Meet the Staff at NPPC
We are truly blessed to have these people serve us in part-time, paid positions:
Barbara Cattrall Wallace, Commissioned Lay Pastor
The Presbytery Of Western New York approved Barbara Wallace as Commissioned Lay Pastor for North Park Presbyterian Church. She previously served as our Director of Congregational Nurture.
Barbara is an experienced journalist, technical writer and public speaker.
She served in the U.S. Army from September 1976 - November 1983.
She is a graduate of Boston University and SUNY College at Potsdam. She has a variety of other education and training as well, most notably at the Academy for Lay Ministries & Personal Growth, Amherst, NY.
Barbara is a member of Riverside Presbyterian Church in Niagara Falls, NY, where she was ordained as an Elder in 1999.
She also has many other community affiliations. She is President of the Association of Professional Women Writers, adult member of the Girl Scouts U.S.A., and Guild Coordinator for the Network of Biblical Storytellers. She holds the rank of Distinguished Toastmaster in Toastmasters International.
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Bonnie S. Dahl, Director of Pastoral Care and Mission
Bonnie is a Registered Nurse. She was graduated from SUNY at Buffalo and Millard Fillmore Hospital School of Nursing. She is a certified operating room technician.
She served as Lay Pastor of Crittenden Presbyterian Church from January 1997 - June 2003, and has held various positions at other local churches.
She has been actively involved with the Presbytery of WNY, Synod of the Northeast and General Assembly for many years. This includes a wide variety of past and present committee memberships, task forces and commissions.
Bonnie is well known for her global medical mission-- most notably to Honduras for 25 years.
Roger G. Dahl, Organist
Roger has been an organist/choir director for 51 years.
He was graduated from Fredonia State College and SUNY at Buffalo. In the past, he has served as organist at Grace Lutheran Church and North Presbyterian Church in N. Tonawanda, as well as, First Presbyterian Church in E. Aurora.
He is currently Membership Chair and Treasurer of the WNY Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
He is a retired teacher and administrator from the N. Ton. School District.
Roger plays at NPPC twice each month and for special holy day services several times during the year.
