Clergy and Staff
The Rev. Canon Mariclair Partee Carlsen
rector@stjamesmarietta.com, 770-428-5841
The Rev. Canon Mariclair Partee Carlsen is our new Rector at St. James. Born and raised in Marietta, GA, she is a graduate of the University of Georgia, the University of Georgia School of Law, and the General Theological Seminary. After almost two decades of service in parishes and cathedrals in New York and Pennsylvania, she has most recently served as preaching faculty for the Episcopal Preaching Foundation and as the National Coordinator of EPF’s Sermon Roundtable. She and her family are excited to become a part of the St. James community.
2026-2027 Seminarian
Foster Peterson, now in his third year (of four) at Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP), lives in Marietta, GA, with his wife, Bliss, and their youngest son, Henry. He is a postulant for Holy Orders in the Diocese of Atlanta and after his time (since 2010) as a member and seminarian at the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation is excited to be at St. James for field placement/contextual ed!
Foster is both a mechanical and locomotive engineer and is a graduate of Georgia Tech. His current vocation is in the railroad industry as the Director of Safety for a set of shortline railroads based in Chattanooga, TN, and as a consultant to the rail industry as a whole where he investigates railroad accidents and derailments. He is also a commercial pilot, flight instructor, and Captain in the Civil Air Patrol, where he serves as a lay member of the Chaplain Corps.
His favorite achievements, however, are his 4 sons: Carter, Hunter, Jack, and Henry.
Dr. Bryan Black
Director of Music
music@stjamesmarietta.com
Natalie Fowler
Children's Ministry Coordinator
children@stjamesmarietta.com
Rosemary Merida
Sexton I
