Meet the writers

Deanna Outsen, council president
Joan Mahoney, council vice president

Born & raised in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; married Vic in 1982; had a daughter, Erin in 1986; moved to Lexington, Ohio in 1990; active in Ohio PTA and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church; moved to Utah in1999; active in Utah PTA until 2005; active at PoP serving on various teams and on Church Council over the years; presently, leader of the Worship Ministry Team and VP of Church Council; also, a board member on the Cache Education Foundation and Summerfest Arts Faire.  I enjoy tennis, golf, kayaking, playing with my two newfoundlands, and am a huge Philadelphia Eagles fan.
Colin Johnson, secretary

Here is a photo of Colin taken a few years ago sitting in a field of cotton grass on the tundra near the Penny River north of Nome, Alaska, where his grandfather was a "sourdough" prospector from 1898-1906.  Colin earned his graduate degrees from UCLA and retired from USU in 2011, where he was Head of the Theatre Arts Department from 1997-2009 during a 40-year career.  He taught theatre history, literature and criticism, film, headed the graduate program, and directed more than fifty productions for the department and the summer Old Lyric Repertory Company, for which he was also Artistic Director.  He was one of the first members of PoP in the early 90s. Colin has four grandchildren; his son lives near Philadelphia, and his daughter, an ELCA pastor, lives outside Chicago. 
Brad Kropp, treasurer
Heather Johnson, council member

My family and I began attending Price of Peace when we moved to Logan in 2013. I grew up in a Lutheran church in Minnesota, went to college in North Carolina, and my husband and I lived in Alabama prior to moving to Logan. I have a three year old daughter, Collette, and I work part time as a Global Event Coordinator for the Shingo Institute. 
Paula Zsiray, council member

I am an only child, born in Boston, MA. Growing up I lived in Texas, North Dakota, Montana and then back to New England. I attended high school and 2 years of college in New Hampshire. I have lived in Utah for 42 years and been a Lutheran for about 40 years.
I am currently the library media teacher at Mountain Crest HS in Hyrum. When I was a graduate student at Utah State, I worked for the University’s Parking Enforcement office - yes, I wrote tickets and put them on illegally parked vehicles.
I love to cook and have had recipes published in several magazines and cookbooks.
I was married for 40 years. In 2014 Steve passed away due to complications from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), a terminal, degenerative brain disease.
I have a son, daughter, 13-year old yellow lab, 2 grandkids and 3 grand-dogs.