wardens and vestry members


  • Brian Craig - SR. Warden

    Fr. Darwin Price and I had a long conversation about faith and many other things, around 2000, and that was my introduction to St. Luke's. Since then, it has been my spiritual home and family. As many know, this was particularly important during a time of illness and the support I received from my St. Luke's family was immensely important. Previously, I have served on the Vestry and served as treasurer for about 4 years. I was also part of the Strategic Planning committee with Tina and several others. I've also served as a greeter and as a Eucharistic minister. 

    I look forward to working with Fr. Ben and our Vestry to continue the wonderful momentum enjoyed now by the Parish.

    Please contact Brian at bccraig@gmail.com

  • David Melgard - Jr Warden

    I was baptized and confirmed in the Episcopal Church, as part of my childhood in Vermont and suburban Pittsburgh, PA. I first attended St. Luke's with my wift-to-ge, Georgiana, in the last 1980s. St. Luke's has been an important part of my family's life since that time. Georgiana and I were married at St. Luke's in 1991, our youngest son was baptized here in 2001 and our two daughters each married at St. Luke's wihtin the last two years. I was priviledged to serve the Parish and Vestry as Treasurer for around five years, as the myriad preparations, financial and pracical, for the creation of Hoie Hall were ongoing. Professionally, my career spanned 34 years as a corporate and banking lawyer in New York City. Now retired and living full-time in East Hampton Village, I am eager to contribute again to the life of our Parish through Vestry service. 

  • john w. hadden, II - treasurer

    I moved my affiliation from St. John’s Episcopal Church of Cold Spring Harbor, where our family were members for over a century, to St. Luke’s in 2012, soon after we chose East Hampton as our family’s weekend and summer refuge from NYC.  St. Luke’s has provided wonderful fellowship and great spiritual support, particularly around the passing of my parents, where Father Denis co-officiated at their respective memorial services.  I served on St. Luke’s Stewardship Committee between 2014 and 2017, and on the Finance and Investment Committee since 2018. Professionally, my first career was as an investment banker and venture investor at JP Morgan and for the last 23+ years, as a biotech entrepreneur, primarily in immuno-oncology. My wife, Amie and I have three children: Johnny, Cole, and Paige. 

    Contact John at treasurer@stlukeseasthampton.org

  • caroline dean

    St. Luke’s has been my parish home since 2015. I am honored and humbled to be nominated. Father Denis’ sermons drew me to our church and the community has kept me here, making St. Luke’s my home away from home. Since joining, I have supported our young adult initiatives, volunteered each year at the fair, and have loved serving as a greeter getting to see everyone’s faces each Sunday at 8:00 am! I have fond childhood memories visiting my grandparents and attending services at this very church where my late grandfather, Howard Dean, served two terms as Senior Warden and was an active member for almost fifty years. Professionally, I serve as a Major Gifts Officer at New York Cares. I split my time between East Hampton and NYC where I live with my two schnauzers, Jackson and Granby.

    Contact Caroline at caroline.l.dean@gmail.com

  • Eileen o'Reilly

    Our family came to St. Luke’s more than twenty years ago; my daughters grew up with our Sunday School, taking first communion, serving as acolytes, getting confirmed and ultimately assisting with Nursery and Pre-K/K Sunday School classes. We volunteered at our summer Fairs, running children’s games and snacks for many years. I have taught Sunday School for more than fifteen years, assisted with outreach and other programs, and have served on the board and as Treasurer for a local community not-for-profit for nine years. Professionally, I have worked in Finance for more years than I care to admit, starting off with an investment advisory, moving on to marketing and investment banking, finally guid- ing finances for public benefit corporations and not-for-profit organizations. I would like to help our church con- tinue to grow and thrive as a warm, caring, and vibrant home for our families and community.

  • lucy kazickas

    My husband and I have been full-time residents of Amagansett since 1989 (having summered here before then). When our four children were young they attended St. Luke’s Sunday school, my son Peter was an acolyte, and I helped run the Sunday school during that time. Now that I have retired, I have more time to give to St. Luke’s. I think there is a need now more than ever for young families to view St Luke’s as a community of comfort, guidance and support. I would like to help with an outreach program focused on that.

    Contact Lucy at lucykazickas@gmail.com

  • Dan Mongan

    Dan Mongan is a partner in the New York office of the law firm Leech Tishman, specializing in corporate transactions with a concentration in emerging technology companies. He is co-author of All You Can Pay (Hachette 2015) describing the growing impact of big data and artificial intelligence on the consumer economy. Dan holds degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware and law from the University of Pennsylvania.

     

    With his wife Anna and daughters Lily and Natalie, Dan lives year-round in Amagansett. He is a past EMS volunteer with the Amagansett Fire Department and currently serves as treasurer of the Amagansett Free Library, where he has been a trustee since 2014. Dan has attended services at St. Luke’s since 2017, at various time serving as a lector, usher, extraordinary minister, volunteer and vestry member.

  • roy parker

    I initially attended St. Luke’s in the mid-1940s, was confirmed in St. Luke’s, and was married in the chapel of St. Luke’s. My wife Gail & I have both been very active members of St. Luke’s Church. We have three children and eight grandchildren. We are full time residents of the Village of East Hampton and have been so for over fifty years. I have a very close attachment to the religious nature of the church. Additionally, I have been a member of the Vestry, a search committee, choir, Altar Guild, a Lay Eucharistic Minister, participated in the annual Fair , acted as an usher, was very involved in outreach (usually under the thumb of my lovely wife), and helped the fund raising for the church rebuild. I look forward to once again being a member of the Vestry and hope to make myself available to all members of the congregation and those who have yet to join but enjoy attending our lovely St. Luke’s.

    Contact Roy at rparker3@optonline.net

  • Hersey Egginton

    I am a cradle Episcopalian, baptized and confirmed at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, and I cherish the presence of Christ and the Holy Spirit in my life. As a young person I began to ap- preciate the rituals of the Anglican tradition and the fact that our faith recognizes that we are all God’s people, regardless of income, faith, gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation. Quincy and I and our two daughters have attended St. Luke’s as our schedules permitted during the 45 years we’ve had a home in Wainscott. We brought up our children in Westchester and attended the Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Chappaqua. Now that we live full time in our Wain- scott home, I welcome the opportunity to join the St. Luke’s vestry. I anticipate using the Church’s lay leadership platform to contribute to the community’s involvement in St. Luke’s Christian outreach work.

  • Martha Murray

    I have been a member of St. Luke's for 75 years. St. Luke's has been my second home - my spiritual home - for all those years. I have served on three Vestries, taught Sunday school and sung in the choir. I have been a member of the Altar Guild and have served as a Eucharistic Minister for a number of years. This participation has been enormously enriching and spiritually moving as I feel closer to God when I am preparing the Altar or serving at the Altar. My two children attended the Sunday School and served as acolytes. My daughter was married in St. Luke's; my mother's funeral service was at St. Luke's and my husband (Henry) and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary in the chapel. St. Luke's is an amazing place with amazing grace and a gift for giving to its congregation and the community.