Born in Charlotte, NC.
Graduated from West Mecklenburg High School, 1966
Graduated from Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC, 1970 with major in Christian Education and Religion
Office of Economic Opportunity Assistant Director, Laurens County, SC, 1970-1971
Graduated from Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA 1975
Ordained, November 9, 1975, in Sylvester, GA
Pastor, Trinity Church, Sylvester, GA and Leesburg Presbyterian Church, Leesburg, GA, 1975-1980
Associate for Education, Presbytery of Southwest Georgia, 1975-1980
Organizing Pastor, Summit Presbyterian Church, 1980-1997
Organizing Pastor, Spotsylvania Presbyterian Church, 1983-1986
General Presbyter and Stated Clerk, Presbytery of the James, 1997-2018
Instructor in Presbyterian Polity, Union Presbyterian Seminary, 2000 – present
Honorably Retired, December 1, 2018
Part time pastor:
First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, November 2018 – February 2019
Grace Covenant Church, November 2019 – April, 2020
South Plains Church, January, 2021 – June, 2021
Mary Park and her family came to Tuckahoe in 2019 after she spent the previous 12 years as a Director of Christian Education at PC(USA) churches in West Virginia and Virginia. She grew up in Bluefield, WV, and moved to Richmond following graduation from Sweet Briar College. Mary has an M.A. in Christian Education from Union Presbyterian Seminary and is also a certified K-12 Special Education teacher.
Mary has taught for the past five years in Henrico County Public Schools. She is currently a teacher and the Exceptional Education Department Lead at Deep Run High School. Mary is passionate about growing a community that fosters an inclusive environment and welcomes all. She is grateful to be a member of the Tuckahoe Presbyterian Church community.
When not focusing at church or school, Mary enjoys reading, running, cooking, and spending time with her husband and four children.
Michelle Tuck is a native of Richmond, VA, and spent most of her childhood singing at church and school as well as participating in church youth group activities. After graduating from Douglas Freeman High School, Michelle went on to study music education and vocal performance at Virginia Tech. With a B.A. in Music and an M.A. in Education, Michelle came back to Richmond to begin her teaching career at Tuckahoe Middle School, where she taught for 7 years. Since then, she has taught elementary music at various Henrico County Public Schools, directed youth choirs, and been a principal choir member at another local church, and is now the choral director at Douglas Freeman High School.
Michelle has been the recipient of several HCPS awards including First Year Teacher of the Year (2012) and Teacher of the Year at Tuckahoe Middle School (2019). She has been invited to conduct All-County choruses and adjudicate District Chorus assessments on many occasions. Her students consistently receive superior ratings at district assessments and grand champion placements at competitions.
