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Jeff Ryan -
Pastor
Jeff Ryan was called to College Park
Presbyterian Church in December of
2005 after serving as youth director
at his previous church. He graduated
in 1991
from the University of The Arts in
Philadelphia with a Bachelor of Fine
Arts before attending RTS (Reformed
Theological Seminary) where he received
his Masters of Divinity in 2004.
Before hearing the call to ministry
Jeff worked in professional sports
in promotions, marketing and advertising
with RDV Sports, parent company of
the
Orlando Magic. He is still involved
with the Orlando Magic in a sports
ministry capacity.
He is a big sports fan who enjoys
watching, playing and participating
in all sports, especially with his
wife Kristi and daughter Selah. |
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C. Blair
Bryant - Music Director
C. Blair Bryant has been the Director
of Choral Music at Lake Howell High
School in Seminole County since moving
here from Denver in the summer of
2002. Prior to moving here, Blair
was the Choral Director at Aurora
Hills Middle School in Aurora, Co.,
a suburb of Denver. He received his
Bachelor’s in Music Education
from the University of Colorado in
Boulder and is currently pursuing
his Masters Degree in Music education
from Florida State University, to
be completed in the summer of 2007.
Blair has been involved
in church music since the age of nine,
singing with choirs at Coral Ridge
Presbyterian Church in Ft. Lauderdale,
and assistant directing at Welshire
Presbyterian in Denver and St. Paul’s
Presbyterian in Winter Park. He is
also the husband of Hannah Bryant
and they have a daughter Mae and son
C. Samuel. |
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Diane Murphy
- Accompanist
Diane Murphy is our accompanist on
both the organ and our new piano.
Diane graduated from Rollins College
in 2006 with a music degree. Her former
career was as nurse anesthetist. Diane
also teaches piano to youngsters at
the Rollins Community School of Music.
Diane's husband, Blair Murphy, is
an anesthesiologist at Florida Hospital
and both sing in the annual Bach Festival
Choir. |
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Carol Dalton
- Office Manager
Carol Dalton, long time church member,
is the Office Manager. She comes with
a wealth of experience in the administrative
field and is enjoying a third career.
She has served as a Senior Customer
Service Representative for Progress
Energy of Florida and as Human Resources
Administrator for a local manufacturing
company. Carol's office welcomes all
of us to phone or come in for work
and appointments. She has organized
our office to serve everyone in our
church. Carol is married to Tom Dalton,
who is an elder of this church. They
have two daughters, Michelle and Mindy,
a grandson, Dalton. |
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Joe Wisler
- Care Taker
Joe has been with the church full
time since 1997 and takes care of
the grounds and facility and all things
related to the church. He is a College
Park resident and an avid New York
and Pittsburgh sports fan. |
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Sara Robinson
- Child Care Director
Sara Robinson was born and raised
in Central Florida and grew up attending
a local Christian grade school and
high school. She attended College
at Georgia Southern University where
she graduated with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Therapeutic Recreation.
Upon graduation, she began workingin
long term care and used her knowledge,
skills, and creativity in program
development, stimulating activities
and adaptation with adults and geriatrics.
Sara formed an outstanding program
with her well-rounded staff and volunteers,
offering creative physical, spiritual,
cognitive and inter-generational outlets
for residents at Winter Park Towers.
Sara changed careers to a full-time
mom when she and husband, Jim, welcomed
Eva into their lives. Sara's love
and passion for children has blossomed
through her time with Eva and many
nieces and nephews.
She feels God led her to this path
at College Park Presbyterian Church
and she looks forward to building
upon the child care program. |
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Rebecca
Teall - Children's Ministry Teacher
Rebecca Teall joins College Park Presbyterian
Church after working in both public
and private education for over 9 years.
Her specialties are Kindergarten and
Pre-Kindergarten aged children, and
she is excited to bring that expertise
to work for the church. Until
her son, Gardner, was born last year,
she was teaching Kindergarten at Washington
Shores Elementary in Orlando.
Rebecca has been a resident of Orlando
for over 20 years, and has both lived
and gone to school in the College
Park neighborhood. She is a
UCF graduate. In addition to
working at the church, she is now
a stay-at-home wife and mother.
She was married to her husband Paul
in March of 2006. |
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Christy
Manning - Children's Ministry Teacher
Christy Manning was born and raised
in Macon, Ga. were she attended a
private Christian high school and
was a very active member in her church
youth group. She attended the University
of Georgia where she graduated with
a Bachelor of Science in Education
with an emphasis in Athletic Training
and Sports Medicine. While in college,
she worked as a child care attendant
for a local company for two years.
After graduation, she moved to Myrtle
Beach, SC to work with the athletic
training programs at 2 local high
schools. In 2005, Christy moved to
Orlando to be closer to her sister.
She is currently a full-time mother
to her son, Landon, who was born in
November 2006.
Christy enjoys creating fun ways for
the children to learn about God's
Word and feels God has blessed her
with the opportunity to work with
the College Park Presbyterian Church
children's ministry. |
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Leah Goblirsch
- Children's Ministry Teacher
Leah Goblirsch was born and raised
in Jesup, Iowa. She attended Catholic
grade school and high school. Leah
moved to Orlando after living the
past five years in New York City.
She attended the American Musical
& Dramatic Academy in New York
studying musical theatre. After doing
some shows and touring with the children’s
musical, “Pinocchio” in
the Bahamas & East Coast, Leah
decided to go back to school for her
Music Business Bachelor’s degree.
She now attends Full Sail University
in Winter Park.
In her spare time Leah enjoys golf,
scrap booking, singing, shopping &
traveling. In addition, she loves
caring for children and has ten years
of experience babysitting children
of various ages. |
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Benita
Weems - Children's Music Minister
Benita Weems was born in Huntsville,
AL, but her family now lives in Atlanta,
GA. She attended The University of
Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL and received
a B.A. in English, and an M.A. in
English/Education. During the last
year of graduate school, Benita felt
a call to seminary and so she moved
to Orlando, FL to attend Reformed
Theological Seminary. Benita met her
husband Samuel in seminary and they
were married in August 2006. After
getting married, Benita felt a call
to serve in ministry alongside her
husband and also felt a specific call
to serve in children’s, music,
and educational ministry. |
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Jon Olbert
- Media technician
John has been serving the Lord as
a musician, screenwriter, producer
and author for many years. His credits
include “The Christmas Chronicles”
(A way to the manger); airing on USA
radio networks and “Why the
Evergreen’s stay green”
He is a teacher for drama and sports
at Lakemont Elementary, via the extended
day program as well as creative director
for Splash US Development, Patriot
Media (Scotland) and the 2G Group
(Spain). |
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Samuel
Weems - Youth Director
Samuel Weems was born in Savannah,
GA, but grew up in Jackson, MS. He
studied Biology at Rhodes College
in Memphis, TN before moving to Montverde,
FL to be a science teacher at Montverde
Academy. It was at Montverde that
Samuel felt a call to full time ministry
and so he began working towards a
Masters of Divinity at Reformed Theological
Seminary in Oviedo, FL. During his
time at Montverde Academy he began
a number of bible studies for the
youth at the Academy, was involved
in youth ministry at his local churches,
and also spent his summers mentoring
young men at a Christian camp called
Alpine Camp for Boys. It was at RTS
that Samuel met his wife Benita, who
is also completing a Masters of Divinity
degree there. They have been married
now for almost two years. They recently
moved to downtown Orlando, where they
were involved with a number of local
ministries. |
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