Youth Leaders

Rev. Allison Beaulieu - Youth Pastor

Allison is GPC's Pastor for Youth and Young Adults and is in charge of coordinating all the youth events. Allison is from York, PA and went to York Suburban High School. She graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University in 2000 and then from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2003.

Her favorite thing about working with the youth is seeing them mature as disciples of Christ. Her favorite youth events are the mission trips and Mission Trip Sunday. But, she also just appreciates "hanging out with some really cool kids".

Allison enjoys eating York peppermint patties and drinking mint Snapple. She is a huge music fan and loves to read. Her favorite books are the Bible (that's an obvious one!!), Crime and Punishment, and Pride and Prejudice. She also loves to go to the movies and spend quality time with her husband, Keith. She loves museums too and her favorite artist is Edward Hopper.

Allison welcomes your comments, questions, and concerns about any part of the Youth Ministries of GPC. She can be reached by phone at the church (412-486-8400 x18) or you can drop her an e-mail.

Sam Arnold

Sam Arnold grew up in Highland Park, but moved to Shaler in 1994. He attended Shaler Area High School and spent a year at Ohio University. This year, he is a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh.

Sam enjoys working out and playing sports. He also especially loves playing with his two new kittens, Dorie and Layla. As to what Sam likes best about working with the youth, he writes, "It's a wonderful feeling to be looked up to and to be a person the youth feel comfortable with."

Emily DeGoey

Emily attended Westminster College and Slippery Rock University. After she graduated, she began working as a teacher in the Shaler Area School District. Currently, Emily is a ninth grade science teacher at Shaler Intermediate.

She enjoys playing fiddle, running, listening to all kinds of music (especially bluegrass), singing in her car, and finding a good bargain. Her favorite thing about working with the youth is "forming relationships with then and discovering how God has made each youth so unique."

Some interesting things about Emily: she blushes very easily, she makes a MEAN chocolate chip cookie, she has a cat with six toes on each paw, and she reads science magazines cover to cover!!

Christine Dickey

Christine Dickey grew up in Beaver Falls, PA and went to Blackhawk High School. She is currently a student at Duquesne University. Some of her favorite hobbies include cooking and watching baseball. A little known fact about Christine: she is a certified "P.K." (Preacher's Kid) and she is the youngest of five children.

This will be Christine's first year as a youth leader. She is looking forward to having a positive influence on the youth and learning from them as well.

Joanna Long

This is Joanna Long's first year as a youth leader! She attended Shaler High School and is now currently a student, majoring in Early Childhood Education, at Clarion University. Joanna loves quilting and scrapbooking.

She loves working with the youth "because they have so much to give to the church, like humor and life." Joanna should know! She participated in the GPC youth group all through junior and senior high. We're so happy she has returned in a leadership capacity!

Alan McDonough

Alan grew up in Allison Park and went to Shaler Area High School. He recently graduated from Robert Morris University. He is currently a management trainee at Enterprise.

Alan's hobbies include skiing, sleeping, drawing, and website building. His favorite thing about working with the youth is the overall atmosphere and the fun and different activities we do each week. Something you might not know about Alan - his fingers are double-jointed and he drives a loud car (which all the kids love!)

Ken Moser

Ken Moser is back for a second year as youth leader! Last year he took a year off because he was working on his Masters in Teaching at IUP. He is currently student teaching in the North Allegheny School District. He is also working at National City Bank and Showcase Cinemas (Where he gets to see all the movies he wants for free!!) Whew! Ken's a tough one to keep up with!

Some of Ken's hobbies include: tennis, volleyball, videogames, and music. His favorite thing about being a youth leader is spending time with amazing and unique kids.

Nicky Snyder

Nicky Snyder grew up in Pittsburgh and went to Fox Chapel High School and Denison University. Currently, Nicky is a Career Advisor at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Her hobbies include painting, drawing, reading, and watching movies. Because watching movies is one of Nicky's favorite pastimes, she is a movie trivia buff! What song did Ferris Bueller sing in the parade downtown in Ferris Bueller's Day Off? You better believe Nicky knows!

Nicky is in her second year as a GPC youth leader. She is excited to work with the youth because they always make her laugh and they are honest!

Jennifer Stauffer

Jennifer Stauffer grew up in Shaler and graduated from Shaler High School and Duquesne University. Jen is currently a High School English teacher in the Baldwin School District. Jen's hobbies include cooking, biking, and painting. A fun fact about Jen: her name is Welsh in origin and means "white wave."

Jen is also in her second year as a GPC youth leader. She is looking forward to sharing her experience and insight with the youth as well as gain fresh new perspectives from the youth about life and faith.