David Gordon is a lifelong member of St. Philip’s Church in the Highlands and has served the parish in a variety of leadership roles over the years, including as a Warden and member of the Vestry. Today, he remains closely connected to the life of the parish and is the unofficial “warden” of St. Philip’s Churchyard, where his care for the grounds reflects his deep affection for the church and its history.

David is a retired educator who spent twenty-five years at The Malcolm Gordon School, including seventeen years as Headmaster. He has been active in the Elementary School Heads Association, serving several terms on its Executive Committee, and has spent more than forty years on the board of the Constitution Island Association.

His commitment to the Garrison community extends beyond St. Philip’s. In the early 1990s, David joined a group of Garrison Union Free School parents who worked to improve the Philipse Common, ultimately helping create the playing field below the Nursery School playground.

For David, St. Philip’s is deeply woven into the life of the community—a place of faith, history, service, and connection.

Will Felder is a lifelong Episcopalian and a member of St. Philip’s Church in the Highlands, where he has served as a Warden. He and his family have made their home in Garrison for many years, becoming an active part of the St. Philip’s community.

Will’s professional life has combined finance, law, and military service. He is a Director in the Leveraged Finance Origination Group at Credit Suisse, where he works with corporations on debt financing. Before entering finance, he served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army and continues to serve in the Army Reserves. He holds a BS from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, as well as an MBA and JD from Emory University.

Faith and service have been constants throughout Will’s life. In addition to serving at St. Philip’s, he has been involved in Episcopal communities in a variety of roles, including as an acolyte, lector, usher, Sunday School teacher, and Vestry member. He is also the founder and director of Tarjoman Relief, a nonprofit organization focused on helping Afghan interpreters evacuate and immigrate to the United States, and he mentors veterans as they transition from active military service to civilian life.

Will is a life member of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the National Eagle Scout Association.

Jamie Copeland has served St. Philip’s in a number of leadership roles, including as Clerk of the Vestry and, most recently, Co-Chair of the Restoration Committee. In that role, he helped oversee major improvements to the church, including upgrades to the Sanctuary, the installation of the new organ, and the restoration of the bell tower. Jamie continues to ring the tower bells on Sunday mornings—a tradition that calls the community to worship and, as he puts it, reminds us that Christ calls us to worship even in dark times.

A longtime member of the Garrison community, Jamie is a member and past President of the Garrison Volunteer Fire Department. He is also the founder and President of Hudson Design, Architecture & Construction Management DPC.

Throughout his professional and volunteer life, Jamie has been drawn to projects that build community and create opportunities for others. He particularly enjoys mentoring young people as they discover and develop their God-given gifts.

Charlie Dupree has been part of the Garrison community since 2001. He and his wife raised their three children here, and all three attended Garrison Union Free School. Charlie has been an active member of St. Philip’s, serving as Treasurer from 2012 through 2018 and continuing to contribute to the parish’s life and leadership.

Charlie is Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan. He studied American History and Literature at Harvard University, where he was confirmed in the Episcopal Church, and earned an MBA from the University of Virginia. Before beginning his career in finance, Charlie served as a Line Officer in the U.S. Navy aboard a destroyer and cruiser, including during the first Gulf War.

For Charlie, St. Philip’s is part of the community he and his family have called home for more than two decades.

Kim Massey found a spiritual home at St. Philip’s after moving to Cold Spring during the pandemic. Raised in the Methodist tradition, she was drawn to the Episcopal faith and the warm, welcoming community she found here. Kim is active in parish life and serves on the Stewardship and Communications Committees.

Professionally, Kim is co-founder of The Rise Group, a consulting firm focused on organizational culture. She holds an MBA specializing in leadership and is a certified StrengthsFinder coach. She is passionate about helping people discover purpose, connection, and meaning in their work.

Outside of work and church, Kim’s favorite role is being Auntie to her beloved nephews and niece.

Marilyn Palefsky has been part of the St. Philip’s community for more than three decades. A lifelong Episcopalian, she grew up at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Peekskill before settling in Garrison, where she and her husband, Jay, raised their two children and built their family business.

Over the years, Marilyn has been deeply involved in the life of St. Philip’s, singing in the choir, serving on the Altar Guild, helping with Christmas pageants, and spending ten years on the Vestry, including as both Junior and Senior Warden. She has also served the wider Philipstown community through the Garrison Art Center, the Garrison Union Free School Board, and the Philipstown Garden Club.

Marilyn holds degrees in psychology and education and spent more than two decades as an educator before moving into school administration and staff development. She and Jay later opened Morphicism, their art studio and shop in Beacon.

Charles Linsmeier first walked through the doors of St. Philip’s Church in the Highlands in 2021 and quickly found a home in its Episcopal liturgy, music, and community. He chaired the Outreach Committee from 2023 to 2025, helping encourage parishioners’ engagement with communities in need throughout the lower Hudson Valley.

Professionally, Chuck has worked for more than two decades at Macmillan Learning, an educational publisher and digital learning company. He holds a BA in economics and English from the University of New Mexico and an MA in political science from the City University of New York.

Chuck is grateful for the faith, dedication, and joy he has found at St. Philip’s and especially values the ways the parish seeks to live out God’s love through worship and service.

Charity Shumway and her husband, Greg, moved to Garrison full-time in 2020 with their three sons and quickly found a warm and welcoming spiritual home at St. Philip’s. She sings in the choir and serves on the Worship & Music Committee. Outside the parish, Charity serves on the board of the Desmond-Fish Public Library.

Charity is the author of two novels, Bountiful and Ten Girls to Watch, and has worked in media and corporate giving, including at Glamour magazine and the Goldman Sachs Foundation. She holds a BA in English from Harvard College and an MFA in creative writing from Oregon State University. A lifelong lover of gardens, she also holds a Certificate in Horticulture from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Charity especially values the ways St. Philip’s brings together faith, music, creativity, and community.