Pastor Leah has been our Minister of Word and Sacrament since September 2024. She graduated from Hope College in 2010 and went on to further her education at New Brunswick Theological Seminary, earning her M.Div. degree in 2013. Leah was ordained by the Classis of Greater Palisades that same year, marking the beginning of her ministerial career.

Prior to her call at the Saddle River Reformed Church, Pastor Leah served in various roles, including pastor, chaplain, and specialized ministry. She is currently serving her final term on the Commission on Christian Action of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America. Most notably, she is the Executive Director of My Sanctuary Healing, Inc., a grass-roots Non-Profit Organization focused on empowering individuals on their healing journeys and fostering a safe environment for spiritual and religious abuse recovery. Pastor Leah works for Therapy Associates, as an ABA Therapist. Leah is a certified Life Coach, and a Certified Reiki Master and Teacher.

Beyond her professional achievements, Leah is a proud mother of two sons, Zechariah, who attends Reynolds Elementary School, and infant son Matthew Ezra. She shares her life with her husband, Matthew Gasero, and their senior cats.

Rozanne has been Organist, Pianist and Director of Music at the Saddle River Reformed Church since 2002 and is a retired bankruptcy/creditors’ rights attorney.  A graduate of New York University and New York Law School, Rozanne studied at the Mannes College of Music and with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Taafe Zwilich. For seven years she accompanied the renowned Irish entertainer Carmel Quinn locally and on the road. She wrote one and directed five of the Celebration of Lawyers in the Arts shows at NJPAC-Newark (2005-2013), and has musically directed and accompanied over 50 main stage musical theater productions, plus vocal and instrumental concerts, cabarets, piano and organ recitals, etc. She has worked as an organist and choir director/director of music at many churches of various denominations in the metropolitan area since the mid 1960’s. She resides in town with her husband Lee Zimet and their three Dachshunds.