Meet the Team at Northmont Church
Rev. Ben Robbins
Pastor
Rev. Ben Robbins is originally from Beaver County, where he grew up in the small town of Industry. He received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Westminster College where he met his wife, Rev. Sarah Robbins. The two of them went to Louisville Presbyterian Seminary in Louisville, KY. While in seminary, Ben also received an MBA from the University of Louisville. For three years, Rev. Robbins was the Director of Youth & Family Ministries at Linway Presbyterian Church in North Versailles. Ben is formerly the pastor of Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church in Eighty Four, PA. He then served for four years as the pastor of Valley Presbyterian Church in Imperial, PA. He most recently served as the Interim Pastor at Hiland Presbyterian Church.
Bob Addleman
Financial Secretary
Bob Addleman joined the Northmont staff as Financial Secretary in January 2017. Bob comes to us from Park Presbyterian Church in Beaver, where he served as the church administrator. He is a lifelong Presbyterian, and has been a ruling elder since 1989. Bob has served several congregations in a variety of areas from Worship & Music, to Stewardship, Finance, Administration, Christian Education, Communications, and Mission. He’s also been a Sunday School teacher, choir member and instrumentalist. He and his wife Peggy (also a PC(USA) ruling elder) reside in Upper St. Clair, and attend Park Presbyterian Church in Beaver, where they sing in the choir and Bob plays with and sometimes conducts the church orchestra.
Ashley Zinno
Administrative Assistant
Ashley Zinno was born in Northern California while her father, Master Sergeant Joe Zinno (Ret.), was serving in the United States Air Force. She spent her early childhood in Phoenix, Arizona, before moving to Pittsburgh at the age of 14 after her father completed 20 years of military service and returned to his hometown. Since then, Ashley has grown to love Pittsburgh and the people and communities that make it home.
She continued her education at the Community College of Allegheny County, where she earned her associate degree, and is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Interactive and Graphic Design at Millersville University. With a background in administrative work and a love for creativity, Ashley is excited to bring her skills to Northmont, get to know the community, and be a supportive presence within the church.
Outside of work and school, Ashley enjoys baking, reading, writing, drawing, and spending time with her younger sister, Très Bien (whose name means “very good” in French), and her dog, Chloe.
Lindsey Cunko
A.V. and Youth Group Assistant
Stephen Schall
Music Director
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Toledo, Ohio. Locally Stephen was long-time Director of
Music at Saint Bernard Roman Catholic Parish, Mount Lebanon and also served Saint Sebastian, Ross
Township, and Wallace Memorial Presbyterian, Green Tree—where he was on staff with Pastor Ben’s
wife, the Rev. Sarah Robbins.
Active as a choral conductor, organist, and singer, he has been the director of The Pittsburgh Compline
Choir—which sings the Office of Compline on Sunday evenings at the University of Pittsburgh’s Heinz
Chapel, organist for the RC Diocese of Pittsburgh, and a long-time professional core member and bass
soloist in The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. Stephen holds dual Master’s degrees in Organ
Performance and Choral Conducting as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Church Music from Westminster
Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey.
Stephen and his husband, psychiatric counselor, Andrew Eppich, live in Mount Lebanon. Stephen is a
follower of The Artist’s Way, a student of The Alexander Technique, an active yogi, and an avid
genealogist and cook.
Tim McPherson
Facilities
