Team Role: Clergy, Staff, and Volunteer Professionals

Laura has been a member of Epiphany since the Fall of 2012 and on staff since 2014. She has previously served as Epiphany’s Youth Group Convener and Engagement Minister. A native of Southern California, Laura grew up in the Episcopal Church. She has a degree in Political Science from Boston University and previously worked in

Jad Baaklini joined Epiphany in August of 2019. Jad immigrated to the United States in July of 2018, with his wife Christine. Before moving to Seattle from Beirut, Lebanon, Jad and Christine were members of All Saints International Congregation, a parish of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East. Jad is an alumnus

Amanda Eap was born in Seattle and grew up in Kent, WA. Amanda started working at Epiphany in July 2012 as a nursery attendant. In August 2014, she transitioned into the role of Hospitality and Security Coordinator up until June 2022. Amanda now works as the Parish Life Minister at Epiphany. Her duties include engaging

Doug chairs the Diocesan Committee on Constitution & Canons and is a Lay Deputy to General Convention. He practices law with a concentration in contracts (e.g., construction, real estate), and he helped write “Cities of the Classical World”, a gazetteer of ancient cities. His wife Alida grew up in China and runs a business that

Ed is a lifelong Episcopalian who grew up in California. He and his wife Nancy joined Epiphany in the mid-1970s when they moved to Seattle. They have two grown children, Michael and Julie and five grandchildren. Ed has been on the Epiphany Vestry three times: in the 1980’s and 1990’s, and when Doyt first arrived

Diane joined Epiphany as a staff member in 2012. Diane Carlisle and her husband, Terry, have been active members of Epiphany since 1982. They live on their boat, Exodus. Diane graduated from the University of Washington in 1982 and spent the next 32 years in the education field. Diane joined the Epiphany staff in 2012

Zach Hemenway is Director of Music at Epiphany, a post he has held since July 2018.  Zach holds an undergraduate degree in organ performance from Yale University and a masters in organ performance from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. At Yale, he was particularly active in the Institute of Sacred Music.  Prior

Doyt grew up in Rochester, MN and received his Bachelors from Northwestern University in 1989. After college he worked as a Project Director for the international relief organization AmeriCares. In 1992 he joined the Hawk Group of Companies in Cleveland, OH where he worked as a product manager, and in mergers and acquisitions. His final