Synod Staff

Partners In Ministry

Conferences

Synod Council

  • Simon Wong

    Vice President
    synodvicepresident@spselca.org

  • Jeff Pennington

    Secretary
    synodsecretary@spselca.org

  • Scott Taylor

    Treasurer
    synodtreasurer@spselca.org

  • Makayla Holeman

    Youth Member

  • Fernanda Rubio

    Young Adult Member

  • The Rev. Eduardo Trejo Soto

    At-Large Member,
    Primary Language other than English

  • Bertha Castro

    At-Large Member

  • Kezia Darla

    At-Large Member,
    Person of Color

  • Sandra Vargas

    At-Large Member

  • Christine Sinnott

    At-Large Member

  • Tyler Biscocho

    Conference 1 Member
    Redwood Mountain Conference

  • The Rev. Clare McElaney

    Conference 2 Member
    Bridges Conference

  • Deanna Moore

    Conference 3 Member
    Capitol Valley Conference

  • J Pierce

    Conference 4 Member
    Sierra Nevada Foothills Conference

  • The Rev. Joshua Serrano

    Conference 5 Member
    San Francisco Peninsula Conference

  • Melva Mack

    Conference 6 Member
    El Camino Real Conference

  • Donald Eismann

    Conference 7 Member
    Mt. Diablo Conference

  • The Rev. Sylvia Mueller

    Conference 8 Member
    Sierra Central Valley Conference

  • Carol Bentz

    Conference 9 Member
    Central San Joaquin Conference

Finance Committee

  • Scott Taylor

    St. Mark’s Lutheran Church,
    San Francisco, CA

  • Eric Brudos

    Grace Lutheran Church,
    Palo Alto, CA

  • Donald Eismann

    Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church, Orinda, CA

  • The Rev. Dr. Donna E. Allen

    New Revelation Community Church,
    Oakland, CA

  • Janette Drew, MBA

    Board,
    Portico Benefits Services

  • Simon Wong

    Vice President,
    Sierra Pacific Synod

  • Eric Babcock

    Lutheran Church of the Resurrection,
    Granite Bay, CA

Investment Team

  • Eric Brudos, Chair

    Grace Lutheran Church,
    Palo Alto, CA

  • Scott Taylor

    St. Mark’s Lutheran Church,
    San Francisco, CA

  • Eric Babcock

    Lutheran Church of the Resurrection,
    Granite Bay, CA

  • Elizabeth Gilbert Kaetzel

    St. John’s Lutheran Church,
    Sacramento, CA

  • Bishop Jeff R. Johnson

    Bishop, Sierra Pacific Synod

Nominating Committee

  • The Rev. Kathy Morris

    Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Reno, NV

  • The Rev. Jodi Golden-Lund

    Trinity Lutheran Church,
    Porterville, CA

  • Christa Wyneken Garcia

    Holy Lutheran Church, Fresno, CA

  • The Rev. Paul Larson

    St. Paul's Lutheran Family, Carson City, NV

Leadership Team

  • The Rev. Stephanie Johnson

    Trinity Lutheran Church,
    Alameda, CA

  • The Rev. Dianne Wendt

    Lutheran Church of the Cross,
    Sacramento, CA

  • The Rev. Nathan Winterhof

    Messiah Lutheran Church,
    Hayward, CA

  • The Rev. Anne Carlson

    Retired

  • The Rev. Tony Rhodes

    St. Philip's Lutheran Church,
    Carmel, CA

  • The Rev. Tyler Jensen

    Bethlehem Lutheran Church,
    Santa Rosa, CA

  • The Rev. Sue Holland

    Coastside Lutheran Church,
    Half Moon Bay, CA

  • The Rev. Clark Brown

    Interim

  • The Rev. Sandi Olson-Decker

    St. Timothy Lutheran Church,
    Monterey, CA

Synod Staff Support Committee

  • Sandra Hamilton Slane

    St. James Lutheran Church,
    Redding, CA

  • Michael Flanagin

    Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran,
    San Jose, CA

  • The Rev. Frank Espegren

    St. John’s Lutheran,
    Sacramento, CA

  • John Brett

    First United Lutheran Church,
    San Fransisco, CA

  • Jack Bareilles

    Immanuel Lutheran Church,
    Eureka, CA

Witness Team

  • The Rev. Janet Katari, Chair

    Christ Lutheran Church,
    San Francisco, CA

  • The The Rev. Amy Kienzle, Dir. Evangelical Mission

    Sierra Pacific Synod Staff,
    Berkeley, CA

  • The Rev. Eduardo Trejo Soto, Synod Council

    Iglesia Luterana El Buen Pastor,
    Salinas, CA

  • Linda Babcock, Synod Council

    Lutheran Church of the Resurrection,
    Granite Bay, CA

  • David Birdsall

    Prince of Peace Lutheran Church,
    Saratoga, CA

  • The Rev. Clare McElaney

    Shepherd of the Hills, Berkeley, CA

  • The Rev. Shaun O’Reilly

    Faith Lutheran Church, Reno, NV

Resolutions Committee

The Rev. Dr. John Valentine
Chair

Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church,
Orinda, CA

Katie Swartz,
Christian Ed. Coordinator

St. James Lutheran Church,
Redding, CA