Staff

Father Eric Snyder

Rector (Lead Pastor)

Fr. Eric Snyder has been Rector (Lead Pastor) at St. Michael's since 2018. He has been in ministry for over 25 years. His passion is for spiritual health and vitality, in particular, that God's people would become who they are created to be as children of God. 

As Lead Pastor, Eric leads the staff team, clergy team, and Vestry as well as being accountable to both the parish Vestry and Bishop of the Midwest Anglican Diocese. He preaches most Sundays and also identifies and facilitates opportunities for leaders to teach, train, and disciple the congregation in the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

He has been married to his wife, a child psychotherapist in Milwaukee, for over 30 years. They are the proud parents of five adult children, along with two daughters-in-law and one son-in-law. Eric loves to cook, enjoys history and economics, and is a big fan of Narnia, Harry Potter, and the Detroit Tigers.

Pastor Brad Embry

Pastor for Missions and Outreach

Brad Embry serves as a pastoral assistant at St. Michael’s in the areas of mission, outreach, and spiritual formation. Since joining the parish in 2024, he has served in several capacities, including Building and Grounds (maintenance), discipleship, and assisting as a lector with diaconal duties, preaching, and pastoral care. Brad is currently overseeing the construction of a new multi-use classroom, chapel, and gathering space called the Bench and Table to serve the needs of the parish and the surrounding Lake Country community.

Brad served for nearly 15 years as an educator at several Christian universities, teaching Old Testament studies. His current interests include spiritual formation, prayer, and the arts (especially poetry), and he is working on writing projects related to Reformer ecclesiology, the theology of work, and utilizing Old Testament narratives for spiritual formation. He is a member of the Sons of the Holy Cross and a St. Hildegard fellow with the Center for Pastor Theologians.

Brad and his wife Kori have been married for over 25 years and have four sons. They moved to Wisconsin in 2023 and have lived in England, Hawaii, Washington State, and Virginia. Brad enjoys woodworking, cycling, general construction, fishing, and paddle boarding.

Bekah Grace

Director of Ministries

Bekah Grace has served on staff at St. Michael’s since 2022 but has been a part of the parish body since 2013 when she walked into her first worship service and fell in love with the Anglican tradition and the ways God used it to call her closer to Himself. 

In her role, Bekah oversees the coordination of all parish ministries, supports and equips ministry leaders, helps develop systems that sustain our growing congregation, and guides the alignment of our ministries with our long-term mission and vision.

Bekah has been married to her husband, a clinical psychologist, since 2006 and is a part-time homeschool mom of three children. She enjoys looking for the good, true, and beautiful all around her - especially while reading classic fiction, flower gardening, and road tripping all over America with her family.

Father John Mackett

Assisting Priest

Fr. John Mackett has served at St. Michael’s joyfully since 2017, first as an interim pastor and since then in several different roles. He now serves as an assisting priest, occasionally preaching and serving at the Table, assisting with music leadership as needed, providing ministry to local nursing home residents, and leading a young men’s Bible study.

John and his wife, a local foundation employee, have been married for over 30 years and have two adult sons, three grandchildren, and their “extended family” from Sri Lanka (two parents and three children) whom God brought into their lives many years ago. Throughout their life together they have served in the ministry of teaching the Bible to children, youth, and adults.

John loves walking, enjoying sweets, drinking coffee, and watching mysteries.

Kory Stearns

Pastoral Intern

Kory is a seminarian at Nashotah House Theological Seminary and is excited to serve as St. Michael’s pastoral intern. He and his wife, Katie, were born and raised in Ohio and have been married for 8 years. Most recently, they worked as high school English teachers in Fukushima, Japan. Kory found the Anglican Church while living in Fukushima and received the sacrament of Confirmation in 2021. He was given a Christian name—Moses—a practice still common in the Japanese Church. After graduation and ordination, he hopes to return to Japan to serve the needs of the Church there. In their free time, Kory and Katie enjoy cooking, singing karaoke, playing games, and exploring new places together.

Dylan Moore

Pastoral Intern

Dylan Moore is a seminarian at Nashotah House Theological Seminary. He and his wife Kristen with their three kids: Asa, Jane, and Lucienne all hail from South Carolina. Dylan has a heart for true, beautiful, and fitting worship of our Lord Jesus, and loves to encourage and equip others to use their gifts and talents to this end. His background is in music and worship leadership and has been following the Lord’s call to the Holy Priesthood. For Dylan, there is nothing more beautiful than seeing God’s people worshiping Him rightly and beautifully in Spirit and in truth. When Dylan isn’t flipping through Greek flash cards or reading a thousand pages a week for class, he loves to play with his kids, spend time with his wife, pick at the guitar, or read into whatever rabbit trail his curiosity has led him that week. 

Mykah Snyder

Director of Music

Mykah Snyder has served as director of music at St. Michael's since 2023. She has been involved in music ministry for over a decade, as a pianist and vocalist. 

As director of music, she coordinates multiple worship music teams, selects music that corresponds with the liturgy of the church's worship services, and manages an ever-expanding collection of musical scores. Her vision for the music at St. Michael's is that it engages congregants of all ages, reinforces discipleship, and leads the congregation towards flourishing in Christ. 

Mykah and her husband are animal and outdoor enthusiasts, spending countless hours hiking and exploring with their three rescue pets, a horse and two dogs.

Dennyse Snyder

Director of Children’s Ministry

Dennyse has volunteered in children and youth ministry for the past 30 years and at St. Michael’s for the last 5. She loves being a part of a child’s spiritual journey.

Dennyse leads a team of adults that strive to empower the parish to welcome children and seek to lead them, through Worship, Catechesis (teaching) and example, to experience the love of God in such a way that inspires the children of our parish to follow after Him and share their faith with others. 

Dennyse enjoys her work as a child therapist. When not working or volunteering at church she enjoys family time, quilting, home projects and playing with her 2 Chihuahua/Shih Tzu puppies.

Logan Stone and Katherine Kunz

Directors of Youth Ministry

Logan and Katherine are long time members of St Michael's, sharing memories of their own time as active youth members of the church before stepping into the role of Youth Directors in 2020. With several years of experience working with kids and teens, their goal is to create a safe space for youth to engage in Bible study, conversation, spiritual development, and discover their unique purpose in God’s larger story.

When not at St. Michael's, Logan is usually helping design buildings as a Plumbing Engineer or teaching plumbing at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. In his free time, he enjoys playing trumpet, windsurfing, and exploring the outdoors with his family. Katherine can be found practicing as a Licensed Professional Counselor for children and teens in Waukesha and surrounding areas. She can also be seen enjoying her "funny farm" of chickens, donkeys, and dogs.

Charles and Chris Hayes

Directors of Missions

As firm believers in the importance of local and worldwide missions, our parish has a robust Missions Team. As directors of this team, Charles and Chris oversee care for the needs of our supported missions partners through monthly donations, special gifts, and intentional and regular communication. With their ministry team, they also host missions events each year and actively seek others whom we can partner with in ministry.

Emma Kunz

Director of Finance

Emma Kunz serves as the Director of Finance at St. Michael’s Anglican Church, helping steward the financial life of the parish with care and integrity. Her professional background includes work in education, nonprofit administration, and operations, most recently managing operations for the philanthropy division of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra. She holds a degree in dance with an emphasis in nonprofit management.

Outside of her work, she enjoys reading, playing piano, spending time outdoors with her family, and embracing lake life in Wisconsin.

Vestry

A Vestry is a group of laypeople elected by the parish to exercise stewardship of the congregation’s ministry. Each individual serves a 3-year term. 

Pictured left to right. Front row: Brian Hoeppner, Kevin Kunz (Sr. Warden), Mary Steinke, Emma Kunz, Drew Randall (Jr. Warden). Back row: Josh Kieffer, Eric Snyder, Amy Sikma, Jake Gibson.

Kevin Kunz

Senior Warden

Kevin has been attending St. Michael’s since its formation. As the Senior Warden, he serves as the primary lay leader of the congregation and serves as the principal liaison between the parish and the Rector.

Drew Randall

Junior Warden

Drew has been attending St. Michael’s for many years. As the Junior Warden, Drew chairs the Building and Grounds committee and is responsible for the temporal needs of the parish.