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Rev. Adele Crawford, Pastor
We called Rev. Adele Crawford to be our fourth settled pastor in the summer of 2012. Adele comes to ministry after a 15 year
career as a professional singer. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA), she is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Yale Divinity School. She has previously served as an associate minister to a large suburban church, and as Interim Dean of Chapel at Yale Divinity School. We found Adele to be well-spoken, polished, thoughful, mature, creative, and energetic. Her sermons are well thought out and captivating. She stood out as one who deeply desired to know us as individuals and as a congregation. Her background, strong faith and calm presence drew us to her as the right choice for Valley.
career as a professional singer. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA), she is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Yale Divinity School. She has previously served as an associate minister to a large suburban church, and as Interim Dean of Chapel at Yale Divinity School. We found Adele to be well-spoken, polished, thoughful, mature, creative, and energetic. Her sermons are well thought out and captivating. She stood out as one who deeply desired to know us as individuals and as a congregation. Her background, strong faith and calm presence drew us to her as the right choice for Valley.
Max Vladimiroff: Director of Music
Maxim Vladimiroff is a graduate of the Gnessin College of Music (Moscow) and a student of Dmitri Serov, Yvette Shekhtman and Igor Brill. After moving to the United States he attained his MFA in music composition from the University of California, Irvine. Subsequently he studied in New York with composer Philip Lasser. Vladimiroff was a First Level Winner in the 1997 National Association of Composers USA Competition. His works have been performed by members of the New York New Music Ensemble, the Bachanalia Festival Orchestra and the Lafayette College Choir, among others. His composition Quid ploras, mulier? for women's choir has been published by Treble Clef Music Press. He frequently performs as pianist and harpsichordist with the Danbury Concert Chorus and teaches at his private studio in Brookfield, Connecticut, and the European American Musical Alliance Summer Program in Paris.
Terri Flanagan, Church Secretary
Long-time church member Terri Flanagan stepped in to be our church secretary in February 2013. Terri and her husband Gerry have been members of Valley since before we were even officially a congregation! They came to the "fellowship" as it was then called back in 1978, and were charter members of our congregation. Terri is a bright smiling face when you come through the door, and her years as an executive assistant keep our office (and our pastor!) running smoothly!