Music Director
C. Blair Bryant has been the Director of Choral Music at Lake Howell High School in Seminole County since moving here from Denver in the summer of 2002. Prior to moving here, Blair was the Choral Director at Aurora Hills Middle School in Aurora, Co., a suburb of Denver. He received his Bachelor’s in Music Education from the University of Colorado in Boulder and is currently pursuing his Masters Degree in Music education from Florida State University, to be completed in the summer of 2007.

Blair has been involved in church music since the age of nine, singing with choirs at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Ft. Lauderdale, and assistant directing at Welshire Presbyterian in Denver and St. Paul’s Presbyterian in Winter Park. He is also the husband of Hannah Bryant and they have a daughter Mae and son C. Samuel.

Accompanist
Diane Murphy is our accompanist on both the organ and our new piano. Diane graduated from Rollins College in 2006 with a music degree. Her former career was as nurse anesthetist. Diane also teaches piano to youngsters at the Rollins Community School of Music. Diane's husband, Blair Murphy, is an anesthesiologist at Florida Hospital and both sing in the annual Bach Festival Choir.

Office Manager
Carol Dalton, long time church member, is the Office Manager. She comes with a wealth of experience in the administrative field and is enjoying a third career. She has served as a Senior Customer Service Representative for Progress Energy of Florida and as Human Resources Administrator for a local manufacturing company. Carol's office welcomes all of us to phone or come in for work and appointments. She has organized our office to serve everyone in our church. Carol is married to Tom Dalton, who is an elder of this church. They have two daughters, Michelle and Mindy, a grandson, Dalton.

Care Taker (Joe Wisler)
Joe has been with the church full time since 1997 and takes care of the grounds and facility and all things related to the church. He is a College Park resident and an avid New York and Pittsburgh sports fan.

Sara Robinson - Child Care Director
Sara Robinson was born and raised in Central Florida and grew up attending a local Christian grade school and high school. She attended College at Georgia Southern University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Therapeutic Recreation. Upon graduation, she began workingin long term care and used her knowledge, skills, and creativity in program development, stimulating activities and adaptation with adults and geriatrics.

Sara formed an outstanding program with her well-rounded staff and volunteers, offering creative physical, spiritual, cognitive and inter-generational outlets for residents at Winter Park Towers. Sara changed careers to a full-time mom when she and husband, Jim, welcomed Eva into their lives. Sara's love and passion for children has blossomed through her time with Eva and many nieces and nephews.

She feels God led her to this path at College Park Presbyterian Church and she looks forward to building upon the child care program.

Rebecca Teall - Children's Ministry Teacher
Rebecca Teall joins College Park Presbyterian Church after working in both public and private education for over 9 years.  Her specialties are Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten aged children, and she is excited to bring that expertise to work for the church.  Until her son, Gardner, was born last year, she was teaching Kindergarten at Washington Shores Elementary in Orlando.  Rebecca has been a resident of Orlando for over 20 years, and has both lived and gone to school in the College Park neighborhood.  She is a UCF graduate.  In addition to working at the church, she is now a stay-at-home wife and mother.  She was married to her husband Paul in March of 2006.

Becca Scanlan - Children's Ministry Teacher
Becca Scanlan was born and raised near Philadelphia, Pa. After being married in June 2002, Becca and her husband, Kevin, made the decision to move to Central Florida and begin their new lives together. Kevin and Becca worked together in a locally owed construction company. In May 2006 they joyfully welcomed their angel, Angela, into their lives. At that time, Becca had a change in careers, becoming a busy and happy stay-at-home mom.

Becca has always had a passion to work with children, and has experience working in day care settings and volunteering in the three year old classroom at a local church. She strongly feels that God has led her to College Park Presbyterian Church. Becca welcomes this new chapter in her life and looks forward to building relationships with the children and their parents.

Christy Manning - Children's Ministry Teacher
Christy Manning was born and raised in Macon, Ga. were she attended a private Christian high school and was a very active member in her church youth group. She attended the University of Georgia where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education with an emphasis in Athletic Training and Sports Medicine. While in college, she worked as a child care attendant for a local company for two years. After graduation, she moved to Myrtle Beach, SC to work with the athletic training programs at 2 local high schools. In 2005, Christy moved to Orlando to be closer to her sister. She is currently a full-time mother to her son, Landon, who was born in November 2006.

Christy enjoys creating fun ways for the children to learn about God's Word and feels God has blessed her with the opportunity to work with the College Park Presbyterian Church children's ministry.

Leah Goblirsch - Children's Ministry Teacher
Leah Goblirsch was born and raised in Jesup, Iowa. She attended Catholic grade school and high school. Leah moved to Orlando after living the past five years in New York City. She attended the American Musical & Dramatic Academy in New York studying musical theatre. After doing some shows and touring with the children’s musical, “Pinocchio” in the Bahamas & East Coast, Leah decided to go back to school for her Music Business Bachelor’s degree. She now attends Full Sail University in Winter Park.

In her spare time Leah enjoys golf, scrap booking, singing, shopping & traveling. In addition, she loves caring for children and has ten years of experience babysitting children of various ages.

Media technician (Jon Olbert)
John has been serving the Lord as a musician, screenwriter, producer and author for many years. His credits include “The Christmas Chronicles” (A way to the manger); airing on USA radio networks and “Why the Evergreen’s stay green” He is a teacher for drama and sports at Lakemont Elementary, via the extended day program as well as creative director for Splash US Development, Patriot Media (Scotland) and the 2G Group (Spain).

Samuel Weems - Youth Director
Samuel Weems was born in Savannah, GA, but grew up in Jackson, MS. He studied Biology at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN before moving to Montverde, FL to be a science teacher at Montverde Academy. It was at Montverde that Samuel felt a call to full time ministry and so he began working towards a Masters of Divinity at Reformed Theological Seminary in Oviedo, FL. During his time at Montverde Academy he began a number of bible studies for the youth at the Academy, was involved in youth ministry at his local churches, and also spent his summers mentoring young men at a Christian camp called Alpine Camp for Boys. It was at RTS that Samuel met his wife Benita, who is also completing a Masters of Divinity degree there. They have been married now for almost two years. They recently moved to downtown Orlando, where they were involved with a number of local ministries.