Our Staff
Julianne T. Princinsky
Ed.D., Elder (She/Her)
Julianne T. Princinsky, Ed.D., Elder, is currently serving as our contracted pulpit supply. Julianne is the retired President of Baker College of Flint. She is married to Tom, a retired Deputy Superintendent of the GISD. Asked to give a brief self-description, she writes: “Blessed to be a child of God; and thankful to be Tom’s wife, mother to three adult children and their spouses, grandmother of 7 wonderful young
adults ages 14-23, member of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, and always thankful for opportunities to worship with fellow believers.We are blessed to have Julianne leading us each Sunday.
office: 810-771-7565
Laurie DiSabatino (She/Her)
Administrative Assistant & Music Director
Laurie is a graduate of Central Michigan University where she attended on both voice and piano scholarships. She received her bachelor’s degree in Music from CMU. While attending CMU, she toured in Europe as a soloist and ensemble singer under the direction of Nina Nash Robertson. The tour took her to Prague, Vienna, Brno, Bratislava, and Cesky Krumlov. She was a featured soloist on many concerts at CMU including “Stabat Mater” by Pergolesi, and “King David” by Honegger. She performed arias from Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena” with the university Orchestra as the winner of the concerto competition. As a senior Laurie was also the winner of the Cedric C. Colness Vocal competition. She performed in several University productions including her role as “Sara Brown” in the university’s production of Guys and Dolls.
After graduating from CMU, Laurie moved to Philadelphia where she performed with the Lyric Opera Theater. Her debut role was “Mi Mi” in Puccini’s “La Boheme”. While in Philadelphia she studied with and performed with Anthony Pugliese, Musical Director of the Lyric Opera Theater, and with John Nicholas Peters, Artistic Director of the Mozart and Friends Opera Festival of Southern New Jersey.
Since returning to the Flint area, she has performed locally as a soloist with the New Century Chorale, with the Grand Blanc Arts Council Messiah Sings, The Carolyn Mawby Chorale, and the Flint Symphony Chorus. Laurie has performed in several productions with Michigan Opera Theatre including Verdi's "Nabucco", Puccini's "La Boheme", Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro", and Leoncavallo's “I Pagliacci". She is currently the Music Director and Administrative Assistant at Kirkridge Presbyterian Church in Grand Blanc. She is also an organist at St. John the Evangelist in Davison and teaches private voice and piano students.