Meet Our Team!
Lead Pastor
I am currently trying to learn how to handstand walk. I'm a long way off -- still trying to learn to cartwheel. I love when my age is a prime number, because they are indivisible. I won't have another one until I turn 53 in a couple years. If I'm forced to do karaoke, my go-to songs are "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas or "Here I Go Again on My Own" by Whitesnake.
Pastor
I hate haunted houses and will never go in one, but I love watching videos of other people going through them. I have strong feelings about filling-to-bread ratios, which is why I never eat pasties and abhor Subway. The only ice cream worth eating is a butterscotch-dipped cone.
Business Operations Director
I am a master at Disney & Friends trivia. I had my scuba license and once swam with a shark. I love all things musical theater and used to perform when I was younger.
Olive Branch Daycare Director
I love a good gadget and will likely have something to loan a friend if they need something for a specific task. I have a knowledge of plants and can even draw landscaping plans for homes and businesses. I have a love/hate relationship with the fact that I am officially a soccer mom.
Olive Branch Daycare Assistant Director
Maria Thornton
I'm named after a character from West Side Story. My first year of teaching, I was called Miss Elsa from Frozen because my hair looked very similar to hers. I convinced the kids I had magical powers. Most people can hear when I'm coming because I stomp when I walk -- this is because I went to military boot camp multiple times as a teen. We name all our pets after fruits as a joke because our daughter's name is a type of fruit.
Family Ministry Director
I have no willpower when it comes to pets and my family has had six different kinds. I absolutely LOVE my minivan and think it is the coolest vehicle. I love to garden and cook to relax.
Family Ministry Director
I love doing puzzles, but puzzles with people is even better. I have four children. I love audiobooks and listened to about sixty last year!
Care Coordinator
I am a military veteran and an author. I speak fluent Golden Girl. My favorite ways to relax are diamond dotting, reading, and glamping!
Communications Coordinator
I can be convinced to do almost anything if coffee is involved. I was a drum major in my high school's marching band and will still stop whatever I'm doing to watch a marching band show. I am a speech-language pathologist and work in a pediatric rehabilitation clinic.
Building Maintenance Coordinator
My dog Teddy and I are a therapy team. We visit schools, colleges, nursing homes, and many other locations. I like to design and make greeting cards and enjoy doing other crafts like cooking, sewing, crocheting, and scrapbooking.
Weddings and Special Events Coordinator
I never share cheesecake. My guilty pleasure is Murder, She Wrote reruns. I am an uncle, realtor, and worship leader. I strive to be the person that my dogs think I am.
Financial Adminstrator
I only consume ice cream that has chocolate in it. I am a published scientist. I am an excellent connector. Instead of playing six degrees of Kevin Bacon, try playing four degrees of Geri Gaskell! I once broke both of my arms at the same time... feel free to ask me how humbling that was.