Betty came to Chestertown after graduating from Frankfurt American High School to attend Washington College. It was in Chestertown that she raised her family, became a career educator and began attending Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Over the years, Betty has participated in the choir, Kitchen Krew, Emmanuel Bazaar, and has been a Eucharistic minister and lay reader. Since retiring in 2018, Betty is becoming more involved in the community and enjoying time with family, especially her five beautiful grandchildren.

Brad, a recovering engineer, grew up as a GE brat in Schenectady, NY, studied economics at Harvard and joined the Peace Corps, where he served in Venezuela at a more promising time. On his return, he earned a masters degree in engineering from Dartmouth and went on to serve you taxpayers in various capacities promoting clean and renewable energy technnology here in the US and in several developing countries around the world.

After raising three sons, he and his wife, Elizabeth, moved to Chestertown in 2012, where he taught English as a second language, tutored in Emmanuel’s after-school program, while it lasted, and served as Junior Warden. He now plays the trumpet with local groups and enjoys sailing on the bay, rowing on the river, bicycle riding in the country, and walking the dog, Pippa.

Tim Lavery is Vice President, Organization Development Manager at asset management firm T. Rowe Price, where he works closely with leaders to ensure that teams are appropriately structured, aligned and focused to achieve desired business outcomes.  Prior to his role with T. Rowe Price, Tim was with management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton for 18 years, where he specialized in change management and strategic communication, primarily for the U.S. Army research and development community.  Tim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism with a minor in sociology from Loyola University Maryland and has earned multiple change management certifications as well as being certified in a number of organizational assessments. In his free time, he enjoys running, collecting automotive literature and maintaining a small fleet of old vehicles.  Originally from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Tim lives in Chestertown, Md., with his wife Beth and son Harrison. 

Penny moved to Chestertown with her husband Jim in 2014 after retiring from her position as supervising teacher at the Campus School of Smith College in western Massachusetts. She has been a teacher of various age groups, pre-K through college, all of her adult life, and continues to volunteer with children in schools and art organizations. Penny has also been on the Council of Washington College Academy of Lifelong Learning since 2015 and has enjoyed taking classes through that organization. At Emmanuel, she serves on the Kitchen Krew, Pastoral Care Committee, Garth Committee, and is active in the Holiday Bazaar. Penny has been the Registrar since 2015 and is a non-voting Vestry member.