Our Team
Our Team
At PBC, we believe in shared leadership. We believe Jesus Christ is the head of our church–our entire structure is based on that reality. We do not have a lead or senior pastor. Instead, elders unanimously make strategic decisions for the church. Pastors, who share authority, shepherd the community day to day.
PBC affirms the spiritual giftedness of both women and men. After a year studying the topic of women in ministry, the elders have prepared a Q&A regarding our practice.
All
Pastors
Directors
Residents
Elders
Operations
Aaron Tom
Elementary Director
Allison Woo
Women's Director
Alma Cho
Women's Pastor
Autumn Odean
Communications Director
Brian Shiu
Elder: Children's
Brittany Koch
Accounting & HR Manager
Brooke Taylor
Adult Ministries Director
Bruce Maez
Recovery Pastor
Camille Baker
Worship Director
Cormac Parker Jr
Worship Pastor
Dan Westman
Pastor of Spiritual Formation
Darren Engelkemier
Elder: Children's
Dave Thorne
Recovery Director
Diana Urey
Children's Pastor-In-Training
Eric Soderberg
Elder: YAF, Recovery, and Missions
Gina Siegle
Wedding Liaison
Isabella Cho
Middle School / High School Pastor
Jack Withers
Production Director
Jerry Yan
Elder: Women's and Spiritual Formation
Jin Huang
Elder: Middle School
Joe Taylor
Elder: Moderator, Finance, Worship & Operations
Jules Charnota-Larson
Operations Director
Kevin Anderson
Elder: Secretary and High School
Leana Anacker
Nursery & Preschool Director
Michael D’Alessio
Middle School Pastor-In-Training
Ray Kaestner
Elder: Treasurer and Youth
Rob Schulze
Pastor of Community
Rolana Smith
Pastor of Care and Development
Scott Grant
Teaching Pastor, Elder: Seniors
Zac Paulson
Youth Resident
Alma Cho
Women's Pastor
Bruce Maez
Recovery Pastor
Cormac Parker Jr
Worship Pastor
Dan Westman
Pastor of Spiritual Formation
Diana Urey
Children's Pastor-In-Training
Isabella Cho
Middle School / High School Pastor
Michael D’Alessio
Middle School Pastor-In-Training
Rob Schulze
Pastor of Community
Rolana Smith
Pastor of Care and Development
Scott Grant
Teaching Pastor, Elder: Seniors
Aaron Tom
Elementary Director
Allison Woo
Women's Director
Autumn Odean
Communications Director
Brooke Taylor
Adult Ministries Director
Camille Baker
Worship Director
Dave Thorne
Recovery Director
Gina Siegle
Wedding Liaison
Jack Withers
Production Director
Jules Charnota-Larson
Operations Director
Leana Anacker
Nursery & Preschool Director
Zac Paulson
Youth Resident
PBC Elders Meetings
The PBC Elders typically meet three times a month on Mondays. Pastors join the Elders once a month, while Elder Advisors participate weekly—unless the meeting is designated as Elders-only. Each meeting usually begins with a time of devotion and/or teaching, followed by an open session where anyone from the congregation is welcome to attend, request prayer, offer feedback, or simply observe. After the open session, the meeting transitions into a closed session, which is generally reserved for more sensitive or confidential matters.
Executive Committee Meeting
The Executive Meeting is a weekly, Elder-led meeting focused on making the administrative decisions necessary to run PBC. Its purpose is to handle day-to-day operational matters, allowing the broader Elder meetings to focus on shepherding and church-wide direction. The Elder board Moderator sets the agenda and leads the meeting.
Decisions require unanimous agreement among the Elders present, with a minimum quorum of three Elders. Typically, the meeting includes four Elders, two pastors, and the HR/Finance Manager. Minutes are recorded and shared with the full Elder board, allowing for additional discussion at a future Elder meeting if needed.
Brian Shiu
Elder: Children's
Darren Engelkemier
Elder: Children's
Eric Soderberg
Elder: YAF, Recovery, and Missions
Jerry Yan
Elder: Women's and Spiritual Formation
Jin Huang
Elder: Middle School
Joe Taylor
Elder: Moderator, Finance, Worship & Operations
Kevin Anderson
Elder: Secretary and High School
Ray Kaestner
Elder: Treasurer and Youth
Scott Grant
Teaching Pastor, Elder: Seniors
Autumn Odean
Communications Director
Brittany Koch
Accounting & HR Manager
Jules Charnota-Larson
Operations Director
Aaron Tom
Elementary Director
Alice Sage
#High School Ministry #Fall Retreat
Allison Woo
Women's Director
Alma Cho
Women's Pastor
America George
High School Resident
Anna Miller
Ministry Team
Autumn Odean
Communications Director
Beginnings Foundation, Thailand
Bonita Thompson, serving Trafficked Women in Thailand
Bethany Wong
Ministry Team
Bob Clarkson
Treasurer
Brian Shiu
Elder: Children's
Brittany Koch
Accounting & HR Manager
Brooke Taylor
Adult Ministries Director
Bruce Maez
Recovery Pastor
Camille Baker
Worship Director
Cenia Wong Tupaj
Faculty Commons with Cru, Boston, MA
Chris Thrasher-Wheatley
Regional Director for Intervarsity in Northern CA, OR, & HI
Chrissy Tsai
CRU Leadership Development, West Coast Region
Cormac Parker Jr
Worship Pastor
Dan Westman
Pastor of Spiritual Formation
Daniel Masny
Ministry Team
Darren Engelkemier
Elder: Children's
Daryl Sid
Operations
Dave Thorne
Recovery Director
Diana Urey
Children's Pastor-In-Training
Eric Soderberg
Elder: YAF, Recovery, and Missions
Ernest Yip
#Compassion #Young Adults
FCA at Stanford
Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Stanford University
Foster The City
Serving the Bay Area
Gavin Wolfe
#Recovery Ministry #Step Closer
Gina Siegle
Wedding Liaison
Grace Academie, Niger
Serving young Nigerienne women with discipleship, academic & vocational training
Help One Child
Serving Vulnerable Children in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties
Holly Matsuo
#Women's Ministry #SanMateoCountyPBCers
Hope Horizon (EPA)
Reaching and equipping kids and youth in East Palo Alto
International Justice Mission (IJM)
Isabella Cho
Middle School / High School Pastor
Jack Withers
Production Director
Jay Chesavage
#foster-adopt, #Men's Ministry, #Kitchen Managers
Jerry Yan
President
Jerry Yan
Elder: Women's and Spiritual Formation
Jessica Cao
Ministry Team
Jin Huang
Elder: Middle School
Joanie Burnside
#Middle School Ministry
Joe Taylor
Elder: Moderator, Finance, Worship & Operations
Josh Sahaya Arul
Ministry Team
Josh Vandervort
Ministry Team
Jules Charnota-Larson
Operations Director
Julie Cheng
#seniors #intouch
June Li
Ministry Team
Karen Sid
#Middle School Parents #Children's Ministry #SanMateoCountyPBCers
Katie Antilla
Ministry Team
Kevin Anderson
Elder: Secretary and High School
Leana Anacker
Nursery & Preschool Director
Lisa Parekh
#Fall Retreat
Louise Williamson
Communications Manager
Lynne Fox
Pastor Emeritus
Marianne Strickfaden
#Seniors Ministry
Mark Walker
Servant Partners, East Los Angeles
Matthew Hanson
Middle School Resident
Michael D’Alessio
Middle School Pastor-In-Training
Ministries of Divine Mercy (MDM)
Serving rural communities near San Matias, Honduras
New Hope Foundation, China
Serving Orphans with Disabilities in China
Nolan and Sandra Sharp
Cru Leader Impact in Croatia
Opeoluwa Williams
Operation Mobilization, India
Serving the communities of Hyderabad, Belgaum, and Southern India
Our Brother’s Home
Local Transitional Housing
Pam Chesavage
#compassion ministry #shelter ministry
Peter Monaco
Board Member
Prayvine
Prayvine, Florida
Rahul Parekh
#childrens ministry #fall retreat
Randy Strickfaden
#Men's Ministry
Ray Kaestner
Elder: Treasurer and Youth
Real Options
Serving Santa Clara County
Rebecca Harrington
Cru Lifelines, Portland, Maine
Rick Toker
#Recovery Ministry #Step Closer
Rob Burnside
#Middle School Ministry
Rob Schulze
Pastor of Community
Rolana Smith
Pastor of Care and Development
Ron Sage
#High School Ministry
Sarah Miranda
Interim Middle School Director
Scott Grant
Teaching Pastor, Elder: Seniors
St John’s School of India
Education & care for rural children in India
Steve and Erica Lawry
Parakaleo Christian Ministry at Stanford, CA
Steve Holmlund
Elder
Steve Kurihara
#Men's Ministry #Ushers
Steve Kurihara
#Men's Ministry #Ushers
Street Life Ministries
Serving the unhoused in Redwood City, Menlo Park, and Palo Alto
Summer Tang
Secretary
Susannah Schulze
Ministry Team
Tasha Ales
Bridges International (Cru) at Stanford and SJSU
Televisit
Serving Seniors and Visually Impaired persons across the United States
Teresa Tan
Ministry Team
The Gideons International
Dedicated to making the Word of God available to everyone
The Kilgoris Project
serving communities in in rural southwest Kenya
Tuvya and Ellen Zaretsky
Jews for Jesus, Los Angeles, California
Veronica Yip
#Compassion #YAF #Women's Ministry
Vince and Cathy Costa
Proclaim! International, North Carolina and Italy
Wanda Furman
Part-time staff with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Foothill College, Los Altos Hills
Wesley Cheng
#seniors #intouch
Young Life Palo Alto/South Peninsula
Serving middle school and high school youth
Zac Paulson
Youth Resident
Zach Huey
Ministry Team
Zozu Project
Serving the children of Arua, Uganda
