President

Lisa Bortner

Ms. Lisa Bortner

Province VII – Cedar Creek, TX

president@ecwnational.org

 Prior National ECW Board Service

  • Serving as the Province VII ECW Representative to the National ECW Board, 2018-present
  • Currently serving as National ECW Triennial Co-chair of Registration and Credentialing and Communications Chair
  • Served as National ECW Bylaws Chair and Policy and Procedures Chair
  • Member of National ECW Finance Committee
  • Represented the National ECW Board as a workshop presenter on Why We Need Women’s Ministries at the It’s All About Love Festival in Baltimore, Maryland in July 2023
  • Served as Assistant Secretary for the National ECW Board at Triennial in Austin, Texas in 2018

Province VII ECW Board

  • Served as the Province VII ECW Secretary, 2015-2018
  • Served as Province VII ECW Bylaws Chair
  • Served on the Province VII ECW Audit, Finance, and Program Committees
  • Created and maintain the Province VII ECW website
  • Maintain the Province VII ECW Facebook page

Diocese of Texas

  • Served as ECW President, Vice-President, and Austin Convocation Representative
  • Served as a delegate to National ECW Triennial in Anaheim, California 2009 and Salt Lake City, Utah in 2015
  • Served as ECW representative on the Diocesan Executive Board

Calvary Episcopal Church

  • Women of Calvary Coordinator
  • Member of the Calvary Adult Formation Committee
  • Member of the Calvary Mardi Gras Committee
  • Member of the Calvary Lay Pastoral Assistant Team

 St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

  • Served as Women of St. Mark’s President
  • Served as Daughter of the King President
  • Served as a member of the Vestry
  • Served as Church-wide Retreat Coordinator
  • Served on the Block Party Committee

Other

  • Past mentor and graduate of Education for Ministry
  • Have completed the Sacred Ground curriculum
  • Completed Province VII DOK’s two-year course, Daughter’s Going Deeper, in December 2023
  • Have presented workshops on Building Bridges: Privilege and Race, How to Pray Out Loud, and Sharing in Jesus’ Humanity
  • Serve as the Myra McDaniel Union of Black Episcopalian Correspondence Secretary
  • Serve as the Diocese of Texas Daughter’s of the King, Service Project Committee Chair
  • Retired from the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Disability Determination Service office where I served as an Operation Unit Manger.

Education

Louisiana State University, Bachelor of Arts
Louisiana State University, Masters of Social Welfare
Education for Ministry (EFM) graduate