The church office is staffed Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Phone (410) 267-8705, Fax (410) 268-9643

Program Staff

Rev. Bill Hathaway, Pastor (read bio)
bill@annapolis-presbyterian.com

Rev. Heather Shortlidge, Associate Pastor (read bio)
heather@annapolis-presbyterian.com

Marc Boensel, Director of Music (read bio)
music@annapolis-presbyterian.com

Miss Good, Director of Children's Ministry (read bio)
miss@annapolis-presbyterian.com

Robert W. Muckenfuss, Organist (read bio)
office@annapolis-presbyterian.com

Chris Dunn, Director of Youth Ministry (read bio)
chris@annapolis-presbyterian.com

Katie Cashwell, Seminary Intern (read bio)
katie@annapolis-presbyterian.com

Support Staff

Maintenance and Custodians
John Jamieson, Maintenance Technician
Albert Johnson, Building Supervisor
Gerald Parker, Maintenance Kinhart Center
Plus Seasonal Interns

Secretaries
Anne Weadon
Jennifer Lantz

Treasurer
David Lanenga
treasurer@annapolis-presbyterian.com

Sunday Childcare Coordinator
Heather Lubbers

Contact Maintenance and Custodians, Secretaries, and Sunday Child Care by way of FPC General Office email: office@annapolis-presbyterian.com

The Rev. Dr. William L. Hathaway, Pastor

Bill Hathaway was called to the church as pastor in the summer of 1999 after serving in two congregations in Western New York, first in Buffalo and then as Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Lockport, New York from 1984 to 1999.

Raised in the midwest, he received a BA in Anthropology from the University of Illinois (1974) a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary (1977) and a Doctor of Ministry from Colgate Rochester Divinity School (1995). Recently he was a member of the Pastor/Theologian Program of the Center for Theological Inquiry in Princeton.

Bill is married to the Rev. Dr. Alison Halsey who is the Pastor of the First and Franklin Street Presbyterian Church in Baltimore and they have two sons, Halsey, who holds a Masters in Fine Arts and is an artist in New York, and Daniel, a graduate of the University of Delaware. Dan and Melissa are the proud parents of Brianna, living in Wilmington, Delaware. Alison and Bill live in the church's manse in Annapolis. They enjoy hiking and camping, are fans of the National Parks in general and frequent visitors to Assateague National Park.

"I thoroughly enjoy the opportunity of serving as the pastor of this fine congregation. The congregation's commitment to mission and its high expectations for quality worship and preaching brought me to Annapolis and continue to engage and challenge me."

The Rev. Heather G. Shortlidge, Associate Pastor

Heather was called to First Presbyterian Church in December 2007 to minister in the areas of education, spiritual development, pastoral care and worship.

Previously, Heather served as the associate pastor of Rivermont Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, TN where she developed ministries for children, families, and young adults. Before that, Heather served as a pediatric hospital chaplain at the Children's Medical Center of Dallas where she provided spiritual and emotional support to patients and staff within the center for cancer and blood disorders.

Heather earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond and her Master of Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia.

While in high school, Heather was a pre-professional ballerina dancing in Wilmington, DE, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York. While pursuing her undergraduate degree, she spent summers working at the Kennedy Center with the Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell program and other adult education initiatives.

Heather enjoys all things related to food, especially baking and trying new hole-in-the-wall restaurants. Rarely a week goes by without a yoga practice or Pilates class.

Heather relishes being back within driving distance of her family. Her parents and grandparents still live in West Grove, PA where she grew up. She has an older sister in Arlington, VA and a younger sister too far away in San Diego, CA.

Marc Boensel, Director of Music

Marc F. Boensel, DMA, has been conducting bands, orchestras and choruses in California, Virginia and Maryland for more than 20 years. In 1999, he founded and is currently the conductor of the Annapolis Wind Symphony, a 45-piece professional symphonic band and philanthropic organization. He received a 2005 distinguished fund raiser award from the American Red Cross and the 2006 Community Champions Award from Sandy Spring Bank for his charity fund raising work with the Annapolis Wind Symphony. Which, since its founding has raised more than $10,000 for local charities.

Dr. Boensel has been Director of Music for First Presbyterian Church of Annapolis since the fall of 1996, where he directs the 40-voice Chancel Choir, Handbell Choir and children.s choirs. He has also been the recording orchestra conductor for local musical theater for the past 13 years, as well as a substitute conductor for professional, collegiate and high school bands and orchestras throughout the mid-Atlantic.

In addition to being the Symphonic Band Conductor-in-Residence at American University, Marc currently serves as Concert Band director and Assistant Professor of Music at Anne Arundel Community College, where he teaches courses in music history and music theory. He continues a career as a professional oboist that has spanned more than two decades, including 22 years in Navy and Air Force bands in California, Virginia and Maryland.

He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from California State University Fullerton, a Master of Music degree from San Diego State University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Maryland. He has studied conducting with Benton Minor, Edmund Williams, Robert Gilson, John Wakefield and James Ross and studied oboe with Larry Timm and Peggy Michel.

Miss Good, Director of Children's Ministry

Melissa Good joined First Presbyterian Church in 1996 and quickly became involved in children's activities.

She volunteered in the nursery/toddler rooms, taught Godly Play, led Vacation Bible School and served on the Christian Education Committee and Moms for Meals programs.

In 2003 she accepted the position of Director of Children's Ministry, overseeing children from birth through 5th grade.

Melissa received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Interior Design and Business from Radford University. For 13 years she worked as an interior designer for Marriott Hotels at their corporate office in Bethesda, Maryland before retiring to be a full-time mother.

Melissa is married to Russ Good, Project Manager of Engineering for Marriott Hotels, and they have two energetic young boys Griffin and Cameron who keep them both on their toes.

Robert W. Muckenfuss, Organist

Robert Muckenfuss is beginning his tenth year on the voice faculty of Peabody as vocal coach. He coaches a full schedule of over 40 students and teaches Survey of Song Literature. He has served as pianist and vocal coach for the Cincinnati Opera, Nashville Opera, West Virginia Opera, and the New York Pala Opera companies. He has also been a vocal coach, chorus master, and pianist with Wolf Trap Opera and Music Administrator and Assistant Conductor at Glimmerglass Opera. Most recently he was the Coordinator of the Young Artist Program and Head of Music Staff at Lake George Opera in Saratoga Springs, NY. He has also served as a voice coach for the Washington Opera Institute for Young Singers and has been an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland, College Park, for the Maryland Opera Studio.

Dr. Muckenfuss received his Bachelor of Music degree in Piano from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, and his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Ensemble Arts from the Peabody Conservatory. He embodies a wealth of experience as a collaborative pianist, and has accompanied, in concert, renowned singers John Shirley-Quirk, William Sharp, Benjamin Luxon, and Phyllis Bryn-Julson. He has also enjoyed extensive coaching and repetiteur work with notable performers including David Daniels, Benita Valente, Vinson Cole and Frederica von Stade. He has served as a resident vocal coach at the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival in Maine, with Ms. Bryn-Julson, and accompanied Mr. Shirley-Quirk on a recital tour of Hawaii and in master classes in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Dr. Muckenfuss is regularly engaged by the Kennedy Center in Washington serving as pianist for their productions of Words and Music and the Broadway musicals Titanic, and The Dead. He has also enjoyed a long tenure as an orchestra musician, and has played a vast repertoire of orchestral keyboard music and chamber music. He was principal pianist and organist for the Cincinnati Symphony and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestras for twelve years. He was frequently featured as organ soloist in concert and on several Pops compact discs on the Telarc label. Recent recordings include Dominick Argento's A Waterbird Talk and Miss Havisham's Wedding Night on the Koch label with John Shirley-Quirk, and a recently released recording with Peabody voice faculty member Steven Rainbolt, entitled The Rogue & the Romantic on the Viva! Productions label. His work with master teachers includes Ellen Mack, Samuel Sanders, and David Bar-Illan.

He is very active in the community life of Peabody beginning his second, two-year term as Chairman of the Peabody Faculty Assembly.

Chris Dunn, Director of Youth Ministry

Chris is a life long member First Presbyterian Church of Annapolis. In October of 2006 he accepted the position as Director of Youth Ministry, tasked with helping to guide the youth of FPC in safe passage to adulthood and offering a specific faith identity using significant relationships with Christian adults.

Chris has many fond memories of when he was in Sunday school and youth fellowship here and is anxious to pass those experiences on to the next generation of FPC youth.

Chris earned his bachelors degree in Mathematics from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. After 12 years in the mortgage industry, he traded in his ties and desk for a tool belt and a paint brush. In addition to his youth position he worked for a local home improvement contractor as a carpenter and painter before becoming the church's Facilities Manager in 2007. An accident and a severely broken leg have prevented him from continuing in that position.

Chris's family members are also active members of the congregation. Chris enjoys worshiping along with his parents, sister, brother-in-law, and nieces. He lives in Annapolis with two dogs and two cats and hopes to continue his education at seminary in the future.

Katie Cashwell
Katie was called to First Presbyterian Church in August 2009. Having completed two of her three years of theological education at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, Katie has opted to fully immerse herself in the life of our congregation. As intern here she will explore general pastoral duties including pastoral care, teaching, preaching, and worship leadership. The majority of her time will be devoted to younger adults, including students at St. John's College and the Naval Academy. Upon completing the internship in August 2010, Katie will return to seminary for her final year of theological study and will work towards ordination in the Presbyterian Church.

Before her days as a seminary student in Richmond, Katie worked for the RHINO program of Saint Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church in New Orleans, managing Katrina recovery efforts. She has been an environmental education teacher and wilderness trip leader in Wiscasset, Maine for the Chewonki Foundation. She also held several leadership positions at Davidson College, where she earned her undergraduate degree in Anthropology. She honed her youth and young adult ministry skills through service at First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro, NC, Second Presbyterian Church of Richmond, VA, and the Montreat Conference Center.

Katie hails from North Carolina and cherishes its barbeque (eastern style!), bluegrass, and the Blue Ridge mountains. She enjoys baking bread, yoga, ultimate Frisbee, live music, knitting, and canoeing. She has family living throughout the southeast.

She is excited and grateful for the intentional time and space that this year will allow for discernment, exploration, and growth in both her personal and professional life.