Clergy & Staff
Lauren
Parish Administrator
Lauren has over 10 years’ experience working as an Administrative Assistant. Her passion in the workforce has been problem solving. Lauren enjoys keeping up with technology any chance she has, her favorite classes were Microsoft SharePoint and Introduction to SQL.
lauren@gracenewlenox.org
FUN facts about LAUREN
Lauren has 1 dog, a few reptiles, a lot of fish, and chickens.
Her favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz (1939), and her favorite book is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.
Lauren has a love for all types of music. She played the violin for years growing up and is re-learning again, along with teaching herself guitar.
Chrissy Putlak
Minister of Music
Chrissy started working at Grace Episcopal Church as the Minister of Music in February of 2018. She started taking piano lessons when she was 7 years old and has been playing ever since. She received her Bachelor’s in Music Education from VanderCook College of Music in 2017 and currently teaches General Music to kindergarten through third grade in Park Forest. When she’s not teaching or playing, she loves to spend time with her friends and family.
FUN FACTS about chrissy
Chrissy learned how to play 19 instruments in college - the ones she excels at include piano, percussion, and bassoon.
”Lord of the Rings” are her all-time favorite movies and book series.
Chrissy loves plants and gardening - although she is new to it, she loves planting flowers (or tomatoes) and taking care of her many houseplants.