Staff

Rev. Julie Delezenne, Pastor

Julie was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She holds a BA from The College of Wooster, a Master of Divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary, and a Master of Nonprofit Administration with a Certificate in Fundraising Management from North Park University. In past calls, Julie has served an interfaith nonprofit in Chicago which serves homeless youth and adults and ELCA outdoor ministry sites in Texas and Northern Michigan. She has served as Moderator of the Presbytery of Detroit Julie and her husband, Adam, have two sons, Isaac and Jude, and enjoy traveling and adventures as a family. Julie is passionate about creative worship and developing partnerships that bring good news in our broken and beautiful world.

June Zydek, Music Director

June comes to us after serving 3 years as Music Director at Erin Church and 4 years as Associate Director of Music at Lake Shore Presbyterian Church. June retired from the East China Schools (St. Clair, MI) in 2010 after working as a music teacher (1 st through 12 th grade) for 21 years. June has a Bachelor of Music degree from Wayne State University in Church Music/Organ Performance and Music Education, and a Master’s of Music degree from Oakland University in Voice Performance.
June plays several musical instruments: piano, organ, flute and harp and her voice placement is soprano. She has a private studio of voice, harp and piano students out of her home. June has been married to her husband Stan – also a professional musician -- for almost 38 years, having been wed at Park Presbyterian Church in Highland Park. They have no two-legged children, but have two rescue dogs, Bentley (8 years old) and Charlie (8 months old). They also have many loving nieces and nephews scattered through the United States. June and Stan reside in their home in Chesterfield. June loves to knit, crochet and spin her own yarn.

Lauren Nowacki,Sunday School Teacher

Trish Pearce, Office Administrator

Trish Pearce is a long time active member of St. Thomas Community Presbyterian Church in Shelby Township. She has been married for 35 years, has one daughter. Trish has served as a Sunday school teacher, Junior/Senior High youth mentor, deacon, elder and currently a Stephen Ministry Leader.

Marijo Hockley, Inclusion Ministry Coordinator

Marijo was born and raised in Michigan. She graduated from Royal Oak Kimball High School, now Royal Oak High School in 1986. She attended Eastern Michigan University and received a Bachelors of Science in Biology and Psychology. She continued at Eastern to receive a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology. In 2003, Marijo received her Secondary Teaching Certificate from Saginaw Valley State University in Science and taught Middle School and High School, before answering God's call to go into ministry. Marijo graduated from the Ecumenical Theological Seminary in June of 2015. Marijo now lives in Madison Heights with her fiance, Steve and their fur-family, Raven and two cats, Bean and Rosita.

Keith Carlson, Day Center Coordinator
Keith was born in Detroit and raised in Warren, MI. He and his wife, Sue have been married for 33 years. They have 2 sons and 3 beautiful granddaughters. They joined First Presbyterian Church of Warren in 1990. Keith has served as an Elder and Deacon. In 2014 Keith took on the position as Coordinator for our Week of Warmth for the Macomb County Warming Center, a low barrier overnight shelter. Working with the homeless community has become a passion of Keith’s. He has served on boards of various organizations related to homelessness in the community and also worked this past season at the Welcome Inn program in Oakland County.