Staff (Page 3)

Makaila Mele is grateful for the opportunity to serve the community at CGS. A Durham resident and longtime member of Church of the Good Shepherd (where she was baptized), she has loved growing in faith alongside this church family. Makaila earned her degree in Marketing from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and has worked as a Digital Marketing Manager and freelance marketer since graduating. In her free time, she enjoys trying new foods, running, and spending time with…

RiLee Robeson was born and raised a proud Navy kid and moved coast to coast her whole life, with many treasured seasons in the southwest. RiLee attended Covenant College to pursue a degree in biology and while attending, met her husband, Alex. In 2009, Alex and RiLee moved to Durham where Alex attended graduate school and RiLee worked in research. Now CGS and Durham have been their home ever since! After having their second son, RiLee stepped away from research,…

Cindy Yancey joined the church staff in 2024. She graduated from UNC with a degree in education. After a career as a middle school math teacher, Cindy finds the church office environment to be an engaging and challenging place to work. She enjoys the supporting the business operations of CGS and especially appreciates the community of the staff and congregation. Cindy moved to Durham with her husband Jeff from the Asheville area a couple of years ago to be near…