Staff

Sarah Christian
Parish Administrator

christian@htparish.com

Sarah came to Holy Trinity as parish administrator in 2003. She manages the operations of the parish office to support the clergy, staff, and ministries of HTP. Sarah sees her work as vocation rather than employment and has been a lay professional in the Episcopal Church for more than 20 years, serving parishes in Texas and Georgia. She is immediate Past President of the Parish Administrators/Secretaries Network in the Diocese of Atlanta (PANDA), a diocesan committee.

Sarah’s educational background includes an M.M. (master of music) in voice performance and an M.M. (master of music) in opera (directing, stage management, and production). In addition to singing, she taught voice and diction privately and at universities in Texas and Georgia, managed a restaurant, and was the constituent services supervisor in the Governor’s Office of the State of Texas. Sarah first came to the Episcopal Church as a choir soloist and quickly developed a passion for worship and liturgy. A member of St. Bartholomew’s, she has served on the vestry, is a member of the Strategic Planning Committee, and sings in the St. Bartholomew’s Choir and the Evensong Choir.

Christina Bray
Minister to Children & Youth

bray@htparish.com

Chris has served as Minister to Children and Youth at Holy Trinity since 2003. She supervises programs for young people, including all Christian formation classes, retreats and other special events, fundraising, Vacation Bible School, the youth acolyte program, and the nursery. She is also on the committee for Faith Factory, the music and drama program for children and youth.

Prior to her time at Holy Trinity, Chris served for five years as a college admissions counselor working with high school youth. Chris is also a visual artist working in painting, printmaking, and book arts.

Her educational background includes a bachelor of fine arts from the Atlanta College of Art, a master of fine arts from the University of Georgia, and a master of theological studies from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University.

Keith Nash
Music Director & Organist

nash@htparish.com

Keith has been the Director of Music & Organist at Holy Trinity Parish since 1989. While supervising the entire music ministry, he personally directs the Holy Trinity Handbell Choir and the Adult Choir.

A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Keith has also studied privately in Hamburg, Germany and Paris, France. He serves the Diocese of Atlanta as a member of the Commission on Music, and is a member of the Executive Board of the American Guild of Organists, Atlanta Chapter.

Keith is a member of the staff at the Manuscript, Archives & Rare Book Library at Emory University, and serves as the accompanist at Temple Kehillat Chaim, a Reform Jewish congregation in Roswell.

Courtney Rinehart
Faith Factory Music Director

rinehart@htparish.com

Courtney directs Faith Factory, the children’s music and drama program at Holy Trinity. She is from Detroit, MI and studied at the University of Michigan, Center for Creative Studies, and graduated from Wayne State University.

Courtney sings, writes songs, and plays piano and guitar. Her love of music has led her to many countries to study and perform, including El Salvador, Central America, Guinea, West Africa, France and Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. Currently she plays around town in various cafes and venues, as well as studio work.

Howison Hollenberg
Director of Print Media

hollenberg@htparish.com

Howison is a lifelong Episcopalian and a member of St. Bartholomew’s here in Atlanta. Having served on the altar guild, in the garden, and as a Sunday school teacher, sho now looks forward to serving the church in a new way at Holy Trinity. With a BA in English and a background in print media, Howison enjoys writing and is excited about working with text and graphics again. As she starts her job here, she will also be working toward completion of the dream leader training program at the Haden Institute. In addition to dream work, Howison practices yoga and enjoys creative time in the garden, kitchen, and studio.

Bob Sawyer
Director of Electronic Media

sawyer@htparish.com

Bob is responsible for maintaining and updating our website, www.htparish.com, as well as creating and sending our e-news. He has over 15 years of web design and development experience, and currently owns his own web development studio, building and delivering web sites for a number of freelance clients.

Bob was born and raised in the Baptist tradition in Americus, Georgia, but found his true home in the Episcopal Church not long after meeting his future wife, Holly.

Bob has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Georgia. He lives in Duluth with his wife, along with daughters Emma and Rachel. Bob and his family are members of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Atlanta.

Kate Anderson
Financial Secretary

anderson@htparish.com

Kate is responsible for managing all the financial matters of Holy Trinity, in accordance with the direction and wishes of the finance committee and treasurer. Her past experience in this field includes over four years as financial secretary at Clairmont Presbyterian Church, Atlanta. Before that she worked at Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, for six years as Business Administrator/Financial Manager. This was preceded with five yeras as a writer of technical manuals for computer accounting packages and programs. She began her work life teaching in the public schools and has an M.Ed. in Special Education with an emphasis on learning disabilities.

Kate and her family (husband Rob and three grown children) are all long-time members of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church. Kate and Rob have been musicians/drum major with the Seed and Feed Marching Abominable for many years. For the last 10 years, Kate has studied art and is now a visual artist working in acrylic and encaustic painting and teaching mosaic classes as Spruill Center for the Arts.

Kay Watkins
Preschool Director

watkins@htparish.com
404.371.1310 (Preschool Direct Line)

Kay has an extensive background in both education and non-profit management.She is currently an adjunct professor at DeKalb Technical Institute, teaching early childhood education in the areas of human growth and development, art for children, and language arts and development. She served as supervisor for Gwinnett County’s cultural arts and recreation center for nearly 20 years, administering its budget and managing the staff while designing children’s art classes and summer camp programs.

She earned her bachelor of arts degree from Mercer University in speech and drama, and completed her master’s degree at Oklahoma State University in recreation and therapeutics. Kay is also a professional storyteller, with over 20 years performance experience.