STAFF

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The Rev. Dan Marotta
Rector

Dan is the founding Rector (Lead Pastor) of Redeemer. He holds a B.A. in Family Therapy Psychology from The College of William & Mary and an M.Div. from Denver Seminary. He is the author of Liturgy in the Wilderness: How the Lord's Prayer Shapes the Imagination of the Church in a Secular Age and co-author of the forthcoming Our Church Speaks: An Illustrated Devotional of Saints from Every Era & Place (IVP, 2024). Dan is married to Rachel (his high school sweetheart) and together they live in the city with their dog and four children.

Orlando Palmer
Artist-In-Residence

Orlando was born and raised in Richmond and studied song-writing at Berklee College Of Music. Orlando is a professional artist/producer who has travelled the world touring and songwriting but takes pride in being an artist in his home town and community.

Lane Cowin
Senior Director of Ministries

Lane is a transplanted Yank from New York, but spent most of her life in Virginia, first in Northern VA and then Charlottesville, before arriving in Richmond. She graduated from the University of VA with a B.A. in Religious Studies and a B.S. in Psychology, and later received her Master of Divinity from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. She received her certification in Spiritual Direction from Selah (Massachusetts). Her favorite thing to do is sit with someone and hear their story. Other favorite things include hiking, reading, and protecting her many potted plants from her two destructive cats.

 

Jeff King
Senior Director of Operations

Jeff came to Richmond via Boston and Philadelphia with Elizabeth and their two daughters. He holds an M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary with an emphasis in counseling. He enjoys creatively utilizing systems to help people experience deeper connection with God and each other.

Casey Cisco
Director of Redeemer Kids

Casey is an Alabama native, who moved to Virginia in the summer of 2018 with her husband and two boys. Casey has a B.A. in Theology and Intercultural Ministries and a passion for mission work and theological education. Her favorite way to spend free time is exploring the outdoors with her boys, reading fiction, and searching for new creative outlets.

Oldson Duclos
Director of Community Formation

Oldson holds a Master of Divinity from Cairn University, enjoys an eclectic taste in food and music, and is filled by going deep in conversations. He and his wife Briana (Bree) are committed to hospitality, loving people well, and new adventures.

 

Christian Hayes
Director of Youth Fellowship

Christian is a Richmond native. After graduating from Virginia Tech, he moved home, married Amanda, taught high school English, and coached baseball for many years. He and Amanda now have four sons. In addition to overseeing Redeemer’s youth ministry, he works at VCU hospital as an RN in the Medical Respiratory ICU. He reads and writes as often as possible—and occasionally gets away to hunt and fish.

Sarah Holloway
Parish Administrator

Sarah grew up in a military family and thus never knows how to answer the question, “where are you from?” If pressed, she would have to say Blacksburg, VA, where she graduated from Virginia Tech with a BA and MA in English, married Josh, and started a family. In her free time, Sarah enjoys getting lost in a good book, going on walks, and spending time with friends over a delicious meal.

Mikala Thompson
Redeemer Kids Assistant

(on maternity leave until April 2024)

Mikala has lived most of her life in Richmond, but if you spend some time with her, you might hear a slight Minnesotan accent. She has a B.A. in Music, a Minor in Education, and a Certification in Disability Studies from VCU. When not playing strategy board games with her husband, Peter, or having coffee with friends, she loves reading, hiking, and listening to vinyl with her dog, Luna.

 

Nick Henretty
Production Manager

Nick has called Richmond home for his whole life. He studied songwriting and commercial music at Liberty University, and enjoys writing and recording music for himself and other artists. Additionally, he is an avid Bible nerd and loves studying anything related to the Old Testament. You’ll often find him listening to a podcast or lecture on some obscure topic that has recently caught his interest. He met his wife Sarah in 2018, and they have been happily married since May of 2022.

 

PARTERNSHIPS

Tee Feyrer
College Minister — U. of R.

Tee grew up in Long Island, NY and graduated from the University of Richmond with a degree in Leadership Studies. He serves as our College Minister to the University of Richmond. Tee is married to his wife, Tori, and they live in the Near West End, where they can be found cooking and sharing many meals with others.

Audrey Cisco
College Minister — U. of R.

Audrey is originally from Oklahoma and has spent much of her life further south in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama, but her biggest adventure was living in Scotland prior to Richmond. Audrey received her B.S. in Christian Ministry and Psychology from Blue Mountain College and her M.Div. from Beeson Divinity School at Samford University. Audrey lives in Northside with her husband Charlie and two children Danni and Harvey, where she enjoys cooking and sharing food with family and friends.

The Rev. Lewis Lovett
Church Planter In-Residence

Lewis was born in Knoxville, TN, He graduated from Wofford College with a B.A. in English Literature and Covenant Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity. Lewis is married to Maggie and they have four daughters. Lewis is our Church Planter in-Residence for a hopeful future congregation in Midlothian.

 

Will Clark
College Minister — V.C.U.

Will serves as our College Minister to VCU. Originally from Chattanooga, Will studied English at Furman University and theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Before moving to Richmond, he served on pastoral staff of a church plant in Greater Boston. He lives with his wife, Maddy, and their two sons, James and Cole, in Carytown.

 

VOLUNTEER STAFF

The Rev. Ben Lansing
Deacon

Ben is an artist, author, and native Richmonder. He studied at the University of Richmond and loves retelling the history of the global church through art and storytelling. He lives in Carytown with his wife Bethany and a house full of books.

The Rev. Steve Byrd
Deacon

With degrees from JMU and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, decades of sales, development, and discipling experience, international travel, 41 years of marriage, and raising two daughters, Steve has experienced the power of the gospel to transform lives. In addition to leading The Aniko Project, Steve is honored to now be serving as a Deacon.

Nancy Reynolds
Women’s Fellowship Coordinator

Nancy and her husband, Jim, moved to Richmond from Orlando in 2018 and joined Redeemer shortly thereafter. Her getaways are focused on visiting family: sons in LA and New York and extended family in Ohio, Texas, and Michigan. Having met Jim in Ann Arbor, her favorite season is college football. Nancy is excited to serve as Women’s Fellowship Coordinator.

 

Sarah Bergh
Parish House Manager

Sarah was raised in Wisconsin but has lived in Virginia for 35 years. She graduated from JMU with a degree in business and has spent her adult life first working in the banking industry and now, along with her husband Geff, raising their two kids (now both teenagers). They live in the Northside. When not driving her kids around, Sarah loves to read, listen to music, watch sports (especially baseball!), and complete jigsaw puzzles.

Christa Vickers-Smith
Care Team Coordinator

Christa and her husband Jason along with their 2 daughters, Emma and Lily, have called Redeemer home for the last 6 years. A native Richmonder, Christa has walked through seasons of great suffering as well as great healing. She has experienced first hand the power of prayer, of body of Christ bearing each other’s burdens, and seeing every joint supply! Her passion has become pursuing wholeness in spirit, soul, and body, and walking alongside others in their journeys. She is excited to come on board at Redeemer and see how the Lord wants to show Himself strong to the hearts of His people!

Celeste Meadows
Young Adult Fellowship Coordinator

Celeste is from Arlington, Virginia and moved to Richmond after graduating from nursing school at the University of Virginia. She's loved being part of Redeemer for the past three years. When she's not working in the Cardiac Surgery ICU at VCU, she loves walking all over Richmond, reading memoirs, and spending time with people. Celeste is looking forward to welcoming more young adults into Redeemer's community, as this stage of life comes with unique joys and challenges.

 

VESTRY

Jim Reynolds
Senior Warden
Class of 2024

Hallel Basco
Class of 2024

Sarah Byrd
Junior Warden
Class of 2025

 

David Williamson
Class of 2025

Trey Arnold
Class of 2026

Alex Burlingame
Class of 2026


BISHOP

The Rt. Rev.
Christopher S. Warner