The Rev. Katherine B. Ekrem (she/her/hers) became the Rector of Christ Church in December of 2021. Previously Kate was the Rector of Church of Our Redeemer in Lexington, MA for 12 years, and the Rector of Grace Church in Norwood, MA for 7 years before that. She was ordained in the Diocese of New York in 2000. She has been married to Dave Ekrem since 1995 and they are the parents of Peter (22), Tom (20) and Lucy (17). Kate is an avid backpacker and hiker, intermediate knitter, and beginning sketcher.

Contact Katherine: kekrem@cccambridge.org

The Rev. Dr. Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski is the Kraft Family Professor and Director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College. From 2005-2022 he served as professor of church history at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin and Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley. He is a scholar of Jewish-Christian relations, comparative theology, and Anglicanism. Prior to 2005, Dan and his wife Jennifer were members of Trinity Church, Boston. They live in Arlington with their teenage children Greg and Miriam.

Laurel will be serving as an intern with Christ Church during this school year (2023-2024). Laurel (they/them) is a seminary student at BU School of Theology where they are getting their Master of Divinity. They have a particular interest in the theology of food and eating, as well as queer theology. They are on track to enter the ordination process in the ELCA in November. Laurel enjoys spontaneous trips to mossy forests filled with soft light to capture natural beauty with their camera. They are a photographer, fiber artist, seminarian, and delighted cat owner with their husband Adam.

David is a graduate of New England Conservatory with Master of Music degrees in organ and choral conducting from The New England conservatory of Music. He was Music Director of the Wellesley Village Church for 36 years, and Music Director of the Commonwealth Chorale for 43 years. David has been on the faculties of New England Conservatory, Boston Conservatory and Wellesley College, and is a former Dean of the Boston Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

Contact David: dcarrier@cccambridge.org

Jessica (she/her/hers) grew up in Medford and attended Salem State University, where she received a B.A. in Psychology with focuses on sociology and women’s studies.

Outside of work Jessica enjoys participating in group fitness classes, being in nature, and will take all your book recommendations!

Contact Jessica: office@cccambridge.org

Hernan has worked at Christ Church for over 30 years! Hernan enjoys spending time at the lake with his wife, children, and grandchildren.

Mike has worked at Christ Church since late 2019. He grew up in Everett and previously worked as an advanced auto tech, before joining us here. Mike enjoys fishing, bowling, boating and being in nature. Mike runs coffee hour on Sundays, so be sure to stop by and say hi!