Who & What Are the Church Committees

Lead Pastor

Drew Colby

Drew is a lifelong United Methodist, the middle child of two United Methodist pastors. He is a graduate of The College of William and Mary where he met his wife, Allison. Drew went on to earn a master’s degree in music at Shenandoah Conservatory. It was while working as a church musician and part-time youth minister that Drew discerned a call to ordained ministry. Drew attended Wesley Seminary and began pastoral ministry in 2012. Through the years Drew has worked as a Church Choir Director, Church Secretary, Director of Christian Education, Youth Minister, Director of Missions, Associate Pastor, and most recently has served seven years as the Senior Pastor of Grace UMC in Manassas, VA. Drew is active with the Virginia Academy for Spiritual Formation and is currently finishing a fellowship with the Iowa Preachers.

Project. Drew is also the co-host of a children’s Bible Story podcast called Minivangelism which features bible story songs written by Drew intended for young listeners who are learning about God through scripture.

Job Responsibilities: Drew is the lead pastor charged with guiding the overall ministries of the church. This appointment includes visionary leadership, teaching, preaching, and leading the people of God to transform the world.

Recording Secretary

Pam Borland

Pam grew up in Arizona, Southern California and suburban Chicago. Her family’s roots are in Alabama, though, and she loved going back there every year while growing up. Pam graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in business administration, majoring in accounting. She has three adult children, two wonderful sons-in-law, and two grandchildren. Her family has attended Floris UMC since 1994.

Pam began working at Floris UMC in June 2002 as the church secretary. Her role has changed over the years. Although she works with the communications team and other staff, her primary responsibility is to provide administrative support to the lead pastor.

Favorite Bible verse: Jeremiah 29:11

First job: Helping at the front counter at Leo’s Cleaners in Lisle, Illinois.

Most interesting vacation: Riding a camel at Petra on a Floris UMC trip to Israel and Jordan.

At Large

Anand Dhanabal

Anand Dhanabal was born and raised in the southern part of India. He has a background in computer science and is the Director of Data Analytics & AI at a technology company.

Anand has been part of South Asian Methodist Churches since childhood. He joined the Floris UMC community in 2012. Over the years, Anand was part of several Floris UMC volunteer groups, Diversity ministries and the South Asian fellowship. He enjoys volunteering and empowering people for betterment. Anand and his wife, Sharon, have two blessed children.

First job: Software Engineer at a firm supporting multiple airlines.

Idea of a perfect day: Spending time with his family outdoors or at home working out, cooking and reading.

Favorite Bible verse: Psalm 91:1-4

Trustees Chair

Dave Edwards

Dave is a lifelong Virginian with a few stops in his early years – Nashville, Reno, and Grinnell. He grew up in Williamsburg and spent most of his adult life in Northern Virginia. Dave earned a B.S. in Physics from Wake Forest University. Afterward, he had two careers – one in telecommunications and one as a consultant. These days, Dave hopes to make life better for veterans as a consultant for the Department of Veterans Affairs in health IT. He is married to Carol Edwards, and they have two adult children, Rebecca and Alex.

Dave was drawn to Floris UMC by its powerful sermons and their commitment to serving the community and the world. He and his wife have attended Floris UMC since 2001. Dave is passionate about mission trips, small groups, and food security for minority and low-income people, and is an enthusiastic volunteer for She Believes in Me. For more than ten years, he has served as a leader for Floris Guest House, a hypothermia shelter for unhoused people. Dave has led adult small groups for more than 15 years and can often be found ushering at the 9 a.m. service.

Favorite Bible verse: James 2:14-17

Idea of a perfect day: At the beach (of course!) with my wife, Carol, family, friends, and dogs.

SPRC Chair

Emily Fahim

Emily grew up in Herndon, Virginia, and started attending Floris UMC as a child in 1987. She went to James Madison University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. After college, she returned to Floris UMC, and now attends with her husband and two young boys. She works in Human Resources at Navy Federal Credit Union, leading their Employee Benefits programs.

The children and youth ministries at Floris UMC had a profound impact on Emily’s life. She loves the programs that help children learn about the Christian faith.

Idea of a perfect day: Emily loves spending time outside in nature with her family. She is a big supporter of the National Parks and has a goal to visit all of the National Parks at some point in her lifetime.

Favorite Bible verse: Numbers 6:24-26

At Large

Tom Jamison

Tom Jamison was born and raised in a small town in South Jersey building his love for the beach and water. He attended James Madison University where he earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Accounting and met his wife, Kayla. He started his career at Ernst & Young, a large public accounting firm, and now works in Finance at Navy Federal Credit Union. Tom is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Virginia.

Tom began attending Floris after graduation with his wife, Kayla. They have enjoyed getting involved in the young adults’ group and serving the community. Tom participates in the PALS program at Hutchison Elementary School and enjoys the partnership Floris has with the Herndon community.

Idea of a perfect day: Tom loves spending time on the water. A perfect day would likely include boating, fishing, boogie boarding, or a good nap on the beach. Tom misses living 5 minutes from the beach like he did as a kid.

Favorite Bible Verse: Galatians 6:9

At Large

Hua Li

Chair

Alison Malloy

A lifelong United Methodist, Alison grew up in the Shenandoah Valley attending Hollins University and Virginia Tech. Over the years, Alison has been an educator by trade and a volunteer by call. Alison now serves a congregation in DC as chief operating officer. This is a beautiful intersection of two of her great loves – preparing a place and space for others to be successful and the church.

Alison enjoys being an advocate for the under-served, finding new ways to best use community resources, and working to ensure each person she encounters knows they are a beloved child of God.

As a General Conference Delegate from Virginia, Alison has sought to advocate for and work toward full inclusion, welcome, and affirmation of our LGBTQIA+ siblings.

Favorite Bible verse: Joshua 24:15

First job: Sandwich Artist at Subway

At Large

Paul Marcone

Paul and his wife Denise have been members of Floris UMC since 2004, after having been lifelong Catholics. They have been married for 37 years and have four children, Christina (32), Jaclyn (29), Elizabeth (28), and Christopher (24). All four children were confirmed at Floris and went to youth group. During Paul’s time at Floris he has been blessed to have served in different ways, including teaching Sunday school, being a confirmation mentor, confirmation small group leader, youth group volunteer, teaching the Alpha course, and teaching ESL. Floris has blessed his family in many ways and has been a major part of their lives for the past two decades.

Paul and Denise grew up on Long Island in Nassau County. They both attended St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church and were married in that church. Paul graduated from Fordham University in 1983 and received a Master’s Degree from American University in 1985. Since 1998, they have lived in Chantilly, VA, and are empty nesters (except for their beloved dog, Melli).

Paul has owned and operated his own government relations firm, Paul Marcone and Associates, since 2003, working with non-profit organizations to help them advocate before Congress, secure federal grants, and navigate through the federal government.  He also owns and operates Ox Hill Leadership Tours, providing leadership training to private sector and government groups at Civil War battlefields such as Antietam, Gettysburg. and Manassas.

One of Paul’s main passions is baseball—the New York Yankees in particular.  He also fancies himself as an amateur historian, focusing mainly on the American Civil War.  He and Denise recently took up golf and that has quickly become another passion.

Favorite Bible verse: Revelation 3:20:

“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.”

Finance Chair

Sally Mathews

Sally, the granddaughter of a United Methodist Church pastor, grew up in Maryland. She met her husband, Dave, on their first day of work at KPMG, a large public accounting firm. Sally spent the next eight years working in their audit department. Later, she held various accounting and finance roles at an international software company, a large government contractor and a law firm. Sally has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Virginia since 1988.

Sally and Dave have two grown children. They joined Floris UMC in 1994 when they moved to Herndon. Sally has served in various volunteer roles at the church, including Fellowship Chair, Capital Campaign Steering Committee, Chocolate Festival Co-Chair, Guest House Planning Committee and Finance Committee. She also volunteers with She Believes in Me.

Idea of a perfect day: Traveling to a new country or relaxing at Rehoboth Beach with her family.

Favorite Bible verse: Jeremiah 29:11-13

Executive Director

Todd Morgan

Todd grew up in Maryland, attended college in North Carolina, and spent two years in Africa before settling in Northern Virginia. Todd and his wife Amanda have three wonderful boys and enjoy lots of outside time, whether it is on the soccer field, tennis court, beach or ski slope. Todd works primarily in the data and technology space as a people leader and problem solver.

Todd grew to love hands-on service work while in high school, taking summer mission trips with his youth group through  Appalachia Service Project (ASP). After a few summers on staff with ASP, he spent two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Lesotho, teaching math and science.

Favorite Bible verse: Matthew 6:34

Most interesting vacation: Mokoro safari in the Okavango Delta

Most people don’t know this about him: Todd enjoys finishing home improvement projects and training for triathlons.

At Large

Dianne Nolting

Dianne was born and raised in Texas (“Howdy ya’ll!”) and then moved to California (Silicon Valley) to start her adult adventure. She met her husband, George, when he was in the area for a business trip. After long distance courtship, she transferred to Virginia (for work, of course!). Dianne and George have been married more than 25 years and have one daughter attending medical school in New Jersey.

Floris UMC has been an integral part of their family’s life. They have participated in Sunday school, volunteered with XRoads, sung in choir, played in band, and been part of Floris allies. The lively inclusiveness and outreach resonates with their hearts.

Idea of a perfect day: Hiking with family, sharing a meal, and winding down with a good book.

Favorite Bible verse: Luke 18:16

At Large

Mikaela Walker

Mikaela Walker was born and raised in Northern Virginia, growing up in Reston. She attended Church of the Good Shepherd UMC and Vale UMC growing up. She graduated from Penn State University after completing an integrated master’s program with a Master’s in International Affairs. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in International Politics, with Honors in Political Science, and minors in Global Security, Russian, and Security & Risk Analysis. While in college, she studied abroad in St. Petersburg, Russia, completing a Russian language summer immersion program.

Mikaela currently works in security compliance at Collins Aerospace. Previously she completed the Global Security Services Leadership Development Program at RTX, working in Tucson, AZ, and the Boston, MA, area.

Mikaela has attended Floris UMC since the summer of 2024, becoming a member that same fall. She enjoys singing in the sanctuary choir and helps lead the Young Adult Bible Study. During Fall 2025 and Winter 2026, she has helped lead a small group for student ministries completing a book study on Unclobber by Colby Martin. She enjoys serving with Grace Ministries and Help Hungry Kids.

Favorite Bible verse: Psalm 121

Hobbies: Reading (welcomes any new book recommendations), travel, writing, running, sports (football, ice hockey, and soccer)