The Rev. Philip L. Carlson, Associate Rector
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Father Carlson was ordained an Episcopal priest June 8. 2003. In addition to his work as a priest, he consults with organizations in the areas of public policy, public relations, and organization strategies.

Prior to ordination and joining the staff of Saint Barnabas, Carlson was the President and CEO of the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce from 1989 until 2003.

Carlson came to Scottsdale from Peoria, Illinois where he was President of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce for 11 years. He also worked in Peoria as Chief Counselor for the Court Counselor Program and as Assistant to the City Manager. He was ordained in the United Methodist Church in 1965 and relinquished his Orders in 1972 following pastorates in five central Illinois communities.

Carlson received his B.S. degree from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1961 and his Master of Divinity from Garrett Theological Seminary in 1965. In 1979 he received a John J. McCloy Fellowship in Urban Affairs for study in Germany. In 1989 he received his Certified Chamber Executive designation.

Carlson is a Grande member of the Scottsdale Charros, a LINKS Senior Fellow and serves on the Scottsdale Healthcare Board of Director’s Quality Committee. He is a past president of the Rotary Club of Scottsdale, the Scottsdale Artist’s School and the Illinois and Arizona Associations of Chamber Executives. He has served on the boards of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Arizona Humanities Council, Scottsdale/Paradise Valley YMCA, American of Chamber of Commerce Executives and the ACCE Retirement Trust. In 2004 ACCE honored him with the Life Member Award. He has also served on the St. Barnabas Vestry.

Fr. Phil and his wife Bonnie have a son and daughter-in-law in New York City and a daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren in Chicago.

The Rev. Erika von Haaren,
Assoc. for Mission Ministries & Newcomers
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Originally from Minnesota, Erika earned her M.Div. from the General Theological Seminary in New York City in 2006 before arriving at St. Barnabas.  She has an undergrad degree from the U of Minnesota in Theatre Arts where she focused on Costume Design.  Also during her time as a lay person in MN, Erika was a part of the creation of Young Adult Ministries for the Diocese of MN, involved in national young adult program planning & implementation, a counselor & Dean at Cass Lake
Episcopal Camp and worked as a Parish Administrator at a small church in Minneapolis.

Erika & her husband Alex have been married since 2007, have a little Basenji named Azzie & added a new addition to the family, their son Christopher Peter, in October 2009.

The Rev. James Smith, Deacon
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I was born in Long Beach, California, and that was my home until I joined the Armed Forces in December 1943.  After basic training I was assigned to an antiaircraft regiment, serving as a meteorologist until the government summoned 1.5 million men to the infantry. I went overseas in 1944 and joined the 7th Division Infantry in Okinawa. After my discharge in 1946, I went back to college at USC in Los Angeles. Upon my graduation in 1950 I was fortunate to be hired by a national brand menswear corporation for training in their sales department.

I met a lovely lady and after a year of dating we were married and our three daughters were born during the next ten years. We were a loving, church-going family, and our girls all completed their university educations and were married. During my 40 years with the Arrow Shirt Company my family made several moves across the country, finally settling in Phoenix in 1958, where I eventually retired. We had found the Episcopal Church in Scottsdale, and after baptism and confirmation we joined the church in 1959.

These last 50 years at St. Barnabas have been quite eventful for our family as we continue to grow in faith, outreach, and love. My wife Joyce died in 1992 after a battle with cancer. Three years later I met my current wife, Diane, at St. Barnabas and we were married in December 1995.

Soon afterward I was asked by the church to consider serving in the diaconate. I accepted and was ordained after two years of training at the Cathedral. Although I found it difficult to return to school in my 70’s those two years of education and spiritual growth taught me what it means to truly love our Lord and our fellow man. I can honestly say that these past four years of serving the Lord in outreach, including our lunches program for the homeless and visiting shut-ins and hospital patients, have been among the best years of my life.

Krystina Estabrooks, Parish Secretary
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Krys and her husband Lindsay have been members of St. Barnabas since January of 2002. When they moved here from Canada they wanted a church with a strong youth program and a place where they could grow with their three children. Since her arrival, Krys has been on several committees, served one term on the Vestry, is a Lay Reader and LEM and is a facilitator for the The ART of Engaging Holy Scripture.

Krys is currently finishing a degree in psychology and is happiest when her children are all at home, and she is organizing, entertaining or gardening.

Willard M. Hayes, Business Manager
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Willard Hayes has served St. Barnabas since 1993.  Currently, Willard is Memorial Garden Manager and a church staff member who aid weekend facility functions and supports many financial functions of the church.  Willard has a real love for people and enjoys his ministry function on St. Barnabas church staff.

Ann Hott, Director of Operations
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Ann and her husband Tom have been members of St. Barnabas for over 20 years and raised two daughters here.  Ann has served in Youth Ministry, on the Altar Guild, as a member of ‘The NINE’ Committee and one term on the Vestry. Currently Ann is a Lay Reader and Lay Eucharistic Minister. She also serves as a facilitator for The ART of Engaging Holy Scripture.

Ann joined the St. Barnabas staff in July 2007 as Director of Operations and as such, she is Assistant to the Rector and Director of Administrative Staff.  She brings to her position extensive experience in regional service operations for two financial services companies where her focus was teamwork and operational excellence. 

Although longtime AZ residents, Ann and Tom still consider Colorado home and travel often to visit family there.  They are avid Denver Bronco fans and love fishing and hiking in Arizona and Colorado.  Ann also loves to read and her definition of just about the best day possible would be a mountain hike to a lake with a good book to read (while Tom does the fishing!).

Madeleine Jeffrey, Parish Secretary
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Madeleine began attending St. Barnabas on Good Friday, 2004 and started working in the church office February of 2005. She is married with two adult children and one grandchild. Madeleine also enjoys gardening & being a facilitator for The ART of Engaging Holy Scripture.

Cheryl Maher, Parish Administrator & Facilities Manager
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Cheryl joined the St. Barnabas staff as Parish Administrator in February, 2004, and in March, 2009, was appointed to serve as Facilities Manager as well. Among her many duties are maintaining the parish calendar and supervising the use, care and maintenance of our wonderful facilities. Cheryl also enjoys coordinating St. Barnabas weddings in her spare time.

A parishioner since 2000, Cheryl serves as a Lay Reader and Lay Eucharistic Minister and is a member of the Stewardship Committee and Parish Choir. She was born in Gainesville, Georgia, raised in Geneva, Alabama, and resided over 12 years in Franklin, Tennessee, all qualifying her for membership in GRITS (Girls Raised in the South). Cheryl holds both undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Alabama; hence, her blood runs “crimson” and her other "religion" is Alabama football.

Married to Joe Maher at St. Barnabas in October, 2004, she has two adult children, Wade and Caroline, stepdaughter, Tara Maher, and a “four-legged” child named Lily.

Susan Meyer-Weidhaas, Bookkeeper

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I was born and raised near Holland, Michigan, the third of seven children. I attended Davenport College where I received by my degree in Accounting. After completing my degree I moved to California in search of a job. I worked at several different accounting type business’s before starting at TRW, Inc. where I worked for 14 years. During my time at TRW, I met my husband Mark and started our family.  In 1998 we moved to Arizona due to a job transfer with Mark’s company. After taking six months off to get settled in Phoenix, I started working for Bechtel Corp., where I worked for five years. As our family grew I decided to take some time off so that I could spend more time with my husband, two girls, Hanna & Emily and three dogs. In September of 2006, I started working as a temp at St. Barnabas and in January 2007 was hired on as permanent staff. 

I enjoy working at St. Barnabas because I feel like I am welcomed and appreciated. I believe I have found that job I was seeking.

Mary-Eileen Middleton, Director of Children's Ministries

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Prior to arriving at St. Barnabas in 2007, Mary-Eileen served the Episcopal Church as a Sunday School teacher, vestrywoman, Parish Administrator, and most recently, Director of Children’s Ministry at St. Stephen’s, Phoenix. She is an accredited Godly Play teacher, and has served on the Children’s Ministry Program Committee for the Diocese of Arizona, and as a campus chaplain for Encounter with Christ. “My mission,” says Mary-Eileen, “is to show children, with all the love and care I can muster, what it means to carry the Light of Christ into the world.”

Mary-Eileen and her husband Jim have lived in Scottsdale since 1972. They have two adult daughters, and in 2008 welcomed their first grandson, Tristan Murray.

Ashley Snavley, Music Associate for Youth & Children/Assistant Organist

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Under the study of Dr. Kimberly Marshall at Arizona State University, Ashley completed her Master of Music Degree in Organ performance.  She was also a member of the ASU Baroque ensemble and studied with Professor Russell Ryan as a collaborative pianist.  A graduate of the Robert Cook Honors College at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Ashley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education and has worked with both elementary and high school ensembles. 

Ashley grew up in the small town of Tidioute, Pennsylvania , where she began her music career singing in the children’s choir in her church.  She has loved working with the children and youth of St. Barnabas for the past two years and wishes to continue her career in music ministry and education.

Kate Steider, Youth Minister
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Kate Steider, a Minnesota native, has served as Minister of Youth at St. Barnabas since 1998. She has a degree from Minneapolis Culinary Institute, so if there is food preparation involved at St. Barnabas - Kate and her band of Youth volunteers are usually involved!

She worked as a youth minister in Minnesota for 10 years before coming to St. Barnabas. She has four beautiful children, Samantha, Joey, Jackson & Spencer. She annually organizes youth events such as TEC (Teens Encounter Christ), mission trips to LA to feed the homeless, youth retreats , diocesan youth events and Chapel Rock summer camp.   She and the youth have a wonderful food ministry here where they prepare and serve many of the fellowship functions that happen within our church community. 

She has developed a two-year confirmation program for 8th & 9th graders, which is unique in the Episcopal Church. She works hand in hand with the Children's and Music Ministries.

Ty Woodward, Organist-Choirmaster
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Ty has played both classical and theatre organ concerts throughout the U.S., including performances for the American Guild of Organists and American Theatre Organ Society conventions. Solo performances have ranged from Westminster Abbey, London; Trinity Church, New York; The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C.; and St. James Cathedral, Toronto, to Shea’s Theatre for the Performing Arts, Buffalo; the Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids and the Coronado Theatre, Rockford, Illinois.

Ty holds a Bachelor of Music Degree in Organ Performance and a Masters degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Southern California. His recording credits include a solo classical recording on the Aeolian-Skinner organ at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and a theatre organ recording on the Wurlitzer organ at the Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, N.Y.

In addition to conducting many major choral/orchestral works, he
has served on the Commission of Liturgy and Music for the Diocese of Los Angeles, and is a former Dean of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

Most recently Ty has served as Organist at First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica and is a free-lance musician --ranging from Organist for many choral/orchestral works, to being Organist with the “band” at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (Northern California).