Roberta Kearney
Transitional Pastor
Welcome to our Transitional Pastor, Roberta Kearney (pronounced Carnee). Roberta has a broad range of life and ministry experience. The oldest of six children, Roberta’s family moved many times in her childhood. She was born in Wisconsin, then lived in Seattle and ultimately her family moved to central Pennsylvania. As an adult she has lived in Harrisburg,
Jo Ann Bathurst
Director of Children's Music
Jo Ann (better known as “Mrs. B”) is a church member for over 50 years. She is a pre-school music teacher at HENS Nursery School at First Pres as well as The Goddard School in Pottstown for almost 20 years. She was classically trained with 12 years of private voice lessons as well as many
Cynthia Foust
Music Director
Cindy has a B.S. in Music Education and a B.M. in Choral Conducting from the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut. She received her Masters of Music degree from West Chester University. Cindy retired from the Pottsgrove School District in 2015 after serving as the MS/HS Choral Director for the past 35 years. Cindy has two grown
Marie Kayati
Administrative Assistant
Marie and her husband John moved from South Jersey to Pottstown in 1999. They adopted their daughter, Mischa, in 2007. After working as an Administrative Assistant in the legal field for more than 20 years, Marie has been serving as the Administrative Assistant at First Pres since June of 2016. Marie enjoys decorating, organizing, traveling,
Dawn Skelly
Nurse
Dawn received her BSN at the University of Delaware in 1988. She served as a clinical nurse and manager at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for 13 years. Dawn has spent time working as a home health care nurse and a certified school nurse. Dawn grew up in Montgomery County and lives in Collegeville with
Thomas Spitko
Sexton
Tom has been at First Pres for over 10 years. He and his wife Cindy have four children and four grandchildren. Tom served 4 years in the Coast Guard and retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 31 years. Tom loves spending time with his children and his grandchildren and playing golf every chance he
Deb Voytko
Organist
Deb has been organist at four Presbyterian churches in Pennsylvania since 1975, and has had the privilege of playing the piano and organ here since 2008. Deb and her husband David have two grown children and a granddaughter, Viviana Rose. In her free time, she loves to travel, cook, read and embroider.