# Staff Directory ## expand\_more ## Clergy [### Matthew Ichihashi Potts ](/people/matthew-potts) [matthew\_potts@harvard.edu](mailto:matthew_potts@harvard.edu)Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church Plummer Professor of Christian Morals in the Faculty of Divinity The Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts M.Div. '08 Ph.D. '13 was appointed the Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church and the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals in 2021. Prior to his appointment, Matt served as Associate Professor of Religion and Literature... ![The Rev. Matthew Potts Banner](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-08/250212MatthewPotts2_Banner_0.jpg?h=5287840b&itok=ZoKxkuRA) [### Emmanuel K. Akyeampong ](/people/emmanuel-k-akyeampong)Minister for Worship and Formation in the Memorial Church Ellen Gurney Professor of History and Professor of African and African American Studies Emmanuel Akyeampong is the Ellen Gurney Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. He was appointed a Loeb Harvard College Professor from July 2005 through June 2010. Akyeampong is a Fellow of the Ghana Academy... ![The Rev. Dr. Emmanuel K. Akyeampong](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/200219emmanuelakyeampong1_0.jpg?itok=xLs8dL8D) [### Marty Martinage MDiv II ](/people/marty-martinage-mdiv-ii)Seminarian Marty Martinage (they/them) is a Master of Divinity candidate at Harvard Divinity School, discerning a call to congregational ministry. Their mother was a youth pastor, and, according to apocryphal family history, Marty regularly held baptisms for their... ![Marty Martinage](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-12/251026MartyMartinage.jpg?itok=-hQep7ve) [### Elizabeth Propst '23 MDiv III ](/people/elizabeth-propst-22) Seminarian Elizabeth Propst joined the Memorial Church in 2018 as a Harvard College first-year, and she’s overjoyed to continue serving the church community as a Master of Divinity candidate at Harvard Divinity School. Born and raised in western North Carolina... ![Elizabeth Propst](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/221003_elizabethprobst_1_hshot.jpg?itok=8e-KaHw5) [### Amy Sexauer MDiv III ](/people/amy-sexauer-mdiv-ii) Amy is a second-year Masters of Divinity candidate at Harvard Divinity School. She grew up all over the world in a military family and received her undergraduate degree in Systems Management from the United States Military Academy in 2009. Amy served for... ![Amy Sexauer, Seminarian 24-25](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/240916amysexauer1_01.jpg?itok=VG_0DfXX) ## Music Department [### Edward E. Jones ](/people/edward-e-jones) [edward\_jones@harvard.edu](mailto:edward_jones@harvard.edu)Gund University Organist and Choirmaster Curator of the University Organs Edward Elwyn Jones is the Gund University Organist and Choirmaster in the Memorial Church. A native of Wales, Mr. Jones studied music at Cambridge University, where he was Organ Scholar of Emmanuel College. He moved to the United States in 1998, serving... ![Edward Jones](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/ed_jones_220x220.jpg?itok=SXJnxgUr) [### David von Behren ](/people/david-von-behren)Assistant University Organist and Choirmaster David von Behren earned his Master of Music degree at Yale University’s School of Music/Institute of Sacred Music, studying organ with Martin Jean and improvisation with Jeffrey Brillhart. He is also a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music where he... ![David von Behren](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/190916davidvonbehren4.jpg?itok=d2Yxm6X0) [### Carson P. Cooman ](/people/carson-p-cooman) [carson\_cooman@harvard.edu](mailto:carson_cooman@harvard.edu)Research Associate in Music and Composer in Residence Carson Cooman is Research Associate in Music and Composer in Residence at the Memorial Church. As a composer, Cooman has produced a catalog of hundreds of works in many forms—from solo instrumental pieces to operas, and from orchestral works to hymn tunes... ![Carson Cooman, Research Associate in Music and Composer in Residence](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/170223carsoncooman3.jpg?itok=__xMOWiX) [### Frank Kelley ](/people/frank-kelley)Voice Instructor Frank Kelley sings a wide variety of music throughout North America and Europe. He has performed many roles with the Odyssey Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Boston, Florentine Opera, Opera Theater of St. Louis, and the San Francisco Opera Company, and... ![fkelley.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/fkelley.png?itok=bGKzJkY0) ## Administrative Staff [### Charles Anderson ](/people/charles-anderson) [charles\_anderson@harvard.edu](mailto:charles_anderson@harvard.edu)Director of Finance & Operations ![Charles Anderson](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/440x440_0000_0041_8114.jpg?itok=tTEcvHDv) [### Jeffrey Blackwell ](/people/jeffrey-blackwell) [jeffrey\_blackwell@harvard.edu](mailto:jeffrey_blackwell@harvard.edu)Creative and Communications Lead Jeffrey Blackwell is the Creative and communication Lead for Memorial Church. He is responsible for all aspects of communications, content development, marketing and promotion, brand management, development, and creative campaigns. Jeffrey joined the... ![Jeffrey Blackwell](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/241023jeffreyblackwell2.jpg?itok=GaGGY2Ic) [### Anna Burnham MDiv '20 ](/people/anna-burnham) [anna\_burnham@harvard.edu](mailto:anna_burnham@harvard.edu)Student Program Coordinator Anna Burnham MDiv '20 serves as the Student Program Coordinator at the Memorial Church. Her experience in community and political organizing led her to Harvard Divinity School, where her study focused on religion, politics, public life, gender, social... ![Anna Burnham](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/21.08.20_annaburnham1hs.jpg?itok=i2-w6pC3) [### Sandra Perez-Guerra ](/people/sandra-perez-guerra) [sandra\_perez-guerra@harvard.edu](mailto:sandra_perez-guerra@harvard.edu)Events and Services Coordinator Sandra Perez-Guerra is the Events and Services Coordinator. She was born in Cambridge and went to live in Bogota, Colombia, with her parents when she was an infant. She returned to Boston at the age of 12. She is bilingual, a mother of two, and a wife... ![Sandra Perez-Guerra, 2024](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/241023sandraperezguerra.jpg?itok=jCkcSRR-) [### Jesús Romo Llamas ](/people/jes%C3%BAs-romo-llamas) [jesus\_romo\_llamas@harvard.edu](mailto:jesus_romo_llamas@harvard.edu)Director of Events Strategy and Management ![Jesus Romo Llamas](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/440x440_0010_161012jesusllamas1.jpg?itok=Pm_GfGR3) [### Theresa Lungu ](/people/theresa-lungu) [theresa\_lungu@harvard.edu](mailto:theresa_lungu@harvard.edu)Program Manager & Pastoral Administrator Theresa Lungu is the Program Manager and Pastoral Administrator at the Memorial Church. A graduate of Boston College and recipient of the Dean's Award for Creative Writing, Theresa's academic career started in Zambia as an administrator in the Ministry of... ![210831theresalungu2.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/210831theresalungu2.jpg?itok=xBITLeSy) [### Edward Silva ](/people/edward-silva) [edward\_silva@harvard.edu](mailto:edward_silva@harvard.edu)Financial Administrator Eddie Silva (he, him, his) is the Financial Administrator at the Memorial Church, joining the staff in 2024. With a decade of experience at Harvard in various finance and admin roles, he is excited for this new journey. He is responsible for assisting in... ![Edward Silva](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/240822_edwardsilva1_lr.jpg?itok=ibnXaRWe) ## Church School Staff [### Amy Sexauer MDiv III ](/people/amy-sexauer-mdiv-ii) Amy is a second-year Masters of Divinity candidate at Harvard Divinity School. She grew up all over the world in a military family and received her undergraduate degree in Systems Management from the United States Military Academy in 2009. Amy served for... ![Amy Sexauer, Seminarian 24-25](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/240916amysexauer1_01.jpg?itok=VG_0DfXX) ## Affiliated Ministers [### Kevin P. Bryant ](/people/kevin-p-bryant)Affiliated Minister in the Memorial Church Harvard University Baptist Chaplain Security Services Coordinator, Diversity/Community Liaison & Police Chaplain, Harvard University Police Department Affiliated Minister Bryant is a Harvard University Baptist Chaplain, Harvard University Police and Newton Police Chaplain. Minister Kevin P. Bryant is a retired member of the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) 1991-2020. He is also a member of... ![kevin_bryant.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/kevin_bryant.jpg?itok=GX6tusC7) [### Francis X. Clooney, S.J. ](http://hds.harvard.edu/people/francis-x-clooney)Affiliated Minister in the Memorial Church Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theology Francis X. Clooney, S.J., joined the Divinity School in 2005. He is Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theology. He previously served as director of the Center for the Study of World Religions. After earning his doctorate in South... ![francisxclooney.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/francisxclooney.jpg?itok=MtX2p2_S) [### Kerry A. Maloney ](/people/kerry-maloney)Affiliated Minister in the Memorial Church Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life, Harvard Divinity School Kerry Maloney has served Harvard Divinity School since 2004, first as the associate director of ministry studies and then as chaplain and director of the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. In the decade before her arrival at Harvard, she worked as... ![kerry_maloney.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/kerry_maloney.jpg?itok=ms0kwnhm) [### Stephanie Paulsell ](/people/stephanie-paulsell) Affiliated Minister, Interim Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church (2019-2021) Susan Shallcross Swartz Professor of the Practice of Christian Studies, Harvard Divinity School Co-Faculty Dean of Eliot House Stephanie Paulsell is the Susan Shallcross Swartz Professor of the Practice of Christian Studies in the Harvard Divinity School and served as the Interim Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church from 2019 to 2020. An ordained minister in the Christian Church... ![The Rev. Dr. Stephanie Paulsell](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/100717stephaniepaulsell3_cmyk_edited_1.jpg?itok=2p6VAt1s) [### Laura S. Tuach ](http://hds.harvard.edu/people/laura-tuach)Affiliated Minister in the Memorial Church Assistant Director of Field Education, Harvard Divinity School ![tuach.jpeg](/sites/g/files/omnuum7126/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/thememorialchurch/files/tuach.jpeg?itok=06kF-Ncl)