Dorita was born & raised in Brazil, as the daughter of Methodist missionaries, She moved to Oregon in 1989 with her husband Bruce and has served in three churches in the Rogue Valley.  Dorita has a B.A. and a Master's Degree in Christian Education and is an ordained Deacon in the United Methodist Church. Dorita’s passion is to create spaces where people can form meaningful relationships, with one another and with God, while growing in their faith journey and serving the world through actions of justice and mercy.

Dorita and Bruce have raised two wonderful children, both now young adults, and together they also created a third beloved “offspring” – a fuzzy, free-spirited puppet named Sherman. A lifelong athlete, Dorita enjoys cycling, running and volunteering as a volleyball coach at the YMCA and Ashland High School.

Born and raised in Ashland, OR, Chris began musical studies at the age of 5 with Piano Teacher, Tedi Sacco. He fell in love with Choir during high school with Russ Otte at Ashland High and continued singing with Paul French at SOU. Upon graduation, Chris moved to Los Angeles and began graduate studies in Choral Music from University of Southern California. While in California, Chris sang with Jo-Michael Scheibe, Donald Brinegar, and took part in many tours and guest appearances. Since graduating, Chris has worked, primarily in churches, throughout the country. He was Director of Music Ministries at St. Andrew's Episcopal church in Encinitas CA, and Director of Music Ministries at First Presbyterian Church of Bristol TN. Chris believes that a church music program ought to deliver a diverse array of musical styles and encourages everybody to participate whatever way they feel most comfortable.