AAC Selects Chief Operating Officer
The American Anglican Council (AAC) is pleased to announce the selection of The Rev. J. Philip Ashey as its Chief Operating Officer and Chaplain (COO).
“The COO position requires unique training and gifts; I believe Phil Ashey has both,” said The Rt. Rev. David C. Anderson, AAC President and CEO. “His addition will strengthen our ability to advocate orthodox Anglicanism in the Americas and global Anglican Communion.”
Before coming to the AAC, Fr. Ashey was the rector of South Riding Church in Northern Virginia. In 2005, Fr. Ashey led his congregation out of The Episcopal Church and into the Anglican Church of Uganda. Fr. Ashey has also served as the rector of parishes in California and Pennsylvania.
Fr. Ashey is in his 22nd year of serving in the ministry. Along with parish rector, his ministry experiences include teaching at Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, Ambridge, PA; leading and participating in mission trips to Uganda and Kenya; and pastor and counsel for the Christian Legal Society.
Phil and his wife of 27 years, Julie, have four children.
Before his ordination, Fr. Ashey was the Deputy District Attorney in Orange County, California. He completed his undergraduate degree at Stanford University, law degree at Loyola Law School, and his Master of Divinity at General Theological Seminary in New York.