The Rev. Jason Santalucia
Rev. Jason grew up on the East Coast, moved to California for seminary and graduated from San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, CA. with Master of Divinity in 2002. He was ordained in 2004 and has served Presbyterian churches in New York, Kentucky and Connecticut. He currently lives in Mystic with his wife, Daisy Rhau, who is a teacher and elementary math specialist and their two teenage daughters, Jinju and Miyun.
Please feel free to contact Jason at any time if you have a pastoral need. You can email him directly at: valleyprespastor@gmail.com
Please feel free to contact Jason at any time if you have a pastoral need. You can email him directly at: valleyprespastor@gmail.com
Max Vladimiroff, Director of Music
Max Vladimiroff is a graduate of the Gnessin College of Music in Moscow where he studied piano and improvisation. He obtained his MFA in music composition from the University of California, Irvine, and later studied in New York with composer Philip Lasser. His works have won several prizes, including the Musica Domani International Composition Prize, the Longfellow Chorus Award of Distinction, the Keene State College Department of Music Call for Scores and the National Association of Composers USA Young Composers' Competition. Max lives and works in Brookfield, Connecticut. He has served Valley as its organist and then its Director of Music since 2006.
Laura Evans, Cantor
Laura Evans sings professionally in mixed ensembles throughout Connecticut. Groups include CONCORA, Composers Choir, Crescendo, New Haven Oratorio Choir, and performances as section leader and soloist with Hartford Chorale and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. She is a founding member of the quartet, earlybird. She currently serves as cantor and soloist at Valley Presbyterian Church in Brookfield.
Terri Flanagan, Church Administrator
Terri Flanagan has been a member of Valley since before Valley was officially a church! Part of the organizing congregation, she and her husband Jerry have worshiped here since 1977. Terri has been an active member of the church for the last 30+ years, including being a member of the choir and a Deacon. Terri joined our staff on an interim basis in February 2013 before becoming a permanent addition to our team. She is the warm voice on the phone and the smiling face at the desk that is always happy to greet you. And she keeps this place running smoothly!