Meet our staff
& leadership.

Tom Holliday

Senior Pastor
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Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Tom has been pastor of Alexandria Presbyterian Church since 1990. Before coming to Alexandria, Tom pastored Abingdon Presbyterian Church in Abingdon, VA, for nine years. Tom is a graduate of Covenant College and Covenant Theological Seminary. Tom and his wife Sharon have three children – Tommy, Stacey, and Caitlin; and seven grandsons –Hudson, Sam, Will, Henry, Leo, Kai, and Max. Tom loves reading history, playing church softball, and swimming. In his spare time, Tom loves hanging out and playing with his grandsons, traveling with Sharon, and following his favorite sports teams (two from Pittsburgh and one from Washington, DC).

Josh Diack

Associate Pastor of Congregational Life and Missions
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Born in Australia, but raised in New Zealand, Josh emigrated to Orlando where he received his MDiv degree from Reformed Theological Seminary. After meeting his wife Stacey they married and in 2010 moved up to Alexandria to be on staff at Alexandria Pres. Together they have four energetic boys: Hudson, Will, Sam, and Henry.

With a former background in Architecture and Building Surveying, Josh is now thankful for the opportunity to devote time to spiritual building. His passion is to see people from all walks of life come to know, grow, and enjoy the beauty of a life in Christ.

In his role at APC, Josh oversees Covenant Fellowship Groups, men’s and women’s ministries, and missions.

You’ll also find Josh chasing his boys around a sports field, riding his bike, hitting a tennis ball, enjoying a coffee with friends, and enjoying time with his family.

Mike Powell

Pastoral Associate
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Mike and his wife Tracy have been at APC since 2016 as beloved members of our church family. Mike and Tracy are blessed with three adult children Stephen, Grace, and Gloria and two grandchildren Kingston and Zorah.

Mike attended The Philadelphia College of Bible in the 70s where he majored in Pastoral Ministry and developed his gifts of preaching and teaching. He served in several churches as youth leader and assistant to the pastor, before planting Fountain of Life in Alexandria where he pastored for 16 years.

The more time you spend with Mike the more you’ll see his passion for discipleship, shepherding, teaching, and preaching.

Joel Acevedo

Pastor of International Outreach and Mercy
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Joel and Gladys were born in Chile. At the age of twelve, Joel went to live with a missionary family, Walter and Mary Cross. It was during these difficult years that he heard the Gospel and came to know Christ. Joel and Gladys met on the mission field and were married in January of 1989. In 1997, the couple went to Paraguay to plant a church, sent by a local Presbyterian church in Chile. In Asunción, they planted a growing church, a ministry that, after six years, was transferred to the local session. Joel subsequently pastored Gracia y Paz under APC (2004-2017) and recently led the Hispanic ministry for five and a half years under Briarwood PCA in Birmingham, Alabama (2018-2023 – Briarwood Español). Joel earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Theology at the Reformed Theological Seminary in Paraguay and a Master’s Degree in the USA. Gladys is a 2nd-grade teacher who worked at Word of Life Christian Academy in Springfield, VA for 10 years. This fall, she will be returning to work there again.

Rob Coit

Operations Manager
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After growing up on the Gulf Coast, and in West Virginia and Tennessee, Rob has lived in Northern Virginia for over 30 years.  He graduated from the University of Tennessee and Emory School of Law.  He met his wife, Laura, at APC in 1999, and they have three children who are members of APC.  Rob and Laura have been involved in various hospitality and childrens ministries over the years.  Rob retired from the Air Force Reserve in 2016 and retired as an Air Force civilian employee in 2019.  The Coit family loves to travel and have participated in three overseas missions trips with APC.

Matt Coombs

Executive Director of Ministries
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Matt grew up in upstate New York. Matt served in the Navy for 22 years holding various leadership, management, and administrative positions in addition to being a P-3 pilot. He met his wife, Katie, in the same church he became a Christian in and while he was in flight training. They married in September of 2000 and are raising four busy children. Throughout his career in the Navy, they have had the opportunity to live in many unique places. Now, having lived in Alexandria and being APC members since 2012, Matt is excited, blessed, and humbled to be joining the APC staff in 2021 and have the opportunity to serve God and to serve others.

Ben Elliott

Director of Music Ministries
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Ben delights in using song to encourage the gathered church to behold and exalt the glory of God, revealed in Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit. A native of Fishersville in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, he served as pianist of Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Waynesboro, VA and helped lead music for five years at Hope Presbyterian Church in Bloomington, IN before coming to APC.

Ben holds undergraduate and master’s degrees in piano performance from Indiana University, where he worked as an associate instructor, collaborated regularly with the choral and ballet departments, accompanied numerous singers and instrumentalists, and additionally studied mathematics and the pipe organ. He enjoys practicing, reading, playing soccer, hiking, and supporting the sports teams of IU (with his colleagues) and Pittsburgh (with his extended family).

Erin Furgerson

Director of Children's Ministries
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As Director of Children’s Ministry, Erin desires to partner with parents as we teach our covenant children about Jesus.  Relying on the Holy Spirit, we disciple our children as their understanding grows. Erin is eager to equip parents, teachers, and volunteers to teach our littlest through elementary-aged children about God’s extraordinary love and model what it looks like to love Him and love others because of the gospel.

Erin loves children, reading, and a cup of good strong tea, as well as kayaking and exploring with her husband, Ryan, and son, Graeme.

Adam LeRoy

Director of Youth Ministries
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Adam oversees APC’s ministry of bringing the light of the gospel to teenagers, both inside the APC family and in our surrounding community.  He desires to see a growing community of teenagers trusting in Jesus and being transformed in the places where they are hurting most, right where they are, just as they are!

God has been opening doors for Adam to work with teens since his college years at JMU, and he has been on staff at APC since 2005.  Adam and his wife Laurie were married in 2001, started attending APC in 2002, and have five children — Mella, Dante, Brody, Asa, and Miles.  They are both blessed to be in service to the King here in Alexandria!

You might find Adam passionately managing one of his boys’ baseball teams, whistling/tapping along to music while he works (on good days), packing his car up to the brim at Costco, or soaking in as much summer sunshine as he is able.

Jackie McCauley

Congregational Care and Safety Policy Monitor
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Serenity Novak

Worship Assistant
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Serenity’s earliest memories of music in the church are singing in the children’s choir as a second grader. Since then, she has served in music ministry in various capacities and worship traditions throughout the United States. At APC, her contributions include planning and playing in weekly services and coordinating musicians and volunteers. Her hope is for a church that learns and remembers the truths of Scripture and the beauty of Christ through song.

A native of New Jersey, Serenity holds degrees in music from Wheaton College and Baylor University. She enjoys textile crafts, experimenting with sourdough, and traveling and hiking with her husband, Ethan.

Bailey Rolland

Church Administrator
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Bailey grew up in Rock Hill, South Carolina but moved to North Carolina to attend Western Carolina University. Bailey met her husband, Joey, at Western’s Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) ministry. They married (and graduated) in May of 2021 and moved to the DC area. Bailey loves to read, hike and visit museums. She also loves to play with her and Joey’s cat, Smokey. Bailey is very excited to be on staff at APC!

Andrea Romyn

Hospitality Coordinator
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