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Church of Mary Magdalene

A Christian Ministry with Homeless Women in Seattle

 

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Rev. Linda Smith -- Pastor

Linda Smith is our pastor. Rev. Smith is an associate minister at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Baptist Church. She brings with her a wealth of experience working with the poor, the imprisoned, the sick and the hungry in our community. She is currently serving as an Associate Minister of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Baptist Church in Renton. She has a distinguished career in public service with the postal service. She has brought her human resource skills into the ministry and now she will be sharing them with us.

 

Marty Hartman -- Program Director

Marty Hartman is the Program Director. She brings professional experience in the recreational therapy with the disabled and mentally ill and with special needs students. Girl Scouts, PTA, children's ministry, motherhood and a B.S. in Recreation Administration (Therapeutic) from California State Polytechnic University of Pomona prepared her well for this job. She was the coordinator for the Lakeview Women's Shelter for many years, organizing everything from van drivers to prayer support.

 

Christine Weed -- Administrative & Development Director

As the administrative and development director Christine is responsible for public relations, donor relations, grant writing and administrative oversight of operations. She brings more than twenty years of successful management experience working in non-profit and public agencies and a degree in Master in Public Administration from the University of Washington to the organization. Her passion for the mission of the organization motivates her to work to sustain and increase the funding support for the Church of Mary Magdalene ministry to homeless women.

 

Carol Cameron -- Office Manager

Carol is at the center of our busy office, handling program, administrative, and financial details with attentive competence. With previous experience in bookkeeping, she brings recordkeeping sensibilities to our human services. Before joining us as office manager, Carol was a leader and active participant in the Church of Mary Magdalene. She is active with WHEEL organizing efforts with homeless women.

 

Sari Breznau -- Music Director

Sari is our music director, livening up our Saturday mornings with an eclectic mix of old favorites and new discoveries.  She directs the choir for our services and community appearances. Sari is a music graduate of Western Washington University, with experience that ranges from church musician to cabaret singer. She plays piano, trumpet and guitar, and loves to help people build community by singing together.