Susan Ariale
BPC Preschool Director
susan@burkepreschurch.org
Susan has served at BPC as Rainbow Director, a Children’s Ministry Elder, a Godly Play Teacher, and a Founding Mentor for The Well. She has been an early childhood educator for 25 years, and she joined the BPC Preschool in the summer of 2019. Her husband, John, serves as the Elder for Youth Ministry, and the two have three adult children. Learn more about our wonderful preschool by going to www.burkeprespreschool.org.
ChiChi Comsti
Office Manager
chichi@burkepreschurch.org
ChiChi is a retired research analyst–she worked at the National Education Association for 29 years. She has vast experience in meeting planning and desktop publishing. ChiChi is an avid animal lover and volunteers at animal rescue groups.
Arlene Decina
Director of Spiritual Growth
dcm@burkepreschurch.org
Our Director of Spiritual Growth Ministries, Arlene Decina, joined BPC in 1995 along with her husband and two young children. After teaching high school science in Fairfax County Public Schools for 10 years, she made the decision to be a stay-at-home mom and became more and more involved in the life of the church. She served primarily in children’s ministry, and eventually as elder for Children’s Spiritual Growth, before joining the staff in 2002 overseeing Spiritual Growth Ministries for children and adults. In 2003, she gathered a team to begin a Godly Play program at BPC, and in 2013 became a U.S. trainer through the Godly Play Foundation. Arlene holds a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from Ohio University and a teaching certification in mathematics and science from George Mason University.
Julianne Erbrecht
Director of Music Ministry
music@burkepreschurch.org
Julianne Erbrecht, Director of Music Ministries, came to BPC in August 2003 and is responsible for our entire music program. Previously, she served as Assistant Director of Music at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, Georgia. She holds a Bachelor of Music (voice) from Grove City College, and a Master’s Degree in Sacred Music (choral conducting) from Emory University. She directs Chancel Choir, IMPACT Youth Choir and Rainbow Promise and Rainbow Connection Children’s Choirs. Julianne and her husband, Adam, have three children.
Kim Marin
Director of Communications
office@burkepreschurch.org
Kim Douglass Marin grew up in the Washington area. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history from The College of Wooster and a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University. She worked as a newspaper reporter for 10 years, covering everything from school board meetings to beauty pageants, before transitioning to magazine editing. She was the managing editor of the American Diabetes Association’s monthly magazine, and she has worked as a freelance writer, editor and blogger. Kim is a lifelong Presbyterian and an ordained deacon in the PCUSA; she met her husband, Geoff, in an church young adult group! Together they are raising two kids.
Tim McReynolds
Accompanist
Tim McReynolds comes to us from Roland Park Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, where he has served as both the pianist and a chorister. Tim’s performances have taken him many places, ranging domestically from Maryville College in Tennessee to Carnegie Hall in New York City. Internationally, he has performed in Germany, Austria, and Italy. The Baltimore Sun has called Tim an “excellent pianist,” while the Classical Journal web site proclaimed him a “brilliant accompanist.” Tim’s bachelor’s degree is from Indiana University, his master’s from the University of Michigan, and his doctorate in collaborative piano from the University of Maryland, where he currently works full time as a lecturer in the Vocal and Opera Division of the School of Music.
Holly Walsh
Business Administrator
treasurer@burkepreschurch.org
Holly Paige Walsh was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She attended Texas A&M University and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting in 1995. She has previously worked for Price Waterhouse, Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union, Coca Cola Enterprises, and the Federal Aviation Administration. Holly married her husband, and into the active duty Air Force military life, in December 2000. They have three children. Holly loves to travel and spend time with her husband & children, family, and friends. Her interests include child advocacy, photography, reading, gardening, and enjoying the outdoors.
