What will ministry at St Andrew's look like in the future?
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What will ministry at St Andrew's look like in the future?
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| The Rev. Randall Prior
Randall attended Washington and Lee University and was in the 1970 class of the Virginia Theological Seminary. He also holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in Marriage and Family Ministry from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pa. and is a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. His ministry has included service on a variety of diocesan committees and experience as a pastoral counselor and parish consultant. He is an adjunct faculty member in Pastoral Theology at Virginia Seminary, a member of the Sexual Misconduct Response Team and the Commission on Congregational Missions for the Diocese of Virginia. Randall and his wife, Scootie, are the parents of two sons and a daughter.
Lisa GoforthThe Rev. Lisa Goforth joined St. Andrew's as Assistant to the Rector in March 2006. Lisa is a 2003 graduate of Virginia Seminary and has served since that time as Assistant at Prince of Peace Episcopal Church in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. She was a candidate for holy orders in the Diocese of Virginia and was sponsored by St. George’s Church in Arlington.
Lisa Wakeley
As the Lay Assistant, Lisa works with the Parish Visitation Program integrating newcomers into our parish life. She also assists parish program leaders managing volunteer coordination.
Jay WilcoxJay Wilcox joined the staff of St. Andrew's as organist and choir director on January 1, 2000. He has been active as a church musician in Northern Virginia since 1980, serving several parishes both as organist and director of adult and youth choirs. Along with his choral conducting and organ duties, he has composed a number of works both for the choirs he has directed and for the congregations he has served; the St. Andrew's Adult Choir has sung his Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B minor and the congregation has learned portions of his Rite II setting for use in the Sunday morning liturgy. To ensure that he keeps a singer's perspective, he has continued to sing. From 1991 through 1995 he was a member of the Choir of Men and Boys at Washington National Cathedral; he can be heard as a soloist in the Franz Biebl Ave Maria on their Christmas CD. In 1996 he was accepted as a member of the Washington Bach Consort, and was fortunate to be able to participate in their tour of Germany in 2000, the 250th anniversary of Bach's death, including singing in the Thomaskirche where Bach served from 1723 until his death in 1750. In 2002, he recorded solos in Auf dem Gebirge and Ist nicht Ephraim mein teurer Sohn? by Heinrich Schütz with the Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, members of the Orchestra of the 17th Century and Carmina. After graduation from West Springfield High School, Jay attended the College of William and Mary in Virginia for both undergraduate and law school. His "real job" is as an Assistant County Attorney for the County of Fairfax, focusing on civil litigation. He and his wife Carrie live in Centreville.
Heather MaupinHeather Hunt Maupin is the incoming director of St. Andrew’s Preschool. She is a graduate of George Mason University and was one of the founding teachers of the university’s childcare program. Heather directed the GMU Child Development Center program from 2000-2001 and has provided training for early childhood teachers since 1993. Her areas of interest are emergent curriculum, process-oriented art, aesthetics in the preschool classroom, and parent education. Heather is delighted to be part of St. Andrew’s and looks forward to spreading the word about this wonderful preschool program! She and her husband Matt and their two children, Colette (6 ½ and a St. Andrew’s graduate) and Jake (2 ½) live in Fairfax.
Michelle RamsdellMichelle joined the St. Andrew's staff as Financial Manager in August 2007. She brings an extensive background in accounting and bookeeping.
As Financial Manager, she processes the income and expenses for St. Andrew's, prepares the financial reports, maintains the Membership Database including pledge information; as well as, the accounting for the Preschool.
She and her husband Steve live in Burke with their children, Carling and Jack.
Sabine ChinyavongSabine joined the St. Andrew's staff as Administrative Assistant in September 2006. She is a native of Germany and had extensive experience in administrative work for both Deloitte & Touche and Ernst & Young in Germany. She and her husband Viraxay live in Woodbridge.
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The Rev. Randall Prior came to
St. Andrew’s in October 1974 as first full time vicar of a new
congregation. He has been Rector of St. Andrew’s since it achieved
parish status in 1990. Before coming to St. Andrew’s he served parishes
in the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast and in Richmond, Virginia. 
Lisa joined the St. Andrew’s team as Lay Assistant in
August, 1996. She attended Drury College, Springfield, MO, and the
University of Nebraska at Omaha graduating with a BS in Elementary
Education. She taught both second and first grades for eighteen years,
and then spent the next five years volunteering in elementary and
secondary schools.