Staff
Meet the Staff at First Presbyterian Church
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Interim Pastor |
The Rev. Dr. Austin B. Brinkerhoff Austin Brinkerhoff was born in Huntington, West Virginia. He grew up here in Daytona Beach, his father being Pastor of Highlands Presbyterian Church for 33 years. Austin graduated from Louisville Presbyterian theological Seminary in 1990 with a Master of Divinity Degree, and in 1995 earned his Doctor of Ministry Degree. He and his wife, Beth, have been married for 20 years. Their two daughters are Bobbie Ann (a freshman at Florida State University), and Mary Beth who is a sophomore at DeLand High School. |
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Associate Pastor
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Rev. Emese Asztalos Eme grew up in a small village called Ramocsahaza, in northeastern Hungary. She went to high school in the city of Nyiregyhaza, which is an hour long bus ride from her village. Her mother and father still live in her childhood home, and her sister lives with her family in the city. After finishing seminary in Debrecen and subsequently being ordained while still in Hungary, she received a scholarship from the Columbia Theological Seminary here in the United States. She has now completed her year at Columbia, and God has called her to First Presbyterian Church of Daytona Beach to serve us and the Hungarian community. Eme says she is glad to be here because she can feel God's love in this church. Email: eme@fpcdaytona.org |
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Office Administrator |
Sharon Jablonski Sharon, originally from Schenectady, New York, is a graduate from the State University of New York at Cobleskill with an AAS Degree in Business Administration. Sharon and her late husband, Richard, moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, to escape the very cold winters, and finally, to Daytona Beach in 1984. She then worked for Seabreeze United Church until 1999. Realizing that church work was the most rewarding and fulfilling for her, Sharon joined our staff in February 2001. Email: sharon@fpcdaytona.org |
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Organist/Music Director |
Rusty Baker Rusty joined the Music Department of First Presbyterian Church in 1998. His home state is South Carolina, where he began music studies with Professor Gore of the Converse School of Music at the age of six, but actually began playing the piano by ear at the age of eight. Rusty moved to Florida in 1993, became organist for Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winter Park and worked as an entertainer for Disney's Magic Kingdom. He also worked as a music therapist for in Orlando, which began his interest in retirement homes and nursing facilities. Thus, the "With a Song in My Heart" ministry evolved with the support of First Presbyterian. This music ministry reaches into area nursing homes. Rusty's greatest support comes from his lovely wife Helen, who shares Rusty's love for music. Email: Rustyandhelen@aol.com |
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| Choir Director/Artist in Residence | Susan Pitard Acree | |
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Youth Volunteer Leader |
Muriel Lamb |
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Bookkeeper |
Debby Cook Email: fpcinfo@fpcdaytona.org |
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Custodian |
Henry Hill Henry has been with First Presbyterian Church for over 36 years. |
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Jason Hoffman | |
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Nursery |
Linda Holt Linda has been the church housekeeper since 1998, and she took over as Nursery Leader in 2000. Raised in Daytona Beach and a graduate from the Daytona Beach Community College. Linda then stayed home with her children until her youngest began school. After volunteering so often in her children's school, Linda became employed there. She then obtained her CDA from DBCC, and in 1999, transferred to Atlantic High School to work with special needs students. Linda has two children--Justin is in the Merchant Marine and Melissa is attending the Palmer Chiropractic College |
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Staff