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Staff
Jodi Adams received a bachelor of music degree from Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida where she studied piano with Mary Lou Wesley Krosnick. She has been married to her husband, Mark, for 26 years. They have two grown daughters, Jocelyn, 22, a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Sydney, 18, a graduate of Lakota East High School in Ohio. Having lived the past four years in the Cincinnati area, she was privileged to teach piano lessons privately; work in local schools accompanying students for solo and ensemble contest; play for choral concerts and adjudicated events; accompany the Cincinnati Choral Society, a semi-professional chorus; teach music to grades K – 8 at St. Ann’s Catholic School in Hamilton, Ohio; and serve the Mason United Methodist Church as organist. She served FUMCC from 1999 – 2004 as organist and is blessed to once again serve the church as Organist/Associate Director of Music Ministries. Contact Jodi Adams at 919-467-1861 ext. 228 or jadams@fumc-cary.org
Debbie Andrews is the Leadership Development Coordinator at First United Methodist Church, joining the staff in 2004. She has over 20 years of nonprofit and volunteer management experience. She is a graduate of North Carolina State University and has a Certification of Non-profit Management from Duke University. Debbie has been attending FUMCC since 1998.
Christinia Brown (Christie), the Nursery Coordinator for FUMCC, joined the staff in February 2006. She has been a church member since 2005. Christie is married to Jonathan Brown, and has twins named Colton and Caleigh. She has been an active member of the Triangle Mothers of Twins and Triplets since 2003. Christie teaches Sunday school, sits on the Nursery Committee, Children's Council, Special Sunday School committee, plans and participates in FUMCC Preschool Playgroups and recently joined the MCC board. Christie is a graduate from NC State University, with a business management degree with concentration in marketing and communications. She worked for many years as a Credit/Advertising Analyst until choosing to stay at home with her twins. Contact Christie Brown at 854-2725 (home) or by email at nursery@fumc-cary.org. Karen Chauvaux is the Receptionist/Administrative Assistant to Pastors. She was born in Contact Karen Chauvaux at 919-467-1861, ext. 222 or email kchauvaux@fumc-cary.org
Patti Cook, Director of Children's Music, accompanies our youth choir and other choirs as needed. She directs the Asbury Choir and recruits, coordinates, and trains the volunteer directors for our Children's Music Ministry. She also is the director of the Elderberry Jam choir. Patti is responsible for coordinating the music and providing piano music for our Saturday evening Log Cabin service. In addition to this she assists the Director of Music with worship planning and music selection, and substitute directing as needed. She was born in Alamance County, NC and received a degree in Music Education from UNC-Greensboro, where she met her husband, Floyd. Prior to coming to FUMC, she taught music in schools and piano lessons to individuals and, more recently, worked as a dental assistant while she continues to teach piano and voice lessons. Her hobbies include hiking, reading and cheering on her husband and son in their triathlon competitions. Contact Patti Cook at 919-467-1861, ext. 226 or email pcook@fumc-cary.org
Alicia Frazee is the Communications Coordinator at First United Methodist Church – Cary. She graduated from the University of Florida in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations. She has worked in public relations for a variety of organizations, including non-profits, faith-based, healthcare, communications, and retail. She also has worked as a public school teacher, teaching English and Journalism at the high school level. Alicia was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and moved to Winter Park, Fla. when she was 10 years old. She lives in Holly Springs with her husband, Eric and their son, Connor. In her free time, she enjoys baking, reading, and traveling and cheering on the Florida Gators. Contact Alicia Frazee at 919-467-1861, ext. 273 or email afrazee@fumc-cary.org
Hope Freshour is the Director of Children’s Ministries at our church. Previously, Hope was the Director and Lead Preschool Teacher of The Growing Years Learning Center in Cary, and comes to us with experience with children’s ministries at a large church in California with over 1200 children. She has a Master in Education from National University, Bachelors of Science in Public Relations/Communications and English from the University of South Dakota and an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. She is originally from Nebraska, and grew up in the United Methodist Church. She lives in Cary with her husband, children Avery, Alex, and Quinn.
Contact Hope Freshour at 919-467-1861, ext. 233 or e-mail her at hfreshour@fumc-cary.org.
Patty Gothard is the Administrative Assistant to children and youth at First United Methodist Church-Cary. She has been at FUMC since 2003 and was a registered nurse prior to joining the FUMCC staff. She has a B.S. in Nursing from UNC-Chapel Hill and is originally from Kannapolis, NC. Patty is married to Evan Gothard and has three daughters, Erin, Rachel and Sarah.
Contact Patty Gothard at 919-467-1861, ext. 221 or email pgothard@fumc-cary.org
Christine Hildebrand is the Financial Administrator for the church. She’s been a church member since 1997. She earned a BA in Accounting from NC State University and is a CPA. Originally from Burlington, NC, Christine now lives in Cary with her husband, Greg and their two daughters, Emma and Lily.
Contact Christine Hildebrand at 919-459-4691 or email childebrand@fumc-cary.org
Brent Hubbell joined the FUMCC staff in August 2006 and serves as the worship leader for the Celebration! service. A native of the New England area he attended Appalachian State University (as a piano performance and composition major) and University of Tennessee where he completed a Master of Musicology ABT. Brent has taught in the public school system, owned his own piano tuning and teaching business, and has served as staff accompanist at Mt Olive College. He has served as Music Director in churches in North Carolina and Virginia, most recently at Fuquay Varina United Methodist Church for almost 6 years. Brent and his wife Sara, a Nurse Practitioner, and their son live in Pittsboro. For fun Brent enjoys being outside, windsurfing, swimming, running, biking and hiking. He also enjoys his participation in a variety of musical groups, most recently a Christian rock band as well as a fusion jazz group. Contact Brent Hubbell at 919-467-1861 or bhubbell@fumc-cary.org.
David F. Marlette is Director of Music Ministries at First United Methodist Church-Cary. He has a B.A. in Music Education from Guilford College in Greensboro, NC with a major concentration in voice, has accumulated several years of continuing education with Music and Liturgical Arts Week and has pursued graduate studies at SMU/Perkins School of Theology in Church Music. He served for ten years as Music Associate before being named Music Director in mid-2001. He is responsible for overseeing a vast music ministry of 27 choirs and groups, three paid staff and 13 volunteers. Prior to his work at FUMCC, he was an educator in the public school system. He taught high school choral music and band from beginner through high school level. He left the public schools and traveled with his wife singing professionally, then came to Raleigh to work in and later own an electronics business. David is originally from Graham, NC. He is married to Phyllis and has one son, Jonathan. His hobbies include golf, bicycle riding, model trains and playing basketball or fishing with Jonathan. Contact David Marlette at 919-467-1861, ext. 271 or email dmarlette@fumc-cary.org Sheridan O’Connor is the Business Administrator at First United Methodist Church – Cary. As the business administrator, Sheridan‘s primary responsibility is to help all who conduct business with FUMCC. He began his career working in finance and business in the Marine Corps, and went on to earn a bachelors’ degree in business from SUNY at Plattsburgh in New York. In his spare time, he enjoys running and hanging out with his three dogs. Contact Sheridan O'Connor at 919-467-1861, ext. 225 or email soconnor@fumc-cary.org Karen Schreiner serves on the FUMCC staff as the Administrative Assistant for the Music Ministry. She has been a long-time church member, giving a lot of her time to the children’s choirs and serving as the head of the Children's Council. She lives in Cary with her husband, Eric, and children Olivia and Aidan. Contact Karen Schreiner at 919-467-1861, ext. 279 or email kschreiner@fumc-cary.org
Al Zimmerman is the kitchen manager at FUMC-Cary. Contact Al Zimmerman at 919-467-1861.
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