Leadership Team

  • Melissa Brodahl

    Sunday Volunteer Coordinator

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  • Katie Ernst

    Director of Music

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OUR STAFF

  • Marshall Brown

    Senior Pastor

    Marshall moved with his wife, Allison, to the North Shore in the spring of 2014 to become the Senior Pastor at Grace Presbyterian. In 2015, Allison and Marshall became the proud parents of a son, Peter. Prior to moving to Chicagoland, Marshall served as a pastor in Los Angeles and, before that, as campus minister (RUF) at the University of Alabama. Before becoming a pastor, he worked in finance and education. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University (BA in History) and Reformed Theological Seminary (MDiv). Having lived in eight states and in three different time zones, the thing he appreciates most about the North Shore is the genuine Midwest kindness.


  • Nick Swan

    Associate Pastor

    Nick joined the pastoral staff at Grace Presbyterian in September of 2019. Nick was born in Decatur, IL, but was raised in Muncie, Indiana. He attended Ball State University and The Juilliard School where he received degrees in oboe performance. After completing his musical studies, Nick was a member of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra for three years, after which he made a transition into pastoral ministry. While serving as a pastor, he graduated with a MA from Reformed Theological Seminary. Prior to joining the staff at Grace, Nick served for 12 years as a pastor at churches in Charlotte, North Carolina and Elgin, Illinois. Nick and his wife, Rebecca, have three children: Kathryn, Daniel, and Caroline.

  • Paul Moen

    Middle School Coordinator

    Director of Communications

    Paul was born in Chicago and raised in Glenview, IL. He went to Glenbrook South High School and then attended Oakton Community College for 2 years. He has volunteered with YoungLife for years and loves spending time with middle and high school students. Paul moved back to the North Shore from Lynchburg, VA where he worked as a Social Media Director for a startup company. His favorite things to do include: hanging with friends and family, playing and watching sports, and competing in video games.

  • Diana Williams

    Director of Children and Youth Ministries

    Diana joined us in the Summer of 2019, bringing with her a wealth of experience in children's ministries. She studied theatre at Florida State University and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and King's College, London. She also studied ministry at the Cornhill Course and Oak Hill Theological College in London, where she spent over a decade working in children's and youth ministry. She previously taught theatre and this is where she discovered her calling to ministry as she came to see that the love of Jesus is the deepest need of every child. Diana, her husband Wayne, her mother-in-law Ann, and her daughter Grace all came to us from Miami, Florida.

OUR STAFF

  • Marshall Brown

    Senior Pastor

    Marshall moved with his wife, Allison, to the North Shore in the spring of 2014 to become the Senior Pastor at Grace Presbyterian. In 2015, Allison and Marshall became the proud parents of a son, Peter. Prior to moving to Chicagoland, Marshall served as a pastor in Los Angeles and, before that, as campus minister (RUF) at the University of Alabama. Before becoming a pastor, he worked in finance and education. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University (BA in History) and Reformed Theological Seminary (MDiv). Having lived in eight states and in three different time zones, the thing he appreciates most about the North Shore is the genuine Midwest kindness.


  • Nick Swan

    Associate Pastor

    Nick joined the pastoral staff at Grace Presbyterian in September of 2019. Nick was born in Decatur, IL, but was raised in Muncie, Indiana. He attended Ball State University and The Juilliard School where he received degrees in oboe performance. After completing his musical studies, Nick was a member of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra for three years, after which he made a transition into pastoral ministry. While serving as a pastor, he graduated with a MA from Reformed Theological Seminary. Prior to joining the staff at Grace, Nick served for 12 years as a pastor at churches in Charlotte, North Carolina and Elgin, Illinois. Nick and his wife, Rebecca, have three children: Kathryn, Daniel, and Caroline.

  • Paul Moen

    Middle School Coordinator

    Director of Communications

    Paul was born in Chicago and raised in Glenview, IL. He went to Glenbrook South High School and then attended Oakton Community College for 2 years. He has volunteered with YoungLife for years and loves spending time with middle and high school students. Paul moved back to the North Shore from Lynchburg, VA where he worked as a Social Media Director for a startup company. His favorite things to do include: hanging with friends and family, playing and watching sports, and competing in video games.

  • Diana Williams

    Director of Children and Youth Ministries

    Diana joined us in the Summer of 2019, bringing with her a wealth of experience in children's ministries. She studied theatre at Florida State University and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and King's College, London. She also studied ministry at the Cornhill Course and Oak Hill Theological College in London, where she spent over a decade working in children's and youth ministry. She previously taught theatre and this is where she discovered her calling to ministry as she came to see that the love of Jesus is the deepest need of every child. Diana, her husband Wayne, her mother-in-law Ann, and her daughter Grace all came to us from Miami, Florida.

  • Melissa Brodahl

    Sunday Volunteer Coordinator

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  • Katie Ernst

    Director of Music

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OUR SERVANT LEADERSHIP TEAM

ELDERS: 

Marshall Brown

Nick Swan

Greg Gaschler

Doug Reynolds


DEACONS:

Carol Beckmann

Andy Bulluck

John Hines

Halla Yang