Staff

Rev. Marcus Lambright

Pastor

Marcus began serving as pastor at CPC in the fall of 2022. He offers pastoral care to the community, moderates the church board (Session), provides vision for the committees of the church, and engages with local organizations, churches, and the presbytery. He has served the PC (USA) on the local, presbytery, and national levels. Marcus enjoys watching movies and playing and watching sports. He grew up in Ohio and enjoys living in New Jersey with his wife (Kelsey) and daughter (Celeste).

Sung-Hae Jung

Music and Choir Director

music@cpcmountainside.org

Sung-Hae starts her first year as the Music Director in the fall of 2023. Her extensive experience as a church musician spans from her childhood in South Korea to her experiences in various denominations in the U.S. When Sung-Hae isn't at church for rehearsals, she is usually teaching the piano. Her students include top winners of competitions as well as participants in The Royal Conservatory of Music. She lives with her husband David and two grown children, Ruth and James.

Diann Roth

Office Administrator

office@cpcmountainside.org

Diann joined CPC in December 2021 after a career as a risk manager in financial services for 20 years and a 2nd career in nonprofit management. She handles a variety of office duties here at CPC, and enjoys "wearing many hats" at the same time. Diann grew up in NJ attending a nearby Presbyterian Church, at which she was ordained an Elder. She enjoys cooking, music, solving sudokus, being outdoors, and hanging out with her dog, husband (Paul) and daughter (Erin).

Officers

Session

Sara Meissner, Clerk

Jamie Boop

Lee Christensen

Sandy Everly

Connie Fayen

Bill Haggerty

Diane McCurdy

Allison Saskena

Patrick Thomas

Susan Vice

Deacons

Roxann Haggerty, President

Sandy Burdge

Gladys Cantagallo

Warren Fristensky

Jean Hileman

Julianne Podolski

Trustees

Laurie Thomas, Co-President

Jack McCurdy, Co-President

Ellie Annis

Kristy Boyce

Julie Fristensky

Louise Sgarro

Bill Vetter

Financial Officers

Diane McCurdy, Treasurer

Louise Sgarro, Assistant Treasurer

Julie Fristensky, Financial Secretary

Committees

CPC has several working committees which handle a variety of tasks. Each committee is comprised of church and community members who serve on a voluntary basis for terms of one to three years.

Current committees include: Finance, Personnel, Fellowship, Christian Education, Community Events, Nominating, Security and Memorial Garden. At times, ad-hoc committees are formed to consider and take action on other relevant topics.

If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about a committee, please contact Pastor Marcus by emailing (pastor@cpcmountainside.org) or calling the office (908-232-9490) .

Nursery School

CPC's Nursery School is governed by a separate board of Trustees, and lead by Director Karen Evers. Our teaching staff is comprised of experienced professional teachers who guide children in learning opportunities in accordance with each child's individual rate of growth and development. For more information about the Nursery School, please visit its website by clicking here.

Karen Evers can be reached by email at cpcnurseryschool@comcast.net.