Our Team
Brynn Harrington
LEAD PASTOR
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Brynn grew up in Southern California, but moved to the North Shore in 2002 to study theology and writing at Gordon College. It didn't take long for Brynn to fall in love with the North Shore coastline, Captain Dusty's ice cream, and her now husband Aaron, a Massachusetts native. After college, she spent time working with churches in California and Georgia before heading back north to pursue a Master of Divinity degree at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Brynn gets excited about seeing God's Kingdom breaking in all over the community, encouraging others to live into their unique gifts, and throwing massive parties. Click here to read about Brynn’s pastoring philosophy.
Ali Barrett
PASTOR TO KIDS & YOUTH FAMILIES
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Ali was born and raised in Beverly. She studied Biology at Wheaton College before returning home to pursue a Masters of Divinity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Ali loves talking about God’s redemptive plan, good coffee, and trying out new recipes with her husband, Will.
Ethan May
PASTOR OF COMMUNITY LIFE & OUTREACH
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Ethan grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and studied education at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Roughly 36 hours after getting married, he and his wife Caila moved to the North Shore so he could pursue a Master of Divinity at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. Ethan immediately fell in love with all things New England, and he and Caila now live in Beverly. Ethan gets excited talking about the realness of Biblical characters and the relatability of their stories. He loves disc golf, Harry Potter, Star Wars, novels, and board games.
Gene Park
PASTOR OF CONGREGATIONAL CARE & HOSPITALITY
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Gene was born and raised in Northern California. While studying I.T. at San Jose State University, he developed an undeniable passion to be in ministry that led him to pursue a Master of Divinity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Gene gets jazzed about sharing the story of God, serving the church from behind the scenes, engaging in quality conversations, and cooking a variety of cuisines. Here is a fun fact: He can speak Japanese (just not fluently yet). He has been on two incredible missionary trips to Japan and plans to go again in the near future.
Doug Calhoun
EXECUTIVE PASTOR
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Doug’s ministry experience focuses on people seeking transformation in Christ. This internal focus combines with his missional desire that God’s glory fill the whole earth. Doug’s ministry began working with university students on InterVarsity staff and then as an IFES staff member. Moving to the church arena, he has served in a wide range of roles. As a pastor, he has traveled to five continents resourcing national churches, leading mission teams, serving on boards, and forming or strengthening mission partnerships.
Doug loves to teach, to mentor, and guide others in their walk with God. He is a spiritual director and Enneagram teacher; he also presents workshops and pilgrimages with wife Adele. Doug is a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div. and D.Min. in Christian Spirituality). Doug currently serves on the faculty of the Soul Care Institute and chairs the board of the Del Camino Connection. He is adjunct faculty and board member for PAX Center for Christian Spiritual Formation and has also been adjunct faculty to The Transforming Center and a founding member of the Transforming Church Network. He enjoys cooking, movies, nature, wine tasting, and (when he gets a chance) scuba diving.
Kenny Smith
CARETAKER
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Kenny grew up in upstate NY before coming to the North Shore for college. He stayed here after meeting his wife, Amelia. Kenny loves a good story whether it's on stage, through film, in a video game, or collaboratively told through a table top role-playing game. He also enjoys playing video games, board games, and other nerdy activities.
Susan Morneau
COMMUNITY CARE SUPPORT
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Born in Salem, Susan lived on the North Shore until, at the age of 20, she married Paul and moved to upstate New York. They lived away from this area for 23 years before moving back to Salem. Susan has been a nurse for over 40 years, loves her job and continues to work part time at Lahey Burlington. She has three adult children and two grandchildren. Her favorite things are caring for people, hosting family and friend events, the beach and coffee.
Laurie Groff
Administrator
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Laurie grew up just north of New York City, where her earliest memories of faith in community involved close-knit relationships with other families and celebrating with friends from different religious traditions. She is a former competitive gymnast and NCAA swim coach. Laurie is a certified aromatherapist with clients around the world. She holds degrees in theology and ancient near eastern languages from Gordon College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and lives on the north shore of Boston with her husband, their 4 children, and a dog, Dobby.
Jess Modaff
DIRECTOR OF WORSHIP ARTS
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Jess grew up in Washington State, attended college in Illinois, and has resided in Massachusetts since 2006. She holds multiple music degrees, including a doctorate in piano and collaborative music. Jess works at Gordon College where she teaches music theory, chamber music, mentors students, and acts as music director for musical theatre productions. She has been with Anchor Bay Church since the church was founded, and is thrilled to be serving in this role. Prior to serving at HRNS, Jess has held positions at churches elsewhere as worship leader, pianist, music arranger and choral conductor. When not making music, Jess enjoys drinking coffee, puzzles, audiobooks, honest conversations, and being present with those who need encouragement and a listening ear.
Ruth Feins
BOOKKEEPER
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Ruth grew up in Scotland, but moved to the US in 1997 after marrying Dan who was born and raised on the North Shore. They have two grown daughters, both married. Ruth has been a bookkeeper for local churches since 2014 and prior to that involved with a variety of ministries. Some of her favorite activities besides bookkeeping are singing, camping and kayaking.
The Board
Kelliann Henry
BOARD CHAIR
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Kelliann has called Anchor Bay and the North Shore home since moving to the area in 2018. She previously spent five years as a full-time campus minister, currently works in student affairs, and continues to think college students are the best. Kelliann has an M. A. in Theology and an M.Ed. in Higher Education. At church, she serves on the Sunday Coordinating and Presiding teams, loves any opportunity to contribute to strategic planning and leadership development, and is a member of the Boogies Lifegroup. Kelliann enjoys spending her free time with friends and exploring new places.
John Entner
VICE CHAIR
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John grew up moving throughout the US with his family, came to the North Shore in 2003, and finally settled here with his wife, Kathryn, in 2008. He attended Suffolk University Law School and graduated with a JD in 2012. John is currently a business litigator with a small firm in Boston. John enjoys playing music and sports, great storytelling in any form, and doing home improvement projects to his 19th century Salem home. John is especially passionate about the intersection of politics, law and religion, much to the dismay of all his friends.
Kathy Cahill
SECRETARY
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Kathy and her husband, Tim, reside in Beverly with their three children: Aidan, Justin and Gianna. Prior to the church being adopted by Anchor Bay, they attended Dane Street Congregational Church for over twenty years. She served on many ministries but is especially dedicated to supporting missionary work. Since 1998, Kathy has worked as a French and Spanish teacher at North Reading High School. She is passionate about educating adolescents and instilling a bigger worldview into her students' lives. She is devoted to adhering to her college's motto of being "men and women for others" through foster care and adoption. She also strives to live "ad majorem Dei gloriam", for the greater glory of God.
Lance Nicolaysen
TREASURER
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Lance Nicolaysen and his wife Tina reside in Beverly, relocating here from Georgia in 1989. Their three grown children - Ben, Susie, and Lizzie - live and work in the Boston area. Lance has undergraduate degrees in Chemistry and Mathematics, and a Ph. D. in Analytical Chemistry, from Emory University. Before joining Anchor Bay in 2020, they were members of Dane Street for over 20 years where Lance served in multiple leadership roles including Moderator. Lance also enjoys preparing and serving food for the congregation and participates with the team that maintains aspects of the church facility and operation.
Mike Edsall
PASTORAL CARE COMMITTEE LIAISON
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Born in Sonoma, CA, 1952. Graduated from Cal Poly, SLO 1975, California Teaching Credential 1976. Married Stephanie Savage, 1977. We came on Staff with the Navigators 1981 as student workers. Steph became co-director of our ministries in 2000. We have lived in eight locales in five states and two countries. We currently reside in Beverly, sharing a two family home with our youngest daughter, her husband, and two children. Our oldest daughter and her family live in Somerville and our son and his family live in Melbourne, AU. Steph is officially retired, still active in ministry but functioning as a volunteer. As of August 2024, Mike will be part-time, the job description yet to be finalized but which will include involvement locally with some coaching/mentoring of individuals in Europe.
Chris Nazareth
BOARD MEMBER
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Chris and his wife, Jamie, along with their two daughters, Mairead and Emilia have been attending Anchor Bay Church for over 10 years. Originally from Rhode Island, Chris moved to the North Shore after meeting Jamie, and now calls Beverly, MA home. Chris works in nonprofit philanthropy and is currently the Director of Development and External Affairs at Beverly Bootstraps. At church, Chris has served in many different capacities over the years from Kids Crew, to Coordinating to leading the Boogies Lifegroup.
Ryan Tussey
BOARD MEMBER
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Ryan grew up in the Midwest and moved to the North Shore in 2012 to attend Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary where he earned his MDiv and met his wife Kate. They have been attending Anchor Bay since 2016. Ryan currently serves as a Sunday service coordinator, Lifegroup coordinator, and has been leading a Lifegroup with Kate since 2018. Ryan works in IT and in his free time he enjoys reading, quality time with friends, and watching college football.
Julie Lenocker
BOARD MEMBER
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Julie, and her husband, Tyler, and three girls, Ellie, Samantha and Joy, have lived on the North Shore for thirteen years. After growing up in California and serving on the mission field in Madrid, Spain with her husband, Julie has dedicated her life to education and has served as a public school teacher, higher education staff and adjunct faculty member, literacy consultant and coach, and currently is a district elementary literacy specialist. She believes that teaching students to read and write is one of the biggest levers for equity and is a way she has answered the call on her life to live missionally. She currently serves on the hospitality team at Anchor Bay with her family. Julie's favorite things are spending time with her family, experiencing the great outdoors, meeting new people, sleeping in, and discovering new places (ask her about how she celebrates her birthdays exploring her mild curiosities).