Presbytery Office Hours & Staff

Presbytery Office Hours: Monday–Thursday 8:30am–4:30pm
Friday 8:30am–4pm
Holiday Office and Resource Center Closings: Monday September 6—Labor Day
Monday October 11—Columbus Day
Thursday & Friday November 25 & 26—Thanksgiving Day
Friday December 24–Monday January 3—Christmas

	Acting Presbytery Leader Karen Pryor 585-242-0080 ext 101	The daughter and granddaughter of Presbyterian ministers, Karen is an ordained elder and has been a member of Third Presbyterian Church since 1969. Prior to her retirement in 2002, she served in several administrative capacities at the University of Rochester, primarily in graduate and medical student financial planning and student services, and medical center government relations. She is a graduate of Mary Baldwin College—a Presbyterian women’s school in Virginia—and has an M.S in Counseling from Purdue University. A mother and grandmother, Karen is married to Don Pryor of the Center for Governmental Research. She lives in the City of Rochester.
	The Acting Presbytery Leader is the chief administrative officer of the Presbytery, acting as head of staff and resourcing its various committees, including the Committee on Ministry. Her responsibilities include stimulating communications between the Presbytery and congregations and representing the Presbytery to denominational governing bodies, as well as in ecumenical settings in the Rochester area.
	Presbyter for Pastoral Support Beth Struever	As the daughter, sister, aunt, therapist and friend of Ministers of the Word and Sacrament, Beth has a life long interest in the lives of those called to serve the Church. She is an Elder of Third Church as well as a Deacon. She also serves on the Board of Auburn Theological Seminary with a special interest in continuing Education for the leaders of the church. She is a Mom and a Grannie. Her passions include music, gardening and her own spiritual path.
	The Presbyter for Pastoral Care works as a team with other Presbytery Staff and the Committee for Clergy Care and Development to enhance the well-being of the Pastors of this Presbytery. This includes the resource of crisis response and supportive consultation, as well as the promotion of various opportunities to learn, connect and grow, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
	Financial Administrator The Rev. Merl Galusha 585-242-0080 ext 103	Merl is a retired Presbyterian Minister having served most recently as Pastor of the United Presbyterian Stone Church in Caledonia. Previously Merl served churches in Western Pennsylvania and was a Presbyterian Missionary in Ethiopia and Zambia for ten years. Merl and his wife Jane are parents to Chip, Pete, Pam, and Michael, and grandparents to Maury, Whitney, Cody, Emily, Megan, Lauren, Noah, and Samuel. Long time hobby: photography. Newest hobby: geocaching.
	Merl’s responsibilities include keeping the Presbytery Financial Accounts in good order, making deposits, paying bills, providing financial reports as required by the Presbytery, its Committees and Congregations and acting as a resource for Congregational Financial Officers.
	Operations Manager Sharon Hann 585-242-0080 ext 104	Sharon has been an administrator in non-profit organizations for over 30 years. She is a member of the National Association of Church Business Administrators and has taught Church Administration in the Commissioned Lay Pastor program in the Presbytery. She holds a degree in Business Administration from Temple University.
	Sharon serves as Operations Manager. Her responsibilities include managing the Presbytery office, and coordinating logistics for presbytery meetings. She is also support staff for the Head of Staff, the Stated Clerk, Presbytery's governing committees. Sharon has worked for the Presbytery since December 2004.
	Coordinator for Educational Resources Susan Orr 585-242-0099	Susan has been an active member of Laurelton United Presbyterian Church since her youth. She is an elder and currently serves as Clerk of Session. Susan is also employed by Laurelton as Choir Director and Accompanist and conducts the Adult Choir, Children’s Choir and intergenerational Bell Choir. Susan has three children: Ryan, a 2009 graduate from SUNY Oneonta; Megan, a student at the Academy of Culinary Arts at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania; and Emily, a student at Alfred University.

	Peacemaker Chava Redonnet 585-288-6112	Chava serves as chaplain at St Joseph’s House of Hospitality and worships at Spiritus Christi. An ordained deacon with Roman Catholic Women Priests, she is preparing for priesthood in 2010. She has a Masters in Divinity from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, lives in Rochester, and has three daughters.
	Chava visits congregations to share peacemaking ideas and be a catalyst for peacemaking activities in congregations within the Presbytery, works with Mission & Advocacy in developing new Presbytery-wide peacemaking programs, and is a visible part of the ecumenical community addressing peace and justice issues.
	Secretary for Program Committees Janice Bilohlavek 585-242-0080 ext 105	Janice is a member, elder and sings in the choir at Gates Presbyterian Church and also plays on one of the volleyball teams there. She is active in the “Tabitha” circle as well as many fundraising projects and participated in one of their mission trips to Guatemala. She is married to George Bilohlavek, has two children-Tess and Greg- and seven grandchildren.
	The Program Secretary’s primary role is as secretary to the Presbyter for Program, and in that capacity she also provides support staff services to Congregational Ministries, Mission & Advocacy, Stewardship Development and Mission Interpretation, and Self-Development of People committees. She also produces InfoPak, and maintains the Presbytery database and Directory.
	Webmaster Bruce Wilbur 585-413-0024	Bruce has been in the computer business since 1982, and began working on web sites in 1994. He’s had his own dot-com since 1998 and has been working as a freelance web designer since 2000. He also works part-time at the Arnett Branch of the Rochester Public Library. Fun Fact: Bruce is a car-free bicycle commuter, cycling thousands of miles every year in all weather.
	Bruce is our “webgeek”—the creative and technical web site designer for pbygenval.org. In addition to designing and maintaining the site, he helps staff with questions about computer issues. As a contractor, he reports to the Presbytery Leader.

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