Our Staff
Rev. Jim Talarico -Teaching Elder/Senior Pastor
Jim is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has experienced a wide range of ministries and callings from working in the steel mills, to a Port Missionary in Savannah Georgia, to planting churches. Graduating from Geneva College in 1980 and Westminster Seminary in California in 1991, Jim has served on the MNA Committee in Presbytery as well as the Western Regional Church Planting Network. His passion for church planting and seeing people’s lives transformed by the gospel resulted in the establishment of Rocky Mountain Presbyterian Church in 2000. Jim and his wife Kelly enjoy their family of five adult children and eight grandchildren. They also enjoy traveling and their community. Jim is an avid skier, racketball player and is captain of one of the church softball teams.
Rev. Dan Breed – Pastor of Community Development/Assistant Pastor
Dan has been the Assistant Pastor at RMPC since 2007. He is a graduate of The George Washington University in Washington D.C. with a degree in political science and a graduate from Denver Seminary with a Masters in Divinity. Before Dan and his wife Erin moved to Colorado, Dan worked as a speech writer and campaign manager for two separate U.S. Congressmen from his hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. Dan and Erin have been married since 2001 and have two children, Ellie and Morgan . Both Dan and Erin love connecting people to the church family and are known to invite people over to their home to have milkshakes and get beaten at the best board-game created, Settlers-of-Catan. In addition Dan loves triathlons, playing volleyball, and reading about the Civil War.
Bill Nardin - Ruling Elder
Bill is one of our Ruling Elders and also the architect for our building, having been part of RMPC since we formed. Blessed in a 27-year marriage that ended when his wife was called home to be with the Lord, God used his wife’s extended illness to build his trust in the Lord. Previously in the Air Force and retiring as a Colonel, Bill has a heart for the military as well as seeing men grow in their faith through discipleship. Bill preaches regularly at the Broomfield Nursing Home, and in his free time enjoys being in the mountains skiing and working in his garden.
Ed Seiler – Ruling Elder
Ed has been an ordained Ruling Elder in the PCA for close to 19 years and has been a member of RMPC for 5 years now. He has worked in healthcare for 30 year and is currently the Senior Director of Colorado Community Homecare & Hospice. Ed and Sandra Seiler have been married for 29 years and have 4 boys. Their oldest son is married and in the Air Force based in Belgium, with the other three in college here in Colorado. Born and raised in Denver, Ed loves to follow the Rockies, Broncos and the CSU Rams.
Joe Allen – Ruling Elder
Joe is originally from Detroit, Michigan, and attended the University of Michigan with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Joe and his wife Michelle lived in Rochester, Minnesota for 6 years, and moved to the Denver area in 2005. Joe works as a Product Line Manager for an integrated circuit design company. Joe and Michelle now have four children and live in Broomfield. Ever since they led a community group together in college, they have been passionate about the study of God’s Word, and now coordinate the Community Group ministry at RMPC. Joe enjoys running, biking, hiking, skiing, and playing thrilling games of soccer in the backyard with his family.
Breanna Flager- Director of Children’s Ministry
Breanna is originally from southern California and came to the Denver area two years ago. She attended Biola University in La Mirada, CA and received a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies, and is close to completing a master’s degree in elementary education at Regis University. She started attending RMPC in April 2008 and it was here that she met her husband Jonathan. They live in Broomfield with their dog Chloe and enjoy cooking, hiking, entertaining, traveling, and watching movies. They are looking forward to the arrival of their first child this December.
Greg Upton – Director of Music
Greg is a veteran singer/songwriter from LA who joined our church back in April of ’07. By May, he was leading the music department at RMPC. Greg has helped maintain RMPC’s diverse mix of contemporary and traditional music styles. Greg lives in Arvada with his wife Krista, and two sons, Cade and Cash. He is employed at the Denver Center for Performing Arts as a sound technician.
Jennifer Stone – Church Administrator
Jennifer began working at RMPC as Administrative Assistant in August 2010. The Stones moved to Colorado from their home state of Maryland in 2004 and began attending RMPC in 2007. Married for 21 years, Jennifer and her husband, Chuck, have three children: two adult sons and a young teen daughter. Now retired after fifteen years of homeschooling her children, Jennifer enjoys reading, knitting, traveling, watching classic films, hanging out with her dog, holding babies, and spending time with her extended family back east.