Staff

Pastor Donnie Marsh

Pastor Donnie is from Niagara Falls, New York and came to Riverside in May of 1996 after graduating from Central Bible College in Springfield, MO. He does a bunch of stuff at Riverside but mostly the important thing … student ministry. Various nicknames include: pd, Dboy, Pdiddy, Marshmellow (sanctioned), and Tuna (unofficial and unsanctioned). Pastor Donnie and Shelly have two kiddies, Cierra and David, and live in the booming metropolis of Oakmont. He loves to drink coffee, flavored fresh brewed sweet tea, play video games, racquetball, disc golf, ride his sweet bike and occasionally run with his wiener dog Chewy.

Shelly Marsh

Shel is just plain nice and helps out all around Nexus. She loves students, crunching numbers, organizing things and puts up with Pastor Donnie full time. Shelly is from Detroit, MI and her other full time job is being mommy to Cierra and David. Shelly knows sign language, loves to read, excercise, hang out, eat chocolate covered cherries and raisinets and she has her motorcycle license! Look for her at Nexus Junior High on Wednesday nights. Wednesday.

Melissa Terebessy

What would Nexus do without Melissa?! She’s been around forever and does a million things like running the student ministry, organizing events, leading small groups, leading worship and on and on. Mo loves students! She is a Pittsburgh native and graduated from Plum High School. Melissa showed up at Nexus when she was like 16 and never left. She works at Riverside and is now a full time mom to Hannah banana. Melissa is a little taller than Debbie but much more gregarious and vociferous. Miley’s got nothin’ on her!

Matt Terebessy

Matt is an Oakmont native and graduate of Riverview High School. “Bessy” started coming to Nexus when he was a senior higher and stuck around. He is hubby to Melissa and daddy to Hannah. Matt helps with audio and video stuff at Nexus Junior High. He also loves to hang out with students. Matt is level-headed, reserved and puts up with the antics of the entire staff and sometimes even contributes when nobody is looking. Matt can be pretty profound but you have to pay attention. There’s a rumor going around that he would do almost anything for wings from Quaker Steak and Lube. Look for Matt on Wednesday nights behind the sound board.

Carrie Longstreth

Carrie is from Chambersburg, PA and is married to one of our good looking and incredibly talented Creative Arts Pastors, David Longstreth. She is also mom to Kylie and Braden. Carrie is the resident consultant on fashion and interior design, she keeps Pastor Dave looking good. Carrie is the brilliant mind behind some of our best staff videos like “Baby One More Time” and “7 Things”. Look for her at Nexus Junior High on Wednesday nights!

Joy Spagnola

Is that a skateboard? Joy does not skate that we know of but is a Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn Hills High School. Joy organizes, dramaticizes and sings. Joy is a joy to be around and it is apparent that she loves the name joy because she has a million things that say joy. When not being wife to Steve, mommy to Giavanna and DiMitri (is this family Italian?) Joy joyfully hangs out with joyful junior highers at Nexus Oakmont Wednesday.

Alea Laughery

Alea is a home-schooled Burgh native who loves to scrap-book. In addition to serving at Nexus you might be able to find her in the stands at Riverside softball game. She is wife to Will and mom to Jaelyn and Crosby. Alea loves junior highers and you will find her at Nexus Junior High on Wednesday nights hanging out with them.

Debbie Shaw

Debbie helps all over, she’s a beast. Debbie is married to the older guy on our staff, has a daughter on staff and one that recently graduated, Ali. Deb is a Burgh native and Riverview grad. She also changes her hair color every week. She is our shortest staff member but not the quietest. Don’t sit too close to her at a high school sporting event… unless you have really good ear plugs… and a gas mask. You may also see her gettin’ pulled over by the Oakmont 5-0 for hot roddin’ on her sweet scooter! Look for Deb on Sunday nights.

Curt Shaw

Curt works hard every week making sure that everything is set up right at Nexus… and everywhere else. Curt is a Pittsburgh native, Penn Hills High School grad and brings some multigenerational flavor to the staff. Curt loves sports… all of them. He can also hold his own at Quaker Steak and Lube. If you watch carefully you might see Curt on the back of that little scooter. You might also see him crying at Nexus on Sunday nights.

Brigitte Huffman

Before having a sweet little baby boy (Luke) and even littler girl (Blake) with her very tall husband Lee, Brigitte taught Chemistry at Highlands High School. Need help with your chemistry homework? She has also been a swimmer, swim coach, swim teacher and someday plans to swim the English Channel, ok, we don’t know that for sure but it sounded good. Say “hi” to Brigitte when you come in the door on Sunday nights at Nexus.