Our Staff

Mandy North, Lead Pastor

Rev. North was called to full-time service as Lead Pastor in November of 2017. She brings a capable, compassionate mixture of gifts to her work in ministry.

Mandy has a passion for the faith formation of youth and young adults as they recognize, explore, and strengthen their relationship with God in Christ. She has worked as a volunteer with our youth and children ministries since 2007 and as Coordinator of Youth Ministries (part-time, 2008-2009) and Coordinator of Special Ministries (part-time, 2010-2011).

She served as interim pastor at Nokesville Church of the Brethren (part-time, 2014-2015). She has been an active leader in district youth events and in 2014 she authored the junior high youth lesson plans for Shine — the children’s and youth curriculum published by Brethren Press and MennoMedia.

Mandy received her Master of Arts in Christian Education from Union Presbyterian Seminary (2013), her Bachelors of Science from Bridgewater College (2002)

Mark Pickens, Associate Pastor

Mark is an Ordained Minister in the Church of the Brethren. Prior to coming to Manassas Church of the Brethren, Mark lived in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He served as a Field Associate with Anabaptist Disabilities Network since June 2016 and an active member and leader in the community and congregation at Harrisburg First Church of the Brethren. Mark was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and spent the first couple years of his life in southern Ohio. He spent the following 14 years of his childhood living abroad with his parents and one brother as foreign missionaries. Mark lived in Ivory Coast, Kenya, and England.

His family returned to the U.S. and settled in Grayson, Kentucky when Mark was starting high school. He went on after graduation and earned his B.A. in History and Religious Studies from Kentucky Christian University (KCU) in Grayson, KY. Prior to seminary, Mark did ministry service for a summer and a year in Appalachian Ohio. He studied at Bethany Theological Seminary for two years in Richmond, Indiana before moving to Pennsylvania. It was there where Mark completed his Master in Divinity (MDiv.) degree at Lancaster Theological Seminary (Lancaster, PA). He served for three years with Brethren Volunteer Service. Two years were spent at CrossKeys Village, The Brethren Home Community in New Oxford, PA and the third year with Brethren Housing Association in Harrisburg, PA. Mark and his wife, Elisa were married on October 19, 2024. They currently live in Dumfries, Virginia.

Kim Beaty, Church Office Administrator

Kim is responsible for the church office, which comprises of many different roles.

Kim is a Washington, DC metro area native, who grew up in Falls Church, VA and attended Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington. Kim and her husband, James, moved to Manassas in 2002.
Her son was born in 2005 and Kim became a stay-at-home mom. She attended school during her time home, and received a BA in Psychology and a BA in Health Informatics from Ashford University.
Kim is an avid reader, a hockey fan (Go Caps!), enjoys making art, loves all things miniature, and is a Harry Potter super fan.

Susan Dommer, Music Director

As Music Director, Susan directs the church’s choirs and works with the Pastor to help integrate music into worship.

She has a Masters in music education and has been the choral director for many years in the Manassas school system, spending most of that time at Stonewall Middle School.

Susan often attends conferences for professional development as a music director.

When she isn’t working she enjoys spending time with her husband, Rob, and their three sons, Justin, Ryan, and Lucas.

Gilmer Akers, Maintenance

Gilmer graduated from Osbourn High School, with a specialty in Masonry.

At home, he helped his father, who was a “jack of all trades”.
He served Camp Shiloh as a volunteer maintenance worker for 9 years.

Employment gave him 35 years’ experience in new home and office construction, as a brick mason and foreman.

During that time, he had the pleasure of repairing a 200-year old church and public school in Alexandria.

When not working, he enjoys singing in the church choir, tinkering with projects, and gardening.

Tina Fisher, Community Engagement Coordinator

Tina has a great deal of experience planning and managing events in a variety of different venues.

Tina has been attending MCoB since 2000, is a member of our choir and the Manassas Chorale.

Tina manages the church calendar, the scheduling of internal and external clients, and handles the all the logistics of the students who reside in the guest house (parsonage.)
Tina is on the advisory board of Healthy Families Prince William, which is a program with Northern Virginia Family Services.

She enjoys meeting new people and travelling.

Ryan Dommer, Livestream Operator & Security