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Conference Staff

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.

Connectional Ministries

Erin Hawkins-Smith
Executive Director of Connectional Ministries

626.568.7314
ehawkins@calpacumc.org

Rev. Kenneth Suhr
Director of Congregational Vitality

ksuhr@calpacumc.org

Kenny Funk
Director of Camping Operations

kfunk@calpacumc.org

Sandee Furuta
Associate Director of Resourcing and Property

626.568.7362
sfuruta@calpacumc.org

Cathy Wilson
Associate Director of Lay and Clergy Credentialing and Development

626.824.2284
cwilson@calpacumc.org

Jennifer Gaylord
Associate Director of Data Services & Special Projects, Conference Statistician

626.568.7363
jgaylord@calpacumc.org

Rev. Karin Ellis
Interim Justice & Compassion Ministries Coordinator

kellis@calpacumc.org

Krista Bilderbach
Interim Disaster Response Coordinator

disasterresponse@calpacumc.org

Monalisa S. Tu’itahi
Interim Immigration Ministries Coordinator

mtu’itahi@calpacumc.org

Caitlyn Anderson
Interim Coordinator of Young Generations Ministry

canderson@calpacumc.org

Bri Uipi
Interim Coordinator of Young Generations Ministry

buipi@calpacumc.org

Nancy Perez-Barceló
Administrative Assistant

626.568.7357  
nbarcelo@calpacumc.org

Finance and Benefits Office

Robert Yamamoto 
Chief Finance and Benefits Officer

ryamamoto@calpacumc.org

Sandee Furuta
Associate Director of Resourcing and Property

626.568.7362
sfuruta@calpacumc.org

Wanda Bethea
Benefits Manager

626.568.7318
wbethea@calpacumc.org

Salend Krishna
Information Technology Systems Coordinator

626.568.7366
skrishna@calpacumc.org

Kulwinder Kaur
Controller

626.568.7336
controller@calpacumc.org

Ferdinand Bondoc
Senior Accountant & Payroll Administrator

626.568.7338
fbondoc@calpacumc.org

Patricia Perez
Accounts Receivables Specialist

626.568.7309
ar@calpacumc.org

Kenessa Johnson 
Accounts Payable Specialist

626.568.7337 
ap@calpacumc.org

Rose Wang
Administrative Assistant

626.568.7306
rwang@calpacumc.org

Communications

Dr. Alyssa Fisher
Director of Communications

afisher@calpacumc.org

Diana Beas Soto
Digital Community Engagement Specialist

dsoto@calpacumc.org