Elders

Dan DeVries

Dan was born near Philadelphia, PA, and has lived in several states while growing up. Mostly, he has lived in the New England region. He works as a medical physicist in Boston. Dan and his wife, Carol, have been members of Trinity since 1998. They met while Dan was a graduate student at WPI in Worcester, MA. Carol was between missionary assignments in Portugal and Belgium with MTW and Joni and Friends when she visited the PCA mission church, of which Dan was a member. They reside in Massachusetts with two sons and a daughter: Andrew, Nathaniel, and Hannah.

Walt Mahla

Walt grew up in Delaware. He received his BSEE from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and his MSEE from Purdue University. Having worked in the Networking industry for many years, Walt most recently has been involved in various real estate projects in and around Wrentham, MA. Walt has been blessed to be married to his wife Carol for 30 years. Carol and Walt have two grown children: Tim and Matt (both married, yay!). In his spare time, Walt enjoys spending time with his family, enjoys rooting for the Boston Red Sox, the New England Patriots, and the Boston Celtics, and tries (unsuccessfully) to improve his golf game.

Nick Angert

Ernie Giordano

Brett Jenkins

Brett moved around as a child as the son of an active duty Coast Guardsman, but grew up mostly in New England (Maine and Massachusetts) and Northern Virginia. Brett’s first communicant church membership was at McLean Presbyterian Church at age 16. He and his wife, Laura, have been active in the PCA since they were married in 1993, with Brett having served for many years as a Deacon at West Springfield Covenant Community Church. On any given Sunday you will likely find either Brett or Laura (or both of them) playing as part of the music team at Trinity. The Jenkins family moved to Rhode Island in 2007. Brett has a career in the television broadcasting industry as a technology professional. They have four children: Aaron, Curtis, Meredith and Cadence.

Deacons and Deacon's Assistants

Stephen Zins

Steve is a native Rhode Islander who started attending Trinity while earning his Ph.D. at Brown University in Pathobiology. He is very interested in issues at the intersection of faith and science, and he is currently a biology and chemistry teacher as well as a Junior Varsity basketball and soccer coach at Portsmouth Abbey School in Portsmouth, RI. He was recently married to his wife, Katie, who is currently finishing her Ph.D. in Art History through Penn State University. In addition to teaching and coaching, Steve loves reading theology, playing chess, and rooting for his local Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and Bruins as well as his beloved Michigan Wolverines.

Nathaniel Koliyah

Nathaniel grew up in Liberia and immigrated into the US in 1994. He graduated from Roger Williams University in 1999 majoring in History and Paralegal Studies. He served in the US Army for eight years. Nathaniel is presently completing his Masters of Divinity with LAMP Theological Seminary. As he studies, Nathaniel serves as Athletic Director for a number of Catholic schools in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He enjoys watching football and Everybody Loves Raymond.

Bill Poirier

Bill grew up in the Fox Point section of Providence. He received his B.S. in Physical Therapy from Boston University. Bill and his wife Martha have a son named Matthew. In his spare time he likes to run, body surf, and watch Tiger Woods play golf.

Harry Wilson

Blair Greene, Deacon's Assistant

Blair is from Greenville SC and earned her degree in Business Administration from Lander University in Greenwood. She and her husband, Tom, celebrate 37 years of marriage and have 3 grown children: Juliette with their 2 grandchildren, Doug (member of Trinity) and Adrienne. Blair has lived in Lincoln RI for 24 years. She enjoys landscaping, scouting for antiques, baby sitting for her grandchildren and entertaining.

Tom Greene, Deacon's Assistant

Tom is a native Rhode Islander from East Providence and earned his degree in Business Administration from Providence College. Tom worked with AMICA Ins. Co. for 34 years. He has lived in Miami, Greenville SC (where he met Blair), Pittsburgh, Dallas and has been "back home" for 24 years. Presently retired, Tom's enjoyments are golfing, shooting, investments and entertaining the grandchildren.

Carol Mahla, Deacon's Assistant

Carol grew up in New York and attended Florida State University and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Carol and her husband, Walt, have spent most of their married life in New England. Their son, Tim, his wife, Elea and grandchildren, Will and Frannie live in Chattanooga, TN and their son, Matt, his wife Bethany and grandchildren, Vance and Elise live in Durham, NC. Having spent many years in the computer networking industry, Carol appreciates the opportunity to work at Trinity. She enjoys spending time with her family and is always up for a chat over a cup of coffee.