Meet the Leadership

The Rev. Dr. Robyn M. Neville, Ph.D.
Theologian in Residence
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The Rev. Dr. Robyn M. Neville, Ph.D., formerly a professor of church history at General Theological Seminary in New York City, has been a priest since 2003. After earning a BA with honors in religion at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, Robyn studied at Virginia Theological Seminary, where she earned the MDiv with honors in church history, and Harvard Divinity School, where she was awarded the ThM with special research concentrations in medieval Irish Studies, medieval Christian spirituality, and psychoanalytic theory. Her doctoral research work in the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University focused on medieval Irish church history and gender, and she has won several research awards, including a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities to study medieval Jewish-Christian relations at Oxford University in England. Her secondary research interests focus on the pastoral formation of leaders for today’s church, and she has published in the fields of Anglican studies, spirituality studies and theological education.

Since being ordained to the priesthood, Robyn has served as an Assistant Rector, a Pastoral Associate for Christian Formation, and as an Assisting Priest in parishes in Georgia, Massachusetts, and Virginia. She has also worked as a hospice chaplain, school chaplain, and youth minister. Robyn served as the elected President of the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church from 2016-2022, and as a board member since 2012. As the newly-elected Second Vice President of the Historical Society, Robyn works with an editorial board to produce the quarterly academic journal, Anglican and Episcopal History. She has also served as the co-chair of the Women’s Caucus of the Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion, an academic professional society. She has taught church history and medieval spirituality at the graduate level at Emory University, at the Candler School of Theology, at Virginia Theological Seminary, at General Theological Seminary, and at the Sewanee School of Theology. At All Saints, Fort Lauderdale, Robyn serves as the Theologian-in-Residence. She is a “teaching priest” for the congregation and focuses her ministry on creating programs and workshops in the areas of adult Christian formation, congregational development, and pastoral care. Her full-time job is with the Bishop’s Office of our diocese, where she serves as Director and Academic Dean for the Center for Christian Formation and Leadership, the diocesan school of the Episcopal Church in Southeast Florida.

The Rev. Carl Beasley III
Associate Priest
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The Rev. Carl H. Beasley III was born in York, Pennsylvania and spent his early years on his grandparents’ farm there.

He graduated from St. Albans School in Washington, DC, Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA, and Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.  Following four years in the United States Air Force, Fr. Carl served parishes in central Pennsylvania and Maryland. His later ministry was spent as a school chaplain and religion teacher at Carson Long Military Academy in New Bloomfield, PA and the West Nottingham Academy in Colora, MD.

Fr. Carl retired to Ft. Lauderdale in 2015 to be near his son, Adam, who is a sports reporter for the Miami Herald. He spends his leisure time visiting family, traveling and enjoying grandfatherly duties.

The Very Rev. Clark Powers
Associate Priest
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Born in Memphis, TN in 1947, Father Clark received a BA from Memphis State University and then served as a French Linguist in the Army Security Agency in South East Asia during the Vietnam war. Upon his return to the United States he began studies at General Theological Seminary in 1973 and graduated in 1976. While at seminary he studied at the World Council of Churches Institute in Bosse, Switzerland in the summer of 1975. Ordained priest on April 14, 1976 Christ Church, Nashville, Fr. Clark served as the vicar of St. James Church in Dickson County, TN from 1976 – 80.

In 1980 he returned to New York to pursue further studies at General and New York University and served as editor of the Ecumenical Bulletin, a quarterly publication of the Episcopal Church Ecumenical Office, from 1980 – 1982.  During that time he also became the Rector of St. Stephen and St. Martin Church, in Brooklyn, where he served from 1981 – 1987. In 1987 he became the Rector of St. John’s Church in Park Slope, Brooklyn where he served until retirement in June of 2013. During that period he became the Dean of St. John’s Deanery in Central Brooklyn. Fr. Clark studied Internet Website Development and Email News Ministry during a sabbatical at CDSP in 2001 and taught courses in both at the Mercer School of Theology in Long Island. In 2013 he published a book called “Our Story, A History of St. John’s Church in Brooklyn” which is available in hard copy through Amazon.

After retirement he assisted in the Diocese of Long Island as a supply priest as needed and worshiped most other Sundays near his home at Christ Church in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn where he helped out preaching and celebrating as needed. In 2014 he moved to Palm Aire in Pompano Beach, FL. where he now helps at All Saints.

Michael Lee
Parish Administrator
(954) 467-6496, ext. 1102
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Michael has been a member of All Saints and the parish administrator since May, 2010. He was born and raised in Louisville, KY but lived most of his professional life in Washington DC working as a contractor for the federal government. Michael holds a BS in Computer Science from Strayer University in Washington and has spent the last half of his career in the management of small to medium size companies primarily in the IT arena.

“All Saints is my spiritual home and the source of many joys in my life.  I am so lucky to be surrounded by such a loving, caring and giving group of people.”

Lou Strennen
Assistant to the Rector
(954) 467-6496, ext. 1104
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Lou has been a member of All Saints since 2001, serving on Vestry, Altar Guild, Outreach and Flower Guild, as well as being a Verger and Eucharist Minister. She was born in Colorado and raised in New Mexico. She joined the Episcopal Church in 1960 and has served in various ministries throughout the years in the Episcopal Church while living in Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin and Florida. She graduated from American University with a BS in Education and General Studies, and then received a MA from NM State University in Communication Disorders. For several years, she was a clinical audiologist working with those with hearing impairment. Since moving to Florida in 1988, she worked as an audiologist, then was an Admin. Assistant at St. Mark’s Episcopal School before joining the All Saints staff in 2015 as part of the communication team. Currently she is serving as Assistant to the Rector.