St. Mark’s Leadership
Meet our church leadership team:
the people who help coordinate and oversee the mission, ministry and worship of St. Mark’s.
Staff
Reverend Edmund Zelley
Priest
Father Ed, as he prefers to be called, first came to St Mark’s on the Hill in January 2024 to be our long term supply priest. Over time, it became clear that the right priest to lead was right in front, and in September of 2025, he became our Part Time Priest in Charge.
Fr Ed is a native of New Jersey, where he served parishes in Haddonfield, Wenonah and Metuchen. In June of 2023, he retired from full time ministry and relocated to Maryland along with his wife Gail. Fr Ed and Gail have been married for 35 years and have two adult sons, both of whom reside in Maryland along with their wives. They have one grandson. They see him almost daily. They also have a cat and a dog.
Fr Ed is a graduate of Grinnell College with a BA in History and the Episcopal Divinity School where he received his MDiv.
In his spare time, Fr Ed enjoys reading, traveling, watching sports, listening to music and cooking.
Mary Hamlin-Spencer
Organist and Director of Music
Mary joined the St. Mark’s staff in late 2021 and is delighted to be serving as St. Mark’s Organist and Music Director.
She grew up in Scarsdale, New York, where she began her keyboard studies and sang in the Junior Choir with Robert N. Roth, organist and choirmaster at her home parish of St. James the Less Episcopal Church. She credits Bob as her inspiration to become a church musician.
She attended Westminster Choir College and Muhlenberg College, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and English literature, graduating magna cum laude. Upon completion of her undergraduate degree, Mary spent a year in Paris, France studying organ privately with the renowned blind concert organist André Marchal.
Upon returning to the United States, Mary accepted a position as Music Minister at Ascension Lutheran Church in Towson, Maryland, a post she held for over 14 years. While there she completed her Masters of Music degree at Towson University in organ performance. Subsequently she was the Organist and Choirmaster at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Ten Hills, Baltimore for eight years.
In 2001 she and her family moved to Exeter, New Hampshire, where she served as Music Minister at Christ Episcopal Church for six years. While at Christ Church she helped facilitate a new organ project, which led to the purchase and installation of the three manual, 45 rank Lively-Fulcher pipe organ in September 2006.
After returning to Baltimore in 2007, Mary served as Music Director at Epiphany Episcopal Church for twelve years and most recently as Music Director at Govans Presbyterian Church from 2020-2021 before joining St. Mark’s on the Hill in 2021. She also holds the position of adjunct instructor in organ at Goucher College.
In 2012 Mary became a board-certified teacher of the Alexander Technique after completing a three year, 1600 hour training course. She very much enjoys combining her Alexander teaching practice with her work as a musician.
Mary is active in both the Association of Anglican Musicians and the American Guild of Organists, and has served as an officer and executive board member in both organizations.
The Bishop’s Ministry Team
The Bishop’s Ministry Team (we like to call it the “BMT”) is the equivalent of the Vestry, Council or Board. Since St. Mark’s is a mission status parish, the Rector and the BMT handle the affairs of the parish on behalf of, and in consultation with the Bishops and Diocesan Staff. Currently serving on St. Mark’s BMT are:
The Rt. Rev. Carrie Schofield-Broadbent, Bishop Diocesan, The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
