Reverend Dr. Patricia "Tricia" Riggs
Pastor

The Rev. Dr. Patricia “Tricia” Riggs, is a native of the Virginia Beach/ Norfolk area. She was born in 1956 at DePaul Hospital and lived in the Thalia area for most of her childhood. Tricia attended Thalia Elementary School, graduated from Princess Anne High School in 1974, and graduated from Old Dominion University in 1978, with a BSBA (Marketing & Management). She worked in the business sector for 10 years, as she and her husband, Michael, raised their two children, Aubrey Jeane and Robert.  In 1989, answering God’s call on her life, Tricia decided to follow her heart’s desire and enroll at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. where she received her M.Div in Biblical Study and Pastoral Ministry; she then returned to WTS as a doctoral candidate and, in 2008, was awarded her D.Min in Spiritual Practices for Congregational Life. As a minister in the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church she served first as the associate pastor at Bruen Chapel in the Alexandria District (2 years), Lovettsville UMC in the Winchester District as lead pastor (8 years) and most recently as lead pastor at Evangelical UMC in the Harrisonburg District (4 years). God has now called Rev. Riggs and her husband back home where she is delighted to be serving her Lord Jesus Christ and the Virginia Beach community as the Lead Pastor at Foundry UMC. 

Reverend Scott Davis
Assistant to the Pastor



Scott is a retired Navy chaplain.  He attended seminary at Vanderbilt University and was ordained in Tennessee.  Prior to ministry Scott was a disc jockey in Nashville.  Before joining the Navy he served churches in Tennessee.  During his Navy career he was stationed in Japan, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Georgia, Cuba and a tour on the USS Enterprise in Tidewater.  He has been with Foundry since August 1998.  His wife, Myra, is from Massachusetts and they have two sons.

Mrs. Allison (Ali) Verbanic
Youth/Young Adult Pastor

Ali Verbanic joined the Foundry Family in June of 2010.  Ali and her husband, Greg, come to us from Waterbury, Connecticut.  Ali graduated in May 2008 from Northeastern University, in Boston, MA, with a Bachelor of Science degree.  Double majoring in Human Services and Sociology with a double minor in Psychology and Women Studies, she has a passion for teaching the next generation about the love of Jesus Christ.  Before joining us she was the Children and Youth Minister at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Ridgefield, CT (2 years) and a 15 year member at Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church in Ridgefield, CT.   Ali enjoys wheel pottery, exercising, relaxing in the outdoors and spending time with her husband and their two cats (Finch and Sierra).  God has now called Ali and her husband to Foundry where she is delighted to be serving Jesus and the Virginia Beach community as the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at Foundry UMC. You can contact Ali at  AliV@FoundryUMCVB.org. 

Mrs. Kathy Dziagwa
Secretary/Bookkeeper

Kathy came to us in September of 1991.  She is a graduate of Kempsville High School and Princess Anne Business College.  She also attended Old Dominion University.  She is married with two grown sons and has lived in the Tidewater area most of her life.

Mr. Jim Edwards
 Minister of Music 

 Jim has served as a director of music ministries at Foundry since September 2002, coming on board with over 20 years experience. Jim is an active performing violinist and violist in the Hampton Roads area and has been a member of the Virginia Beach Symphony since 1997. Jim has made great strides with new music programs; the children’s choir has been incorporated into the Sunday services, a praise team and band have been formed, and the hand-bell choir has been reorganized.