scientific computing experience, with professional and academic work in areas such as statistical data analysis, mathematical optimization, and probabilistic modeling. He has previously held several positions in industry with Intel Corporation (technology initiatives program manager), Harris Corporation (research engineer), and Northrop Grumman (chief scientist of the Advanced Analytics Group in the Information Systems sector). Dr. Peter's involvement with Holy Trinity started in 2019. He is the parent of a current Upper School student.  
   

• The Rev. Tom Phillips

  Father Phillips is a dad, fisherman and a road bike racer. Prior to coming to Holy Trinity he was the rector at the Church of the Incarnation in Oviedo, Florida from 2018 to 2023. While there he brought a passion for faithfully preaching and teaching the Bible. Before being ordained as a Priest, Fr. Phillips was one of the founding members of Emmaus Ministries, an inter-denominational Bible school that takes young adults through the content of the entire Bible in 10 months. The ministry began in partnership with Youth With a Mission, the world’s largest missions organization.

• Mrs. Marilyn Kay Scott

  Mrs. Scott is a native Floridian and a graduate of Florida State University and Old Dominion University. Marilyn is recently retired from The Florida Institute of Technology School of Engineering where she was a faculty member in the computer science department. Over the past 12 years, she has served on numerous boards in Brevard County. Her passion statement is that "we should always try our best to support our community." Marilyn is married to former NASA shuttle astronaut Winston Scott and is the mother of two adult children. Her hobbies include, jazzercise, music and tennis. She is a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.

• Mr. Summit Shah

  Mr. Shah is the father of two Holy Trinity students and a returning HTEA trustee. He previously served as vice chairman and secretary of the board. Mr. Shah is the president/principal of Southeast Petro Distributors and also serves as a board member for Crosswind Youth Services, The Children's Hunger Project, United Way of Brevard, and Boy Scouts of America. He chairs the FIT Board of Fellows and is active in Business Voice and the Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Management and Marketing and a minor in Sociology from Tulane University.

• The Very Rev. Dr. Porter C. Taylor

  Reverend Taylor is the Rector of St. David’s by the Sea Episcopal Church (Cocoa Beach) and Dean of the Southeast Deanery for the Diocese of Central Florida. He also sits on the board for the diocese. Ordained since 2013, he received a PhD in Liturgical Theology from the University of Aberdeen in 2023. Before becoming Rector of St. David's, Rev. Taylor served in diocesan executive leadership in California and at two church plants in California and Kansas. 

   

  While he will always have a foot in academia, Porter’s true vocation lies in the local parish where he can help equip God’s people for Kingdom ministry. He is especially energized by leadership development, discipleship, accessible theology, pastoral care, and strategic planning. 

   

  He was appointed Bishop's Representative to the Holy Trinity Board of Trustees in 2022 after serving as the Interim Chaplain of the Upper School for the 2021/2022 academic year. Porter and his wife, Rebecca, have three sons who fill their days with laughter and a hefty dose of laundry. 

• Mrs. Sonja Waterman

  Mrs. Waterman grew up in Melbourne, FL, and attended Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy from grades 4-12. She is extremely grateful for the Christian foundation that she built there. She is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with bachelor degrees in Hospitality and Event Management. She has spent time previously coaching volleyball and working in the Advancement department at Holy Trinity.  

   

  Mrs. Waterman met her husband, Andy, while playing in a competitive beach volleyball tournament in Cocoa Beach. They married in 2015 and have two boys, Jackson and Maverick. Their passions are real estate, playing beach volleyball, surfing, skiing, boating, and traveling as much as possible. 

   

  She is passionate about helping people and being a light wherever needed. Her favorite Bible verse is Philippians 4:13.

• The Rev. Joy Willard-Williford

  Reverend Williford is a retired Episcopal priest actively serving as a “supply priest” in various churches in the Diocese of Central Florida. She is the parent of two “legacy” Holy Trinity alums and grandparent of one alumna (’23) and one current 10^th grader. Her initial involvement in HTEA dates back to 1981, with various roles held over the years including chair of the Board of Trustees, Head Chaplain (2009-2016), and Director of Advancement and Finance. She currently serves on the board of directors for Neuroacanthocytosis Advocacy USA, Inc. and is actively engaged in racial reconciliation work serving on the Becoming Beloved Community Task Force of the diocese. With undergraduate degrees in anthropology and nursing from the University of Florida, she also holds an MPA from UCF and an MDiv from the University of the South-Sewanee. She has considerable experience working in nonprofit management and local government, in particular, advocating for affordable housing and community development in underserved neighborhoods. Her hobbies include genealogy, reading, and watching k-dramas.