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

Jessica Jonas, Director of Youth Ministry (read bio)
jessica@annapolis-presbyterian.com

Amy Molina, Seminary Intern (read bio)
amy@annapolis-presbyterian.com

Support Staff

Maintenance and Custodians
John Jamieson, Facilities Manager (facilities@annapolis-presbyterian.com)
Albert Johnson, Building Supervisor
Plus Seasonal Interns

Secretaries
Anne Weadon
Jennifer Lantz

Treasurer
David Lanenga
treasurer@annapolis-presbyterian.com

Sunday Childcare Coordinator
Heather Gooding

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, and in 2011 Bill and the congregation were awarded a sabbatical grant from the Lilly Endowment.

Bill is married to the Rev. Dr. Alison Halsey who is the Pastor of the First and Franklin Street Presbyterian Church in Baltimore; they live in the Annapolis congregation's manse. Halsey, their older son, holds a Masters in Fine Arts and is married to Jolynn Krystosek. The two artists live in New York. Son, Daniel, is a graduate of the University of Delaware, married to Melissa Sabol and sharing life with daughter, Brianna. The family lives in Wilmington, Delaware. Alison and Bill enjoy hiking and camping, are fans of the National Parks in general and are 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. Prior to 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. Heather is part of a lectionary preaching group called The Well that gathers once a year for study and reflection. She currently sits on the Communities of Learning Steering Committee at Union Presbyterian Seminary and is also a member of the Committee on Preparation for Ministry of Baltimore Presbytery.

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. She is a huge fan of soft serve ice cream and has even been known to drive across the bridge just to get some Dairy Queen. Also interested in the mind-body connection, rarely a week goes by without a yoga practice or Pilates class.

Heather relishes being back within driving distance of her family. Her mother still lives in West Grove, PA where she grew up. Her older sister, Joy, now lives in Manhattan, and her younger sister, Meg, resides in McLean, VA.

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.

Jessica Jonas, Director of Youth Ministry

Jessica Jonas comes to us from Christian Community Presbyterian Church in Bowie, Maryland. Jessica grew up in a home that celebrated both Christian and Jewish faith traditions, which allowed her to explore both sides of her faith heritage (including the December perk of celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah!). Jessica has gradually taken on leadership roles within CCPC's youth ministry program, including several summers of co-leading youth retreats at Montreat Conference Center. A 2009 graduate of Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Jessica majored in English and Media Culture and minored in Spanish. She has interned at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown, where she designed and co-led junior high youth programs. She also spent a summer serving as a Student Youth Counselor in Nain, Labrador Canada. Jessica is currently enrolled in the University of Baltimore's MFA program in Creative Writing and the Publishing Arts and has another part-time job in a law firm in Washington, D.C. She has two younger sisters and enjoys dance of all kinds, green tea ice cream, roller derby games, and Ray Bradbury. Her two biggest passions, though, are youth and stories, and she is excited to get to know the stories behind the youth at FPC Annapolis.

Amy Molina, Seminary Intern

Amy Molina is currently working towards her Master of Divinity degree at Princeton Theological Seminary where she has completed her first of three years of study. Amy earned her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in 2006 and a Masters of Education from Lesley University in 2010. Prior to seminary, she served two years as an Americorp volunteer working for Citizen Schools, a non-profit organization serving an under-resourced middle school in East Harlem. Amy enjoys meeting new people and asking lots of questions. She looks forward to being a part of the FPC community this summer and the additional bonus of being in close proximity to great seafood.