Class of 2026
Dale Barber
Jim Dougherty
Sally Hickey
Board of Deacons
Class of 2024
Carolyn Kopatz
Class of 2026
Mary Ellen Barber
Andrea Campbell
Colleen Kinney
Marilynne Zeafla
I'm happy you found your way here!
I'm a native of the Philadelphia area, and I consider myself a "cradle" Presbyterian. I grew up in church, and when I got too old to participate in the programs for kids, I began to help lead those programs. One of my favorite things in my early church life was those catchy Vacation Bible School songs - some of which I still remember!
After graduating from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia with the strange combination of a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts and German, I managed a small nonprofit in the city. During those years, I earned a Masters in Nonprofit Management from Eastern University and felt a true calling to work for a cause instead of a profit. Through some God-placed individuals, I realized a calling to the ministry in 2010. Some of the best years of my life were spent at Princeton Theological Seminary where I earned my Masters of Divinity in 2014.
I was called to Valley United Presbyterian Church later that year to be the first pastor of this newly-formed church. Through all the bumps in the road to bring these three congregations together in our little Valley, I found a home, a calling, and a love of the Lord that surpasses anything I've known before.
When not in church, I enjoy horror movies, Broadway musicals, hiking, canoeing / kayaking, and hanging out with my Jack Russell Terrier / Beagle mix, Shiloh.
I can be reached at 607-565-5683 or pastorsharan@valleypresby.org.
