Rev. Harold B. Wright, II (Chip) Senior Pastor chipw@calumc.org, (410) 268-1776

Harold Bell Wright, II (Chip) comes to us from Trinity UMC in Frederick, Md. where he served as Senior Pastor since 1989. Prior to this, he served pastorates in Upperco, MD, Frederick, MD, and Washington Grove, MD. A native of Washington, DC, he is a fourth-generation clergy in the Baltimore Washington Conference. He completed his undergraduate work at McDaniel College in Westminster, MD, his Masters of Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL, and his Doctor of Ministry from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC.

He is the father of three grown sons, and has hobbies that include fitness, music, woodworking, camping, and the beach. He is a member of the Junior Fire Company #2, and has been in volunteer firefighting for almost 30 years. He is also a member of the Rotary Club of Carroll Creek in Frederick. He drives a Jeep Wrangler, is addicted to chocolate, and has a dog named Rocky.

His passions in ministry include preaching and worship, administration and leadership, and mission outreach.

Rev. Alicia Vanisko Associate Pastor aliciav@calumc.org, (410) 268-1776

Alicia grew up in Howard County, as did her husband Brian. She has a bachelor’s degree in music with a minor in economics from St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She holds a graduate degree in counseling from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania.

Alicia's family includes her three children, Karen, Jason, and Allison as well as three dogs, a cat and eleven rabbits. Alicia’s brother has a small farm in western Howard County. The family works together raising beef cattle, market sheep, and egg laying hens. Fair week is always a busy time for the Vanisko family since they are active in 4-H. They show all of their market and breeding animals, show their dogs in various obedience trials, and do a lot of demonstrations on agriculture.

Alicia has been working in the church since 1997. She began working in youth ministry and Christian education. She worked in these fields until 2008 when she was appointed as a student pastor to Alberta Gary Memorial UMC in Columbia. In 2010, Alicia graduated from Wesley Theological Seminary with her Masters of Divinity Degree and was commissioned as a provisional elder at Annual Conference. She is thrilled to be at Calvary and enjoys being in ministry with us. In her spare time, Alicia enjoys spending time at the beach, reading, cross stitching and scrapbooking.

Rev. Kenan J. Habetler Parish Minister revkenan@gmail.com, (410) 268-1776

Pastor Kenan has assisted churches in their ministries for over thirty years. He is a staff member of The Maryland Institute of Pastoral Counseling, a diplomate with The College of Pastoral Supervision and  Psychotherapy, and a board member of The Association of Pastoral Care Specialists.