Staff

Lauri Begley
Director of Parish Life
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(404) 267-4273

As Director of Parish Life, Lauri is responsible for many of the activities at the church outside of worship and education. Lauri also works on fellowship events—large and small, group gatherings—whether it be a new group just starting up or affinity groups that we strive to maintain, and parish-wide gatherings/celebrations. Finding and developing ways for parishioners to connect to All Saints’ and to one another is top priority.

Lauri also oversees the newcomers program where finding ways for people to connect to the parish and to one another is of ultimate importance. While helping newcomers feel welcome and becoming acclimated to our life at All Saints’, Lauri looks for ways for the newcomer to feel a part of the church family as quickly as possible. Through small group gatherings, social functions, study groups and large parish-wide events, she is always looking for an avenue where the newcomer will connect.

Lisa Bell-Davis
Publications Coordinator
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(404) 267-4268

As Publications Coordinator, Lisa Bell-Davis is responsible for layout and design of The All Saints’ Monthly and works with the All Saints’ webmaster to produce the quarterly Saints Alive online magazine. She also designs brochures, flyers and posters for parish events, and contributes some graphic design elements to the website. She works with the communications team (associate rector Noelle York-Simmons and webmaster Bob Sawyer) to ensure that All Saints’ has a consistent image across all its publications.

Ray Chenault
Organist and Choirmaster
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(404) 267-4261

Beth Chenault
Associate Organist and Choirmaster
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(404) 267-4261

Ray Chenault, Organist & Choirmaster and Beth Chenault, Associate Organist & Choirmaster, have headed the music program at All Saints’ since October 1975. Ray oversees the entire music program and coordination of music and liturgy, conducts the All Saints’ Choir and assists in planning the Concert Series. Beth assists in all of these areas, accompanies the choir, and serves on the concert series committee. Click here for their detailed biography.

Nancy Dodson
Director of Finance
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(404) 267-4281

Nancy Dodson is Director of Finance and Operations. Her job is to serve the church by providing overall direction over finance, accounting, human resources, property operations and buildings & grounds. Nancy also provides leadership to and supervision of staff and volunteers involved in these ministries.

Bruce Garner
Head Verger
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As Head Verger, Bruce Garner serves as a liturgical “stage manager” or master of ceremonies for services, assisting the clergy to help insure that worship services run smoothly. Bruce is responsible for coordinating the activities of a team which includes 14 other vergers who serve on a regular basis and 3 who serve for special services. A verger is present at almost every service that is held at All Saints’. Bruce also attends regular staff meetings and meetings of the several Worship Guilds of the parish.

Betsey Gibbs
Membership Coordinator
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(404) 267-4264

Betsey Gibbs is membership coordinator at All Saints’. Betsey handles the transfers in and out of All Saints’ and updates to the database/mailing list, as well as being the support for the newcomers ministry and the annual canvass. She also processes all incoming offerings, payments, gifts and stock transfers.

Lori Guarisco
Threads Coordinator
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(404) 267-4317

Lori Guarisco is the coordinator of Threads, a ministry dedicated to providing children in need with quality clothing.

LaTrell Harrison
Program & Communications Assistant
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(404) 267-4270

LaTrell Harrison is the Program & Communications Assistant. In addition, she coordinates altar flowers and sanctuary candles.

Ellen Hayes
Director of Stewardship & Development
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(404) 267-4275

Ellen Hayes is the director of stewardship & development. She oversees the annual stewardship canvass and the pledging process, as well as managing memorials and gifts to the church. Ellen also works with the Planned Giving component of All Saints: The Cornerstone Society.

Wynn Henderson
Assistant in Children’s Ministry
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Leann Herrmann
Children’s & Youth Accompanist, Handbells

Leanne is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and holds the degrees of Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Oberlin College. She is the accompanist for the DeKalb Choral Guild, Collegium Vocale, the Summer Singers of Atlanta, and works in the Atlanta area as a freelance pianist and organist. Leanne served as staff pianist at Paideia School from 1985–2010, accompanying all choirs and playing for 50 musicals and also served as organist at Northwest Presbyterian Church 2004-2009. Leanne has accompanied statewide festival and honor choirs and has played under the direction of Larry Lapin, Rodney Eichenberger, Anne Howard Jones, Norman MacKenzie, Kevin Hibbard and Katherine Murray. Leanne lives in Decatur with her husband, John, and daughter, Megan. Her son, Daniel, is a freshman at Eckerd College.

Pat Kiley
Assistant to the Rector
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(404) 267-4265

Pat Kiley is the assistant to the rector. In addition to her duties to support Geoffrey, she also coordinates baptisms, confirmations, and funerals. She helps coordinate and support the vestry, the prayer list, adult enquirers’ classes and has other responsibilities in the office.

Karol Kimmell
Director of Youth and Children’s Music
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(404) 267-4262

Karol Kimmell is the Director of Youth and Children’s Music, planning and directing choral and handbell choirs for children ages four through 18: Cherub Choir, Primary Choir, Junior Choir, Junior Handbell Choir, Youth Choir and Youth Handbell Choir. The choirs sing for worship and special parish events throughout the school year. Karol directs the annual Junior Choir musical presented to the parish. The Youth Choir takes an out of town weekend singing tour each year, leading worship at host churches.

Louisa Merchant
Coordinator of Refugee Ministries
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(404) 267-4274

Louisa coordinates an English tutoring program by introducing parishioners to refugee families in the community who desire help with English and seek to build friendship. She also leads a committee of parishioners who sponsor a newly-arrived refugee family each fall. This involves greeting the family at the airport, making arrangements for their housing, food clothing, school registration and other essentials for their first four months in the country.

Louisa is also involved in planning community gatherings, coordinating donations, providing emergency assistance for refugee families and creating volunteer opportunities which bring parishioners and refugees together in friendship.

Marie-Louise Muhumuza
Receptionist
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(404) 267-4260

Marie-Louise Muhumuza is the voice of All Saints’. She coordinates our wonderful volunteer receptionists and has many other responsibilities including mailings, wedding packages, birthday cards, thank you notes and more. She also makes sure the worship bulletin and announcements are copied and collated for Sunday, orders office supplies, helps in the nursery, and assists the staff in many other ways.

Maurice Reddick
Facilities Manager
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(404) 267-4290

Maurice Reddick is Facilities/Fire & life safety manager, the overseer of multiple construction and maintenance projects of the eight buildings. He maintains overall plant operations to ensure property meets all current codes and regulations, as well as fire protection and prevention. Maurice is also responsible for implementation of operational polices and procedures determined by Church Council, buildings and grounds committee, health & fire department, Energy Companies, and OSHA regulations including federal and state agencies.

Bob Sawyer
Webmaster
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(404) 267-4269

Bob has been designing and building web sites since 1996. He is responsible for maintaining and developing the All Saints’ web site, and works with the communications team to ensure that the All Saints’ web site maintains a consistent image with other parish publications.

Trip Barnes
ASAP Program Assistant
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Trip is a native Georgian who is a graduate of both The University of the South and the Boston University – School of Theology. After working with students for the last eight years in both the Diocese of Massachusetts and in higher education, Trip humbly joins All Saints’ to assist in the creation of the All Saints’ Atlanta Project. Trip lives in Atlanta with his wife, Jessica and their dog, Amos.

Paka and Toussaint
Rodent Control
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Paka and Toussaint, twin boys, are our resident rodent control experts. Every parish needs a good cat and All Saints’ is blessed with two. You can tell them apart by looking at their faces: Toussaint has one eye surrounded by grey and one all white, and is somewhat skittish. Paka, generally more approachable than his brother, has symmetrical markings.