Zachary Fleetwood was instituted as the ninth Dean of the American Cathedral in October, 2003. A native Virginian, he holds degrees from Guilford College, the University of Virginia and the Virginia Theological Seminary. He also studied at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. From 1997-2003, Dean Fleetwood served as rector of St. Peter's Church, Morristown, New Jersey, and from 1990-97 as rector of Grace Church, The Plains, Virginia. Previously, he served on the staff of Christ Church, Georgetown and St. Alban's Parish, both in Washington, D.C.

Dean Fleetwood brings to the Cathedral strong professional interests in congregational and leadership development, pastoral care, teaching, preaching, and liturgy. He loves reading (especially theology, aesthetics, novels, The New Yorker). For pleasure and relaxation, his passions include jazz and classical music, cross-cultural travel, art, architecture, and cooking. As an inveterate "foodie" he describes Paris as the "annex to heaven."

Zachary and Donna Garnett Fleetwood have been married since 1973. Donna is a music educator active in the Orff-Schulwerk movement and directs the summer Orff Institute for teacher education at George Mason University in Virginia. She sings with the Paris Choral Society, and at the Cathedral is active in the Parish Life Committee, Les Arts George V, and the Sunday School. The Fleetwoods’ 26 year old son, Reed Fleetwood, works for a French market research firm and lives in Paris with his wife, Elena Rui.

Jonathan Huyck joined the Cathedral staff in September 2004. He holds degrees from Brown University, the University of Chicago Divinity School and the General Theological Seminary. He was born in New York City and raised in New York and Connecticut. In his "previous life" Jonathan was a comedy writer in Hollywood, and more recently he served as Episcopal Chaplain at New York University and Director of Young Adult and Newcomer Ministry at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan.

Canon Huyck shares in the full range of pastoral and administrative responsibilities. His particular areas of focus include youth and young adult ministry, adult education, and the Cathedral’s mission lunch program.

Jonathan and Annie Huyck were married in 2004. Annie teaches ballet and dance history, and in her active life at the Cathedral, serves as a member of the Welcome Committee, and assists the Dean in coordinating the work of the Friends of the American Cathedral.

Joanne Dauphin is American by birth (White Plains, New York) and French by marriage. An honors graduate of Wellesley College, she holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University. She taught at Mt. Holyoke College and Columbia University in the U.S. and at various French institutions including the École Nationale d'Administration and the Assemblée Nationale. For 30 years she was academic consultant to the Sweet Briar College Junior Year in France program.

As Deacon, she focuses quietly on pastoral work with the sick, the grieving, the isolated, and with French-speaking members of the Cathedral community. She actively represents the Convocation and the Cathedral in a variety of ecumenical activities in Paris and France.

Canon for Music at the American Cathedral, "Ned" Tipton began his musical studies at the age of four in his native Asheville, North Carolina. His first public recital as pianist was at the age of six. He soon showed a more than passing interest in the violin, the organ, the trumpet, the oboe, and the flute.

His first post as church organist was at the age of 14, in Asheville, as a student of Marilyn Keiser. Recipient of a Rotary International Scholarship during the school year 1979-1980, he continued his piano studies at Paris' École Normale de Musique as a pupil of Jules Gentil. His degrees in Piano Performance (with Sedmara Rutstein) and Choral Directing (with Daniel Moe, 1981) are from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio, where he was an organ student of Garth Peacock.  

He has served Episcopal congregations in Huron, Ohio (Christ Church), Dalton, Georgia (St. Mark's), and Atlanta, Georgia (The Church of Our Saviour).  He returned to Paris in 1989, having been offered the position as Cathedral Organist and Choirmaster.

In addition to his responsibilities at the Cathedral, he performs as a pianist, organist, and conductor in the U.S. and Europe. He has been Music Director and Conductor of the Paris Choral Society, since its founding, in 1994.  His studies of the organ works of Maurice Duruflé were with the widow of the composer, Marie-Madeleine Duruflé.

A native of Maysville, Kentucky, Zach was valedictorian of his high school class and graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2004 Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education Degree. In July 2008 he received dual masters degrees from the University of Kentucky: the Master of Music in Choral Conducting and the Master of Music in Music Education. In addition, he has completed advanced studies in the Orff-Schulwerk, a developmental approach to music education for children associated with the composer Carl Orff.

From 2004-2006, Zach was a teacher and Director Choral Activities at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester, KY. Since 2001 he has also served as part-time Assistant Organist and Choirmaster at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Lexington, KY.

As full-time Cathedral Assistant Musician, Zach has responsibility for the continuing growth of Trinitas and Cantori, the Cathedral’s two choirs for children and youth. In addition, he is the principal musician for the Cathedral’s Sunday evening liturgy, Sundays at Six, and assists Canon Tipton in all aspects of the Cathedral’s music program.

Margaret Harrison
Parish Coordinator

Margaret Harrison, parish coordinator of the Cathedral, first became a member of the Cathedral in 1982. In the course of a peripatetic life, she and her husband Nathaniel, a journalist for Agence France-Presse, have lived in Massachusetts, Cairo (Egypt), Nicosia (Cyprus), and Washington, DC. Paris, to which they have returned three times for periods of five years, feels like home. A native of northern California, Margaret holds a B.A. from Wellesley College and an M.A. from Tufts University. She has taught high school English in New England and in Paris, and has worked as an administrator for the American Research Center in Cairo and for the Music Department of Washington National Cathedral.

At the Cathedral, Margaret schedules events, communicates information about them, prepares the service bulletins, maintains the database, and helps with arrangements for people using Cathedral space. In her spare time, she loves reading fiction, listening to music, and singing in the Cathedral choir. She serves on the board of Les Arts George V. She and Nat have two adult children, David and Mary, both living in the United States. Nat participates in the life of the Cathedral as co-chair of the Mission and Outreach Committee and as a Sunday school teacher.

Charlotte Danelian joined the Cathedral staff in March 2006. A native of Southport in the United Kingdom, she was raised in Great Britain and Fiji. She completed business studies at Napier Polytechnic (now Napier University) in Edinburgh, Scotland and worked as an administrative assistant for the Edinburgh Airport Authority for several years.

In addition to serving as administrative assistant to the Dean, she fulfills a variety of other administrative roles including the coordination of Cathedral weddings.

Before coming to the Cathedral she worked as an accountant in accounting firms and law firms in Paris. In her spare time, Karyn serves as Treasurer of several non-profit organizations in the greater Paris area.

Liz is a graduate of Parsons the New School for Design New York/Paris. She received the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Visual Communications and has made her home in Paris, working as a freelance illustrator and designer for clients such as Le Ministère de la Fonction Public, Prisma Presse, Le Syndicat National de l’Edition and UNESCO.

As part-time Director of Communications, Liz reports directly to the Dean, and is responsible for all cathedral publications including The Messenger, the Cathedral’s quarterly newsletter and Trinité, the Cathedral’s twice-yearly magazine. She works in close collaboration with the Cathedral staff and with a corps of excellent volunteer editors.