Staff & Vestry

Rector:  The Rev. Dr. Andrea P. Baldyga was born and raised in Boston, MA.  She completed her BS and MD degree in 1980 from the Boston University Six Year Medical Program with a double major of pre-medical science and music. She completed her surgical residency at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT and then pursued a Cardiothoracic Surgery residency at UNC Chapel Hill.  After being a surgeon at Kaiser Hospital in Los Angeles, she did further training at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH, where she was the surgical director of the post-operative cardiothoracic ICU until she left to go to seminary.  She was board certified in general surgery, cardiothoracic surgery and critical care medicine. While at the Clinic, she served on the advisory board of the Pastoral Care Residency, and received the Educator of the Year Award from the pastoral care department in 2003. She was among the first women in general surgery in the early 1980’s and is one of the very first women to have completed a Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency.

Deacon: The Rev. Hazel Hunt The Rev Hazel B. Hunt was ordained October of 2001. She has served as Deacon in the Church of Redeemer since July of 2005. She has previously served at Christ Church in Towanda. Hazel completed the 4 year program Education for Ministry before her ordination. She is also a volunteer chaplain at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. She is married to Ronald L Hunt and they have one son Jeffery.

Director of Music: Kay Bennett began playing the organ and piano at the age of 4 and has been a piano/voice instructor in the Valley area for the past 25 years. She was a Drama major at Mansfield University and has been involved in many local productions with The Winding River Players as well as with the Theatre Grove Company. She has been a church organist for many years and is currently the Music Director for the Church of the Redeemer in Sayre. She is married with one son and is a stay-at-home medical transcriptionist.

Parish Administrator: Debbie Wells
As Parish Administrator, Debbie's duties are to coordinate the scheduling of the parish hall, printing of the weekly bulletins and the monthly newsletter, and the recording of pledge receipts. Her usual office hours are from 8:30 am to 11:30 pm Monday through Friday. She may be reached at the Church Office telephone number (570) 888-2270.

Sexton: Thomas Colegrove
As Sexton, Thomas Colegrove's duties are to maintain the physical appearance of the interior of the church buildings and to oversee the general utilization of the rooms in the parish hall. He can be reached through the Parish Office at (570) 888-2270.

Redeemer Review, Editor: Terri House
As Editor of Redeemer's monthly newsletter, Redeemer Review, Terri's duties are to coordinate and publish articles and parish related events in a printed format as well as updating the Website and submitting articles of publicity to the local papers. Terri can be reached through her email address at thouse2@stny.rr.com  The deadline for articles for the Church Newsletter is around the 20th of each month.

Vestry 2008
Sr. Warden	Terri House
Jr. Warden	Ted Burrows
Clerk	Glenda Hinsman
Treasurer	Joan Burrows
Joyce Anderson
Bruce Carpenter
Margaret Cole
Fred Luther
David O'Dell
Charles Preston
Victoria Stewart

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