DAC Members

Chair - Nicholas Rank

Nick was appointed as DAC Chair in January 2023. Prior to retirement, Nick was a director of Buttress Architects in Manchester where he led the practice’s church and cathedral work. He was also architect to Lincoln, Carlisle and Southwell cathedrals. He has extensive experience of the faculty system and supporting parishes in the upkeep and development of their church buildings. He has been a member of Chester DAC since 2016 and for many years a member of Manchester DAC. He is also a member of Chester Cathedral Fabric Advisory Committee. He was for ten years a member of the Council for the Care of Churches (now known as the Church Buildings Council) and for a further ten years a member of the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England, both bodies of the Archbishops’ Council.

Nick lives in Stockport and worships at Manchester Cathedral where he is a lay member of Chapter.

Clergy members

Ven Dr Michael Gilbertson, Archdeacon of Chester (ex-officio DAC member)
Vacant, Archdeacon of Macclesfield (ex-officio DAC member)
Revd Leslie Currie, Interim Assistant Archdeacon of Macclesfield for Chadkirk, Cheadle, Macclesfield, Mottram and Stockport Deaneries
Revd Jane Proudfoot, Interim Assistant Archdeacon of Macclesfield for Bowdon, Congleton, Knutsford and Nantwich Deaneries
Revd Michael Ridley, Vicar of Stockton Heath St Thomas
Revd Jane Turner, Rector of Thurstaston St Bartholomew
Revd David Russell, Vicar of Woodford Christ Church
Revd Dr Ric Whaite, Rector of Chester St Mary Without-the-Walls (Handbridge)
Revd Antony Dutton, Vicar of Great Sutton St John
Revd Rachael Griffiths, Vicar of Weston All Saints

Architect members

Tony Barton of Donald Insall Associates 
Graham Holland of Graham Holland Associates
Mark Pearce of Kepczyk Pearce Sanderson
Edward Kepczyk of Buttress
Jennifer Chambers of  Chambers Conservation

Specialist members

Alexandra Fairclough 
Bill Smith 

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