Meet the Good Shepherd Staff
Ed Walker, Pastor
Ed is a native of Newport News, VA where he grew up enjoying water sports from swimming to sailing. He received the BA degree from William and Mary in 1980, the Master of Divinity degree from Duke University in 1984, and the Doctor of Ministry degree from Union-PSCE in 2002. He began his ministry in 1983. Ed is married to the former Sharon Harley of Atlanta, Georgia. Sharon is an occupational therapist with Goochland County Schools. They have two children, Catie, a college student studying nursing, and Harley, who attends VA Tech. An avid racing sailor, Ed is always looking for a reason to be on the water.
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Karen Albro, Church Office Administrator
Good Shepherd Church Office Administrator Karen Albro has been on staff since August 1991 and a member since 1980. Karen loves to spend time with her family, read and go to the beach. She is married to Lenny, has three children, Lindsey, Alex and Niki, two grandchildren, Caleb and Adie and son-in-laws, Brandon and Johnny.
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Jodi Bischoff, Minister of Child Discipleship
Jodi Bischoff, Minister of Child Discipleship, is passionate about children and helping them become young disciples of Christ through Good Shepherd's children's programs such as Sunday School, Vacation Bible School and Kids With Purpose. She graduated from James Madison University (Go Dukes!) in 1991 with a degree in accounting. She is married to Paul who works for Haley Automotive Group. They have two elementary age sons and a middle school aged daughter. In her leisure time, you can find her boating and relaxing at Lake Gaston, scrapbooking, and enjoying her children’s sporting events. Jodi has been a member of Good Shepherd since 1993.
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Lisa McGehee, Minister of Adult Discipleship and Director of Communications
Lisa McGehee, Minister of Adult Discipleship and Director of Communications, loves to empower people to not only become but to live as disciples of Christ. An educator at heart, Lisa is always looking for ways to help people connect their personal stories with God’s story. She believes lives are transformed when they are open to not only reading the Gospel but also living the Gospel. Lisa earned a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1988 and the Master of Divinity from Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond in 2007. She is married to Donald who has a passion for organic gardening and chair caning. In their spare time, they enjoy refinishing furniture, antiquing and hiking. Lisa loves fiber arts, reading historical fiction and scrapbooking. You will often find her knitting prayer shawls for Good Shepherd's Prayer Shawl Ministry. E-mail Lisa -
Tom Heaton, Music Director
Tom, who came to us from First United Methodist, in Roanoke Rapids, NC, holds a Master's Degree in Sacred Music from the Baptist Theological Seminary of Richmond. In addition to directing, Tom plays piano and composes his own music. Tom and his wife Joy live in Waverly, Virginia where she is the Pastor of the local Christian Church. She is working towards her Doctorate of Divinity.
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Issie LeSane, Accompanist
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Carol Walker, Treasurer
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Sonny Rea, Stephen Ministry Leader
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