Staci Marrese-Wheeler ~ Common Grace

Staci (She/Her) is Co-Pastor at Common Grace.  Staci is a pastor of the Moravian Church of North America. She has an undergraduate degree in Education and a Masters of Divinity from Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, PA.  Staci has served on the eastside of Madison for 13 of her 30 years in ministry.  She is married to Scott, who is a Presbyterian pastor, and has an adult son, Sam.  Her dog, Sunday, is an Australian Shepherd mix who has his own Instagram page (Really!  Check out “Sunday in the Meadow”).  

Staci also serves as the “Community Development Pastor” who will work to coordinate development of a community center ministry in the Eastmorland neighborhood.  To relax, Staci enjoys birding, flower gardening and playing word games.

staci@commongracemadison.org

Marie Everett ~ Eastmorland Community Center

Marie Everett is both a Grant Writer and Board member of the ECC. She has also been the Administrator and Teacher at El Jardín. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from UW-Madison and has a long history of working with children in the arts. Marie was the chairperson of a two-year artist-in-residence project at Schenk Elementary and has taught at Madison Cello Ensemble’s summer camps. Marie believes experiences and process art are more important that the end product for young children. She encourages students to create and explore in ways that feed their creativity and curiosity.