TRANSITIONS ADULT COMMUNITY

1. TRANSITIONS ADULT COMMUNITY MULTIPLY SERIES TABLE LEADER PROFILES

2. Kevin & Marcelle Cobb • They live in Alexandria with their 3 children Joe (16), Megan (9) and Erik (6). They have attended MBC Tysons for 5 years. Transitions has been invaluable to their family providing answers in advance of the need as they parent their blended family through the early and teen years. Their goal is to give back to the group that has been like an extended family by sharing their love of Christ.

3. Will & Mikel Koon • Will and Mikel Koon and their two daughters, Jordan (15) and Gaby (12) have lived in Arlington for 11 years and have attended MBC since moving to the area. Will and Mikel are both originally from NY. They met in the NY Army National Guard. Will went back into active duty service after they married, taking them to Washington, DC, Columbia, SC and then to California. Will left active duty service in the Army and became a civilian attorney for the Army at Ft. McNair. Now, as a Colonel in the Army Reserve, he just returned from his second mobilization since leaving active duty service, from an 11 month deployment to Afghanistan. Mikel is an independent business consultant, which allows her the flexibility necessary to raise kids in a military family. • Will helps coach Gaby’s soccer team. Mikel, Jordan and Gaby practice Tae Kwon Do together and all are currently at intermediate belt levels. They all love the beach and enjoy water sports together.

4. Pete & Cheryl Lackey • Pete & Cheryl Lackey have been married for over 17 years and have 3 kids Jonah (14) Sarah (12) and Nathan (9). They have been part of MBC for 17+ years teaching together on marriage topics and recently led the Preparing for Marriage class for the past 5 years. Cheryl home schools and serves as a tutor for “Classical Conversations.” Pete is an engineer and founder of “Man’s Ultimate Challenge” (www.MansUltimateChallenge.com) a unique right of passage program for fathers & sons using military challenge coins that he designed around the seven classic virtues and vices. Pete served on staff at MBC as the Director of Marriage & Family for two years and Director of Preparing for Marriage part-time for the past 4 years. Pete has a specific passion about answering questions and has earned the reputation around MBC as the man to come to when it comes to questions of the faith.

5. Tim & Carolyn Lugbill • Tim and Carolyn Lugbill live in Fairfax, VA, with their sons Colson (13) and Christian (17). They have been married for nearly 24 years and have been attending MBC for more than two decades. • They have served as marriage mentors for newly married couples and have hosted a Bible study in their home. Tim is an association executive, and Carolyn operates a part-time consulting business while also homeschooling their boys.

6. Alan & Patricia Mah • Alan & Patricia have been married for 32 years with five children. •    -- Emily, 29 (College of William & Mary, 2006, married to Chris, daughter Amy) •    -- Vicky, 27 (Virginia Tech, 2008, staff at Engineering Missions International, Colorado Springs) •    -- Allison, 21 (senior at Old Dominion University) •    -- Lauren, 18 (freshman at Virginia Tech) •    -- Rachael, 14 (freshman, Madison High School).  • Alan is an engineer and technical consultant.  Pat is a homemaker and Tai Chi instructor.  They are both natives of San Francisco.

7. Mah Family cont’d. • Granddaughter Amy!

8. David & Karen Peete • David and Karen have been married 23 years and have three teenage children ages 18, 15 and 13. • They live in Oakton, Virginia and have been attending Transitions for two years where they have both made friends and learned much.  The Godly wisdom from experts and the fellowship of other Christian parents of teenagers has made a significant impact on their approach to parenting. They feel blessed to have this Sunday morning group.

9. George Reidy • George Reidy and his family live in Maryland in the Rockville/Potomac area.  His wife, Evelyne, leads the Mandarin interpretation team at MBC and volunteers in KidsQuest, and his 15 year old daughter, WeiAnne, attends The Rock and teaches preschoolers at Mclean.   George is a high school math teacher in the District of Columbia Public Schools’ School Without Walls.  

10. Sam & Connie Shabshab • Sam and Connie live in Mclean and have three children. Spencer is 20 and attends the United States Naval Academy, Christina is 17 and attends Herndon High school and Blake is 13 and attends Cooper middle school. • Sam has been a nephrologist in the area for over 15 years. Connie has worked as a registered nurse but has mostly had the blessing of being a stay-at-home mom. • They are both leaders in Community Bible Study and have been attending MBC for about 10 years. "The transitions community has been a great blessing to us as parents and we look forward to  becoming better disciples along with our church family."

11. Sounil & Gracie Yu • Sounil and Gracie Yu have been married since 1998 and live in Reston, VA with their 4 children:  Caleb (14), Jason (11), Kristi (9), and Renee (5).  Sounil works in information security at a major financial institution; Gracie homeschools all 4 children.  They have been attending MBC since 1997 and direct the Awana Trek (junior high) group together.  Sounil became a Christian in college in North Carolina, and Gracie became a Christian as an elementary school student in California.  They are passionate about adoption (as Renee was adopted from South Korea in 2009), family discipleship, and Bible memorization.

12. Mike & Faith Levy • Mike & Faith have been married for 22 years and have two teenage daughters, Jessica (18), a freshman at Virginia Tech and Justine (14), a freshman at Oakton High School. They have been core leaders of the Transitions community for the past three years.