Clergy and Staff
The Reverend Nat Johnson,
Priest-in-Charge
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The Reverend Nat Johnson (pronouns: they/them) grew up in the Seattle suburbs of the East Side, primarily between Woodinville and Redmond. They left in 2002 due to a job relocation, and spent the next 10 years in California, Arizona, Oregon, and then Colorado before returning in 2012 to attend Seattle Pacific Seminary, where they earned a Master of Art in Theology. They completed a Certificate in Anglican Studies through Church Divinity School at Berkeley in 2019. Nat was ordained to the priesthood in June of 2020 and served as Curate at St. Paul’s, Seattle, where they had also served during their transitional diaconate. They were called as Interim Rector to St Paul’s in November of 2021, and then at Grace Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island, in November 2022, after St. Paul’s called their new permanent Rector. Nat currently serves on the Commission on Ministry, is a co-convener of the Circle of Allies, and a trainer for the College of Congregational Development. They have a tiny human and two cats that keep them busy!
Nichole Basile
Minister of Music and Parish Administrator
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Nichole grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts in a home shared by four generations of her Italian-American family. Her first musical instrument was the violin, and she took up voice in high school after receiving a scholarship to attend the Longy School of Music. After completing a BA in music at Antioch College in Ohio, she continued her voice studies at the University of Iowa. Nichole studied the organ with Gary James, Organist/Choirmaster at St. Paul’s, Seattle, and David White, Organist at Church of the Ascension, Chicago. She previously served as organist at St. Peter’s UMC in Bellevue and organist/choir director at Broadview United Church of Christ.
Nichole served as parish administrator at St. Luke’s in Ballard for five years before taking on this position at St. Peter’s. She has worked as a writer and editor for MTV/Nickelodeon, Expedia, and Microsoft. She has nearly ten years’ experience as a church bookkeeper and currently serves in this capacity at St. Luke’s, Ballard and St. Luke’s, Renton, in addition to St. Peter’s.
Barb Levy, Communications Coordinator
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Originally from Rochester, NY, Barb (pronouns: she/they) attended The Evergreen State College, in Olympia, WA. They learned traditional methods of graphic arts and typography during an apprenticeship with their father, then moved to Boston for five years. Back in the Seattle area since 1989, Barb works remotely as computer-based graphic artist and web designer from her home in Shoreline, where she lives with her spouse and two cats.
She also serves as communications coordinator for Grace Church on Bainbridge Island. Their work hours at St. Peter’s are Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
Laura Meyers, Intern
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Laura Meyers (pronouns: she/they) grew up in Gadsden, Alabama. Laura and their partner, Scott, live in Maple Valley with their two children, Anna (18) & Shelby (16), and their dachshund, Berkeley.
Before coming to St. Peter’s, Laura served at St. George, Maple Valley. They have served as a lay leader in many ways, including worship leader, acolyte, and EM. They led a weekly evening Bible Study and are deeply engaged in outreach in their community. They served on the Vestry and enjoyed serving as a Diocesan Convention Delegate. They graduated from the College for Congregational Development in 2023. They are a licensed Lay Preacher, and graduated from the Episcopal Preaching Foundation’s, 2024 Preaching Excellence Program. Laura began discerning their call to the Diaconate on March 3, 2020, is currently enrolled in the Iona Olympia School, and works as a Spiritual Care Intern at Harborview Medical Center.
Jacob Dwyer,
Building Maintenance Technician
A general contractor with many years of building management experience, Jacob helps to maintain our beautiful buildings and grounds as needs arise. Jacob lives in the neighborhood with his wife and two children. He can often be round around church, so be sure to say hello!
Mari Yoda, Custodian
Mari helps to keep our spaces clean and ready for worship on Sunday, as well as our building users throughout the week. Mari was born in Japan and grew up in south Seattle. She now lives in Beacon Hill. Outside of St. Peter’s, she keeps busy running a house cleaning business.