2015 VESTRY NOMINATIONS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHESTO ELECT FOUR

Amanda Eller Choi

Occupation: Attorney Federal Agency
Current and Previous Church Committee and Related Activities: Teacher for
Childrens Chapel first to second graders.
Personal Ministry: As the mother of a Middle Schooler and Elementary School
age child, I am very focused on the well being of the Christian Education and youth programs. Those two
programs are two of the primary reasons we joined Pohick. We feel that our children are thriving in a
church where the younger generation is obviously a priority, and I want to help ensure that continues to
be the case. As a related ministry, I feel strongly drawn to help develop deeper ties among the women of
the church, particularly the mothers.

Ada Carolyn Cockroft

Occupation: Program Manager, International Association of Chiefs of Police
Current and Previous Church Committees and Related Activities: Pohick Adult
Choir, Pohick Pickers, Lay Eucharistic Minister, Community of Hope, Teller,
Newcomers Committee, Greeter, Alternate Pohick Representative to Region VI.
Previous: Vestry member, Adult Mission Trips to New Orleans, Sunday School Teacher, Martha Guild,
Foyers, Alpha Courses, EFM, Gunston Tutor
Community Participation: Kings Street Cats Shelter
Personal Ministry: My present focus has been in two areas: (1) Music, because it is an integral part of our
worship and has been, since childhood, my personal means of hearing the voice of God; and (2)
Community of Hope (Pastoral Care), because of its mission to pray for, and be present to, those who are
broken in body or spirit, thereby seeking and serving Christ in others.
Frederick Roberts Crawford
Occupation: Captain US Navy (Retired) Now Consultant for Institute for
Defense Analyses
Current and Previous Church Committees and Related Activities: Member of
Choir of Pohick; Chairman, Renovation Committee; Member of Building and
Ground Committee; Vice Director, Brotherhood of St. Andrew; Director Brotherhood of St. Andrew;
Member of Docent Guild; Assistant Training Chair, and Secretary.
Community Participation: US Naval Academy, Class of 64 Hospitality Committee for Football
Tailgates; Board of Advisors, US Naval Academy Alumni Association, and Quantico Chapter.
Personal Ministry: Organizational Structure where needed; Facility Management.
Brent Ashley Goeller
Occupation: Student at NOVA/ Two Marines Moving
Current and Previous Church Committee and Related Activities: Vestry and
Youth Coordinator, St. Andrews, Lawton, OK; Church Choir, St. Christopher,
Killeen, TX; Choir, Pohick Church.

Community Participation: Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Pohick Church; Hospitality House, Osan AB,
South Korea; The Corner Table.
Personal Ministry: I wish to participate wherever I am led by God. Throughout my life, I have found that
the best ministries Ive been a part of were not ones I sought to find, but instead, ones I found myself part
of.
Clyde Theron Jackson
Occupation: Self-employed
Current and Previous Church Committee and Related Activities: Pohick Church:
Parish Choir; Treasurer Brotherhood of St. Andrew; Renovation Cmte;
Community of Hope; Bell Choir; Early Church Music Ensemble; Gift Shop Board
of Directors; Apple Butter; Foyers; Shrinemont. Christ Church: Parish Choir Brotherhood of St. Andrew;
Disciples of Christ in Community; Rebuilding Together Alexandria; Meals on Wheels; Shrinemont.
Washington National Cathedral: Cathedral Chorister Alumni Assn.
Community Participation: Midtown Alexandria Station (current resident) Facilities & Grounds
Committee.
Personal Ministry: To serve where I am called.

Susan L. Rose Pehrsson

Occupation: Director, Navy Technology Center for Safety and Survivability at
Naval Research Laboratory
Current and Previous Church Committee and Related Activities: I have been a
member of Pohick Church my entire life and have had the opportunity to
participate in many activities over the years. Currently, I am a member of the Martha Guild, and I serve at
coffee hour. Over the years, I have lead Childrens Chapel, taught Sunday School, led EYC, served on the
Vestry, and was a member of the Guild of the Christ Child.
Community Participation: I am currently the Springfield District representative to the Fairfax County
Public School Advanced Academic Program Advisory Committee. In the past year, I served on the LBSS
PTSA, mentored a FIRST Robotics Team, led Girl Scout Troop 960, was the publicity chair for the LBSS
Chorus Boosters and chaired the LBSS Baccalaureate Ceremony Committee.
Personal Ministry: Pohick Church has always been an important part of my life. I want to see the church
well maintained and the Parish strong and active in the community. Over the last 25 years, my activities
have been focused on the youth, serving in both Sunday school and EYC. Recently, I have become
interested in community outreach.
Thomas E. Fuzzy Thurston
Occupation: Retired
Current and Previous Church Committees and Related Activities: Usher;
greeter; coffee hour host; teller; parish hall renovation committee; rector search
committee; seminarian lay committee; stewardship committee; finance
committee; personnel committee.
Community Participation: Potomac Personnel Institute.
Personal Ministry: For 25 years I helped manage Air Force resources (both dollars and personnel). I
learned to read trends and assess when budgetary optimism was warranted and when retrenchment was
appropriate. I have focused my ministry at Pohick on welcoming newcomers as a way of growing the

parish and replenishing its resources (usher, greeter, coffee hour host, parish hall renovation committee)
and on personnel and financial management (teller, rector search committee, seminarian lay committee,
personnel committee and finance committee). I believe our most severe challenge over the next few years
will be the management of our parish resources, and I would like to be a part of meeting that challenge.
Michael Eric Wooten
Occupation: Professor of Contract Management
Current and Previous Church Committees and Related Activities: Vestry; Pohick
Country Fair, Chair and Co-Chair; Usher; Sunday School High School Teacher;
Adult Volunteer Mission Trip.
Community Participation: Northern Virginia Community College Board; Chairman of the Board;
Community Relations Committee Chair; Vice Chairman of the Board; Northern Virginia Community
College Education Foundation; Prince William County School Board, interim member; Prince William
County Budget Committee.
Personal Ministry: I intend to make the outreach mission the primary work of my personal ministry.
Hopefully we can expand our outreach programs at Pohick to increase both fund-raising and friendraising. My family will also continue personally inviting friends to enjoy fellowship in Christ at Pohick.

Vestry Youth Rep Nominee to be Ratified

Zachary Smith
Occupation: Student
Current and Previous Church Committees and Related Activities: I regularly
attend Sunday church service, Sunday school, and EYC. I have been a part of the
Gunston tutoring program that has been held at the church for the past few years.
Community Participation: I am a part of the Boy Scout troop 994 and am a patrol leader of the troop. As a
scout, I have done LCAC scouting for food every year, and have helped them sort food. I have
participated in the community swim team since I was six. As part of EYC, I have attended two mission
trips and spent two weekends focused on ministering to the homeless
Personal Ministry: I feel I would make an excellent Youth Representative because I connect with the
youth really well. I can go on a mission trip and meet people easily. I also feel that if a young person has a
problem he or she could talk to me, or if he or she had an idea for the vestry, I would be all ears and
willing to take it forward to the vestry.