Jill McClendon is a lifelong Episcopalian. She and her husband, Phil, participated in the reorganization of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, beginning in 2008, and were active with the establishment of the Episcopal Churches of Parker County and of Wise County, where she currently serves as Bishop’s Warden. She also served as Dean of the Western Deanery and was Delegate to the annual Diocesan Convention several times. Jill recently completed Education for Ministry (EFM) training, as well as EFM mentor training, and hopes to start a new EFM group in the near future.
Professionally, she was a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, having served as a U.S. Diplomat at several Embassies overseas. McClendon’s educational background includes a BA in history/political science and business administration/economics with a minor in psychology, an MA in political science/international relations, and coursework toward an MA in education.