I first heard the call to ministry at age 16 while in the company of friends in a VW Bus sharing our Sierra Service Project experiences. In those years “Love people, just as they are, right where they are” was the informal motto of SSP and I imbibed that mission as part of recognizing that service made me my best self. In the nearly 40 years since that VW bus ride I have dedicated myself to meeting people, learning from them, and growing with them towards who God invites us to be. It did not matter if I was picking squash, harvesting walnuts, working in a cannery, installing electrical panels, roughing out plumbing, creating and starting a restaurant (or a chain), lecturing at a business school, serving on a Board of Directors, leading a church, or developing a non-profit. In all of those settings I have brought a passion and entrepreneurial spirit to growing, learning, and serving with others for others.
CURRENT AND PAST POSITIONS
SAN FRANCISCO TRANSIT RIDERS | AUGUST 2020 – PRESENT
Executive Director ~ San Francisco Transit Riders is San Francisco’s rider-based advocacy organization fighting for a world class public transportation system.
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | 2003 – PRESENT
Park Presidio United Methodist Church | San Francisco, CA | Pastor | 2019 – Present
Trinity United Methodist Church | Berkeley | Lead Pastor | 2011 – 2019
Calvary United Methodist Church | San Francisco, CA | Lead Pastor | 2010 – 2011
Wesley House | Berkeley, CA | Receiver | 2010
[Wesley House is a 94 bed residential student housing facility that in 2010 had missed its bond covenants and been served with a notice of foreclosure. I was appointed by Bishop Brown with 2 others to act as receivers to rescue the property.]
Sarah Laughed Ministry Group | San Francisco, CA | Founder | 2007 – 2010
Hope United Methodist Church | South San Francisco, CA | Lead Pastor | 2005 – 2009
Community United Methodist Church | Fairfield, CA | Associate Pastor for Operations + Facilities | 2004 – 2005
Graduate Theological Union & Triple Rock Brewing | Berkeley, CA | Graduate Student-Bartender | 2001- 2004