Experience

Glide Memorial Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Church Communications Specialist

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  San Francisco, California, United States



SIERRA PACIFIC SYNOD OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bishop

  • Jul 2021 - Jun 2022

  California and Nevada Elected to serve Lutherans from Visalia, CA up to Oregon and out to Elko, NV. In this position I supervised credentialling for faith leaders, supported congregations and shared a vision to help our Synod grow in ways that would help us become younger and more diverse. Created a Strategic Plan to Decrease Racism and Bias in the Synod.



City & County of San Francisco - Police Department (SFPD)

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Coordinator, Community Chaplaincy

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2021

  San Francisco Worked in the Behavioral Science Unit with the task of creating an interfaith community chaplaincy program. I also served on the Executive Workgroup that worked on the Bias-Free Policing Strategic Plan (https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/SFPDBias-FreePolicingStrategicPlan.pdf)



Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pastor

  • Feb 2014 - Jun 2021

  3201 Ulloa St, San Francisco, CA Being a shepherd of people, faith and sacrament.



Night Ministry

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Night Minister

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2019

  San Francisco, CA The San Francisco Night Ministry provides middle-of-the-night compassionate non-judgmental pastoral care, counseling, referral and crisis intervention to anyone in any kind of distress. Through our Crisis Telephone Line staffed by trained volunteer Crisis Line Counselors; and through person-to-person encounters with ordained clergy on the streets, this ministry is available every night of the year from 10:00 pm - 4:00 am.



Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Contributing Blogger

  • Oct 2016 - 2017

  Welcome to LivingLutheran.com Grab a cup of coffee, pull up a chair and join us at the table for a conversation about what it means to “live Lutheran.” LivingLutheran.com serves up a daily blend of culture, conversation and community for ELCA members and friends. We’re looking for answers about what it all means and hope you’ll stop by to put in your two cents. You won’t find breaking news here, although there’s plenty of commentary on what’s happening in the world and what… Show more Welcome to LivingLutheran.com Grab a cup of coffee, pull up a chair and join us at the table for a conversation about what it means to “live Lutheran.” LivingLutheran.com serves up a daily blend of culture, conversation and community for ELCA members and friends. We’re looking for answers about what it all means and hope you’ll stop by to put in your two cents. You won’t find breaking news here, although there’s plenty of commentary on what’s happening in the world and what ELCA members think about it. We have resources for congregations, videos to inspire and amuse and places to share what’s on your mind. We’re probably being a bit presumptuous, but we like to think that Martin Luther would approve. Show less



Welcome

• Australia
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Jun 2002 - Feb 2014

  Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Welcome seeks to provide a faithful response to poverty and to improve the quality of life for individuals in our community by providing: hospitality; education; food; and referrals for housing, health care and drug and alcohol treatment. Current Projects include: *Just Lutheran (a do-it-yourself guide to responding to poverty *The Homeless Vision Project *SF CARES (a partnership with the San Francisco Night Ministry, St. Paulus Lutheran, Grace Lutheran, Welcome and Sts. Maria y… Show more Welcome seeks to provide a faithful response to poverty and to improve the quality of life for individuals in our community by providing: hospitality; education; food; and referrals for housing, health care and drug and alcohol treatment. Current Projects include: *Just Lutheran (a do-it-yourself guide to responding to poverty *The Homeless Vision Project *SF CARES (a partnership with the San Francisco Night Ministry, St. Paulus Lutheran, Grace Lutheran, Welcome and Sts. Maria y Martha Lutheran Churches to advocate for individuals with mental health issues and traumatic brain injuries). Past Projects Include: *Old First Presbyterian Saturday Community Dinners (feeds between 150 and 300 individuals twice a month) *Old First Presbyterian Tuesday Welcome Center (feeds 25-45 each Tuesday and provides one-on-one care) *Urban Share Community Gardening Project (grown and given away more than 7,000 pounds of free produce on unused church properties in the San Francisco Bay Area) *LGBTQ homeless youth leadership project (recording the oral histories of homeless youth around the country and mentoring San Francisco youth who use the history of a similar group in the 60's, art and magazine writing to advocate for their needs) *HIV+ Grocery Project *The Welcome Pantry *The St. Francis Lutheran Senior Program *The St. Francis Hospitality Hour Show less



Zanderology

• United States
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • 2014 - 2014

  Winner- Medal of Tolerence at the Global Film Awards in Jakarta, Indonesia; Award of Merit- International Film Festivaland the Accolade Film Awards Official Selection- Translation, Gender Reel and the Grace Film Festival



Project Homeless Connect

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Provider and Resource Manager

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2012

  San Francisco, CA The mission of Project Homeless Connect (PHC) is to provide a single location where non profit medical and social service providers collaborate to serve the homeless of San Francisco with comprehensive, holistic services.

• Growing Home Community Garden Manager

  • Apr 2010 - Jan 2012

  Octavia/Lily, San Francisco, CA The Growing Home Community Garden won the 2010 NEN Best Community Challenge Grant Project. Growing Home's Seeding Resilience project, increases access to mental health services and provides employment opportunities and skills. A two year innovation project with major support provided by the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), the Seeding Resilience project is 75% focused on the Growing Home Community Garden (Octavia & Lily) and 25% on working with Urban Agricultural leaders in San… Show more The Growing Home Community Garden won the 2010 NEN Best Community Challenge Grant Project. Growing Home's Seeding Resilience project, increases access to mental health services and provides employment opportunities and skills. A two year innovation project with major support provided by the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), the Seeding Resilience project is 75% focused on the Growing Home Community Garden (Octavia & Lily) and 25% on working with Urban Agricultural leaders in San Francisco to build a citywide network of support for mental health consumers. SF Refresh, hosted six daylong citywide events that enabled San Franciscans to receive free whole body care in community garden settings in 2011. Activities included: gardening classes, yoga, life couching, meditation, trauma care, nutrition classes, massage, acupuncture, tea and coffee cuppings, movement classes, preventative health care information and more. In addition to providing direct services to those who need them, SF Refresh connected individuals and families to self care resources available through the city's system of care, local businesses and non-profit organizations.



St. Aidan's Episcopal Church

• United States

• Assisting Priest

  • 2010 - 2012

  San Francisco, California, United States Helped to create a progressive worshiping experience called Community of Travelers that met each Sunday afternoon. Tasks also included filling in at other services when needed.


Children's Home Society, Sioux Falls
• Child Care Counselor

  • Jun 2001 - Jan 2002

Augustana College (SD)
• Summer Conference Worker

  • 1998 - 2001