Ryan Duncan
Ryan is a custodian at Cuyahoga Valley Church. He helps keep the building clean, set up and tear down for events, and locks the building at night, among other tasks. One of the things he’s accomplished is learning to use the carpet cleaner. He has two brothers, Alan and Evan, and two nephews, Ethan and […]
Rev. Joe Valenti
Joe Valenti is the Lead Pastor of Cuyahoga Valley Church. Joe has served at CVC for over 20 years in various roles. Joe and his wife Linda met at CVC and enjoy laughing, boating, traveling, and hanging out with their two kids – Grace and Logan. Joe holds an MA in Theology and enjoys reading, […]
Jeff Ford
Jeff joined the team in 2016 and is responsible for the technical needs of CVCKids, including coordinating sound, video and lighting for “blast!” productions, Night to Shine and Sports Camp events, as well as technical support in children’s classrooms. He also produces video and animation for the children’s ministry and occasionally for the weekend services. […]
Laurie Weiser
Laurie is a 1997 graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications. She joined the Cuyahoga Valley Church staff in 2015 and enjoys serving the CVC body by working at the Information Center. She also coordinates facility usage for the many groups and events here on campus and facilitates “Meet […]
Jeannie Hasman
Planning and coordinating the technology needs of CVC, Jeannie has been serving CVC since 2008. With decades of working in IT outside of the church, it has been a pleasure to bring her gift for planning and implementing technology for our attenders and staff. When not working with technology, she is working on home renovations […]
Patty Highlander
Patty, known as “Ms. Patty” to the kids, is the Childcare Coordinator at CVC. She worked as a preschool teacher for 10 years before joining the CVC staff. She truly loves teaching children about how much God loves them. She is also a nanny for a CVC family. Patty has been married for 37 years […]
Steve James
Steve joined the CVC family in 2019. He oversees the audiovisual infrastructure, technical needs of various events, and awesome volunteers on the technical arts team. Steve graduated from Full Sail University (2007) with a degree in show production. He is an audio engineer at heart, having always loved the energy and excitement of live music […]
Lorrie Kaczmarek
Lorrie serves as a receptionist/administrative assistant at CVC and performs routine operations of our office to provide informational support. Lorrie’s ministry includes being a friendly, welcoming servant to all who call and visit CVC. She serves on the CVC Altar Prayer Team, as well as on a Prayer Team for CVCYouth and CVCKids. Lorrie and […]
Kristy Klasa
Kristy joined our team in 2015. A native Clevelander, Kristy holds a BA in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Counseling, both from Liberty University. After spending some time working as a professional counselor, she became increasingly drawn toward ministry because it allowed her to unapologetically point people toward a relationship with Jesus Christ. She […]
Dahlia Orth
Dahlia is a New Jersey native and has lived here in Cleveland for over three years. Dahlia completed both her undergraduate and master’s degrees through Clarks Summit University. She has a Bachelor’s in Sports and Health Science and a Master’s in Organizational Leadership. Dahlia also volunteers with CVCYouth ministry. She desires to see students become passionate […]
Denise Petek
Denise led her first children’s ministry at 18, and has loved ministering to children and their families for almost 40 years. Her 18 years with CVC have allowed her to pursue her passion of encouraging parents to spiritually lead their children, and to make church a place children love to come. Kids at CVC know […]
Rev. Rick Duncan
Rick and his wife, Maryanne, relocated to Northeast Ohio to pursue their passion to plant a new church that would reach the unchurched, planting CVC in 1987. He continues his role at CVC through regular teaching, as well as leadership development. He also serves with the North American Mission Board’s Send Network as a Certified […]
