Staff Bios

Robert A. Waddail, Jr. “Bobby”, Interim Pastor - Bobby retires this summer from being Baptist Campus Minister at Towson University and the University of Maryland Baltimore County since 1978.  He was interim Baptist Campus Minister at JHU in 1996-97 and worked with UBC’s student ministry committee and the Chaplain’s Office during that time. 

Bobby is married to Christy, who is an ESOL teacher at Dumbarton Middle School and who will teach at JHU this summer in the adult ESOL program.  They have three sons, Jon (22), Rob (17) and Chris (14).  Rob will be a senior and Chris a sophomore at Towson High School this fall.  They are active members of Woodbrook Baptist Church which shares the same heritage as University.

In addition to being the part time Interim Pastor at UBC, Bobby is in transition from campus ministry to two part time positions--Business Manager for Williams & Santoni, LLP, a Towson law firm, and Bookkeeper for the Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies. 

Bobby graduated from the University of Kansas in 1968 with a B.S. in Business, major in accounting.  After working for an international CPA firm and serving in the Finance Corps of the US Army, he entered seminary at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, where he received the M. Div. Degree in 1973.  He has served on a church staff, done supply and interim pastorates and worked as a campus minister in Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee and Missouri before coming to Baltimore.

Bobby’s interests include movies, sports and reading spy novels.

Ronald J. Gretz - Ronald J. Gretz has been an organist and choir director in Baltimore since 1989, serving at St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church, Patapsco Methodist Church, Lovely Lane Methodist Church, Towson Methodist, and First and Franklin Presbyterian Church. He was hired as organist and choir director for UBC in 1989 and has remained in this position for the past 18 years.

Mr. Gretz’s full time position is professor of music at CCBC Essex campus where he has taught music theory for the past 35 years. He has written a music theory textbook for colleges, now in its second edition: Music Language and Fundamentals, published by McGraw Hill.

Ron Gretz has been artistic director and conductor with the Annapolis Opera since 1985 as well as conductor of the Chesapeake Opera and Harford Opera companies and chorus master and assistant conductor with the Baltimore Opera and Chautauqua Summer Opera in New York. He has conducted Baltimore Opera’s Summer Opera for three seasons and was appointed as an opera coach at Peabody Conservatory in 1995 where he taught for 5 years. In addition to his work in opera, he has conducted musicals with Cock-pit-in-Court and various area dinner theaters. Internationally he has performed twice at the Kanagawa Theater Festival in Japan as well as in Shanghai, China for the 700^th anniversary of the founding of that city. In 1994 Mr. Gretz was appointed conductor of the Gettysburg Symphony Orchestra. In 2004 with the demise of that orchestra Ron Gretz founded the Maryland Philharmonic Orchestra, now in its third season. In his spare time, Mr. Gretz lectures on opera for the Baltimore Opera Guild and the Women’s Club of Roland Park.

Robin Anderson, Associate Pastor, Education & Outreach - Robin has been on staff at UBC since 2004.  She currently serves as the Associate Pastor for Education and Outreach, which means that she gets to guide people in deepening their connection with Christ, with each other, and with the community around UBC.  She loves this challenging, yet utterly fulfilling, job.

Before moving to Baltimore, Robin served as the Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care and Senior Adults at First Baptist Church of Decatur, Georgia.  While in Georgia, she earned her MDiv at McAfee School of Theology.  Robin also obtained a BFA in Theater Performance from Webster University in St. Louis and lived briefly as a “starving artist” in Chicago.

Robin is married to Marty Anderson, who is also a minister at UBC.  They have a young daughter named Sophia and dachshund named Milo.  Robin loves Shakespeare, jazz, the Indigo Girls, and rhythm tap.  In her spare time, she enjoys movies and live theater, hiking, and watching her little girl explore the world.

Marty Anderson, Associate Pastor, College Ministries - Marty joins the UBC ministry staff as the Associate Pastor for College Ministry.  He has a heart for college students.  He loves watching students discover who they are and who they can become in Christ during the college years.  He most recently lived in Atlanta, Georgia where he served in campus ministry at Georgia State University and where he earned his Master of Divinity from Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology.  One of Marty’s favorite moments in ministry thus far was when he and his wife Robin were ordained to the ministry together at First Baptist Church of Decatur in Atlanta.  Marty earned his BS in Educational Psychology and Counseling from Mississippi State University.

Gail Stephens, Church/Office Coordinator - Gail was born in Tennessee and reared in the South. When she was six years old, she accepted Christ as Savior; and at age 15, accepted God’s call to work in the music ministry. She has been a church pianist/music associate ever since. One of her greatest joys has been working with all age group choirs and helping others to worship God through music.

Her earliest memories of church are of singing in the Cherub Choir and getting to play with flannel board Bible story figures. Since she has always been actively involved in church ministry, it was a natural progression for her to begin working and ministering in a church office setting.

She has a degree in Music Education, and has taught private piano and voice lessons. Her favorite things to do are: singing, gardening, reading mysteries, scrap booking, traveling to the mountains and the beach, vegan cooking, and yoga. She is a life-long learner, currently studying Spanish, Nonprofit Management, and learning to knit with Flissy.

She has two children, Andrew and Rachel. Andrew and his wife, Heather, live in Ohio. Rachel is a Communications major at the University of Tennessee. She plans to go into radio broadcasting and producing. Gail lives with her husband, two cats, and one dog in Baltimore.

A favorite Scripture is Zephaniah 3:17: “The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” A favorite quote: “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”

Felicia Saucier, Communications Coordinator - Felicia Saucier (Flissy) comes to UBC from suburban Howard County, where she lives with her husband and cats.  Her unusual nickname comes from her great-grandmother.  Flissy grew up as a member of First Baptist Church in Frederick, where as an adult she volunteered with the Youth Ministry.  She graduated from UMBC with a degree in Ancient Studies and Art History and Theory.  Before working at UBC, she shared her skills with the Howard County Arts Council, Center Stage, and most recently through OfficeTeam, where she was blessed with the opportunity to work with UBC permanently.   She works with Gail to create a friendly and efficient office at UBC.  She also brings to UBC her talents in art and graphic design. 

Flissy’s original art and jewelry can be found at www.the-kitschen.com.  Flissy loves to keep busy by dancing, practicing yoga, knitting, and baking vegan cupcakes and other delicious treats.  She likes to drink tea and do crossword puzzles.  Flissy is looking forward to getting to know the congregation and the fantastic people in Charles Village.