Vestry

Kaipo McCartney

Mrs. Kaipo McCartney grew up in the Episcopal church, beginning as a member of St. Elizabeth’s in Honolulu, Hawaii. She attended the University of California at San Diego and earned a degree in mechanical engineering through an ROTC scholarship. Following her commissioning as an officer in the US Air Force, Kaipo was assigned to Colorado Springs, CO, where she met her husband, Keith, another Air Force officer. After several assignments in locations such as Montana, Texas, Virginia, Hawaii, and New Mexico the McCartneys chose to return to Virginia to retire, where they now attend St. Michael’s. Kaipo works part time for The Aerospace Corporation and Keith is an assistant coach for the Washington-Liberty High School varsity boys’ lacrosse team.

The McCartneys have two boys, Kenji and Connor. All enjoy traveling, eating well, and being active (so they can continue to eat well).

Jim Dinan

Jim is a native Arlingtonian and a recovering (retired) attorney. Jim, Monica and their 3 children started attending St Michaels a little over two decades ago, and find it to be a loving and caring environment. The Dinan’s have participated in Shrine Mont weekends and summer camps, and are often the way too competitive table at Trivia nights. The kids served as acolytes and the youngest was a member of the vocal and bell choirs. Monica has and does serve the congregation in numerous ways. Now that Jim is retired from the Department of Justice, he thought it was appropriate to augment the time he spends working on his children’s home improvement projects and playing with his 4 grandchildren with an offer to serve the community that has played such a large role in the lives of his family.

Todd Trapp

Todd joined St. Michael’s in 2021 during the pandemic, after relocating back to Arlington by way of Reston. Since his childhood in South Carolina, he has been a member of the Episcopal church while living in five US states—serving as an acolyte, participating in youth group/retreats, coordinating children’s chapel, serving on vestry & committees, and working on Honduras missions. Todd has found that these spiritual experiences wonderfully come back to life and strengthen when worshipping, studying, and serving with St Michael’s parishioners. Todd is currently a member of the Outreach Committee and Buildings & Grounds Committee at St. Michael's.

Todd is married to Rose, and they enjoy visiting their three adult sons and forever renovating their old/new home on 22nd Road. Todd is a part-time consultant to his former employer, Raytheon, where he was an electrical design engineer, program manager, and business leader—spanning 33 years. He enjoys fellowship with friends, daily meditation, exercising, and volunteering to maintain trails and shelters in the area.

Vicki Barnett

Vicki joined St. Michael’s in 2005 and is grateful for the warm and engaged community she found here. She has been involved over the years in the Nursing Home Ministry, Vestry, St. Michael’s Fund Board, and our ongoing relationship with Lomax A.M.E. ZION. She is retired from the Holocaust Museum but continues to write and speak on interreligious and historical topics, and enjoys having more time for her children, grandchildren, friendship and music.

Beth Cavey

Beth Cavey has been a member of the Episcopal Church since the early 2000s. Prior to joining St. Michael’s she was an active member of St. John’s in Arlington.

Beth grew up in Clearwater, Florida and graduated from Florida State University with degrees in Secondary Education and English Literature. She has worked for a defense services contractor, Art Gallery, energy public affair firm, and the federal government. She joined the Department of Energy in 1993 as a political appointee and served in the Secretary’s office, the International Programs Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and the White House Climate Change Task Force. In 2000 she took a job with Cantor Fitzgerald in New York City working to create a carbon trading business.

Since 2001 Beth has spent most of her time in charitable endeavors. She volunteered at the Smithsonian National Zoo, Carlin Hall Preschool, Campbell Elementary School, and Kenmore Middle School PTAs, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Vacation Bible Schools. At St. Michael’s she assisted Rev. Franklin to facilitate a Daring Way Women’s group and facilitated a Sacred Ground Circle. She also serves on the committee exploring ways to partner with AME-Zion Lomax church.

After inheriting an Education for Ministry group at St. John’s, she moved the group to St. Michael’s two years ago. She actively mentors this group and a group at St. Luke’s in Alexandria. Recently, EfM certified her as an EfM Trainer.

Beth is married to Brian and they have two kids: Tina and Michael, as well as two dogs and a chicken. They bought a farm in Warrenton, VA in 2019 and welcome visitors. The family enjoys travel and sports. Beth is an avid photographer and loves exploring theology in small group settings.

Lisa Meacham

Lisa Meacham has been a longtime member of St. Michael's with a hiatus in the 1990s during a two-year relocation to California. She is also a Program Director at the National Science Foundation, a Federal agency that supports basic scientific research. She enjoys working on programs that offer funding for student internships in the geosciences and that support access to science education for students who are from underserved and disadvantaged communities. Lisa was drawn to St. Michael's by the welcoming congregation and by the beautiful trees and green space that surround the church. She is honored to serve on the Vestry and hopes to support efforts to enhance existing programs, engage with new communities and maintain and improve the landscape and buildings of the church.

Bob Moore

Bob is a lifelong member of the St. Michael’s community. A native Arlingtonian, he attended Sunday School and worshipped here with his family and even attended kindergarten in the Parish Hall – before the classroom addition was built! -- as a young child. Both of his children also attended St. Michael’s and participated in various youth groups sponsored by the church. Bob has served on the audit committee and contributed numerous hours to Rebuilding Together and various ad hoc projects at the church over the years. Now in retirement from a career in transportation engineering / planning, he enjoys watching the Washington Nationals, Duke basketball, and trying to lower his handicap on the golf course.

Dan Ruff

The Ruffs have been attending St. Michael’s since 2011 and felt at home in this warm and welcoming community from the start. While he always felt like he belonged, Dan finally made it official and became an Episcopalian by being received in 2019.

Dan has served on the Stewardship Committee for the past 5 years and has been the chair for the last 3. He has coordinated the annual blood drives at St. Michael’s for the last 5 years and is thrilled to report that the St. Michael’s drives have collected 217 units of blood since 2018, making the difference between life and death for numerous individuals. Dan has also served on the mowing ministry for the past few summers, helping to keep the lawn looking its best. Previously, Dan served on the Mission and Outreach Committee, the Buildings and Grounds Committee, and was a Rebuilding Together house captain.

In his time in these various roles, it has been driven home time and time again that every single success is due to the wonderful and generous community here at St. Michael’s. He is convinced that as long as we continue to choose to make it so, this little church will have a significant impact in the greater community.

Dan is married to Karen, the Minister for Children and Families, and they have both enjoyed watching their children Isabel and Adam grow up within the St. Michael’s community. They are amazed and more than a little proud to see the adults their children have become.

Dan and the family love to travel, and love the outdoors. Dan was able to scratch that itch for 6 years as an Assistant Scout Master in Adam’s troop, and now he and Karen are once again enjoying traveling to new places together as a couple. Dan works as a trademark paralegal, helping companies and individuals obtain and maintain their trademarks. In his free time, he’s always got some project around the house he’s working on, or something he is tinkering with in the basement.

Mary Thorne

Mary grew up in Washington, DC and belonged to several Episcopal churches in the area before discovering the gem that is St. Michaels about 8 years ago. She and her husband Jim were attracted to St. Michael’s by the warm inclusivity of the congregation. She has worked on the annual audit twice, served on the Finance Committee for three years, volunteered at ASPAN (now PathForward) and AFAC, and participated in the Sacred Ground program.

Mary is a Washington, DC tour guide, spending long hours showing busloads of 8^th graders Our Nation’s Capital. When she is not tour guiding she enjoys walking, running, tennis, yoga, and cheering on the Washington Nationals.