Our Staff
Pastor Mary Buzby
Pastor Mary joined Oakland UMC on July 1, 2025.
Pastor Mary Buzby is a licensed local pastor of the Baltimore-Washington Conference. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Sciences from Johns Hopkins University and has completed the Course of Study for local pastors at Wesley Seminary. She has served congregations around the New Windsor area. Pastor Mary is retired from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab where she worked as a program financial manager. Currently, she is President of the Strawbridge Shrine Association, a United Methodist historical site. She is also active in the New Windsor Lions Club, currently serving as chaplain. Pastor Mary is widowed, has four children and five grandchildren. Her hobbies are reading, knitting and cross stitch embroidery.
Pastor Mary can be reached at mbuzby@oaklandumc.org
Lois Mathis – Choir Director/Organist
Myfanwy Smith – Part-time Pianist
Myfanwy joined our staff in 2019. She lives in Littlestown, PA with her husband Steve and four sons. She earned her BA in Music at McDaniel College.
Jaclyn Wilson – Church Secretary
Jaclyn has been the Church Secretary since 2010 and had attended Oakland UMC since a child. Jaclyn earned a Masters in Human Resources Management at Strayer University, BA in Music at McDaniel College. She is married to Zac Wilson and has two girls and one boy. She also works full-time are the Carroll County Public Library and heads up the Family Ministry events here at Oakland. If you need to reach her, email her at jwilson@oaklandumc.org