About St. John's
Staff
Cathy Harris, Parish Administrator
Cathy
is a life long member of St. John's.
She has a Wichita State University Bachelor’s Degree in Business
Administration, majoring in finance. While going to college,
she worked part-time as a teller at Central Bank and Trust (known
now as Intrust Bank). After graduating from WSU, Cathy worked
for Koch Industries in Wichita for over 17 years. The majority of
her time at Koch was as a Cash Manager for multiple companies,
overseeing all electronic payments and investments in and out of the
companies. Five years were spent as an Investment Analyst, settling
trades for Koch; and two years were spent as a Corporate Accountant.
Cathy joined St. John’s Staff in October 2002. Starting out as part-time, her position quickly developed into a full time position as Administrative Assistant and then Parish Administrator. Cathy oversees the daily functions of the parish office in addition to being the cash manager, bookkeeper, and buildings manager.
Cathy attends the 8:00 a.m. Rite I Eucharist service at St. John’s and is an acolyte, chalice bearer, and lector. She has completed two years of Education For Ministry classes. Cathy has a love for gardening and animals. Owning two dogs and eight cats, one of her ministries is the daily feeding of homeless cats around the office. Cathy loves St. John’s and very much enjoys working in the office.
cathyharris@stjohnswichita.orgTish Seely, Director of Children's Formation
A native of Wichita, baptized and raised a Roman Catholic, Tish helped with Christian education classes from the 8th grade. She was received into the Episcopal Church in May of 1974. She was director of Children's Education at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Clay Center, Kasas, and the Assistant Director of Children's Education at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Scottsdale, Arizona. Upon returning to Wichita in 1991, Tish began teaching Sunday School at St. John's in 1994 and became the Director of Children's Ministry in 1996. She has coordinated the children's portion and nursery care at the Diocesan Ministry Fair for three years, and has attended numerous national, provincial, and diocesan education workshops.
Tish is blessed with a large family: husband Dan, five children, thirteen grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. She is also blessed with a large extended family in Wichita. She considers children a precious gift from God, and considers it a precious opportunity to work with them.
tishseely@stjohnswichita.orgDean Roush, Director of Music
Dr. Dean Roush has been organist and choir director at St. John's since 1989. He is also faculty at Wichita State University, serving as Professor of Music Theory and Director of the Musicology-Composition area. His compositions have been widely performed; some are anthems and other sacred music, and several have been awarded prizes. His education includes the American Boychoir, Ohio University, Bowling Green State University, and Ohio State University. He is married to Bridget Hille, and is the father of two grown children.
deanroush@stjohnswichita.org