The Rev. Brian D. Blayer, Rector

Rev. Brian Blayer was the rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Whitestone, New York beginning June of 2010, after serving four years as a priest in Suffolk County. A graduate of Queens College, Fr. Blayer worked as an English teacher at Grover Cleveland High School for seven years and then taught Religion at Grace Episcopal Church in Massapequa for three years. 
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Rev. Blayer is a graduate of General Theological Seminary. His wife Susan is a social worker with an M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary and an MSW from Columbia University. Their daughter, Sophia enjoys horseback riding.  Their dog, Buddie, is looking forward to meeting everyone at St. Marks.

Linda Austin-Small, Parish Administrator

A native Californian, Linda came to St. Mark’s in 2013 from Christ Church Greenwich where she was the Music Administrator for six years during a time of challenge and transition.
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She had been actively involved with the choir program for 16 years before joining the staff and her three sons sang in the “Choir of Men & Boys.” Linda chaperoned many years of choir camp in the Berkshires and attended three overseas tours. Linda also taught preschool at the 1st Presbyterian Church of Greenwich for 16 years where she created and implemented a curriculum for 2.5 – 3 year olds.

A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Linda and her husband, Peter, have 4 children and 5 grandchildren and became happy residents of the Quiet Corner when their daughter moved to a group home in Willimantic supporting adults with autism. She and her husband enjoy traveling, gardening, opera, and the New York Mets.

Charlie Houmard, Organist

Charles is Director of Music at The Pomfret School, Pomfret, CT. He holds a Doctorate in Conducting from the University of Texas at Austin.

He obtained the Master’s Degree from Indiana University and his A.B. from Oberlin College.  Dr. Houmard has held faculty positions at Beloit College as the Director of Vocal Studies, and at Dartmouth College, where he directed the Chamber Singers and taught a course in Music Theory and Music History.  He is the founding Artistic Director of Cantabile Women’s Chorus of the Upper Valley and has served as Minister of Music at various churches throughout his career. He has recently completed a Fulbright Scholar Grant in Choral Conducting to Bolivia in affiliation with the Catholic University San Pablo of Santa Cruz and APAC, Asociación Pro Arte y Cultura.