SPRING 2016

News from Team Telemachus

I want to pass on important news regarding our Telemachus team. First is to let you know Lisa Michalski, who has so wonderfully served as our COO since August, will be winding down her role by the end of May. I have been blessed to have Lisa as a partner bringing extraordinary capability, experience, wisdom and deep faith. She organized and executed what many said was our best annual gathering last October, and subsequently conducted a “listening tour” during which she interviewed 25 Telemachi and senior mentors around the country about their Telemachus experiences, perceptions and expectations. Lisa’s report on her findings has been invaluable to me and the Board in honing our mission, vision and strategy (which will be conveyed to you in the near future). We are grateful knowing that Lisa and her husband Paul will continue as active members of the Telemachus community. Please join me in thanking Lisa for her many contributions.

I am excited to report that Virginia Sterling will be joining me to assume Lisa’s responsibilities once she winds down her current role with Hearst Corporation at the end of June. Virginia has been an active participant in Telemachus for four years and credits this experience for positively impacting every area of her life. She brings an infectious passion and energy and her former colleagues praise her as a highly capable manager with exceptional people skills. Virginia, along with five-year old daughter Savannah and (very) significant other Richard Fitzgerald, will be moving to the Greenwich area from NYC this summer.

Please also join me in thanking Mariette Chao for her many contributions serving as our Administrator over the last six months. Mariette finishes her Masters program at NYU in May, at which point she will join Family & Children’s Agency in Norwalk. We look forward to Mariette and her husband Kevin continuing as part of our community. Kevin was our photographer at T5 and produced the beautiful video of our time at Boca Grande (see below).

I am also delighted to report that Heidi Geyer will be expanding her current role managing our finances and reporting to take on more administrative duties, including helping to execute T6 in October. Heidi and her husband Bryce moved last year to the Bay Area where she is working part-time in an accounting firm.

Rick Woolworth

TELEMACHUS ANNUAL GATHERING

We invite you to enjoy this slideshow from T5. Note the song, Oh Love of God was written by T5 musicians Cindy Morgan and Ian Cron and won a Dove Award for Most Inspirational Song in 2015.

RECENT EVENTS

Over the past few months, a number of workshops have been hosted by members of the Telemachus community in their home towns. The workshops are led by Jill and Rick Woolworth and include the Life Vision Workshop, Dating & Marriage Workshop, and Dr. Divorcia for Women.

ORLANDO, FL

• Hosted by Daniel & Elizabeth Moore and Jonathan & Ryanne Shafer
• Dating & Marriage Workshop and Dr. Divorcia for Women

HOUSTON, TX

• Hosted by Doug & Suzi Pitts
• Dating & Marriage Workshop and Dr. Divorcia for Women

INDIANAPOLIS, IN

• Hosted by Dave & Joelle Neff
• Dating & Marriage Workshop and Dr. Divorcia for Women

LANCASTER, PA

• Hosted by Andy & Patti Woolworth
• Dating & Marriage Workshop and Dr. Divorcia for Women

UPCOMING EVENTS

BOSTON, MA (April 23)

• Hosted by David & Alyson Wurtzbacher
• Dating & Marriage Workshop

NEW YORK, NY (May 7)

• Hosted by Brent & Alex Blonkvist
• Dating & Marriage Workshop

LYNCHBURG, VA (June 2)

• Hosted by Jennifer Andrews
• Dr. Divorcia for Women

JACKSONVILLE, FL (November 11)

• Hosted by Rolf & Neely Towe
• Life Vision Workshop and Dr. Divorcia for Women

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

We want to highlight some of the many connections that are happening within our Telemachus community.

• Congratulations to Matt Hultquist and Hannah Bible on their engagement!
• A group gathered in Austin at Christmas for a concert by Jill Phillips & Andy Gullahorn, including Robin & David Veal, Mark & Jennifer Weber, Britt & Julia Harris and Cindy Morgan.
• Bethany Jenkins, a speaker at the June 2016 Gospel Coalition Women’s Conference in Indianapolis, is partnering with Dave Neff and EDGE Mentoring to host a dinner bringing together women with encouraging stories of how God is using them in their vocations.
• The T5 small group of Kristin Flow, Trey Finch, Virginia Sterling, Richard Fitzgerald and Andy & Patti Woolworth reconvened in Nashville in February.
• Hunter Mobley has begun a three-year Enneagram apprenticeship program with Suzanne Stabile.