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STAFF AND LEADERSHIP

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Rev. Dr. Dave Oravec, Pastor

Phone  410-263-4723, ext. 1112

Cell phone  240-457-2043

E-mail  chapsdo@gmail.com

About Pastor Dave

Pastor Dave Oravec began his call to serve at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church in August 2013. Prior to that, he served as Interim Pastor at Trinity Lutheran in Hagerstown, MD (’11-’13) and served as Pastor at Evangelical Lutheran in Frederick, MD (’90-’09).

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Paula Thistle, Chaplain

Phone  410-263-4723, ext. 1117

Cell phone  410-703-2669

E-mail  chaplainpaula@gmail.com

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Dr. Erin Hanke, Director of Music

Phone  410-2634-4723, ext 1119

E-mail: HankErin@me.com

About Erin

Erin is proud to have served as a church musician in Washington State, Illinois, Colorado, New York, Wyoming, and her home state of Wisconsin. She grew up in the Lutheran church, whose rich musical tradition inspires her daily!

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Linda Wetz, Director of Facilities and Administration

Phone  410-263-4723, ext. 1110

Cell Phone  410-271-8989

E-mail  buildingmanager@stmartinsonline.org

About Linda

Linda grew up in Ohio and went to Bowling Green State University. After moving to Maryland over thirty years ago, she began employment with ARINC in Annapolis as a quality analyst.

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Laura Albanese, Director of Youth Ministry

Phone  410-263-4723, ext. 1115

Cell Phone  443-699-2539

E-mail  youthdirstmartins@gmail.com

About Laura

I’ve been blessed to serve in Youth Ministry and Christian Education both professionally and as a volunteer. This year I will be celebrating my 20th year in ministry, which began at St. Martin’s. There are many things I love about my job, but the best part is walking alongside youth on their faith journey.

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Christine Sindt, Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper

Phone  410-263-4723, ext. 1110

E-mail  church@stmartinsonline.org

About Christine

I have been the Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper for St. Martin’s Lutheran Church for almost six years now. My areas of focus include but are not limited to the following: responsible for managing the church office (answering phone calls and emails and providing support for the church staff).

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Chris Marsh, Maintenance

Nancy DiMauro, Housekeeper

Bobby Rudy, Custodian

Church Council / Committee Chairs

Mark Sindt - Council President

Brad Spain - Vice President

Anna Youells Hwang - Secretary

Tom Freemen - Finance Committe

Glenn Hollenbeck - Financial Secretary

Dave Mattingley - Treasurer

Molly Michaelson - School Board

Mel Tuckfield - Peace Garden

 

Patricia Dorn-Lopez

Rosa Ruhf

Betsy Pacher

Chris Converse

Jack Shenk - Council Youth Rep.

Marianne Drumm - Worship and Music

Tim Doyle - Property Committee

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