Our Staff

Rev. William Zacharda
Senior Pastor
Pastor Bill was born and raised in a small town in eastern Pennsylvania. The influence of the Presbyterian Church on Bill was felt deeply through attending Grove City College in western Pennsylvania and marrying Judy who was a member at Kenmore Presbyterian Church in Buffalo, NY where they were married. They have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Bill graduated from the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity degree. He served for 16 years as Senior Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Pierce, FL before coming here in 1985. He enjoys rafting and fishing.

Rev. Doug Ranney
Associate Pastor
Pastor Doug grew up on the south side of Chicago. His father was the pastor of an African American church. He graduated from Northwestern Bible College in Roseville, Minnesota with a degree in Business Administration and from Denver Seminary with a Masters of Divinity degree. In 1989 he married Mary Beth who grew up in Bellevue, WA. They spent five years in Albany, Georgia serving at Covenant Presbyterian Church. In 1998 they moved to the northwest to work at Rose Hill. Doug enjoys helping out with his son's sports teams, math puzzles and spending time with family.

Wendy Markham
Director of Children's Ministry
Wendy was born in Montreal, Quebec and grew up about 30 miles north in a small rural area. Her family of nine moved west in 1975, eventually settling in Victoria, British Columbia. Wendy moved to Seattle in 1978 to be married and it was here that a new co-worker shared her faith. "It was a time of new beginnings; a new believer, newly married and, within a few years, the mother of two daughters." She began attending Rose Hill shortly after her children attended the preschool here. Soon she was teaching at the preschool and taking classes in Children’s Ministry. In 2002, she took the position as Director of Children’s Ministries. "Mark 10:15 says that when Jesus blessed the children He said that we must receive the kingdom of heaven like a child. I hope to never be so far removed from children that I loose sight of what that might be like. The Lord is good, my work is fulfilling and if I manage to find any spare time I love to spend it with family and friends on both sides of the border. Now if I can just figure out how to read at the same time!"

Camille Santos
Office Manager
Camille Santos

Tim Weltz
Director of Music Ministries
Tim was born and raised in Mariposa, California. He is married to Elaine. He has a BA in Applied Music from Seattle Pacific College with additional music studies at Seattle Pacific University. He joined the Rose Hill staff in 2006. Tim enjoys all forms of musical expression including worship planning and children's ministry music. He also enjoys teaching worship. In his spare time, Tim enjoys symphony and organ concerts, spectator sports (football and baseball), novels, movies, and history.

Heather Gin
Organist/Pianist
Heather grew up in a small town called Scappoose, Oregon. After high school, she came to Seattle to attend the University of Washington, where she graduated with a degree in Sociology and Music. She has been with Rose Hill since September of 2002. Her passion in ministry is praising God through music, but she also enjoys working with children. Music has been a part of her life since she was very young. She took private lessons on the piano from age 4-17 and has been a piano accompanist for church since she was 13 yrs old. She also plays the guitar and the flute. Her hobbies outside of music are reading, baking, spending time with her 4-year-old daughter, and playing basketball.

Karin Darragh
Director of Preschool
Karin was born in Longview, WA. She is married with three sons, two daughters-in-law and one grandson. Karin attended BCC, (early childhood ed), Northwest Bible College, (Biblical and Sociology studies), and VanGuard University,(child development and curriculum development). She has been a preschool teacher for 20 years and director for 12 years. Her life as a believer in Jesus began when she was 19 years old. Church membership and volunteer ministry involvement quickly followed. As a stay-at-home mother with 3 active boys, her home quickly became the neighborhood daycare center. It was during that time that she discovered the joy of working with very young children. One of her favorite quotes is from Charles Dickens, "I love little children, and it is no small thing, when they who are fresh from heaven, love me." It has been 20 years since Karin first came to Rose Hill Christian Preschool and today she is the director and lead teacher. Her desire for this ministry is to be able to offer the church families and community a high quality program that is Bible-based and reflects God's own love.
In her free time Karin enjoys reading, card making, and painting. She looks forward each summer to hiking and camping with her husband, sons and their families. She is also enjoying her new role as Grandma!

Linda Muilenburg
Treasurer
Linda grew up in Northeastern Oregon in the small town of Joseph, population of about 800. She went to college at Eastern Oregon State College (University now) in LaGrande, Oregon. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business with a specialization in Accounting. "It's been great being able to use my degree in a number of different ways and still be at home most of the time with my two boys, Matthew, 16 and Andrew, 19."
    Linda and her husband, Randy, joined the Rose Hill family in November of 1988. They had moved to the Seattle area after getting married in 1984 and began church shopping. Though it took four years to find Rose Hill, no other church felt so much like home.
    Linda and Randy have been involved the last several years with an adult Sunday School class named the "Boomers." They've been meeting and studying and fellowshipping on a regular basis. "It's been a great way to get to know others more intimately than a normal Sunday School class and we often have new members-making it a great way to meet new people and get to know them.
    In her spare time, Linda likes to walk with friends and read (not at the same time). "It's amazing what you can learn about a friend you thought you already knew if you're faced with a long trail and a blue sky day..."

Barb Roetcisoender
Financial Secretary
Barb was born and raised in Richland, WA. She earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington and worked at Westingouse-Hanford and Boeing as an Environmental Engineer. She came to Rose Hill in 1988 when she married her husband, Steve. They have 3 sons Mark (13), Michael (11 1/2) and Matthew (9). Barb enjoys teaching Sunday School, working with people individually, and seeing how God works in the world. She also enjoy traveling, hiking, reading, and walking with friends.

Jim Maclin
Security
Jim was born in Ripley, Tennessee and moved to Washington as a young child. He received a degree from Renton Technical College and began his career as an automotive technician in 1976, continuing his education as needed to stay ahead of the field, and has been working in Seattle and on the Eastside. He is currently working as a diagnostic technician in Bellevue. He has been married to his wife, Jane, since 1976 and joined Rose Hill in 1981. Together they have two grown children, God's gifts, who are now off and married. Jim is a thespian at heart, and has enjoyed participating in community theater in the past, but prefers sacred theater. He also enjoys experiencing God's presence in the great outdoors.