Meet Our Staff
We’d love for you to get to know the people who lead our church throughout the week. We’re passionate about making a difference in our community.
Ministry Directors
Rev. Claire McNulty-Drewes (she/her)
Pastor Claire has been serving at Heart of Longmont since July 1, 2022. To read more about her, click here.
Tricia Grafelman (she/her)
Tricia is our Ministry and Mission Coordinator. Tricia assists in the church service, plans and coordinates various mission and ministry opportunities.
Emily Farrenkopf (she/her)
Emily is a Youth Ministries Director. Our Youth Directors focus on inspiring the youth through lessons, volunteer opportunities and fellowship. Click here for more information about youth events and involvement.
Brant Davis
Brant is Assistant Youth Director. Our Youth Directors focus on inspiring the youth through lessons, volunteer opportunities and fellowship. Click here for more information about youth events and involvement.
Music Directors
Ariel Flach (they/them)
Ariel Flach (they/them) is a musician and educator in the Boulder Valley area and joined us as our music director in 2024. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Ariel moved to Colorado in 2018 to attend CU-Boulder, where they earned degrees in flute performance and K-12 music education. They love to create exciting musical opportunities for musicians of all ages. Ariel teaches band and choir in public schools, and performs as a flutist, pianist, and vocalist in the Boulder/Denver area. They feel at home in a variety of musical settings, having performed with orchestras, community bands, choirs, in musical theatre/opera pits, and in churches.
In their free time, Ariel enjoys being outdoors with their partner and dogs, traveling, experimenting in the kitchen, and attending live music/arts events. They are passionate about storytelling of all kinds, and enjoy participating as a performer and audience member in art, music, and theatre. Ariel is thrilled to be part of the ministry team at Heart of Longmont!
Karen McIntosh (she/her)
Karen is the church organist and accompanist and Soul Singers Director. She performs every Sunday and during special services and concerts every year. Click here to learn about Heart of Longmont’s musical groups.
Linda Patten (she/her)
Linda is the director of the Hand Bell Choir. The Hand Bell Choir performs on Sundays and during several concerts throughout the year. Click here to learn about Heart of Longmont’s musical groups.
Maria Forlenza (she/her)
Maria joined us in 2024 as our second accompanist.
Church Office Staff
Virginia Clingan (she/her)
Virginia is our Office Manager. She handles administrative duties in the office including scheduling events in the church and assists the pastor with various tasks. Virginia joined our office staff in 2024.
Cheryl Dial (she/her)
Cheryl is our Accounting Manager. She handles all of the church’s finances, including payroll, invoices, financial reports, and budgets.
Technology and Communications
Haleigh Bird (she/her)
Haleigh is our AV Coordinator. Haleigh brings her energy and expertise to our worship services by ensuring our technology is running smoothly and everyone in the sanctuary and online can see and hear our ministry team, speakers, and musicians. Haleigh coordinated the recent AV overhaul in our sanctuary which updated our audio capabilities and our front-of-sanctuary screen.
Devon Towry (they/them)
Devon is our Digital Content Manager. They create our bimonthly newsletter, The Heart, and weekly Pulse email updates; oversee the church website and social media accounts; and compile the pre- and post-worship slideshow.
