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: Marcella Joy Eddy Chaykosky

Marcella Chaykosky took over the reins of the Redeemer music program in August 2009 after previously directing the music program at Redeemer from 2001 to 2005.  Marcella started playing piano at the age of 4 and studied piano and organ with Esther Durgin and Dorothy Shellard.  Marcella then played alto saxophone from 4^th grade until her High School graduation as a member of the Athens Band. She was also the piano accompanist for the Junior and Senior High School Choruses and the Triple Trio and Trebleaires Groups.  Marcella has served as past Church Organist for the Athens Baptist Church, the Athens Presbyterian Church, Athens Trinity Episcopal Church, and Jacksonville, NY Methodist Church.  She was also past Choir Director for the Athens Baptist Church, and the Athens Presbyterian Junior and Senior Choirs.  Mrs. Chaykosky has also served as director of the Junior and Senior Church Handbell Choirs at Jacksonville, NY and is a past Sunday School Teacher at Athens Baptist Church and Athens Presbyterian Church.  She also served as Youth Director with her husband at the Athens Presbyterian Church and has been a piano instructor for 37 years.  Marcella is a retired loan office and Assistant Manager for Citizens and Northern Bank having worked there for 27 years.

Marcella and her husband, Walter Chaykosky, Jr., are the parents of Stephen B. Chaykosky, Mrs. Stephanie B. Richardson, Dr. Timothy A Chaykosky, DDS and Mrs. Teresa D. Titus and the proud grandparents of Timothy A. Chaykosky, Jr., Hannah Rose Titus, Heather Rose Titus, Thomas L. Richardson, William W. Richardson and Benjamin H. Richardson.

Parish Administrator: Jerry Evans
The position of Parish Administrator is held by Jerry Evans.  The duties of this position are to coordinate the scheduling of the parish hall, printing of the weekly bulletins and the monthly newsletter, and the recording of pledge receipts. Office hours are from 8:30 am to 11:30 pm Monday through Friday. The Church Office telephone number is (570) 888-2270.

Redeemer Review, Editor: OPEN
As Editor of Redeemer's monthly newsletter, Redeemer Review, the Editor's duties are to coordinate and publish articles and parish related events in a printed format.  The deadline for articles for the Church Newsletter is around the 20th of each month.

Vestry 2011
Sr. Warden	Bruce Carpenter
Jr. Warden	OPEN
Clerk	Tricia Schamel
Treasurer	Charles Preston
Joyce Anderson
Margaret Cole
Glenda Hinsman
JoAnn Lumley
Tracie Shambo
Gretchen Rentschler
Victoria Stewart

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