Our Parish Clergy and Staff

The Rev. Diane Carroll will be joining St. Stephen’s in October 2024 as long-term supply priest. She was last with St. Stephen’s in that capacity in 2019.

Pastor Diane graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary in 2003 with a Master of Divinity degree and went directly into parish ministry. Her last parish was Hanover-with-Brunswick, King George, and she retired in 2015. Since retirement she has devoted most of her time to long-term supply ministry which she believes fits her call of pastoral care and liturgy perfectly. With the long-term supply model, she can get to know the people of the parish and be available to assist when needed.

Diane and her husband Matthew live in Dunnsville with their dog Spice. They are often visited by one or more of their three children or seven grandchildren on weekends making for a busy and happy family life.

While at St. Stephen’s, Pastor Diane will be presiding at Sunday services and available half-days most Wednesdays. Contact Pastor Diane at carrollvts@hotmail.com

Dr. Cheryl Brown Davis received a  Bachelor of Music Ed. degree from Madison College in 1971, a Master of  Music in vocal performance and choral conducting from The University of  Michigan and in 1990, a Doctor of Education degree from the University of  Virginia in Curriculum and Instruction. In 1972 Dr. Brown Davis began her teaching career in the Cheboygan, Michigan, public schools where she  taught music in grades k-12. From 1973-1977 she taught choral music at  Ferguson High School in Newport News. For ten years she taught vocal music in the Rockingham Co. Virginia Schools, two years in the Ann Arbor Michigan Public Schools and for five years taught at North Dakota State  University. From 1998-2007, Dr. Brown taught vocal music in Albemarle Co. Virginia at the middle school and high school levels. After her husband retired in 2007, Dr. Brown Davis returned to Newport News and  taught at Riverside Elementary School until her retirement in 2011.  During 1978-1983, while teaching choral music in Rockingham County, Dr. Brown Davis was adjunct teacher of voice and choir at Mary Baldwin College, sang with the Shenandoah Choral Society, organized and directed  the first Shenandoah Valley Children’s Chorus, directed the Staunton  Chapter of Sweet Adelines, and directed a professional vocal jazz  ensemble, “Jasmine”. From 1987-1990, while a doctoral student at the  University of Virginia, Dr. Brown Davis sang with the University  Singers, was a member of the University Arts Council and the Jefferson Society, and worked as a guide at the Rotunda. In 1989, she was elected  into the Raven Society and co-directed the Glee Club, the first and only  woman ever to direct that group. Dr. Brown Davis has been a frequent  guest conductor and vocal music adjudicator in district and state  festivals for the past thirty-five years in Virginia, Michigan and North  Dakota. She continues to perform as a guest soprano soloist and choral  conductor. She worked as private voice instructor and clinician at both  Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan and the International Music Camp in  Canada. In 2005 she was named the “Outstanding Teacher of the Year” at  Monticello High School where she was the department chair. From  1976-2007, her choral groups maintained a superior rating in festival  competition. Since 1998 she has been an adjudicator for Spectrum of  Richmond and the Fiesta-Val Music Competitions. She conducts the  ANNUAL Messiah “Sing-In” each December held at Kilmarnock United  Methodist Church. She retired from teaching in June 2011 and lives in  Heathsville with her husband William Davis. She is the Artistic Director  of the Chesapeake Chorale and is active in numerous local and statewide  civic and artistic activities.

Please contact her at, Cheryl_Davis@woodberry.org