Pastors and Staff
NPC Pastors & Staff
Greg Doll
Pastor Greg has been the Senior Pastor at NPC since 2018. Previously, Pastor Greg served as an associate pastor at Noroton Presbyterian Church for nine years, as the pastor of the McComb First Presbyterian Church in McComb, Ohio, and of the Riceville Presbyterian Church in Asheville, North Carolina. Pastor Greg has also been an active member of the Darien community for over 16 years as a dad, coach, and mentor as well as providing pastoral care to many in the community. Greg and his wife, Kimberly, have three children: Eliot, Amelia, and Simeon and their faithful dog, Abraham.
Brandi Drake
Brandi has been the Associate Pastor for Care and Mission since 2009, but she also preaches and runs Bible Studies, Retreats and Moms groups! She talks about faith as a "long obedience in the same direction"- Christ has been the gravitational center of her life for many years. Brandi's MDiv is from Fuller, and she lives with her husband, a cat and a dog - oh, and two sons, who occasionally come home from college to do laundry and take long naps. When she's not at the church, you can find her on the water, or her peloton, or in the kitchen baking something with lots of calories!
Gary Morello
Gary’s first and greatest love is Jesus Christ and he is passionate about pointing people to Him. Gary has been a Designated Pastor of Youth, Young Families, and Community since 2018. He preaches and leads Bible Studies, Mission Trips, and Recovery Groups. Gary received a B.S. in Business Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and earned his M.Div. at New York Theological Seminary. Gary adores and delights in his family. He and his wife Erica, a registered nurse who works for a local urology practice, have three children: daughter Arianna(5) and their two sons Caleb(3) and Zachariah(2).
Courtney Vereide
MINISTRY CANDIDATE
Courtney Vereide has returned to NPC this fall to help serve the pastoral needs of NPC as a Ministry Candidate. Courtney will provide full-time pastoral coverage during Pastor Brandi’s sabbatical (Sept-Nov) as well as Pastor Greg’s sabbatical (April-June). In between their two sabbaticals, Courtney will continue to work part-time at NPC while working at Norwalk Hospital to complete her chaplaincy requirement for ordination.
Beth Aparicio
Noroton Presbyterian Child Care (NPCC) Director
Beth is starting her ninth year as director of Noroton Presbyterian Child Care, a ministry at Noroton Presbyterian Church that educates and cares for children, three months to five years. Beth has a BA from Amherst College and an MA from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Joy Berninger
COmmunications director
Joy has been working with NPC since September of 2021. She works directly on marketing and communications for the Pastoral staff, administrative staff, and ministry leaders. Joy offers an extensive knowledge and experience in the area of social media and emerging digital communications tools and techniques. She specializes in helping NPC integrate digital communications best practices into the day-to-day operations through strategic planning and managing.
Dwayne Condon
Music & Fine arts director
Jenifer Condon
Worship Leader and JAM Director
Jenifer currently serves as Worship leader and assistant music director at Noroton Presbyterian Church. She has happily worked along side her husband, Music Director Dwayne Condon, for 15 years now. Jenifer also directs the J.A.M. (Jesus and Me) kids choir, leads the worship teens program, and has directed many children’s musicals at the church. Most recently, she directed a full production of Godspell with ages ranging from 6 to 18.
Leslie Ezzo
Executive Assistant to the Senior Pastor
Leslie has just started her 17th year at NPC. She diligently works for the Senior Pastor and the Session while putting her administrative skills to work in various areas. She loves a good book and a day at the beach!
Heather Gordon
Children & Youth Ministries Associate
Heather currently serves as the Youth and Children’s Ministry Associate at Noroton Presbyterian Church. She received her Bachelors in Religion and Psychology from Pepperdine University and, while she grew up in Norwalk, CT, lived in California for seven years before receiving the call at NPC. She is currently pursuing both her Masters of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary (on the Pastoral Counseling Track) and Ordination in the PCUSA.
David Lee
Director, Properties
David and his wife immigrated to the United States from South Korea in 1989. He has over 27 years of experience in property management and building maintenance. He and his wife are blessed with two loving daughters, two wonderful sons-in-laws and one adorable grandson. In his free free time, he enjoys hiking and the outdoors.
Devan Markiewicz
Youth and Children's Project Support & Admin Assistant
Devan joined the Youth and Childrens Ministry as their new administrative assistant in late 2023 and couldn’t be happier to get involved in all things NP. She moved to Norwalk, CT in 2017 after spending a decade working in New York in the Design industry. She is looking forward to bringing some of her creative, jack of all trade skills to the role, to best support the team on all their exciting projects and events.
Chris Mead
Executive Director
Chris joined us at NPC in February of 2022. With a long list of skills and professional accomplishments, he most recently was the Global Head of Finance, Customer Operations at the London Stock Exchange (previously Refinitiv Ltd./Thomson Reuters Corporation) where he reported to the CFO. He worked at the London Stock Exchange for over 20 years with responsibilities in finance, management, strategic planning and operations. Chris started his career in the accounting field and is an active Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (the UK equivalent of a CPA).
Abby Miller
Children's Minsitry Director
Abby began serving at NPC in 2008. She worked with MS and HS students for 5 years. After a few years doing ministry elsewhere in Fairfield County, she returned in 2018 to serve in Children’s Ministry where she loves connecting with families and sharing the love of Jesus with kids. She lives with her husband Kevin and daughter Cecilia in Norwalk.
Marlene Moffett
Project Support & Senior Administration Lead
Marlene is in her 21st year of service at NPC. She currently serves as the Project Support & Senior Administration Lead for Caring, Mission, Adult, Youth and Children’s Ministries. She enjoys using her spiritual gifts, hosting, and caring for others.
Nancy Mustacato
Business Office Assistant
Nancy provides overall administrative functions to support the Business Administrator and the rest of the NPC staff. She keeps our office well stocked with supplies (and coffee!) and is ready to receive calls, answer questions, and always be helpful!
Patti Picardi
Missions Director
Patti has been helping people to know God and serve people in Fairfield County since 2003. She has forged many meaningful partnerships here as well as in Ghana. Patti has learned to trust God wholeheartedly after being turned right-side up by His grace and wants everyone to live under that grace too. She holds a BA in International Relations and an MA in Theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She is a sailor, gardener, hiker, and mixed-media artist, and her favorite creations are her sons, Owen and Jaspar, who share her passion for building a community of belonging.
Kalie Riordan
Kalie has been Director of NPNS since July of 2014. Previously to stepping into the Director role she was a teacher at NPNS for 6 years.
Kalie grew up in Darien. She attended Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. After college she and her husband Peter joined a church in Maryland, where they worked as youth advisors with the senior high group. Kalie and her family moved back to Darien in 2008. Kalie and Peter have been married since 1995, and have two beautiful children, Gillian and Luke, and a fur baby named Dallas. When Kalie is not at work,
she can be found reading, walking, on her paddle
board, and spending time with her family.
Marion Smith
Parish Associate
Elizabeth Watson
Assistant Director, NPCC
Elizabeth has a Bachelor’s of Arts in religion and psychology from Mount Holyoke College and a Master’s of Social Work from UNC Chapel Hill. She worked as a social worker in the VA medical system prior to coming to NPC and has been the assistant director of NPCC for the past eight years.