Meet Our Members

Tim & Donna Hunter

Tim and Donna Hunter joined Zion in 2008 after Tim was transferred with Bayer Consumer Health to their headquarters in Whippany, NJ.  After searching for a church home for several months, they finally found Zion and felt an immediate connection. 

Tim and Donna have enjoyed serving on Zion’s Church Council. Tim served on the Finance Committee and was chair from 2012-2015.  Donna chaired the Evangelism Committee from 2014-2015 and served several years on the Social Ministry Committee.

Tim began his career with Bayer in 1982 as an accountant with a degree from Bloomsburg University.  After receiving a Masters degree from Lehigh University, he held various positions at the Bayer Myerstown, PA, site before being transferred to the NJ corporate offices as a Senior Supply Chain Manager.  Tim retired in 2016 after 35 years of service.  Donna was working for Tyco Electronics in Harrisburg at the time of Tim’s transfer and was able to retain service years by transferring to Tyco International as an Operations Coordinator at their    Simplex Grinnell division in Secaucus, NJ. 

Daughters Michelle and Kristen both live in NJ.  Michelle, husband Alan and children Bridget, Timothy and Daniel live in Scotch Plains, NJ.  Kristen and husband, Dave and their two rescue dogs live in Phillipsburg, NJ.  After both being born and raised in PA (Tim in Williamsport and Donna in the Reading area), they decided to return to their Pennsylvania roots and moved to Easton, PA upon retirement.  Easton fit their needs of living in PA but not too far from the kids and grandkids.  They had also purchased a condo in Naples, FL in 2011 with an eye on retirement.  This winter will be their first in Florida and they are looking forward to it as they both enjoy tennis, golf, biking, hiking and travelling.

Debra Kaufman

Debra, Rachael, and Allison joined Zion in 2006 upon moving to New Jersey from Virginia.  They still remember their first worship service when Kay and Glenn Beagle were the first to greet them. Little did they know that they were neighbors. They chatted many a time on Big Spring Road while walking their dogs.  Debra misses them both, Artie too, and will always be thankful for them and that first day at Zion and that last cup of tea with Kay.

Rachael is a graduate from the College of William and Mary and also earned her Master’s in Social Work at VCU in Richmond.  She now works at SCAN, Stop Child Abuse Now, Circle preschool for children impacted by trauma. She is    pursuing her LSW and is being the big hearted young lady she's always been. 

Allison graduated with a double major in Computer Science and Philosophy from Boston University. She lives and works in   Boston [figured she would love that town]. She has two pet rats, Wally and Barry; she says they are the best roommates ever.

Debra enjoyed a 32-year career at Verizon and is now travelling up and down the east coast to visit family and friends. She was on Church Council and assisted Pastor Summer with Confirmation Class for many a year. Shout out to Tom, Ginny, and Sue for supporting the young people throughout the years. Debra still loves seeing those Confirmands as young adults. She enjoys WOZ events thanks to Anita Zarate, and Social Ministry opportunities to serve, thanks to Rebecca Melick and Linda Held.

The Kaufmans’ favorite place to vacation is on Toddy Pond in Maine. A deck of cards and a few kayaks is all they need.

 Oh lest we forget, they adopted Kasey, their quirky beagle hound, two years ago. The Kaufman girls wish everyone a blessed Christmas.