Staff

Christine Wachna has been our Office Administrator for Roselle UMC since 2017.  She came to us with over 20 years of Executive Assistant experience for the Bishop’s Office of the Western Diocese of the Polish National Catholic Church. Chris and her husband Marty now live in Northwest Indiana where she is very active in her church life at St. Michael the Archangel within the choir, participates in worship as a lector & cantor, leads their Ladies Society, heads up the Prayer Craft Ministry as well as assists in the Youth Ministry. Her love of God and willingness to serve are evident in how she takes care of our Church Office’s day-to-day operations and assists with our membership in any way possible.

Contact Chris at <office@roselleumc.org>

Karen Mazza is our Director of Music, organist, accompanist for the choir, director of the bell choir and former director of Joyful Noise. As Director of music, she oversees the administrative duties of the music groups. Karen and her late husband, Don, came to work in this church in 1983. Karen has a B.S. in education, and a M.A. in piano performance. She has 80 hours beyond her masters in various subjects including music administration. She spent 34 years teaching music in the public schools, as well as serving as a Fine Arts consultant and clinician. In 2005, she became a National Certified Master Teacher. Karen currently studies piano and has a duet partner. The two or them have given 3 two piano concerts at our church. They will be performing again in the future. Karen has been a church organist for over 53 years. She says “ I have been given so many opportunities and talents from God, and it is my pleasure to use those talents to bring Glory to His name and enrichment to our services.”

Contact Karen at <klmazza@comcast.net>