St. John’s Staff
Rachel Tilburg
Office Administrator
Hi my name is Rachel Tilburg. I’ve been the office administrator for St. John’s for a little over a year now. Outside of work I am a busy wife and mom. My husband, Greg, and I have two teenage boys, Jacob and Ethan. I also enjoy singing in our church choir and playing in our handbell choir (my family makes up nearly half of the bell choir as all four of us play!). I also enjoy baking, knitting, crocheting, and canning the abundance of produce that comes from our garden each summer.
As for my family, my husband, Greg, is a construction project manager for a local construction company. He was instrumental in the rebuilding of our church (Girard Presbyterian) after a fire destroyed it 5 years ago. Jacob, our oldest son, is involved in the McDowell Marching Band, Erie Junior Philharmonic, and school media club. He plans on attending college for music production when he graduates in 2025. Ethan, our youngest son, is involved in his middle school orchestra, Lego Robotics League, and Erie Junior Philharmonic. He enjoys all things computer & technology.
Kathrine Swanson
Organist & Choir Director
Kathy has been the organ pilot at St. Johns since 1999. She has a B.A. in Music from Mercyhurst College, a B.S. in Science from Gannon University, and a M.Ed. in Natural & Environmental Science from Gannon University. She is an officer and board member of the Erie Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and the Erie Music Teachers Association. Not only does she play the organ, Kathy directs both the Choir and Bell Choir.
Joe Gonzalez
Sexton
We thought this place had magic fairies or gnomes or something that kept it so spotless – but then someone spotted Joe doing the work. It was as exciting as spotting Bigfoot… only smaller. He is so quiet and stealthy that sometimes the church mouse doesn’t even notice him until Joe politely asks the mouse to move so that he can clean where the mouse is standing. (The church mouse has since named Joe “the church ninja.”)
Scot Zoumbaris
Web Dude
My name is Scot and I’m a retired Firefighter/Paramedic. I’ve been involved with Web Design and Online Media for many years, and I look forward to helping St. John’s move forward online as well as offline in the real world. I have been married to Julie and we have 3 grown children and a spoiled Shih Tzu. Julie and I have been members at St. John’s in Erie for 2 years. If you have any questions about our site, please reach out to me at: webmaster@stjohnserie.org.
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