Two new members were elected to the Board of Directors of the Global Episcopal Mission Network at its Annual Meeting held May 1 during Missio, the annual world mission conference that the network convened with the Diocese of Honduras, meeting in San Pedro Sula.
The Rev. Jaime Briceño serves as Rector of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Berwyn, Illinois, where he
integrates Liberation Theology into parish life and champions interreligious dialogue. His ministry extends beyond the pulpit through a church-operated daycare center that supports low-income families, embodying a commitment to social justice and community empowerment. With a deep interest in technology, social justice and racial equity, he brings a multifaceted perspective to the GEMN Board, enriching its mission with both pastoral insight and a keen understanding of contemporary societal dynamics.
From 2016 to 2020 Jaime was recruiter and digital missioner at Bexley Seabury Seminary in Chicago, where he developed online open houses and virtual reality tours to reach a more diverse group of students. A native of Costa Rica, he is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese. His global mission involvement began with international border issues in the Roman Catholic Diocese of New Mexico. He holds the B.A. degree from Conception Seminary College and the research M.A. degree in systematic theology from Catholic Theological Union. He taught ethics at La Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología in Costa Rica. This is Jaime’s second stint on the GEMN Board, having served previously, 2017-23.
Mr. Troy Elder served on the staff of three diocesan bishops in southern California over a decade (2014–2025). His roles included serving as Bishop’s Legate for Global Partnership (2014-2018) and Executive Director of Interfaith Refugee and
Immigration Service (2022-2025) in the Diocese of Los Angeles, and Migration Missioner in the Diocese of San Diego (2021-2022). In these roles and in similar volunteer capacities, he initiated, promoted and sustained partnerships with Episcopalians and Anglicans in Latin America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Mexico); Africa (Guinea and Kenya); and Asia (Pakistan and Taiwan).
A public-interest refugee and human rights lawyer by training, Troy speaks Spanish, French, and Haitian Creole. Now on the staff of Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice), he directs its detention program in Miami. He spent a decade as a law professor, where his subjects included immigration law, poverty law, health law, international human rights, and ethics at U.S. and foreign law schools. He is a 1995 graduate of Yale Law School and holds a master’s degree in religious ethics from Yale Divinity School. Troy is married to the Rev. Canon Dr. Lorenzo Lebrija, of Virginia Theological Seminary, his partner of 23 years. They live in Little Havana, Miami.