ST FRANCIS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Junior Warden
In his spare time, David is an avid follower of the Boston Red Sox, a taste inherited from his father, who grew up in the Boston area, and was refined while serving parishes in Maine and Rhode Island. He is also a voracious reader of history, fantasy, and classical science fiction. He loves outdoor activities like skiing, hiking, and bicycling.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Senior Warden
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Committee
Job Titles:
- Director of Music
- Music Director
Director of Music, Larry Vote has been working as a church musician since 1972. He currently serves as Professor of Music at St. Mary's College of Maryland where he has been on the faculty since 1981. From 2003-2011 he also served as Provost of the College. An active singer and conductor, he has performed in venues across the United States and Europe including The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and The National Cathedral. He has performed and or conducted premiers of music by Gian Carlo Menotti, William McKinley and David Froom and can be heard on CD recordings with the Maryland Bach Aria Group among others. With his wife Jeanne, he began his term as St. Francis Music Director in 2013 carrying on the strong legacy of music in the St. Francis community.
Job Titles:
- Parish Administrator and Director of Christian Education
Lynn grew up in Minnesota, loving the arts, music and the outdoors. She has been the Director of Christian Education for the past several years recruiting Sunday school teachers, organizing all necessary supplies, directing the yearly Christmas Pageant along with many other responsibilities. In 2014 Lynn added Parish Administrator to her list of duties bringing her organizational skills, knowledge of technology and pleasant personality to the front office. Studying theater and business at St. Cloud State University, she earned a B.S. degree in Quantitative Methods and Information Systems. Over her years of motherhood Lynn has volunteered in the community with active roles in leading Girl Scouts, coaching, and teaching Sunday School. Occasionally, Lynn plays her flute in accompaniment to the Junior Choir at St. Francis. Lynn has two daughters, a house full of animals and lives in Great Falls. Her hobbies include cooking, hiking, music and gardening. She has been an active member at St. Francis since 2003.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Registrar
- Treasurer of the Executive Committee
Job Titles:
- Communications Director
- Communications & Technology Director
Patrick grew up in Eagle River, AK, where his parents Nancy and John were involved in the Episcopal Church, setting the example for him and his sisters Megan and Molly. He graduated from Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH in 2003 with a BA in Theatre and Dance. He lived in Hollywood for 4 years becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild. He has worked on many sides of production from set decoration for Beyoncé music videos to acting in a national Verizon commercial to name just a couple. He moved back to Alaska in 2007, where he met his Lovely wife, Leslie. They have two boys, Will (14) and Parker (8). In 2015 they moved to Richland, WA and in 2019 moved to Great Falls, VA. He has been the man behind the curtain in the Zoom meetings we are all attending for the church now and he sings Bass in the St Francis Choir. St. Francis is just the community Patrick and his family have been looking for and he is proud to take on this new position and help our community grow and flourish.
Sasha had been working in the same capacity (Organist) at the Holy Nativity Episcopal Church in Weymouth, MA last year, but has since moved down to the D.C. area in order to begin his doctorate studies in piano at Shenandoah University. In Massachusetts, he had played the organ as well as the piano and had also directed the choir in February and early March, before services had to be streamed online. Before his work there, Sasha had been the pianist and organist at St. Joseph Catholic church in Quincy, MA.
Sasha completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland and his Master's in Piano Performance at Indiana University where he also served as a teaching assistant. Locally he has given many recitals at The Lyceum in Alexandria, Virginia. He has participated in multiple competitions, festivals and performances and been awarded a variety of music and academic scholarships.