Deacon Alan Hart lives in West Glenville with his wife, Deacon MaryCarol Hart, who also serves at St. Ann's. They have four children and eight grandchildren.  Dcn. Alan, 76, for 34 years was a sportswriter at the Albany Times Union. He is the author of four books of non-fiction dealing with local history.

He graduated from Scotia-Glenville High School in 1964, received an Associates Degree from Hudson Valley CC in 1966, a BA from UAlbany in 1969, and a Masters Degree in English from UAlbany in 1997.

He was ordained as a deacon in June of 2006 and had previous tenures as a deacon at Christ Church in Schenectady and St. Mary's of Lake Luzerne prior to coming to St. Ann's in July of 2012. Dcn. Alan is a big fan of sports and recreation. He enjoys bowling and he loves golf and fishing. Dcn. Alan loves music, especially singing and playing guitar and banjo.  In recent years Dcn. Alan has enjoyed sketching and painting with acrylics.  He is an amateur songwriter and enjoys performing his own work at benefit concerts and family gatherings.