Clergy, Musicians, and Vestry
Churches form leaders and reliable followers everyday. It's one way we contribute to building the kingdom in the world.
We call the ordained leadership responsible for worship and the building the priest-in-charge, who is also the “vicar,” running the church vicariously on behalf of the Bishop. The term comes from a word meaning “guide” or “governor,” or “ruler.” He facilitates worship, builds a vision, and teaches the faith.
The presidents, called “Wardens,” implement the vision, oversee the physical plant, and ensure the financial health of the church. It's not meant to imply church is like jail.
The board of directors, called the “Vestry,” is an elected body who serves as the board of directors. They implement the vision of the parish, with God's help.
The Rev. Dr. Gawain de Leeuw, OA
Vicar and Priest-in-Charge
Fr. Gawain (Gá wɪn di Lé u) arrived at Holy Trinity in September 2021 after serving 22 years in parishes in White Plains, NY. He was raised in Rochester, NY and was graduated from Oberlin College with a degree in Philosophy. He received his M.Div. from the University of Chicago and D. Min. from Seabury, an Episcopal seminary.
His academic interests include mimetic theory, institutional economics, and American Religious History. His book The Body of Christ in a Market Economy was published in 2019. He was ordained in 1996.
As a religious in the Order of the Ascension, his mission is to help build healthy and responsive communities through a commitment to hospitality and healing.
He is also a trained chef and sommelier. He cheers for the Bills and Tottenham. Introduce yourself and join him for a cup of coffee.
Rt Rev. Dr. Lynn Elizabeth Walker, SSB, FRSA
Associate
Mother Lynn lives in the neighborhood with her wife and three cats, and first attended Holy Trinity Church in 2023. She is a member of the Society of Saint Basil, and she teaches philosophy at a local college. She is retired from the Army Medical Department. Lynn has many years’ experience working with nonprofit agencies in New York City providing housing and support services for LGBTQIA+ youths and for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Her academic interests include ecclesial history, military history, medieval literature, and late Victorian crime literature. She is the author of Forward! Thoughts of a Trans Woman on the Christian Journey (Wipf and Stock 2024).
Lynn serves in the Orthodox-Catholic Church of America as Ecumenical Officer and as Bishop. She has served parishes in New Jersey, Western New York, and New York City.
Jason Gaboury
Associate
Jason Gaboury has served campus ministry in New York City for the last 25 years. He currently serves as Director of Alumni Relations with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. A lifelong Episcopalian, Jason has served on the Congregational Development Commission for the Diocese of New York and vestry of All Angels’ Church.
Jason is a member of the Anglican Order of Preachers, a religious community committed to prayer, community, study, and preaching. He is also an author, who’s first book; Wait With Me; Meeting God in Loneliness, came out in 2020.
Jason is a popular speaker, retreat leader, and leadership consultant. He and his wife and two college age daughters live in Washington Heights.
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Annette A. Aguilar
Percussionist
Annette A. Aguilar is a multi-percussionist and bandleader who specializes in Latin percussion, as well as a recording artist, educator, and producer.
Born in San Francisco to Nicaraguan parents, she started playing drums in sixth grade.
By age sixteen, she was performing with notable artists from the Santana band, Pete and Sheila Escovedo (Sheila E.), and sitting in with Latin Jazz great Cal T. Jader. She studied classical music at San Francisco State University and earned master's degrees in music and music education from the Manhattan School of Music and Lehman College, respectively.
In 1992, Annette A. Aguilar formed her Latin Jazz, Brazilian, and Salsa group, Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans, which became a popular part of New York City's East Village and Lower East Side music scenes. She was selected three times as a Latin Jazz Ambassador by the U.S. State Department, the Kennedy Center, and Jazz at Lincoln Center, touring countries in Africa to share music knowledge.
Aguilar runs her own label, Eagle Seek Salmon Records, and has produced four recordings: Special Friends, No Cheap Dates, The Day Waits for Nobody, and In The North: A Tribute to Northern Manhattan, the latter featuring mentorship from Afro-Cuban Jazz specialist Michele Rosewomen. She is also a recent recipient of Chamber Music America’s Performance Plus program, and Artistic project funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Aguilar has dedicated twenty years to nurturing young musicians in the South Bronx and Washington Heights and has taught at various institutions, including Jazz at Lincoln Center and Lehman College. A seasoned performer, she has shared the stage with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Darlene Love, Tito Puente, and The Grateful Dead.
In 2020, she joined Bronx Banda, directed by Arturo O’Farrill (multi-Grammy winner), recorded an album, and collaborated with the NY Philharmonic. Aguilar has also contributed to several Grammy Award-winning Broadway shows, including Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights.
Grace Han
Organist
At the age of 12, California born pianist Grace Han, made her orchestral debut at Colburn’s Zipper Hall performing the Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor with the Torrance Symphony Orchestra. Among her awards are top prizes with the Korea Times Piano Competition, Southern California Bach Competition, Music Teacher’s Association of California Piano Solo and Concerto Competition, and recently, the Rondo Young Artist Piano Competition in New York City.
She has held solo performances in various venues in New York such as Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, National Sawdust, and Rockwood Music Hall. Grace has been soloist, among many others, with the Torrance Symphony, New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, and Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra under Philippe Entremont. Most recently, she performed Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Symphony Space with the New Amsterdam Orchestra.
She is equally active as a chamber musician and has coached and performed with Daniel Avshalomov, Alan Kay, and David Krakauer, as well as participated in chamber music programs such as Lincoln Center Stage and YMF Chamber Music Series.
She currently tours with the genre-bending trio Take3 and female-driven pop vocal trio, Divas3, and has previously toured North America with the chamber music theater group, Core Ensemble.
For the past 6 years, Ms. Han has been a music theater pianist for Manhattan School of Music and has performed in Into The Woods, Legally Blonde, Matilda, Fiddler on the Roof, among others, as well as playing on Broadway’s Book of Mormon and Jagged Little Pill.
Working with the Bridge Arts Ensemble for the past 7 years, Ms. Han has taught workshops and masterclasses as a teaching artist in over 50 public schools in Upstate New York and has held her own private studio across both California, New Jersey, and New York.
Ms. Han holds a Bachelors and Master of Music Degree in the Classical Piano Performance Program with scholarships from the Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music. She has studied previously with Solomon Mikowsky, Louise Lepley, and additional studies and masterclasses with Sergei Babayan and John Perry.
Cecilia Malm
Warden
Cecilia Malm is Director of Institutional Partnerships at Union Theological Seminary. She holds an Advanced Certificate in Ascetical Theology from General Theological Seminary and is a graduate of the University of the South's Education for Ministry (EfM) program. She has been a member of Holy Trinity Church Inwood since 2014.
Christianne Greiert
Vestry
Christianne has been a neighbor of HTC since 2014 – a former “occasional” parishioner who has become more active in the community within the last few years. She is an actor, theatre producer, and teaching artist, and serves as the Producing Artistic Director of Clutch Productions.
Junito Rodríguez
Vestry
Junito Rodríguez has been a devoted member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Inwood (HTC) since 2013, actively contributing to the parish through music ministry, special events, and community outreach. As a classically trained sopranist, he currently serves as the parish’s cantor — chanting The Psalm, leading hymns, and presenting sacred solos during worship services as well as major feast days and special occasions. A U.S. Navy veteran, Junito served with distinction and continues to embody the values of honour, courage, and commitment in both faith and profession. As a seasoned Director of Human Resources, he champions diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in the workplace. Feeling called to vestry service, Junito is dedicated to fostering inclusivity, strengthening parish connections, and helping guide HTC into its next chapter.
Ben Williams
Vestry
Ben is Executive Assistant to the Porfolio Manager of a private equity hedge fund. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, he has served in various Episcopal church leadership roles for over 20 years. He is a graduate of The University of the South’s Education for Ministry (EfM) program and also served as EfM Mentor at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida. Ben is a trained Discernment Facilitator with Listening Hearts Ministries. Before joining HTC in 2022, he served as Verger on staff at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue. An avid reader, knitter, and dog lover, Ben has been an Inwood resident for five years. His vision for HTC is building a more prayerful community of friendship through hospitality. He believes that community involvement and exposure to HTC’s unique, loving family places us in the right position for growth.
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