John Crow
I have attended St. David’s since I moved home to Texas in 2014 after living in San Francisco for seventeen years. I grew up outside of Houston in a Southern Baptist home, yet it was attending worship services at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco where I found a new spiritual home. I was confirmed in the Episcopal church at Grace Cathedral on Pentecost 2006.
I served on the cathedral’s Congregation Council - the cathedral equivalent of a parish vestry - and was a member of the Cathedral Board of Trustees during my service as Council President. I participated in the Hospitality and Lector ministries as well as served on the Stewardship committee.
I usually attend the 11:15 a.m. service, either in person or online, and have been a member of the Finance Committee since 2020.
I felt called to Vestry service as a means of further connecting with our St David’s community as we share the Gospel with a rapidly changing Austin. With the dynamic growth of our city and redevelopment of our own downtown neighborhoods, as a spiritual community, we face many challenges yet also have many opportunities to engage in new ways.
A bit about me professionally, I work at Charles Schwab as a Program Director/Staffing Leader in the Project Management office. Prior to this role, I held various human resources leadership positions in Healthcare, Tech, and Consumer Products. My undergraduate degree is in Liberal Arts from UT Austin, and I received an MBA from UT Dallas.
In the past, I have served on several non-profit boards, most notably, an organization that provided mental health services to unhoused and low-income individuals. I am currently serving a three-year term on the Long Center Board of Trustees.
I met my husband, Marcus, forty years ago when we were students at The University of Texas. Fr Bob Gribble officiated our wedding in April, 2016. We live in NW Austin with our two cat-children.