Dianna
Damstra, Coordinator of Ministries
Dianna, who is a Certified Lay Speaker,
has been in ministry at our church since July, 2007. She
is a Certified Candidate for Ordained Ministry. Before
coming to the VUMC Dianna served as the Youth Director
and Sunday School teacher as well as serving in many other
ministries and various committees through the DingmanĄ¯s
Ferry, PA UMC.
As the Coordinator of Ministries, Dianna oversees the
work of the Administration, Committees, Ministry teams, Christian Education and Youth Group Ministries.
She is also actively involved in the youth ministry SEARCH for Christian Maturity.
Dianna has two children,
Stephanie and Eric.
Debra Catena, Office Administrator
Debra joined our church staff in April , 2011. Prior to her arrival, she worked as both a Facility Manager for a Research & Development Laboratory and as a Manufacturing Planner for an International Manufacturing Company. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in office administration and procedure.
She has taken over all aspects of running the Church office. Her duties include but are not limited to the processing of payroll and the associated tax filings as well as processing AP. She is also involved in sermon editing and postings to our Website.
Debra is married to Bob and they have 2 adult children, Derek and Dawn.
Adam Gilbert, Music Director
Singer songwriter/composer/arranger and producer Adam
Gilbert, has been our Music Director since January of
2005. Born and raised in Sparta, New Jersey, he began
studying the piano privately at the age of 5 and continued
until the age of 14. His interest shifted to alto saxophone
at the age of 12 and by the time he was 16 he was accepted
to study with many well known jazz musicians at the New
Jersey Performing Arts Center. He was also accepted at
NJPAC as a jazz vocalist. Voice became a main focus after
training for 3 years before college.
At the University of Miami's prestigious Frost School
of Music, Adam studied voice, piano, composition, music
production and music business and received a BA in Media
Writing and Production (Music Composition with an emphasis
on Production) with a minor in Music Business. Check out
Adam's website at www.gilbertmusic.net.
Todd
Lattig, Youth Pastor
Todd has been in ministry at our church serving as lay
speaker, Technology Team Leader, Youth Leader, and is
an active member of the Worship Committee. He is currently
attending the Theological School at Drew University and
is pursuing ordained pastoral ministry upon completion
of seminary.
As Youth Pastor, Todd provides vision and guidance to
the youth leaders in order to equip them to fulfill the
mission of making disciples of our youth. He also actively
pursues, along with the youth leaders, developing strong
relationships with the youth in order to build up trust
and accountibility.
He is married to Bernadette and has two children, Katie
and Lorien.
Georgeanne Van Sickle, Accompanist (8AM)
Margaret L'Eplattenier, Sexton
