![]() In that way, "All These Years" is sort of the first proper introduction to Cook, to the way he can express himself with the most ease and reveal the deepest compartments of his heart. But even across all the work he’s done in his decades as a musician, he’s yet to release a proper piano album. A sweet and affable presence whose musical dexterity elevates every project he touches, Cook’s musical output and true sound has been hard to pin down. A prolific songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, solo artist, and in-demand musician whose collaborations have run the gamut of genre - as a founding member of beloved band Megafaun to work with The Blind Boys of Alabama, Bon Iver, Kanye West, and Hiss Golden Messenger, to name a few - Cook has always been a musician’s musician. She envisions new classes and partnerships, recruits and supports volunteer teachers and tutors, interviews and places participants, puts the puzzle pieces together, and raises funds to maintain the program.įavorite pastime? Getting out with her husband and four grands! Reading, thrifting, hiking, biking, skiing, and gluten-free baking all take a close second.For Phil Cook, it all started with piano. You might find Valerie at Island Books, scanning the Young Adult section for the next great classroom read. She brings experience with World Relief, Associates for Cultural Exchange-SPU campus, Business English-UW’s Foster School and intensive English programs at PC USA partner, LCC International University in Lithuania. Her teaching experience spans from beginners to advanced, serving refugees to post-docs. Her interest in the Language Institute began over 25 years ago when she observed classes at UPC, never imagining she would become a future Director. Valerie holds an M.Ed TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). Her hobbies include cooking, baking, playing guitar, adventuring, and experimenting with photography. She hopes that all families feel safe, loved, and welcomed. ![]() Imani oversees Sunday school programming, milestones, camps, youth retreats, and special events and coordinates with interns and volunteers weekly. ![]() As the Children’s Coordinator and Family Ministries Admin, she oversees the administrative systems for the Family Ministries as she communicates with her team and the operational team at UPC. Her deep desire is that her faith in Christ can continue to deepen, that her love for others can continue to stretch wide, and that she can continue to add value to the Family and Children’s Ministry in every way possible. She will continue further studies part-time and online at Western Washington University starting September 2022. Imani attended Shoreline Community College, graduating in June 2021. She graduated from West Nairobi School and moved to Seattle with her family in September 2018. Imani was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. He loves fly-fishing, skiing, putzing in the garden, and any sport that allows him to win by trash talking. George loves to hang out in coffee shops with friends, reading or pretending to drink coffee (which he doesn’t), but you’ll see him just as often riding a bicycle on the Burke-Gilman trail. Although he’s a UW Husky wannabe, George makes do with a little schooling from Brown University and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. George has served with Cru in New England, as a chaplain at M.I.T., and as pastor of discipleship at Bel Air Presbyterian Church in L.A. It’s been the presence and faithfulness of a gracious God that means the world to George and gives him hope for the world… “Christ in me is the hope of glory.” George is passionate about university students and community, followers of Jesus living kingdom life together. The apostle Paul considered himself ‘chief among sinners,’ but that’s just because he hadn’t met George. Together they’ve been raised by three wonderful children, Harvey, Will, and Phebe, who by now have done all they can and moved on to bigger things. The best thing about George is his wife Ann, who has put up with him for over a quarter century. Although his earliest childhood memories were of being covered in saltwater, lashed to the high side of a sailboat, racing on San Francisco bay, his fondest memories come from summer camp sailing in the San Juan Islands. George came to UPC in 2008 already in love with the Pacific Northwest.
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