Leadership

The Rev. Canon Steven Lee is the Vicar of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City, where he provides senior executive leadership for one of the largest institutions in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. In his role, he is responsible for the oversight and financial management of the Liturgy, Pastoral Care, and Columbarium departments, supervises the Canon for Community Engagement, and pastorally supports the worshiping community.

He also serves as the board chair of the New York Episcopal Federal Credit Union, a federally chartered institution that promotes financial literacy and offers vital financial services to marginalized communities within the Diocese of New York. Steven is also the co-founder of EAST: Episcopal Asian Supper Table, a thriving ministry now in its eighth year, which fosters community among Asian-Americans in the Diocese of New York.

Before entering the priesthood, Steven worked in finance as a derivatives trader for a Swiss Bank and later served as the executive director of a faith-based immigration ministry. He holds a degree in Classics from Yale, where he received the Buchanan Winthrop Prize for Greek Translation, and earned his Master of Divinity from the General Theological Seminary. During his theological training, he completed field placements with incarcerated men at Sing-Sing and Fishkill Correctional Facilities.

He is married to Emma, who works at the Museum of Modern Art, and together they are raising their four children—three boys and one girl.

Laura Fois Bosley began her career at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in 2014 as the Coordinator of the Dean’s Office. She became the Head of Staff in 2021 and was named Executive Director of Cathedral Programming in April 2023. In this role Ms. Bosley supervises the teams leading Production, Marketing & Communications and Venue Sales and works alongside the Exhibition & Collections Manager to manage the Cathedral’s art collection and installations.

Ms. Bosley has more than 25 years of experience in non-profit arts management and programming, having begun her career at Children’s Arts & Science Workshops, a youth services agency in Washington Heights, where she served as the Director of Development and of Tutoring Services. A graduate of Fordham University, she has worked extensively in event production and theatre, both as an actor and producer, and has been the Managing Director of UP Theater Company, a non-profit theater company in upper Manhattan, since 2010. Ms. Bosley is committed to expanding the scope of programming at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and to inviting more people in to experience art in this incredible space.

John Tiebout is the Executive Director, Operations, supporting the Cathedral’s Security, Facilities, IT, ACT, Textile Conservation Laboratory, Human Resources and Organ Maintenance departments.

John has been with the Cathedral since 2014 and has held human resources and operations leadership positions in the for-profit and non-profit sectors, including The New York Times, Common Ground Community, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. His work as a management and leadership consultant covers a range from social service agencies to multinational corporations.

John has a master’s degree from Southern Methodist University in clinical and counseling psychology and is an active volunteer at a Westchester County counseling center.