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 8398 NE 12th St. Medina, WA 98039 425-454-9541 www.stthomasmedina.org
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Our Staff
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The
Rev. Dr. Jane F. Maynard
Interim Priest-in-Charge
Jane Maynard graduated from the University of Pennsylvania
with highest honors in 1975 and received a Masters Degree in
Developmental Psychology at the University of Illinois. She went
on to the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley and
the Claremont School of Theology, where she received an MATS in
Pastoral Counseling in 1998 and a PhD in Pastoral Theology in
2001.
Jane has served as a hospital chaplain and in a variety
of ministry settings, including several congregations in Idaho
and California. She also served as Director of Field Education
and Professor of Pastoral Theology at CDSP from 1995-2003. After
moving to Seattle with her husband, Jim Treyens, in 2003, she
has worked as Interim Dean for the Diocesan School of Ministry
and Theology, as Priest-in-Charge at Good Samaritan in
Sammamish, and as Interim at Epiphany Parish in Seattle. Jane joined us at St. Thomas in April 2008.
In 2006, Jane published her first book,
Transfiguring Loss: Julian of Norwich as a Guide for Survivors
of Traumatic Grief. Jane’s husband Jim is a software
salesman.
Jane and Jim enjoy traveling, reading, attending movies and
concerts, and playing with their cats, Madeleine and Omega. They
have three adult children: Daniel, Beckie, and Marc.
Jane can be reached via email at
jane@stthomasmedina.org.
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The Rev. Kathryn Ballinger, RN
Deacon, Spiritual Director and Parish Visitor
Kathryn joined the staff in 2004. She serves as a deacon in the
liturgy and is a member of the pastoral care team. Kathryn is
the contact person for "Come to the Quiet," a spirituality and
meditation group. She is a member of the Ignatian Spirituality
Center in Seattle and has been a spiritual director for over 25
years.
Kathryn is also a retired nurse. She served in two parishes in Spokane before coming to
St. Thomas. She is married and has three grown children in the
area. Kathryn can be reached via email at
kathryn@stthomasmedina.org and is available for spiritual
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The Rev. Stephen W. Best
Associate for Couples and Family Life
Steve joined our staff in May of 2002. In addition to general
pastoral responsibilities, his focus is to develop a ministry
program aimed at the needs of couples and young families. Steve
is available on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. He can be
contacted via email at
steveb@stthomasmedina.org. |
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Charles Rus
Interim Associate for Liturgical Arts
Charles was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and moved to
Capitol Hill in November 2008 to join us at St. Thomas. For a
couple decades, he lived in San Francisco and played at St.
John's Episcopal Church. He was also the organist for the San
Francisco Symphony and taught organ at the San Francisco
Conservatory of Music. Charles loves kayaking on the bay (or,
in this case, Lake Washington and Puget Sound), swimming, and
most of all, playing with his buddy Pointer, who can often be
found in Charles's office. Charles can be reached via email at
charles@stthomasmedina.org. |
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Josh Hosler
Associate for Christian Formation
Josh and his wife Christy live in West Seattle with their
daughter Sarah and their two cats, Epitome and Henry. Josh began
working at St. Thomas in 2004 as Associate for Teen Ministry and
expanded his duties in 2006. He has been volunteering for the
Diocese of Olympia in the area of youth ministry since 1996,
helping to staff and convene regular HYC and JYC events. In 2006
he began discernment for possible ordination. In
addition to Christian formation, Josh has a lifelong passion for
pop music, choral music composition, and other things musical.
He can be contacted via email at
josh@stthomasmedina.org. |
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Danielle Smoot
Childcare Coordinator
Danielle and her husband Dennis, son
Logan and two golden retriever dogs, Dodger and Paris,
relocated back to Bellevue, WA from Las Vegas, NV in
September 2008. Danielle began working at St. Thomas in
February 2009. During the week Danielle is the Activity
Supervisor for the afternoon program at Bellevue Montessori.
She has a bachelor's degree in Recreation with an emphasis
on kids' programming. Her first job out of college was
working for the Ritz Carlton Hotel developing their kids'
program. She brings with her excellent ideas and terrific
customer service.. Danielle can be
contacted via email at
DaniBrz23@gmail.com.
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Aileen MacLaren Loranger, RN, ARNP,
PhD
Associate for Pastoral Care and Health Ministries
Aileen became a member of St. Thomas in 1998 and recently joined
our staff as Parish Nurse in September, 2003. She brings over 25
years of nursing experience and is credentialed as an advanced
registered nurse-practitioner. Her doctorate in public health
focused on health promotion and health education.
Aileen heads the
Pastoral Care team and facilitates the Health and
Healing Ministries team. Aileen can be reached via email at
aileen@stthomasmedina.org Aileen makes home, hospital
and/or nursing home visits by request, and you can make an
appoint to see her through the parish office. |
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Judy Crunkilton
Parish Administrator
Judy has been with St. Thomas Church since 1999. Her duties as
Parish Administrator are very diverse. She schedules the use of the church, events at St. Thomas (both
for the parish and community organizations), and maintains the parish
calendar. Judy keeps track of everything that happens at St. Thomas
and keeps things running smoothly. A retired litigation
paralegal, Judy supervises our sexton and administrative
ministers. In the absence of clergy, she is also the primary
staff contact for pastoral emergencies. Judy can be
reached via email at
judy@stthomasmedina.org. |
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Gerry Gallaher
Business Manager
Gerry has been at St. Thomas Church since February 1993. As
Business Manager, he prepares and monitors the Parish budget,
processes cash received, pays bills, and manages the Parish
database. Gerry is the Staff Advisor to the Finance and Property
Committees. He also maintains giving records, prepares all
financial statements and coordinates annual review. He's
affectionately known as "Mr. Money." Gerry can be reached via
email at
gerry@stthomasmedina.org. |
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Virginia Yepez
Sexton
Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Virginia has been in the United States
since 1973 and became a proud U.S.
citizen in 2007. Virginia
has two married children and nine grandkids who live in the United
States. She lives in Auburn and loves gardening. |
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