EASTWOOD CHRISTIAN CHURCH - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Clinical Social Worker
- Director EC3
Carolyn Price is a licensed clinical social worker who spent over 20 years working in the field of child welfare, providing family counseling, supervising staff and managing programs. In the Fall of 2020, she was asked to become the Director of EC3 after serving as the Substitute Director for several months in 2019.
She is the mother of two beloved children, Eva (11) and James (7), both of whom attended EC3. Her husband, David, is an architectural historian and a mandolin player in a band called Off The Wagon. They have been married for 19 years and have lived in East Nashville since 2004.Carolyn loves the EC3 community as is thrilled to be involved with this precious school.
Job Titles:
- Director of Christian Education
Jacob Gambrell is from Chattanooga and has lived in Nashville for 4 years now. He attended the University of Mississippi where he studied Spanish and International Studies. He then attended Vanderbilt Divinity School where he studied the intersection of theology, class, and economics. He is passionate about God's Good News to the Poor, the Bible, building resilient solidaristic communities, and economic and environmental justice. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Hannah, and they have a 4 year old son, Manny, a corgi, Banjo, 3 guinea pigs, and 9 chickens. He loves to garden, smoke BBQ, backpack, and hang out with friends around the fire.
Janet Maykus is a cradle Disciple. She was loved and taught by the good people of First Christian, Lancaster, Texas. As the church was just a few hundred feet from her home on Barry Lane, she spent numerous afternoons after school visiting with her pastor. The group their youth minister led shaped many kids who grew to be concerned about others, the environment, education, inclusive communities, and the life of the spirit.
Janet studied at Texas Christian University and Duke University Divinity School. She served as a hospital chaplain, the director of hospice spiritual care and bereavement services, the director of church relations at TCU, Executive Vice President of Operations for Church Extension, and was Senior Interim Minister at Central Christian in Austin, Texas. Janet also served as the executive director of a statewide environmental non-profit, EarthShare of Texas.
Janet has three wonderful grown sons, Austin, Benjamin, and Nico who are the lights of her life. Austin and Nico live in Austin while Ben lives in Indianapolis. Janet and her life partner Tom Booker have a comedy duo, The Texas Gothics, and they look forward to bringing them to life in Nashville. Tom is a performer and acting/writing teacher who taught at the Second City Training Center in Los Angeles, and started theaters in Chicago, L.A., and Austin, Texas.
Janet is honored to be called to Eastwood Christian, and looks forward to serving this beautiful beloved community.