Leaders

Karen has been a member of Westminster for nine years. Karen and her late husband, Bob, have lived in Fox Hill Farm, Glen Mills for 13 years. She has three children, Amy, Sarah and Jeremy and enjoys her weekday  visits with her granddog, Charlie. She has served with Family Promise  and Good Works. Karen is retired from Linvilla Orchards since 2014 and enjoys a little bit of container gardening and hopes to resume traveling next year.

Judy Bianchi has been a member of Westminster for  21 years.  Judy lives in Thorndale and has two collies (think
Lassie) named Liza and Splash.  She has served Westminster as a Deacon and a member of Worship & Arts. Judy is an engineering manager at Oracle Cerner company, and enjoys anything with her dogs, puzzles, cross-stitch and genealogy.

Marty has been a member of Westminster since 2004. She  and her husband, Jonathan, live in nearby Birmingham Township with their daughter Margaret. She has  served Westminster in many rolls through the years and previously served as a deacon for six years. Marty values her family,  friends  and the church.

Sherry and Wray have been members of  Westminster for just over a year.   They have lived in West Chester for 18 months with their dog, Khaleesi, and have a son, daughter-in-law and two young granddaughters in the area. They are both involved in the Tuesday Fellowship Group. Sherry volunteers at the Westminster Thrift Shop. Wray is a member of the Gathering of Men group. They are both retired and enjoy traveling to Steel-ers games and vintage car events, as well as taking in all the great local activities, museums, and restaurants. 

Sherry and Wray have been members of  Westminster for just over a year.   They have lived in West Chester for 18 months with their dog, Khaleesi, and have a son, daughter-in-law and two young granddaughters in the area. They are both involved in the Tuesday Fellowship Group. Sherry volunteers at the Westminster Thrift Shop. Wray is a member of the Gathering of Men group. They are both retired and enjoy traveling to Steel-ers games and vintage car events, as well as taking in all the great local activities, museums, and restaurants. 

Lynn has been a member of Westminster for six years.  She lives in West Bradford and has two grown sons.  Lynn has served Westminster helping in the kitchen for Vesper dinners and other events.  She is a retired systems and data professional working many years in the pharmaceutical industry.  Lynn enjoys cooking, crafts, and being outdoors.

Bill has been a member of Westminster for 10 years, joining with his late wife, Carolyn, in 2011. He has served on the Adult Spiritual Growth (ASG) committee for several years, is active in the Living Waters for the World (LWW) ministry to Honduras, regularly participates in the Gathering of Men and Men’s Retreats and has facilitated several Lenten Book Studies. He lives in Malvern and is a Senior IT Project Manager at NFI Industries. He enjoys biking, hiking and reading.

Nancy has been a member of Westminster for three years.  Nancy and her husband Robert live in West Chester and have two grown children, two grandchildren, two dogs, a cat, and koi fish. She has participated in the Women’s retreat and various classes at Westminster. Nancy managed customer service areas, and the systems and procedures department and was a lead systems analyst at Colonial Penn. In addition,  she worked various part time retail jobs while her children were growing up. Nancy enjoys gardening, reading and needle crafts when she is not helping with her grandchildren or her mother.

Sharon recently became a member of Westminster but has attended worship and been involved in the Westminster community for 10 years.   Sharon  lives in Chester Springs with her 11 year old dog Sophie.  She has two grown children, a son and a daughter and three grandchildren; two girls and a boy.  Sharon served Westminster in several ministries including Broad Street Ministry and Handbells.  Sharon is a Business Development Manager at  ABS Quality Evaluations and enjoys cooking, baking, entertaining, being a Nana and spending time with her family and friends.

Jane has been a member of Westminster for four years.  She and her husband Roger live in West Chester and have 3 grown daughters-Lindsay, Natalie, and Courtney.  Jane has served Westminster on the Emerging Generations committee and the Library committee.   She is a preschool teacher at the First Presbyterian Church Bucket School and volunteers with Meals on Wheels.  In her free time, she enjoys reading, cycling, hiking and traveling.

Shawn and her son Noah have been members of WPC since 1999.  Shawn has served in the nursery, Children’s Ministry, Youth Ministry, and as Deacon.  She has volunteered with KidsJAM, Pittsburgh Project, and the youth auction.  As a 5th grade teacher for the West Chester Area School District, Shawn enjoys helping others and is humbled to be serving as a Deacon where she is happy to be touching the lives of others as others have greatly impacted her.

Judy has been a member of Westminster for 53 years. She lives in Exton and has two grown
children, Wendy and Steve, and four grandchildren. Over the years Judy has served as church school teacher, Deacon, Elder, member of Westminster Presbyterian Women, and Thrift Shop volunteer and Secretary of the Thrift Shop Board. Judy enjoys Westminster small groups, attending her grandchildren’s school activities, and spending time at a home in the Poconos that she and her late husband, Jay, built when he retired.

Joanne has been a member of Westminster for one year after relocating to the area from Tampa, Florida. Joanne and her spouse Rex live in Hershey’s Mill in West Chester. In Florida, she completed the two year vigorous Diakonia Deacon course and was a Parish Nurse. They have two married children and six grandchildren. She is a member of the Chancel Choir, and a Thrift Shop and Global Leadership volunteer. Joanne is a retired clinical director from GlaxoSmith-Kline and an auditor for the pharmaceutical industry.

Carol has been a member of Westminster since 1985. She was ordained as a Deacon serving for two terms and served as moderator for the one-year term. Carol is active in Bible studies, recently assisted in VBS, and has enjoyed playing in our handbell choir for over 20 years.

Karen has been a member of Westminster for 45 years. She and her husband Paul live in West Chester and have two adult children, Laura and Mark. Karen has served as a Deacon, preschool board member, and participates with VBS, Bible studies and the Chancel Choir. She is a retired RN from Chester County Hospital and enjoys playing her clarinet, gardening and spending time with her four grandchildren.

Amy has been a member of Westminster for 20 years.  She and her husband, Pete, live in West Chester and have two children, Wes and Melanie, and a menagerie of pets including a dog, two noisy parakeets, countless chickens, and about a dozen friendly sheep.  She has served in music ministry playing cello with the Taizé ensemble, worship band, and chancel choir, as well as in youth ministry teaching Sunday School, VBS, and spending several weekends as youth retreat chaperone.  Participating in the Estado 29 mission trip is a family highlight!!  Amy teaches cello lessons and plays in several local symphonies and ensembles.  She enjoys hiking and camping with her family.

Rick Griste has been a member of Westminster for 46 years.  Rick lives in West Bradford and has two children; Kristina and Adam.  He has served Westmin-ster as an Elder, a Deacon, member of the CSG team, a Sunday school teacher and several committees over the years. Rick is Controls Engineer at Omega Design Company in Lionville. Rick enjoys hiking and walking with his dog Louie, Phillies baseball, the Eagles, and of course, Penn State football. Rick also enjoys traveling with his kids. 

Terry Hawkins has been a member of Westminster for 22 years. Terry has served Westminster as a deacon, usher, and kitchen worker. Terry and her husband Eric live in Dilworthtown with their cats, Jud and Prudie.  They’re the parents of two grown children--daughter Anne and foster son Tommy. Terry is a medical laboratory scientist for the Christiana Care Health System. She also volunteers as a Girl Scout leader. She enjoys making all manner of things, from wedding cakes to houses.

Ellen has been a member of Westminster for four years. She and Brian live in Kennett Square and have four children, Ken, Craig, Cory and Melissa. Ellen retired after 30 years of teaching elementary school, and currently works part-time as an administrative assistant for an interior designer. She has volunteered for Delaware Hospice’s Camp New Hope (a bereavement camp for children), Broad Street Ministry, and Family Promise. Ellen enjoys golf, boot camp classes, watching sports, and traveling with her husband.

Marty is a retired Business Development Manager that served the manufacturing and process industries. He lives in the Chalfont section of Wilmington with his wife Bonnie. He and Bonnie have three children and three grandchildren. A veteran of the USAF, he has been active in Westminster in the Retired Men’s Group, the Saturday Men’s Fellowship, and the Armed Services Small Group Ministry. He previously served as a Deacon and Deacon Moderator at Westminster and several other Presbyterian congregations. Hobbies include hiking with the Wilmington Trail Club and attending classes at Osher Lifelong Learning.

Rita has attended Westminster for several years and has been a member since 2022.  Rita’s husband Dan passed away in 2020. They have three children (Tom, Lindsay, Katie), a grandson (Cameron) and a  granddaughter arriving this month. She has served Westminster as an Usher, Greeter, facilitator in  Women’s Bible Study, Volunteer New Member  Orientation, Rise Against Hunger, VBS, Safe Harbor and Women’s Retreat. Rita is retired from Mainline Health and enjoys traveling, reading, hiking, and lots of time with family and friends.

Suzanne and her husband, Brett, have been members of Westminster since 2002. She has two children, Maddie and Courtney. She worked in IT for Verizon and now teaches a four year old Pre-K class inWestminster’s Preschool. Suzanne was involved in Mother’s Group, and is still very active in the Westminster community. She served on the Preschool Board for six years and was VP for two, was a leader in VBS for twelve years, served on the Nominating Committee, and volunteered for many youth activities.

Jean has been a member of Westminster for 17 years. She and Doug live in Glen Mills and have two adult children, Andrew and Allison. She has served as Co-coordinator for Family Promise since its inception at Westminster 4 years ago. She previously served on the Interiors Committee and participates in the Tuesday Morning Women’s Small Group. She is a former registered nurse who “retired” many years ago to be a stay at home mom. She currently volunteers at Ronald McDonald house, enjoys reading, traveling and spending time outdoors with her family and dogs.

Kim has been a member of Westminster for 19 years. Kim and Rich live in West Chester and have two kids in college, Logan and Maren. Kim has served Westminster as a Sunday School teacher, sTones and RockabouT coordinator, Youth Vision Team and Children’s Spiritual Growth team member, VBS volunteer and a Nominat-ing Committee member. She also serves on the Mission Possible team, and has participated in WPW Circle, Mom’s Group, dinner group and various Bible studies. Kim is a preschool teacher at Goshen Friends School and enjoys being in two book clubs, taking long walks with friends and spending time with her family.

Joni has been a member of Westminster since  October 2019. She and her wife Andrea live in Glen Mills. They have two loving cats, Buddy and Logan. Joni served Westminster as a member of the  Inclusivity task force. She has volunteered her talents on the VBS decorating committee. Joni is a retired IT support professional, who worked at Lankenau Hospital for 20 years. Joni enjoys taking pottery classes at the Wallingford Arts Center and  loves to travel.

Nick has been a member of Westminster for three years. He has two adult children and three grandchildren, and live in West Chester. Nick is currently a Stephen Minister, a leader in the Tuesday Morning Fellowship Group, a member of the Gathering of Men, and helps with the Men’s Annual Retreat and the Golf Outing. Nick was an Executive and Consultant to major corporations, educational institutions, politicians and non-profits in the fields of Marketing, Crisis Management, Public Opinion and Public Policy Research for nearly 50 years. Nick enjoys teaching, writing, golf, dining with friends, and collecting Lionel trains and American coins.

Nancy has been a member of Westminster for four years and previously served as a deacon. She is retired from a career in marketing communications and lives near Avondale. At Westminster, Nancy is active in Bible studies, small groups and retreats; Senior Connection; Rise Against Hunger; brass  ensemble; AV team and choir. She is an avid sailor and enjoys spending time with her daughter, son-in-law and four grandkids. Nancy is known as “Nancy J” because there is another well known “Nancy Tuttle” here who is very active in Westminster’s ministries.

Paul has been a member of Westminster for 20 years. Paul and Susan live in West Chester and have two daughters, Julia and Kristina. He has served Westminster on the Nominating Committee, Dilworthtown start-up team, in the sound booth, a kitchen volunteer and youth chaperone. He has participated in Men’s Fellowship, Dinner Group and Small Group Bible studies. Paul is a civil engineer and owns a Forensic Engineering Consulting company. He enjoys golf, dining, beer and live music.