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Staff

Rev. David J. Hanna

Pastor

Reverend David J. Hanna was born in Washington, Pennsylvania and raised in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area.  He is a graduate of Eckerd College (formerly, Florida Presbyterian College) in St. Petersburg, Florida, and received his Masters of Divinity Degree from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia.  David and his wife, Brenda, have two children.

    Rev. Richard Cassel

    Parish Associate

    Reverend Richard Cassel was raised in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Lebanon Valley College (AB), United Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and Muskingum  College (honorary DD).   Ordained in 1964 at Presbytery of Miami Valley in Dayton, OH, he served congregations in Dayton, OH, Indiana, PA, and Lebanon, PA.

      Brenda Brock

      Office Manager

      Brenda Brock was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania. She joined the Calvary staff in 2011. Her office experience is in both profit and not-for-profit organizations. Brenda and her husband, Tony,  have two daughters.

        Becky Becker

        Director of Community Assistance & Mission

        Rebecca Becker, a lifelong resident of Indiana County, joined the Calvary staff in 2010.  She received her B.S. degree and M.Ed. degrees from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Business Education.  Her professional career includes teaching business at high school through university levels, designing and delivering corporate training and owning and operating a small business.  Becky and her husband, Don, have three married sons and eight grandchildren.

          Tracee Denlinger

          Director of Christian Education

          Tracee Denlinger is a New Jersey native with a Pennsylvania soul.  She holds a BA in Religion from Westminster College and an MA in Counseling Services from IUP.  She has lived in Indiana County since 2001 with her three children.

            Kimberly Blackgrove

            Bookkeeper

            Kimberly was born in Texas, but has lived in Western PA most of her life and has lived in Apollo for the past 22 years.  She received her B.S. degree in Business/Marketing from Penn State.  She has run an employee leasing company for over 20 years and has also helped businesses set up and maintain their business on Quickbooks as well as help with government discrepancies.  She enjoys looking at the big financial picture and help to streamline the business. Kimberly has a son that she enjoys and loves to watch play baseball.  She also enjoys planning racquetball when she can squeeze it in.

              Richard Smith

              Head Sexton

              Richard Smith, the Head Sexton, has lived in Indiana County for the past fifty years. Over the years he has developed into a Jack-of-all-trades, which is helpful when working here at Calvary. Since being employed here, he has had to do almost everything but preach and play the organ.

                Ken Leasure

                Sexton

                Ken Leasure was raised in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. He joined the Calvary staff in 2010. He is a former Army Reservist and enjoys golfing.  Ken is married to his wife, Cindy.

                  Joseph Baunoch

                  Director of Music

                  Joseph Baunoch holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Michigan State University and is a member of the voice faculty at IUP. He has performed over 30 bass roles in over 50 operas with Toledo Opera, New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera, Dicapo Opera Theater, Liederkranz Foundation, National Lyric Opera, and Opera Worcester, as well as the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra and the Pueblo Symphony Orchestra, and has also performed in several opera outreach programs across the country with the Metropolitan Opera Guild, Toledo Opera, and Manhattan School of Music. Joe has been Calvary’s music director since 2009. He and his wife, Dina, have three children.

                    Roberta Jones

                    Associate Director of Music

                    Roberta Jones grew up in Calvary Church. She studied organ with Laura Knepshield in Apollo and Russell Wichman in Pittsburgh, and was organist at the Presbyterian Church of Mt. Washington for thirty years before accepting the position at Calvary in 2001. Currently, she is on the executive board of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Presbyterian Association of Musicians. In October 2015 and 2016, Roberta was heard in recital on the 73-rank Reuter pipe organ at Heinz Memorial Chapel in Pittsburgh. In addition to her home in Pittsburgh, Roberta maintains a family farm a few miles west of town, which is a favorite location for congregational picnics and outings.

                      Sam Odom III

                      Handbell Choir Director

                      Sam M. Odom, III was born in Sonora, TX and studied vocal music at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX. While earning his B.M. in Music with an All-Level Teaching Certificate, Sam had numerous opportunities singing with small ensembles of the Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestra and has sung with ensembles across western Europe. After graduating in 2001, Sam taught choral music to numerous young people in central and northeastern Texas. In the summer of 2017 Sam moved to Indiana, PA and has been worshipping with Calvary Church ever since. When Sam is not singing or leading the bell choir in rehearsals/performances, he enjoys camping, hiking, and reading.

                        Chris Butler

                        Counselor

                        Chris Butler was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania but moved to Boston, Philadelphia and finally to Detroit where she lived in the city and then the suburbs for 39 years before moving to Indiana, PA in 1988. She was empty nested at that time and finished her education at IUP with a BA in Psychology and an MA in Counseling. She is married to Barkley and they have two daughters and three grandsons who live in Michigan and Arizona.

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