Robert R. (Rocky) Laha, Pastor and Head of Staff

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Robert R. Laha, Jr., D.Min., Th.M., Ph.D., was born and raised in Kentucky where he was active in church and community affairs. As a child of the church, he felt the first stirring of a call to ministry in his high school years leading him to a church related college in Tennessee. While in college he began doing youth work in local churches, which led to a full time job after graduation. That work confirmed his sense of call and led him to undertake a theological education at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia as a Bridges Scholar. He engaged in additional graduate work both at UTS and at Oxford University where he was named an Oxford Foundation Fellow. He maintains a keen interest in preaching, teaching, social justice work, and the promotion of ecumenical and inter-faith work.

He has served churches in Tennessee, Virginia, and Louisiana and has served the larger church at every level including a stint on the General Assembly Council and its Executive Committee. He is the author of a commentary on Jeremiah and is working on additional manuscripts related to biblical interpretation.

For fun, he enjoys the theater, cooking, interior design, boating, golf, and Harley riding! He is married to Sally, a first grade teacher and an ordained Elder in the church. Together, they have three grown children, Rob, Jenny, and Ben.

Ann Herlin, Associate Pastor

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Ann Herlin came to the Meeting House in 2001, after receiving her Master of Divinity degree from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Prior to seminary, she taught first grade for two years in South Texas (as part of Teach for America), and then spent 16 months teaching English to elementary students in Costa Rica. She received her BA from Yale University in 1993.

In addition to her Meeting House responsibilities, Ann serves as a first-grade reading tutor at Lyles Crouch Elementary School, and as vice-chair of the Alexandria Tutoring Consortium. She is also on the Board of Directors for the Reformed Institute of Metropolitan Washington. Ann’s hobbies include speaking Spanish, soccer, and running.

Priscilla Andre-Colton, Director of Christian Education

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Priscilla Andre-Colton, Certified Christian Educator, is our Director of Christian Education, with responsibilities for children and adults. Priscilla joined our staff in November, 2006. Priscilla earned her bachelor’s degree at Valparaiso University (Indiana) and her masters at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education (1979). Before coming to the Meeting House, she served churches in Florida, North Carolina and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Priscilla’s family includes her husband, Todd, who sings in the Meeting House choir, two daughters, and one darling little granddaughter.