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Contact

The California-Pacific Conference is managed both by committees of volunteers as well as staff organized into offices and departments with specific responsibilities.

Below is contact information for staff of the Conference. Please send postal mail to P.O. Box 6006, Pasadena, CA 91102-6006.

Note: All e-mail addresses with “@” at the end signifies “@calpacumc.org”

Episcopal office

Contact information for the Episcopal Office of Resident Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank is available on the Episcopal Office page.

District Staff

[mailing] 918 N Euclid Ave, Ontario, CA 91762
909.984.7100
eastdistrict@
calpacumc.org/eastdistrict

  • Rev. Moonyoung Lee
    East District Superintendent
  • Rev. Catie Coots
    Change Manager
  • Rev. Eric Schmidt
    Grant Writer
  • Danyelle Caguin
    Administrative Assistant

20 S Vineyard Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96813-2317
808.536.1864 | 808.531.7354[f]
hawaiidistrict@
calpacumc.org/hawaiidistrict

  • Rev. Dr. Tom Choi
    Hawaiʻi District Superintendent
  • Sonya Lee
    Administrative Assistant

[mailing] c/o Simi Valley UMC, 2394 Erringer Rd, Simi Valley, CA 93065-2222
818.882.8005
northdistrict@
calpacumc.org/northdistrict

  • Rev. Garth Gilliam
    North District Superintendent
  • Rev. Melissa Roux MacKinnon
    Change Manager
  • Jan Newton
    Administrative Assistant

[mailing] 26001 Muirlands Blvd, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
619.239.9980
southdistrict@
calpacumc.org/southdistrict

  • Rev. Luis Garcia
    South District Superintendent
  • Rev. Luan-Vu Tran
    Assistant District Director
  • Emilie Penuelas
    Administrative Assistant

1225 W 190th St, Ste 205, Gardena, CA 90248-4336
562.429.1441 | 866.226.3128[f]
westdistrict@
calpacumc.org/westdistrict

  • Rev. Dr. Siosaia Tu’itahi
    West District Superintendent
  • Rev. Gregory Douglass
    Assistant to the Superintendent
  • Polly Sablan
    Administrative Assistant

Conference Staff

  • Erin Hawkins-Smith (626.568.7314 | ehawkins@)
    Executive Director of Connectional Ministries
  • Rev. Kenneth Suhr (ksuhr@)
    Director of Leadership and Congregational Vitality
  • Kenny Funk (kfunk@)
    Director of Camping Operations
  • Sandee Furuta (626.568.7362 | sfuruta@)
    Associate Director of Resourcing and Property
  • Cathy Wilson (626.824.2284 | cwilson@)
    Associate Director of Lay and Clergy Credentialing and Development
  • Jennifer Gaylord (626.568.7363 | jgaylord@)
    Associate Director of Data Services & Special Projects, Conference Statistician
  • Rev. Karin Ellis (kellis@)
    Interim Justice & Compassion Ministries Coordinator
  • Krista Bilderbach (disasterresponse@)
    Interim Disaster Response Coordinator
  • Monalisa S. Tu’itahi (mtu’itahi@)
    Interim Immigration Ministries Coordinator
  • Nancy Perez-Barceló (626.568.7357 | nbarcelo@)
    Administrative Assistant
  • Robert Yamamoto ( ryamamoto@)
    Chief Finance and Benefits Officer
  • Lilly Cervantes
    Temporary Administrative Assistant and Receptionist
  • Sandee Furuta (626.568.7362 | sfuruta@)
    Associate Director of Resourcing and Property
  • Wanda Bethea (626.568.7318 | wbethea@)
    Benefits Manager
  • Salend Krishna (626.568.7366 | skrishna@)
    Information Technology Systems Coordinator
  • Kulwinder Kaur (626.568.7336 | controller @)
    Controller
  • Ferdinand Bondoc (626.568.7338 | fbondoc@)
    Senior Accountant and Payroll Administrator
  • Kenessa Johnson (626. 568.7337 | ap@)
    Accounts Payable Specialist
  • Patricia Perez (626.568.7309 | ar@)
    Accounts Receivables Specialist
  • Dr. Alyssa Fisher (afisher@)
    Director of Communications
  • Diana Beas Soto (dsoto@)
    Digital Community Engagement Specialist
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