As a Deacon in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Shari serves Agnus Dei as organist, choir director, worship planner, as well as overseeing our entire music ministry. Her formal education was acquired at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and Trinity Lutheran Seminary. Shari is a member of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, and is past dean of the Tacoma Chapter of the American Guild of Organists where she served as director of the Pipe Organ Encounter Technical program in the summer of 2013 for the National AGO. As an organ recitalist, she has been heard on Pipedreams on National Public Radio and in organ concerts in several states on the east coast and in Washington.
