Our Pastors

Head Pastor/Head of Staff -  Open, Search in process

Rev. Emma Lee Ouellette grew up in Allen Park, Michigan (suburb of Detroit).  After high school she went to a small liberal arts college, Alma College (Alma, MI), and majored in Communications and Sociology.  She then moved to Decatur, GA to attend Columbia Theological Seminary and earned an MDiv in 2011.  

For the past five years Emma has been back in Michigan serving two churches, Allen Park Presbyterian Church (one year as Youth Director) and First Presbyterian Church of Northville (just over four years as Associate Pastor).  While in Detroit Presbytery, Emma had the pleasure of serving on the Committee of Preparations for Ministry.  

​Emma is very close with her family, which consists of her parents (Chuck and Judy), her sister and brother-in-law (Mary and Pat), and her fur-baby Ziggy. 

Contact Emma by calling the church office (757-460-1188) or by email eouellette@baysidepresby.org.

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Our Directors

​Summer Moore serves as our Director of Christian Formation. She will be responsible for developing and delivering a comprehensive program of Christian Education for children, youth, and adults.

Summer was born and raised on Kent Island in Maryland. She graduated from Virginia Wesleyan with a degree in Social Work and Religious Studies. She obtained her Master of Divinity from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton Massachusetts. 
In the past, Summer has served as the Housing Navigator for the Virginia Beach Community Development Corporation – working with Virginia Veteran’s AmeriCorps program. She also served as the Youth Group Director at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and Grace Community Church in Marblehead, Massachusetts. While in Marblehead she also spent time as the Direct Ministry Supervisor for Boston North Shore Young Life.
In her down time Summer likes trying new recipes, volunteering, hikes, CrossFit, tiny museums, surfing, and movies. 

Contact Summer by calling the church office (757-460-1188) or by email smoore@baysidepresby.org.

Chi Yi Chen Wolbrink, Director of Music Ministry, was born in Tainan, Taiwan.  Chi Yi earned a degree in piano performance from Tainan Theological Seminary and College and a Masters of Music in Choral Conducting from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey.  Recently, Chi Yi served on the Presbyterian Committee of Congregational Songs, which produced the Glory to God hymnal.

After 11 years as a Choral Associate at Princeton Theological Seminary, Chi Yi married Jeffrey Wolbrink and moved to Portsmouth, Virginia.   Jeff has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from ODU and works in the Navy ship overhaul and repair industry.  Before joining Bayside Presbyterian Church, Chi Yi served as the Music Director and Organist at Monumental United Methodist Church in Portsmouth. 

Chi Yi has presented workshops on global church music in numerous conferences and directed the choirs at Princeton Theological Seminary and the New York City Formosa Choir. She remains active as a piano soloist and accompanist for many major works in the choral repertoire and is featured on multiple recordings. 

Chi Yi loves to cook and share recipes and enjoys bike rides with Jeff. 

​Chi Yi can be reached by email at cwolbrink@baysidepresby.org

Kathy Armstrong serves as the Director of Bayside Presbyterian Preschool.  Kathy graduated from Old Dominion University with a B.S. in Biology and later returned to ODU earning a teaching certification for grades 4-8 with an emphasis in math and science.  Kathy began teaching at the Preschool in 1994 and became the Director in June of 2005. 

Kathy and her husband, Bill, have three children (Bobby, Bay and Laura) who all attended Bayside Preschool.   She enjoys reading, walking, spending time with her family and friends and most of all being with the wonderful children in our preschool.

Kathy can be reached at preschool@baysidepresby.org.

Saul Fox is the Contemporary Music Director.  Saul earned his Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in Winchester, Virginia, followed by a Master of Music in Voice Pedagogy from Catholic University in Washington, D.C.  Saul runs his own business, Fox Music.  He has more than 30 years of private teaching experience and is an Instructor of Voice at Christopher Newport University.  

In addition to serving as our Praise Team Leader, Saul is also the Minister of Music at Brook Baptist Church, writes and performs his own music, and has sung leading roles with the Virginia Opera, the Virginia Beach Symphony, the Tidewater Winds and many other professional and community groups.   Saul and his wife , Lindley, have three children:  Wesley 23, Dylan 22, and Eden 17.

Saul can be reached by email at saul.fox@gmail.com.

Our Staff

Linda Vogl began her position as Administrative Assistant in early 2015.    Linda and her husband, Robert (who is a Lutheran Minister) are originally from Chicago, Illinois.   They also lived in Orlando, Florida, Virginia Beach, Virginia, and most recently Staten Island, New York, before moving back to Virginia.  They have one daughter, Sarah, who is attending Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, studying the history of religion and graphic design – two of her passions.   Linda is the youngest of five (one brother and 3 sisters) who are scattered between Chicago, Virginia and Florida.   She enjoys paper crafting, reading and spending quality time with her family and miniature Schnauzer, Nicky.    Linda admits she tends to be on the quiet side until becoming more comfortable with her surroundings and then her dry/weird sense of humor is revealed.  You can email Linda at lvogl@baysidepresby.org.

Eugene Towler, the Building Superintendent at Bayside, is a native of Virginia Beach.  He spent 4½ years in the Air Force as a law enforcement specialist.   After leaving the military, Eugene served as an Assistant Director of Environmental Services at Westminster Canterbury for 8 years and as Director of Environmental Services at the Virginia Beach Health Care Center for 9 years.  During that time, he also worked at Bayside Presbyterian Church part-time in the evenings.  Eugene became a full-time employee at Bayside in April of 2010.  

You can contact Eugene at etowler@baysidepresby.org.

David Black works maintenance in the evenings.  During the day, David works in the body shop at Priority Toyota dealership.  He and his fiancée, Chelsea, are the proud parents of a boy and a girl.

Ed and Pam Spillman, volunteer co-Treasurers, have been members of Bayside since 1995, and 1988, respectively.  Both have a financial background in the public sector – Ed is a retired Supply Officer with the US Navy, and Pam retired from 38 years as a financial manager in Civil Service/Department of Defense.  At church, Ed has been integral in Bayside Presbyterian Men’s Organization, and doing church yard work.  Pam has done the weekly deposit for past-Treasurer Luanne Wong for over five years, and has been active on the Community Service Ministry.  Both have been elders on Session, and have a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA).  They have four children, and five grandchildren.  As for hobbies – Ed is interested in stamp collecting, and Pam loves history – and both enjoy jigsaw puzzles.  Their church office hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 10 am till noon. 

​You can also email them at Treasurer@baysidepresby.org.