And he has been groomed (and given a job) for the last 16 years by Bishop Theuner.
Actually, I think it was more than 16 years, and he was hand-picked by Theuner for some very important and influential posts:
Since 1983 he has been Executive Secretary of the Episcopal Province of New England. Five years later, he was named Canon to the Ordinary for the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire and became a member of the Board of Trustees of the General Theological Seminary in 2001.
Theuner was behind this, and it made me curious about him, but I can't find too much. He is very patient, and very devious, though.