Staff Members

Property and Office Manager

Silkie Hur-Stark Property and Office Manager   Silkie Hur-Stark was hired in August 2023 as St. Andrew’s Property and Office Manager. Silkie oversees the management of the church buildings and grounds and attends to the administrative needs of the church office. Silkie is the manager and co-owner of HoneyBee Tree Care with her husband, Jeff.…

         

Natasha Kislenko Pianist   Pianist Natasha Kislenko, hailed for her “vividly expressive” interpretations and “virtuosity that left the audience exhilarated” (Santa Barbara Independent) offers unique concert programs and presentations to the worldwide community of music listeners. A prizewinner of several international piano competitions, she has extensively concertized in Russia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Turkey,…

Music Director

Erin McKibben Music Director   Erin McKibben is an active Grammy-nominated performer, educator, and conductor in Southern California, originally from Portland, Oregon. She is the Director of the Music Academy’s Sing! choral program and Director of the Santa Barbara School of Music. Erin is principal flutist for the Los Angeles-based experimental classical ensemble, Wild Up, whose performances have been…

Church Business Administrator

Scott Eschbach Church Business Administrator   Scott works in conjunction with the Church Property and Office Manager to administer the general business needs of St. Andrew’s. Working with various ministry teams of the church, he facilitates leadership development, information technologies, personnel and church records, property and office management, and legal recordkeeping. In addition, Scott currently…

Parish Associate (Pastoral Ministry)

Judith Muller Parish Associate (Pastoral Ministry)   Judith holds an MDiv degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey and a BA in Psychology from Muskingum College in Ohio. She comes to St. Andrew’s after serving as Associate Pastor in Parish Visitation at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara since 1983 and as Assistant…

Parish Associate (Community Ministries)

Suzanne Malloy Parish Associate (Community Ministries)   Rev. Suzanne Malloy entered the ministry after completing a 31-year career in law enforcement. Her long service in the crisis field prepared her for her current ministry as an on-call hospital chaplain. In addition to serving the hospital population, Suzanne serves locally as the Coordinator of Faith-Based Initiatives…