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Keith Ciccone, Director of Music
Keith J. Ciccone has been the Director of Music for First Congregational Church of Braintree since February 2017. Prior to arriving here, Keith was Minister of Music at Glendale United Methodist Church in Everett for over 23 years and before that, he was the Co-Director of Folk Liturgy and Organist at Star of the Sea Church in Marblehead as well as the Folk Group Director at St Joseph's Church in Lynn. While completing an internship, Keith was the Organist and Choir Director at two Methodist churches in Durham, North Carolina. He has sung in the Choir at Star of the Sea Church in Squantum as well as St. Gregory Church in Dorchester during special occasions. He served as the Co-Director of Music Ministry during his senior year in college. Keith has been in involved with Music Ministry since the age of 14.
Keith J. Ciccone works full time as the Nurse Specialist and Executive Director of Movement Disorder Programs for at SMG/St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Outpatient Neurology Department in Brighton, MA. Keith serves as co-facilitator for a monthly support group for Parkinson's patients with Deep Brain Stimulation in Boston, MA . He also serves yearly with a program called" When Patient's Heal You", working in collaboration with patient from Boston Medical Center Department of Neurology, Boston University College of Fine Arts Initiative Program and the Office of Diversity at Boston University Medical Center where he has performed annually with talented patients giving back to the Medical Community. Keith has previously volunteered and performed annually at Boston University Medical Center Neurology Global Health Program to help raise funds to send Nurses and Physicians from Neurology to Haiti to provide Neurological care. Keith is the Past President for the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association and currently volunteers at special programs.
Keith received his Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy with a minor in Psychology from Anna Maria College in Paxton, MA and his Nursing degree from Chelsea Soldier Home School of Nursing. He was the recipient of Outstanding Young Men in America Award, Student Nursing Leadership Award, and the recipient of the Salvatore A. Esposito Award, Sr. from the American Parkinson Disease Association in New York.
Keith is excited to be part of First Church working with Pastor Michael, the choir, Soloist and our youth. You can reach him at keciccon@aol.com.
Mattie Gietman, Director of Children's Ministry
Mattie provides engaging long-term and weekly projects for the Sunday school program and will be hosting the summer church camp. As a child, she was involved in the Sunday school program, youth group, church camp, children's choir, teen choir and the adult choir here at First Cong. She graduated from the New England School of Photography in 2010, majoring in advertising with a double minor in digital arts and fashion.
Before coming on board as the DCM, Mattie homeschooled her son from 2014 until 2018 when her family finally settled down in Weymouth. Although attending Weymouth Public Schools was an excellent opportunity for her son to make some roots in the town, Mattie really missed the hands-on learning experience that homeschooling allowed. As the Director of the Sunday school program, she really looks forward to the opportunity to continue expanding young minds on a larger scale!
Deb McMartin, Administrator
Deb Gillis McMartin was born and raised in Braintree; left for a while to live in Hartford, Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area; and returned to Braintree to raise her family. In her former life (before kids), Deb was an Arts Marketer working at institutions such as Hartford Stage Company, Huntington Theatre Company and as a Consultant in the Bay Area. Deb and her husband Paul moved back to Braintree in 2001 after the birth of their son, AJ. In 2006, daughter Keira joined the family. The McMartins are known around town as "the soccer family" since all four family members are deeply involved in the sport. Deb is a coach, director and the league registrar for Braintree Youth Soccer. She is also involved in the Highlands School PTO and is a member of the Friends of Hollis Field Playground, a small group of parents who worked to rebuild the playground adjacent to Hollis School. She loves reading, watching soccer, playing with her dog, Chelsea, finding fun adventures in and around Boston and just relaxing with friends and family.