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Bradley Page Location: Kings Park, NY Secular Occupation: Electrical Engineer Activities: Board of Trustees; Sunday School teacher; Usher Other Talents: Organizational skills; Working with Youth Groups and getting parental involvement. Education: Tennessee Tech University Other interests: Sports; Fishing Personal Facts: Married, three children.

Martin Petersen Location: Northport, NY . .

Secular Occupation: Retired Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Elmont, NY Activities: Weekly Bible class teacher; Homebound visitation; Choir; Hospital visitation; Preaching assistant; Assist with funerals/burials; Retreats and conferences; Synod Assemblies; Seminars Diakonia Board Education: Univ. Tate of NY College at Oswego, BS; Teachers College, Columbia University, MA; Additional graduate points; NC State Diesel Engineering, USN; Midshipman School, Columbia University. Other interests: Sing Northport Chorale; Write poetry; Carve songbirds; Shark’s tooth collector. Personal Facts: Four children; Seven Grandchildren

Napoleón Plaza Location: Brooklyn, NY

Activities: Director/Instructor/Teacher for Latin Diakonia; Pastor at the “Reformed Church of Flatbush,” Brooklyn; Bible studies; Preaching; Journalist; Radio host; Teaching skills (would like to teach Spanish). Education: BA in Humanities; Courses of Theology at the Escuela Teológica Pastoral in New York. Personal Facts: Married, four children, six grandchildren

Ruth B. Ressmeyer Location: East Marion, NY

Secular Occupation: Retired state certified Pre-K and Kindergarten Teacher Activities: Deacon at services; Organist substitute; Bible class teacher at nearby San Simeon by-the-sound Nursing Home, Greenport, NY; Nursing Home visitations and organist at services held at San Simeon. Education: BA Washington University, St. Louis, MO; Teacher Certification Courses at Adelphi University, Long Island, NY; Courses at Mercer School of Theology, Garden City, NY Other interests: Music; Sailing; Writing; Teaching Bible studies. Personal Facts: Married, 4 children, 6 grandchildren

Kathryn Rock Location: Hudson Valley, NY Secular Occupation: Newsletter editor Activities: Worship and Music Team; Choir; Office Staff; Sunday School; Developing prison ministry; Walking the Mourner’s Path; DreamKeeper Team; Location Manager - Diakonia; Synod Communication Commission; Synod Disciplinary Committee member; Writing (ELCA Workshop) Other Talents: Writing; Preaching; Teaching; Organizing - have taught family systems theory at Mercy College, School of Nursing. Education: Wagner College, BS; NYU, MA Nursing Education; Psych and Mental Health Clinical Specialist; Additional training in Substance Abuse Other interests: Genealogy; Writing; Quilting; Gardening; Nature Personal Facts: Married, one child