Administrative Assistant – Sheri Hill
Comptroller – Bunny Vonbokel
Director of Childrens Ministries – Donna Shock
Director of Music – Carole Eckert
Professional Profile: Carole Eckert currently serves as the Director of Music at Union United Methodist Church. She is the Sanctuary Choir Director and the coordinator of the Union music program.
Education: Carole holds a B.S. and a M.S. in Music Education (vocal, choral) from the University of Illinois.
Professional Experience: Carole has performed with the St. Louis Muny Opera, the Opera Theatre of St. Louis at the Muny, and as a soloist with area choirs in addition to having taught music in the public schools.
Personal Profile: Carole is married to Jim Eckert and they have three children.
Organist and Pianist – Gail Long
Crosswalk Coordinator – Beth Walz
Bell Choirs – Director Bonnie Moncelli
Children and Youth Choir Director – Julie Petraborg
Professional Profile:
Julie L. Petraborg is owner of the Petraborg Law Firm, LLC. She practices worker’s compensation defense representing self insured companies and insurance carriers.
She is currently serving as the director of Union’s Children’s and Youth choirs.
Affiliations:
Julie has been a past speaker and moderator for the Missouri Bar Association, Kid’s Chance of Missouri, Lorman Education Services, Missouri Self-Insurers Association, Concentra Health, National Business Institute and Missouri Chamber of Commerce.
Personal Profile:
Julie enjoys community theater and has played at Looking Glass Playhouse, Turkey Hill Players and Monroe Actors Stage Company.
She loves singing and has been singing since grade school. Through high school Ms. Petraborg was part of Girls Glee Club and she sings with the sanctuary choir.
Julie is a past competitive artistic roller skater, having earned national placements in 1997 and 2000.
She is married to Paul and has two beautiful children, Emma and Alex.
Natalie Gravois is the church’s Special Music Coordinator
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