Staff

Sunshine School Director & Children’s Ministry Coordinator, Ages 2 – PreK Amy was raised in Angleton, Texas and graduated from Abilene Christian University in 2011. She began working at SunshineSchool in the fall of 2022, serving first as the art teacher, then as a PreK teacher, and joined the director team in 2024. Prior to Sunshine School, Amy worked as a public-school teacher for 6 years. Amy and her husband Brian were married in 2012 and have 2 children, Rose…

Graphic Designer Angie Maddox grew up in East Texas in the small town of Wills Point. She attended the University of North Texas, and in December 1995 graduated Cum Laude with a BFA in Communication Design, minoring in Marketing. She married her High School sweetheart in August of 1995 and they placed membership at Prestoncrest in December that same year. Upon graduating from UNT, she began her career in the graphic design field by serving in roles in art departments…

Congregational Liason Ashlyn is a recent graduate from Harding University with a bachelors degree in Integrated Marketing Communication. She has been attending Prestoncrest since 2010 and is thrilled to be back in Dallas to pour back into a community that has poured so much into her. She is so excited to get to know Prestoncrest on a deeper level and help wherever she is needed! 

Administrative Assistant Barbara and her husband, Jerry, have been part of Prestoncrest since 1990. They have 4 children, 8 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren. Barbara attended Hamilton Park High School and attended Bishop College, now Paul Quinn in Dallas. She has worked in the Prestoncrest office since 2001, after retiring from a career at Texas Instruments, where she served for 31 years. She loves being part of the Pacesetters Bible Class since it was the “40’s II” class. Barbara loves keeping up…

Buildings & Grounds Jim joined Prestoncrest’s staff in 2016, heading up maintenance for the church’s buildings and grounds. Jim and Dee are the parents of two grown children and have been members at Prestoncrest since 2016.

Youth Group Coordinator, Grades 7-12 Kellie grew up in Houston and met her wonderful husband, Scott at Abilene Christian University. After graduating from ACU she worked as a teacher for 8 years before choosing to be a stay-at-home mom to her three amazing children, MacKenzie, Campbelle and Holt. During that time she went back to teaching for a couple of years and served as an interim Children’s Minister at their church for a year. While she loved it, she ultimately…

Adult Education, Pastoral Care Leslie has worked in the church office since 2011, serving in a number of different support and administrative roles. She currently supports Robert Stolte and Coordinates the Adult Education ministry and Pastoral Care work done by our ministers. Leslie and her husband, Nick, were married in 2010 & have 3 young children. Together, she and Nick lead the adult & high school Financial Peace series each year. Nick serves as a deacon at Prestoncrest, as well.…

Children’s Ministry Coordinator, Grades 3-6 Lisa has been a member of Prestoncrest since 1973. She and Mike married in 1986 and have 2 married children and 4 grandchildren. She officially joined the children’s ministry in 2012 but has been teaching children’s classes since 1998. Lisa loves to crochet and attend Ranger games, but her favorite time is with family.  She has taught in Women of Worship and at the Telling the Story conference. Her husband Mike serves as an elder at…

Children’s Ministry Coordinator, Grades K-2 Mary Ellen was born and raised at Prestoncrest. She graduated from Abilene Christian University in 2016 with a Bachelors of Elementary Education and in 2017 with a Master’s in Teaching and Learning. During a few summers while attending ACU, she was the Children’s Ministry intern for Rebecca Sutton, and that is where she fell in love with teaching children! She met her husband, Ben, at ACU, and they were married at Prestoncrest the summer of…

Workroom Coordinator Nicole Brantley is originally from Arlington, TX and graduated from Texas A&M in 1995. Nicole came to Prestoncrest in 1998 where she met her husband Terry and they bonded over their love of the Texas Aggies👍 and the Texas Rangers. They were married in 2000 and welcomed their two daughters, Emma in 2002 and Brooke in 2005. They have since gained a son-in-law, Brady Kraner, in May 2025. Nicole has taught 2’s and 4’s at Sunshine school since…

Sunshine School Assistant Director Sarah was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and graduated from Abilene Christian University in 2011. She served at Sunshine School for 10 years in multiple roles (2s teacher, floater and 3s teacher) before becoming the assistant director in the fall of 2025. She is married to Trent Jackson, who grew up going to Prestoncrest. They live in Richardson and have two boys, Jace and Reed.

Accounting, Small Groups, Spiritual Formation Sherry received her BBA degree in Office Administration from Abilene Christian University. She has been a member at Prestoncrest since she moved to Dallas following her graduation in 1976. She and her husband Patrick met in the Prestoncrest Singles group and were married in 1982 in the original Prestoncrest auditorium. They are the parents of two adult sons, Austin, who is married to Ellen and lives in the Houston area and Tyler, who resides in…