LEADERSHIP
Meet Our Team
Scroll down to meet our team of Elders, Staff, and Deacons. If you have questions or would like to contact an individual team member click on the email button that corresponds with each member.
Our Elders

Paul Ananth
Elder
Paul Ananth has served as an Elder since February 2015 and been a member since 2007. Paul has a heart for outreach. He currently leads a monthly gathering in his home to reach out to Asian Indians living temporarily or permanently in the U.S.. He also provides leadership to the church’s Audio Visual Team.

Michael Bradford
Elder
Michael is an elder at Hope and has served in various ministries since he and his family joined the church in 2001. He is employed as a chemical reaction engineer, and in his spare time, he enjoys reading, Bible study, blogging, and music.

Todd Cravens
Teaching Pastor/Elder
Todd is the Teaching Pastor and an elder at Hope and has been serving the church since 2008. He and his wife, Alisa and their three children live in Woburn. In his spare time, Todd enjoys running, reading, and photography.

David Gonzales
Elder
David Gonzales has served as an Elder since February 2015 and has been a member since 2009. David is actively involved in Men’s Ministry and small group leadership and is currently teaching an Adult Sunday School.

Iain Whitfield
Community Life Pastor/Elder
Iain has been the Community Life Pastor since 2008 and an elder since 2001. He and his wife, Liz, a professional violinist, live in Lexington. They have two grown daughters, a son-in-law, and a grandson. Iain enjoys road trips, biking and DIY projects.
Our Staff

Steve Brown
Family & Children’s Pastor
Steve is the Family and Children’s Pastor at Hope and has been serving the church since 2017. He and his wife Merri and their two children live in Stoneham. In his spare time Steve enjoys hiking, trips to the coast, and watching Red Sox baseball.

Alisa Cravens
Office Administrator
Alisa has been a member of Hope since 2008 but joined the staff as the Office Administrator in the summer of 2016. She has been blessed by being a part of Hope through the years and thoroughly enjoys serving in this way. She has three wonderful teenagers and a bit of a crush on the Teaching Pastor.

Todd Cravens
Teaching Pastor/Elder
Todd is the Teaching Pastor and an elder at Hope and has been serving the church since 2008. He and his wife, Alisa and their three children live in Woburn. In his spare time, Todd enjoys running, reading, and photography.

Iain Whitfield
Community Life Pastor/Elder
Iain has been the Community Life Pastor since 2008 and an elder since 2001. He and his wife, Liz, a professional violinist, live in Lexington. They have two grown daughters, a son-in-law, and a grandson. Iain enjoys road trips, biking and DIY projects.
Our Deacons

Tom Adams
Deacon
Tom has been worshiping at Hope since 2001. He and his wife, Taeseon, live in Arlington. Tom is an engineer and has worked with Stone & Webster but is now with Westinghouse. In his spare time he enjoys skiing and fly fishing.

Pat Kowalczyk
Deacon
Pat lives in Winchester, a hop and a skip from the church. She has been attending since 2013. Pat is preparing to “launch” the youngest of her 4 children off to college next year. In her spare time she enjoys being with her kids, walking her dogs and quilting.

Rachele McDonough
Deacon
Rachele is from Stoneham and has been a member at HCC since 2012. She became a Deacon in June of 2017.

Stephen Lacorazza
Deacon
Stephen is a deacon at Hope and also serves as the treasurer. He and his wife, Bianca and son live in Melrose. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family, listening to blues music, and fishing whenever the opportunity presents itself.

Gavin Macbeath
Deacon
Gavin McBeath and his wife Michele and their three children live in Wakefield and have been attending HCC since 2009. Gavin and Michele are the inaugural Co-chairs of the Deacon team and have been serving in this capacity since April of 2015.

Michele Macbeath
Deacon
Michele MacBeath lives in Wakefield with her husband and three children. She has attended HCC since 2006 and, in addition to being a deacon team co-chair, is active in the children’s ministry.

David Yi
Deacon
David has been attending Hope since 2013. He and his wife, Sharlene and their three children live in Winchester. He works as an ophthalmologist in Chelmsford and he enjoys going on medical mission trips.

Jonas Cummings
Deacon
Jonas, his wife, Heather, and their four daughters have been attending HCC since 2016. Jonas joined the Deacon team in June of 2017.
Want to worship with us?
We would love to see YOU on Sundays! We have Bible Study open to all ages starting at 9:00am followed by our worship service starting at 10:30am. If you have any additional questions contact us by clicking on the button to the right! We look forward to seeing you.