Our Staff
Alice Gonzales
Community Connection
Family: Alice is married to Eddie. Together, they have four boys: Eddie, Mateo, and twins, Michael and Keone.
What you love to do: Alice loves to spend time with family and friends, watch her boys play sports, eat good food, travel and take long naps.
What you love to do: Alice loves to spend time with family and friends, watch her boys play sports, eat good food, travel and take long naps.
Caroline Sato
Director of Community Inclusion
Family: Caroline is married to Tim Sato, they have two adult children, Daniel and Lucy. Her family lives all over the place, but are rooted in California.
What you love to do: Caroline loves to read, watch baseball, laugh, cook, sing for any reason, travel anywhere, and walk in the rain without an umbrella, preferably all with Tim except he doesn’t like the rain one.
What you love to do: Caroline loves to read, watch baseball, laugh, cook, sing for any reason, travel anywhere, and walk in the rain without an umbrella, preferably all with Tim except he doesn’t like the rain one.
Connie Loggins
Westside Community Liaison
Family: Connie is married, she has a daughter and son-in-law, they live in Orange County
What you love to do: Connie loves spending time in Lake Arrowhead with her family. Playing pickleball, relaxing by a fireplace, laughing and chatting with family and friends. Connecting people for the greater good.
What you love to do: Connie loves spending time in Lake Arrowhead with her family. Playing pickleball, relaxing by a fireplace, laughing and chatting with family and friends. Connecting people for the greater good.
Debbie Liu
Administrative Support to Pastor Kimberley Morrison
Family: Debbie is married to Tony. They have a daughter and twin boys.
What you love to do: When she’s not a “minivan Uber” for her kids' activities, she appreciates art, music, and trying to capture a perfectly balanced composition of light, shapes, and color.
What you love to do: When she’s not a “minivan Uber” for her kids' activities, she appreciates art, music, and trying to capture a perfectly balanced composition of light, shapes, and color.
Kimberley Morrison
Pastor
Family: Kimberley is married to Bill, they have four children and eight grandchildren. All of her family live in Canada.
What you love to do: Kimberley enjoys reading, hiking, road trips with her husband and lots of walks on the beach. Sitting with great friends reflecting around great questions might be her favorite - but that’s probably already taken because she loves just holding hands and being anywhere with Bill!
What you love to do: Kimberley enjoys reading, hiking, road trips with her husband and lots of walks on the beach. Sitting with great friends reflecting around great questions might be her favorite - but that’s probably already taken because she loves just holding hands and being anywhere with Bill!
Tim Sato
Minister of Care
Family: Tim is married to Caroline and they have two adult children, Daniel and Lucy. His mom and siblings all live in Long Beach.
What you love to do: Tim loves reading, watching baseball, listening to podcasts, cooking, and talking to friends. He also loves to explore cities and to observe water cascading over granite.
What you love to do: Tim loves reading, watching baseball, listening to podcasts, cooking, and talking to friends. He also loves to explore cities and to observe water cascading over granite.
Our Lead Team
Daniel Groot
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David Uyematsu
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Eddie Gonzales
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Franky Davila
Vice Chair of the Lead Team
Family: Franky is single with no children. He is the oldest son of 9 in his family. He has an older sister, three younger brothers, and four younger sisters. His mother, Ana Soraya Davila, passed away on January 27, 2010 and is survived by her husband Ramon and 9 children.
What you love to do: Franky enjoys exploring Long Beach coffee shops, breweries, and local events. He also enjoys playing board games with friends and attending occasional board game conventions. He also likes biking around downtown Long Beach and spending time in nature.
What you love to do: Franky enjoys exploring Long Beach coffee shops, breweries, and local events. He also enjoys playing board games with friends and attending occasional board game conventions. He also likes biking around downtown Long Beach and spending time in nature.
Gaby Schmidt
Chairperson of the Leadership Team
Family: Gaby has been married to Andre since 2004 and they have three teenagers, two still at home and one happily adjusting to life in Colorado.
What you love to do: Gaby loves long conversations over a good cup of coffee or on a walk out in nature somewhere. She likes to dabble in all things creative and also really loves exploring national parks with her family.
What you love to do: Gaby loves long conversations over a good cup of coffee or on a walk out in nature somewhere. She likes to dabble in all things creative and also really loves exploring national parks with her family.
Karen Bowdre
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Nayelli Casarrubias
Secretary of the Leadership Team
Family: Nayelli is single and the daughter of Francisco and Rosa Casarrubias. She has an older brother and younger sister who all live in San Pedro.
What you love to do: Nayelli loves to exercise, especially weight lifting, long bike rides and runs and pickleball. She also deeply enjoys hanging out with family and friends and getting the opportunity to engage in long conversations and hear people’s hearts. She also likes to read, listen to podcasts, build puzzles and be the best auntie.
What you love to do: Nayelli loves to exercise, especially weight lifting, long bike rides and runs and pickleball. She also deeply enjoys hanging out with family and friends and getting the opportunity to engage in long conversations and hear people’s hearts. She also likes to read, listen to podcasts, build puzzles and be the best auntie.