Viktória H. Parvin was born in Communist-controlled Hungary when Christianity was still strongly discouraged by the government. Her parents were not religious because it would have negatively affected their family’s...

Amy is excited to be joining the music team at St. Mark. Growing up in the South (Alabama) and then moving to New Jersey for 25 years as a middle...

Katie has a Masters Degree in early childhood education from James Madison University and has taught in public schools in Central Virginia.  She looks forward to melding the managerial skills...

Jeannine Orejudos joined the St. Mark team in 2021 as the Office & Communications Manager. She has over 20 years of experience in journalism and communications. Jeannine graduated from the...

Sydney Boggs is a music educator with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Appalachian State University and 11 years of teaching experience. She currently works with The Front Porch...

A lifelong Lutheran, Kevin Konort began singing at the age of 2, when tagging along with his mother and sisters to his church’s “Cherub Choir” rehearsal (a choir for the...

Nicole Lytton joined St. Mark in 2025 as a part-time bookkeeper. A native of Bridgewater, Virginia, she graduated from James Madison University with a degree in accounting. Thirty-five years later,...

Beverly Mackey was born in Louisiana, where her father served as a church minister. He later became a missionary to Japan and served there for ten years. After returning to...

Desiree Neumann is grateful for the opportunity to serve the St. Mark community as a member of the Church Council. She began attending services at St. Mark in 2019 after...

A lifelong Lutheran, Mickey Speck moved to the Charlottesville area after she and her husband Doug had both retired from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.  Mickey is a proud...

Brian Neumann is the Managing Director of the Nau Civil War Center at UVA. Originally from South Carolina, he moved to Charlottesville nearly ten years ago. In his free time,...

Natalie Hokanson, along with her husband Carl, joined St. Mark in 2023. Natalie grew up near Madison, WI and spent much of her adult life in St. Paul, MN. Natalie...