Skip to content

North Valley Friends

Staff

Gina Ankeny (she/her) gina@northvalleyfriends.org

Minister to Children

Gina joined the North Valley Pastoral Staff in 2022 and has been part of the NVFC community for over fifteen years. She has a degree in elementary education and also teaches at Red Bucket preschool. Gina is creative, kind, and passionate, and brings these gifts to serve and love our kids at NVFC. Gina enjoys baking, reading, great movies, and traveling.

Steph St. Cyr (she/her)  steph@northvalleyfriends.org

Minister to Youth

Steph is thrilled to be part of North Valley through youth ministry. Outside of that, life is full with her husband, Rusty, and their three kids. You can usually find Steph cheering at their games, biking, or swimming when the sun’s out. She also loves traveling, tending to my plants, and finding little ways to make her home cozy. 

Lynn Holt (she/her) lynn@northvalleyfriends.org

Minister of Stewarship & Communication

Lynn joined the NVFC community in 2002 and served as a member of the pastoral team until 2017.  Her ministry has always been characterized by a passion for soul care and spiritual formation through spiritual direction and companionship. Lynn served as the instructor and supervisor for the Spiritual Direction Training Program at Portland Seminary and continues working with the Companioning Center. In 2025, Lynn rejoined the pastoral team here at North Valley as our Minister of Stewardship and Communication. She enjoys traveling, loves spending time with her family (4 children and 10 grandchildren), and celebrated the birth of her first great-grandchild in 2024. Lynn recently received her Scuba Diving Certification and enjoys daily walks around the North Valley Peace Trail with her energetic labradoodle, Oliver. 

Colin Saxton  colin@northvalleyfriends.org

Clerk of Ministry

Colin joined the NVFC community in 1996 and served as a member of the pastoral team until 2004. He has spent most of his adult life serving various Quaker organizations, though he currently works for Everence, an Anabaptist financial services organization, as their Stewardship Theologian. In 2025, Colin rejoined the pastoral team here at North Valley as our Clerk of Ministry. He and Janine spend much of their time with family and friends and tending their garden and animals. Colin also enjoys writing and serves on the boards of several organizations as a board member or consultant.

Kelsey Waybright

Music Coordinator

Kelsey has been part of the NVFC community since 2017 and was thrilled to join the staff in 2025. She has degrees in Vocal Performance and has been teaching voice lessons for 20 years and beginning piano for 10 years. She also enjoys directing and musical directing, and all things musical theater. Some of Kelsey’s other favorite things include coffee, nature, watching Survivor, board games, and putting together Ikea furniture!

Larry Hampton 

Buildings & Grounds Coordinator

After 40 years in education (32 of those in Newberg), Larry has settled into retirement as our Buildings & Grounds Coordinator here at NVFC. Larry loves reading, woodworking, and spending time with family and friends. Larry and Paula are proud of their three adult children, who are all working to make the world a better place.

Lyssa McConaughey (she/her)  office@northvalleyfriends.org

 Office Manager, Bookkeeper

Lyssa first came to North Valley as a college freshman in 2012, and joined the NVFC staff as our office manager in 2023. When she’s not in the North Valley office, you can usually find Lyssa watching Survivor with friends, collecting neat rocks, snuggling with her cats, or enjoying her other work as a freelance wedding and portrait photographer.