Clergy & Staff

The Rev. Martha N. Macgill, Rector

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Martha was born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, where she sang faithfully in the junior choir at Christ Church. After receiving an A.B. degree from Davidson College, she went on to earn a J.D. degree from the University of Virginia Law School. After several years as a tax attorney worshipping at St. Paul’s, Alexandria, she discerned a call to the ordained priesthood. Martha graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1995 and was the assistant rector at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia, until 1997, when she was called to be priest in charge of St. Frances Anglican Church in Walkerville, South Africa. Martha, her husband Bryan Kelleher, and their children Jack and Anna moved back to the States in August 2000 to minister to the Memorial community.

Marilynn Cornejo Wiseman, Parish Secretary

Marilynn Cornejo Wiseman

Marilynn Cornejo Wiseman has served Memorial Church for over 20 years as parish administrator. Marilynn is Memorial's command central who sets up and copies the Sunday bulletins, bookkeeper, answers the door and the phone, knows how to contact Martha+, and much, much more. If you don't know who to call for an answer, Marilynn is the first place to start.

Sharon Krieger, Program Director, Samaritan Community

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Sharon has served the Samaritan Community as its program director for 25 years. Her office is in the undercroft with the rest of the Memorial staff offices. Sharon attended MICA and is a talented artist. She also is a master cook. If you want to know how to get involved with the Samaritan Community, Sharon is the best resource.

Paul Seaton, Missioner for Stewardship and Evangelism

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Paul Seaton is a native of Chattanooga, TN, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and a Vietnam Veteran who applied for a volunteer position at Memorial in 2007 after retiring from a 33 year career in the field of international health. Paul has worked in several African countries and developed a successful international health fellowship program at Johns Hopkins which he directed for 20 years. Paul re-joined organized religion in 1993 after his first visit to Memorial and has served our community in many ways since then.

Becky Clark, Missioner for Worship

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Becky is a native Baltimorean and a cradle Episcopalian. She came to Memorial more than 30 years ago after about 10 years of church-free living, and immediately felt at home. Since then she has been involved in almost everything at least once—acolytes, parish dinners, rummage sales, stewardship, food pickup from the Giant, vestry and a host of committees. Her real call is to the Altar Guild. Her recent retirement from The Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, where she was a data analyst for 38 years, gives her even more time to be at Memorial and help in whatever capacity, particularly with worship.

Stacey McGhee - Missioner for Christian Formation for Children and Youth

Stacey McGhee

Stacey McGhee is serving on the staff at Memorial as the Missioner for Christian Formation for Children and Youth for the 2009-2010 program year.  Stacey has a wealth of experience in Sunday School and Youth activities.   She was active as a youth group member in high school and college.  At Memorial, she has taught Sunday School and currently is one of the Youth Group leaders of Supper and Stuff along with Cory Wilchek.  Stacy will serve as a resource person on Sunday mornings for our Sunday School as well as point person for communication for our young peoples’ programs.  Stacey will provide  children, youth and parent pages for quick references for events as well as opportunities to chat on issues and news.  She will also send out a weekly e-mail.  Stacey is studying for her teaching certificate as well as doing freelance graphic consulting.  E-mail her at youthmissioner@memorialepiscopal.org

John Wilson, Organist & Pianist

John Wilson recently completed his B.M. in Piano Performance at the Peabody Conservatory under Marian Hahn, where he earned the Presser Award, Clara Ascherfeld Award, and has been featured multiple times on
the "Thursday Noon Recital Series" for solo and collaborative piano, as well as "Wednesdays as Weinberg." He has performed in the U.S and Europe – recently playing for American and Czech government officials in Prague.
 

Just awarded a Peabody Career Development Grant, he is continuing his studies at Peabody for a M.M. in Piano Performance on the full tuition opera pianist assistantship. Recent Masterclasses include Leon Fleisher and Ian Hobson. Recent performances included a collaborative recital at Peabody with Baltimore Symphony's Acting Principal Trombonist, Mark Davidson. Upcoming performances include a collaborative recital at the Scandinavian House in New York City in March 2012.

Bev Sanderson, Missioner for Christian Formation for Children

Bev Sanderson, our new Missioner for Christian Formation for Children
Participating in Christian Formation is a wonderful way for me to nurture my continued passion for teaching, now that I am a retired school teacher.  A variety of experiences including teaching in early childhood Montessori education (18 mos - 5 years) , middle school, as well as special education (high school level, emotional/behaviorial and learning disabilities have brought me to this moment in time. Currently, I am volunteering in an ESOL program with Korean and Chinese adults. As a parent, I have raised a young child in a church setting and taught Sunday school (K - 4th) and worked with youth groups and Church hour programs.

I enjoy keeping in touch on a regular basis with all of the wonderful people with whom I taught Sunday school and youth programs - for it is really the rich relationships that we build in Christian context that nurtures a lifelong faith. I remember how I wanted the best for my daughter, Cara, 27 who is an engineer expecting her first child. The cycle begins anew. I am a member of the EFM program and nurture my faith through prayer , Bible Study and dialoging with Christian friends. I am excited for this year to begin - getting to know you better and learning what is the very best we can provide for our Children in Christian Formation.

Shalom, Bev Sanderson

 

The Rev. Ervin Brown, Associate Rector

The Rev. Ervin Brown, Associate Rector of Memorial Episcopal Church