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Brenda Kronemeijer-Heyink, Chaplain
brenda.heyink@utoronto.ca
Biking, books, biblical prophecy, and being present with others are the passions that Brenda brings with her into the ministry. She helps lead Graduate Christian Fellowship, Wine Before Breakfast, and the Faculty Fellowship. Brenda is an ordained minister in the Christian Reformed Church and is in the process of finishing up her PhD on the confusing linguistic nature of the book of Ezekiel. Much of her understanding of being present with others was shaped by her time living in an intentional community in the Red Light District of Amsterdam. Brenda enjoys great conversations, especially on the Bible and/or living radically, and is thankful to be providing pastoral support and encouragement to both the GCF and WBB communities.
Carol Scovil, Chaplain
carol.scovil@gmail.com
Community, conversation, computers and creation. Carol Scovil has been a member of the GCF community since 2005. Over the years, she transitioned into more of a leadership role, and was delighted to join the staff team in fall 2017. Carol has a PhD in biomedical engineering, and divides her time between GCF, rehabilitation research and working in a clinic that helps people paralyzed from spinal cord injuries access computer and smart phone technologies that are integral to daily life in today’s world. Carol spent 16 months working at a rehabilitation hospital in Nepal in 2008-09, and fell in love with the country and people. She returns regularly to Nepal with short-term medical teaching teams. Carol is a lecturer in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto and the Accessibility Advocate at her church. Carol enjoys canoeing, cross-country skiing, deep conversations and being an aunt to her 6 nieces and nephews.
Deb Whalen-Blaize, Music Director and Campus Minister
debwhalen@gmail.com
Deb is a diva. Even a divine diva! And we say that in the very best sense of the term. Serving as the music director for the Wine Before Breakfast community since 2010, Deb’s voice in song at the ridiculously early hour of 7.30am is a voice of comfort and lament, joy and sorrow. A gifted musician and a creative liturgist, Deb is an indispensable member of our staff team. She also serves as the music director and chief liturgist for Church on Tap at Christ Church, Deer Park, and works as Parish Missioner for the Church of the Transfiguration.
Robert Revington, Emerging Leader
Robert is a doctoral candidate in Church History at Knox College in the University of Toronto. His doctoral work looks at the reception of modern biblical scholarship in popular-level British writing. He has been part of the ministry since Fall 2018. In his role with the ministry, Robert will learn more about what it means for the church to exist after the time of Christendom: how does Christianity fit into a post-modern world? Robert is also a men’s league hockey player and Hamilton Tiger-Cats season ticket holder, and once went skydiving in a Superman costume.