​​Liv Schachter, Music Director

Liv began learning piano at four years old and flute at eight.  She earned a BFA from Mount Allison University, and has been awarded the ARCT diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Toronto, a professional credential attesting the level of proficiency of a concert performer.  Liv has over twenty-five years experience working as a musician in the GTA as a relief organist, as a piano accompanist to various musicians, singers and ballet studios, as a chamber musician including one half of a flute/harp duo, and as a flute and piano teacher.  She lives in Georgetown where she is involved in several local groups including the Halton Hills Concert Band, the Halton Hills Flute Ensemble, and the Georgetown Folk Collective.  She's been the Music Director at St. Stephen's since 2019.
Julie Zarins, Rector's Warden

​Julie was born in England, and emigrated to Montreal in 1984 with her husband Peter.  In 1996 they relocated to Georgetown, Ontario, where soon after they joined St. Stephen’s Church.  From the warm, friendly welcome they received from the very beginning at St. Stephen’s, they knew this was the right church for them!  In addition to a heavy responsibility as rector's warden Julie is a member of the choir and a member of the Altar Guild. 
Julie is a Registered Nurse, now semi-retired and working at Georgetown Hospital.  Her hobbies include gardening, reading, puzzles (particularly Sudoku), playing the tenor recorder (a new venture since COVID), and volunteering at the Bennett Long Term Care Facility (gardening) and the Halton Radial Railway Museum (serving ice cream!).  She and Peter have a son, Michael. Also an elderly, beloved dog called Ramsey and two very mischievous young cats called Ruby and Wegz (rescued from Egypt)!
Henry Allie, People’s Warden

Henry Allie is a retired maintenance electrician who worked for Ontario Power Generation and for Ontario Hydro. He was also involved in training electrician apprentices and workers for Ontario. Henry’s skills and experience with buildings and construction are definitely a heaven-sent benefit to St. Stephen’s, given that our church building is approaching the 200-year mark. Henry also co-chairs our cemetery committee. Henry’s other interests have included downhill skiing and enduro rallies (a challenging kind of motorcycle competition). He and his wife Judy are long-time members at St. Stephen’s; and Judy chairs our memorial committee.
Rick Nolin,
Co-chair, Cemetery Committee

Rick is retired from a career in information technology, keeping up with the many developments and innovations in a fast-moving field.  For much of his career he was based in California, but traveled widely.  At St. Stephen’s he’s particularly well known for his “green thumb,” since he does the lion’s share of the work of keeping our cemetery extraordinarily beautiful in its landscaping and gardening.  He’s also the first contact for those considering burial arrangements here.  Another significant area where he serves God and the community is with the Food for Life program at Milton Bible Church, which feeds scores of needy families, and which also collaborates with the Purolator Help Tackle Hunger program.