Page 14 - February 2013 Spire

Membership Ministry
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Please Welcome Our Newest Members!
Tracy and Stefan Balderach recently
relocated their family from NYC to
Darien. They have three children,
Elsie (5), Callie (3.5) and Brody (21
months). Stefan has been at UBS for
8 years and Tracy has been home
with the children since their first
daughter was born. Their family
loves to travel back to Texas and
Florida where they originated, as well
as spend time outdoors and at the
beach.
Lauren Edgar just moved to Darien
from NYC with her husband, Brad,
and their 7 month old daughter,
Bailey. She is an analyst at a hedge
fund and Brad is an equity trader at
Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Banks Edwards is originally from
NC and attended The University
of North Carolina-Chapel Hill for
undergraduate and graduate school.
He and his wife, Meredith (a recent
new member), have two daughters,
Anna (12) and Kate (6). Before
Darien, Meredith and Banks lived
in NYC and were members of The
Brick Presbyterian Church. Banks is
a tax partner at Deloitte, primarily
advising private equity funds.
Blair and Chris Gorman currently live
in NYC but are moving to Darien
in the spring, where Blair grew up.
They have a 9 month old daughter,
Piper. Blair and Chris both attended
U. of Colorado at Boulder. She is a
Sales Trainer for an Asset Manager
in Stamford, and Chris is a Solutions
Development Manager for NYU
Langone Medical Center. In their
spare time, they are usually outside
enjoying some sport.
Christina and Mike McManus have
a daughter named Valentina (4
½ months) and a puppy named
Sydney. They have been living in
Stamford for two years. Christina
is currently home managing their
busy household, while Mike works in
private wealth management in NYC.
Edward Pak resides in Darien with
his family. He attended UCONN
for undergraduate studies and
Gordon-Conwell for seminary. He
completed a hospital internship at
Norwalk Hospital and his residency
in Delaware. Last year he moved
from Delaware to CT. Ed enjoys
disc golf and reading.