Reverend Samuel A. Schreiner III

You can reach Sam via email by contacting him at sam.schreiner@norotonchurch.org.

Reverend Gregory M. Doll

Greg grew up in a suburb of Dayton, Ohio, was confirmed in the Lutheran Church, and reared in a home where Jesus Christ was always at its center. He had a life-changing encounter with Christ as an eleven-year-old while attending a summer basketball camp. From that moment on, Jesus became "the preoccupation" (to borrow Tozer's term) of his life. After high school, Greg enrolled at the University of Kentucky with the primary intention of playing football and the secondary intention of pursuing a degree. During his junior year at UK, while serving in leadership with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, he began to sense a call to ordained ministry. He completed his M.Div. at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 1999, and was ordained by the Presbyterian Church (USA) in May of 2000. Prior to his arrival at NPC, Greg served as the pastor of churches in North Carolina and Ohio.

Greg and his wife, Kimberly, have three young children: Eliot, Amelia, and Simeon, as well as a faithful dog named Joe. He is a self-professing bibliophile with special interests in works of history, theology, literature and poetry. He also has a particular fascination with the aesthetics and architecture of sacred and academic spaces. On his days off, your best chance of finding Greg is with his family. If he's not with them, you might check the library, the treadmill, the trout stream, or Fenway Park.

You can reach Greg via email by contacting him at greg.doll@norotonchurch.org.

Reverend Brandi Drake

Brandi grew up in Southern California, and can remember knowing about the love of Christ from a very early age. She calls her life of faith a "long obedience in the same direction" (to quote Eugene Peterson), and has had many ah-ha moments with Christ, from summer camps to college fellowship and on. She attended University of California at Santa Barbara, where she spent a life-changing year abroad in Beijing, China, and went on to earn her M Div at Fuller Theological Seminary in 1996. She has served churches in Montana and New Jersey, and came to serve in Darien in 2009.

Brandi and Evan Drake have been married since 1998, and the delight of this season in their lives is spending time with their sons, Ethan and Miles. Light sabers, basketballs and laughter fill the Drake manse. During ‘down’ time, Brandi might be found in the kitchen, the garden, at the beach, or reading a good book with the cat on her lap.

You can reach Brandi via email by contacting her at brandi.drake@norotonchurch.org.

Reverend Stuart Smith

Stuart has been the Associate Youth Pastor at NPC since 2007. Stuart grew up in Dallas, TX where he was very active in his church's youth ministry and began to consider full-time ministry while in junior high. He recognized the Lord continuing to affirm this call while attending Texas Christian University and then at Austin Theological Seminary where he received his Master of Divinity. Stuart has served in churches in Northern California and several parts of Texas.

When Stuart is not spending time with high school and middle school students he enjoys being with his wife Debra, and 3 sons; Hayden, Micah and Preston. They enjoy spending time outside, especially at the beach. Stuart spends his free time watching the Dallas Cowboys, running, swimming at the Y, and rebuilding old cars in his garage!

You can reach Stuart via email by contacting him at stuart.smith@norotonchurch.org.

Dwayne Condon

Dwayne has been a professional musician since the age of 14. He is an accomplished pianist and has played with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and Roger Wagner Chorale. He's had a successful singing career in live performances, in films and in studio recordings. He is also a skilled composer and arranger. Dwayne is married to Jenifer and they have 4 children, Patrick, Caitlin, Nicholas (Nicky) and Sophia (Sophie).

Dwayne served as the Director of Worship Arts at Glenkirk Presbyterian Church in Glendora, CA for sixteen years before joining us on staff here at NPC. While there he grew choir membership from 50 to 100 members, worked with his wife, Jenifer, to develop children's choirs and stage plays, added a Saturday night contemporary worship service, and lead a successful 10-year concert series that included major orchestral-choral works, Broadway musicals, plays and recitals.

You can reach Dwayne via email by contacting him at dwayne.condon@norotonchurch.org

Valerie Muller

Valerie was born in Washington D.C. and raised in western Pennsylvania. Her early schooling in a coal mining area outside of Uniontown morphed into middle and high school education in/around Pittsburgh, which culminated at the University of Pittsburgh.

Raised in a Christian home, Valerie made a personal commitment to Christ around age 11 was active in church youth groups, began attending Young Life in junior high, and ultimately became co-leader for Club and Campaigners for a number of years.

Valerie’s career started in event planning and evolved into strategic account/media planning at advertising agencies. Valerie lived in San Francisco for 6 years, enjoying a wide range of outdoor activities, before her advertising/marketing career brought her back east in 1979. She resided in NYC for 12 years before moving to Rowayton, CT in 1994.

Valerie’s love for outdoor and water-related activities, led her to reside in the southern Fairfield County area. She also enjoys cooking and entertaining friends in her home. Post 9/11 she began consulting in marketing/media/advertising as well as trainer/facilitator work which she continues in addition to her work here at NPC.

Valerie was involved in NPC women’s retreats, Bible studies, Norwalk Shelter soup kitchen, and as-needed meal preparation prior to officially joining NPC in January 2007. Her activities expanded to small groups, and working with the Communications Committee on Strategic Planning for NPC and supporting the seniors programs.

She continues to prayerfully discover God’s plan for the ministry of the Congregational Life team.

You can reach Valerie via email by contacting her at valerie.muller@norotonchurch.org.

Dan Rosa

Dan was born and raised in Stamford and has lived and worked in Fairfield County since graduating from St. Michael’s College (Colchester, VT), BA, Cum Laude, 1973. He also earned an MBA from the University of Connecticut (1986). Dan was called to NPC in November, 2002 with a diverse financial management background which includes banking, manufacturing, executive recruiting and nonprofit management.

Dan serves as a mentor to a Bridgeport middle school student in the Southwestern CT Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program. He enjoys early morning workouts and is an avid reader and golfer. He currently resides in Norwalk.

You can reach Dan via email by contacting him at dan.rosa@norotonchurch.org.

Martha Duff

Martha is the Director of Noroton Presbyterian Nursery School. She joined NPNS in 2003 as a teacher and in 2005 became Assistant Director. Previously, she was a preschool teacher at St. George’s Episcopal in Nashville, Tennessee and Peachtree Presbyterian in Atlanta, Georgia. Martha grew up in Nashville where she attended The Ensworth School and St. Cecilia Academy where she was active in a variety of sports and church activities. She attended the University of Alabama and graduated from Belmont College with a major in Child Psychology.

Martha has served as a deacon of Norton Presbyterian Church and Co-chair of NPC’s Women’s Retreat and currently serves on the Nominating Committee. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Stamford-Norwalk and was formerly an active member of the Junior League of Nashville and many other charitable organizations. In her free time she plays tennis, reads and spends time with her family. Martha and her husband Gill have been married since 1997 and moved to Darien in 2003. Martha’s four children are Will, Jack, Grace and Lola.

You can reach Martha via email by contacting her at
martha.duff@norotonchurch.org.

David Lee

David Lee joined the NPC staff in January 1996. As the Director of Properties, David has responsibility for the maintenance and management of the NPC building operations and property, including the four manses. He is also responsible for ensuring that all safety and fire regulations are adhered to.

You can reach David via email by contacting him at david.lee@norotonchurch.org.

Carol Scott

Carol Scott is the new Director of the Tot Drop day care program. Carol is an experienced educator, who has taught grades K through 4, and most recently taught kindergarten, first grade and served as an early literacy specialist in the Ardsley, New York elementary school. On leaving the classroom, Carol was an education consultant for a children’s educational publisher supporting teachers and administrators implementation of best practices in literacy development; she has also been an education consultant for a library technology company.

Carol developed and trained teachers in developmentally appropriate practice in summer workshops, as well as taught literacy methods to pre-service teachers as adjunct professor at Pace University. Most recently, Carol has edited a 670-page book on the history of her church’s military ministry as well as developed the index of over 4,000 items for the volume. Carol has two grown children, a six-year old granddaughter and a grandson born in April 2009. Carol and her husband Phil, a retired military Air Force chaplain, live in Stamford.

You can reach Carol via email by contacting her at carol.scott@norotonchurch.org.

Julie Colbath

Julie grew up in central NY State, the daughter of a college professor and homemaker/artist. As a child she attended an interfaith Sunday school her parents helped create and enjoyed participating in a Baptist church youth group, but did not join her first church (Unitarian Universalist) until she was adult living in NJ. After moving to CT to get married, she joined NPC and was baptized in 2008 (the first person in her family to do so).

Julie has been a nursery school teacher, VBS Coordinator, and Stephen Minister at NPC, and now serves as the Director of Membership. Prior to NPC, she served as the Director of Programs at the YWCA of Darien/Norwalk, having moved into the non-profit arena in 2005 following a long career in international trade, market research and market strategy. She has degrees from Colgate University, The New School University and Pace University.

Abby Young

Abby joined the Student Ministries Staff at NPC in June and is so happy to be here! She grew up in New Jersey, and first decided to take her faith seriously on a mission trip to California when she was 15. After finishing high school, she went on to study at Eastern University in St. Davids, PA, and it was there that she felt God calling her into youth ministry. She graduated in May of 2008 with a BA in Youth Ministry and started working at NPC only 3 weeks later!

Abby now lives in Darien. When she’s not in the office or hanging out with kids, Abby is usually outdoors (playing ultimate Frisbee or some other sport…), watching movies, reading a good book, or cooking. Abby also has a passion for mission work, especially in Haiti, which she has had the privilege to visit twice during college. She can’t wait to go back, and loves to talk about it!

You can reach Abby via email by contacting her at abby.young@norotonchurch.org.

Ben Valentine