Cynthia Blaine
Director of Worship
770/649-4509
cynthia@roswellpres.org

Born in York, Pennsylvania, Cynthia grew up in College Park, Maryland. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a major in Advertising Design.

She was employed as a fashion display trimmer and then an illustrator for
an electronics company, Cynthia worked for three years before attending
the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia and
graduating with a Master's Degree in Christian Education.

Cynthia has served 3 churches (First Church in Sarasota, FL; Old Presbyterian Meeting House in Alexandria, VA; and Myers Park in Charlotte, NC) before coming to RPC in the fall of 1996. 

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Having joined the RPC staff in March 2007, Jeff oversees all programs
for the middle school students of the church, from Sunday morning
youth group to Wednesday night small groups to monthly “MOEs” to
summer camp and mission trips, Jeff finds creative ways for students
to connect with Jesus in their everyday lives. Speaking about the middle
school ministry, Jeff says, “This ministry is all about relationships. We
want to be a place where middle school students can come knowing that
people here know them by name and care about them personally. When
students are here, we want them to feel safe, loved, and respected by
adults and each other. As they grow together in their faith, the students
are enabled to live out their faith in their everyday lives at school and at
home, where they can make a real difference for Jesus.”

Currently Jeff is also attending seminary at Reformed Theological
Seminary and pursuing ordination. He married Amelia in 2001 and
often has since wondered what she was thinking when she agreed.
They have a daughter Georgia, born in July 2007. He loves golf and
wishes he could play more often.

Diane Duane
Associate Director of Generosity Ministry
770/649-4507
diane@roswellpres.org

Diane joined the staff in December of 2009. She has a particular passion for faith development and holistic generosity. Her ministry goal is to foster lives lived with gratitude for God’s blessings and grace. Diane assists a variety of program areas in the church including Adult Discipleship, Worship, Financial Resources and Mission Outreach. 

She holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Columbia Seminary and a BFA in Dance from Southern Methodist University. Diane and Tom have been married for 24 year. They became members of Roswell Presbyterian in 1994 and share life with 3 teenagers, Rachael, Hannah and Bruce.

Bruce joined the RPC staff in January of 2008 as the Director of Music
Ministries.  Bruce conducts the Chancel Choir and has plans to increase
the number of musical offerings to the congregation inlcuding choirs for
middle and high school students. 

Bruce has served in Presbyterian churches in Hickory, North Carolinia,
Boulder,  Colorado and in Marietta, Georgia.  His church music training
began at the age of eight as a member of the boy's choir from St. Paul's
Cathedral in Boston. 

Aside from his church career, he also taught high school for fifteen years
as Director of Fine Arts for the town of Sandwich on Cape Cod and was
Artistic Director for the Cape Cod Festival Orchestra and Chorus.

Earning a graduate degree from both Boston Conservatory of Music and
Emory University, Bruce has directed choirs all across the United States,
throughout Europe and Canada on more than thirty music mission tours.

Bruce and Linda, his wife, live in Woodstock where they spend their free
time enjoying gardening and outdoor hikes. Between the two of them
they have eight children and five grandchildren. Not bad for only being
married three years!

Betsy Homer, her husband Stan and two children, Jackson and Sarah Grace, moved to Marietta in Sept. of 2008 when Betsy joined the Music Faculty of Roswell Presbyterian Church as the Director of Children’s Music. Prior to their move, she and her husband were the Co-directors of Youth and Children’s Music at First Presbyterian Church in Pensacola, Fl where she also taught piano at her independent piano studio. Betsy is a graduate of Birmingham Southern College in Birmingham, Al where she received her BM in Piano Performance and went on to receive her MM in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. While in Dallas, she taught piano at Music Masters and was an adjunct music professor and director of group piano instruction at Richland College. Betsy is a published composer and enjoys playing with her children and scrap booking when she isn’t spending time at church working with the children’s choirs.

Becky was born in Erie, Pennsylvania “in a blizzard.”  As a child, she loved
to read, baby sit, and be at the church. She went to Kent State University
in the late 60s, where she met and married Bob Stout.

Becky taught elementary school before their three children Amy, John and
Katy arrived. All live in this area, along with their own children.

Since moving to Georgia there have been many blessings – a mission trip
to Ghana, W. Africa; being part of Cherokee Presbytery PATH and PW
ministries, studying at Columbia Seminary’s Lay School, and joining
RPC – first as member and then as staff member.

As the Director of Membership Connections, Becky helps members become
more active as they Worship, Pray, Give, Study and Serve here at church,
in this community, and in our world. It is her hope that every member feels “LINC’d” (Loved, Invited, Nurtured, and Connected) at RPC. 

 
Nancy Turner
Director of Business Administration
770/649-4510
nancy@roswellpres.org