Rev. Robert M. Watkins
Robert M. Watkins comes (home) to Mallard Creek Presbyterian from California where he was the General Presbyter for the Presbytery of Sacramento. He has served in this position since January 2016. Before that, Rob served as a Pastor and Associate Pastor for 25 years. His ministry began as Pastor in Ludlow, Kentucky at First Presbyterian Church, then as an Associate Pastor in North Carolina, serving First Presbyterian-Gastonia and then here at Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church, and then as Pastor in Augusta, Georgia at the Covenant Presbyterian Church.
Rob was born in Virginia, but grew up in Statesville, North Carolina. Rob attended Davidson College and Union Seminary in Richmond, VA. Rob is married to the Rev. Alison Messick-Watkins, They have two children—Perry and Chelsea They also have one dog, Hazel.
Rev. Hunter Roddey
A native of Charlotte, Hunter Roddey comes to Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church after serving 30 years as a chaplain with Novant Health. First, he worked in Presbyterian Hospital Behavioral Health, then with the Presbyterian Cancer Center, then with Novant Hospice and Palliative Care, and for the last 11 years at Novant Health Matthews Medical Center. He has been a regular supply preacher throughout Charlotte Presbytery, most recently serving as the Part-time Supply Pastor at Beulah Presbyterian Church in Union County for three years.
Currently, he is a Family Services Coordinator with LifeShare Carolinas – a non-profit organization which serves as the link between generous organ, tissue, and eye donors and those waiting for lifesaving transplants. He continues to be with MCPC part-time, focusing his time at the church on congregational care and visitation.
Hunter attended Davidson College and then Princeton Theological Seminary. He spent a residency year of Clinical Pastoral Education at N.C. Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He is married to the Rev. Dr. Susan MacDonald Roddey who is a pastoral counselor. Together, they have two children: Harrison who lives in Charlotte and Caroline who lives in Chicago. A one-eyed cat named Cassie allows them to share her home.
Amanda Killian Booth
Amanda Killian Booth has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from UNC-Charlotte and is a licensed CPA. She is a lifelong member of MCPC and has been an active member of the Finance Committee for many years. Amanda was previously employed as the MCPC Preschool Treasurer for 16 years. Many Sundays you can find her teaching a children’s Sunday School class, which she has been doing for 31 years. In her spare time, Amanda enjoys trips to Disney World and the beach. She also enjoys blessing people through her Mary Kay side hustle. She is always ready for her next line dancing adventure, a new book, being a movie extra or time spent with friends. Amanda has one daughter, Jessica and their dog is Buddy.
David Barnaba
David is our Director of Music Ministries at Mallard Creek. David is no stranger to working in music, and has grown up in a musical family. His Grandfather played in many bands, and his mother is a private piano instructor in South Carolina. David is a graduate of the Crane School of music in Potsdam, NY and has a degree in music education. He is a full-time elementary music teacher at Pitts School Road Elementary, is married to his wife Tara, and has 2 daughters, Clara and Scarlett.
Kristy Maddux
Kristy Maddux has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from WVU. After moving to Charlotte, Kristy became an assistant teacher at MCPC Preschool and loved it so much that she is starting her 24th year on the MCPCP team. Kristy and her husband, Mike, have three adult children, 1 daughter-in-law, 1 granddaughter, 2 miniature dachshunds, and 4 grand dogs. She is also a member of Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church, where she is a deacon, enjoys helping out, and caring for those in need. In her spare time, Kristy loves to cook, read, attend yard sales, watch college basketball and football, take care of her grand baby, and spend time with her family.
Paige Tait
My name is Paige Tait. I was born in Spencer Iowa. I graduated from Gaffney High School in 1996. I enrolled in University of Colorado and studied for a bachelor’s in business management. In 2006, I moved from Gaffney, South Carolina to Bentonville, Arkansas with my husband. In 2007 my son was born and I enrolled him in preschool at our church. That’s when I found out how much I enjoyed teaching preschoolers. I was a lead 2’s teacher for the preschool and I got involved in other activities that the church offered. In 2015, I moved to Charlotte, and I knew that I wanted to continue teaching the little ones. I started teaching the 2’s at Mallard Creek Preschool in 2016 -2024. My son Zach is 16 years old now and he attends Bradford Preparatory School in Charlotte. We are a family of bowlers and bowl up to 5 nights a week or at the beach combing beaches for shark teeth when Zach isn’t bowling in a bowling tournament.
I am blessed beyond belief of what a great family I have here at Mallard Creek Church preschool and excited to be working beside Ms. Kristy this year as her Administrative Assistant.
Paula Brasel
Paula Brasel was born in Colombia, South America, and moved to the United States when she was a teenager. She is fluent in Spanish and English and has helped teach Spanish to home school families. She enjoys spending time with family, working with kids, and helping at Church. She and her husband, Troy, have 3 children: Christopher is 25 years old; Christian is 18 years old; Christy is 11 years old, and 3 bunnies. This is her 7th year working at MCPCP where she has been an assistant teacher, a lead teacher, and now works in the preschool office. She enjoys spending time with family, gardening, working out, and volunteering.