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Our Staff

The staff of the Pacific Northwest Conference Office, Greater Northwest Episcopal Office and the Northwest United Methodist Foundation are listed on this page. They are listed by department where applicable.

Greater Northwest Area Staff


Episcopal Office

Resourcing Staff

Cedrick D. Bridgeforth
Resident Bishop

Office: (206) 870-6810
bishop@greaternw.org

Rhondalei Gabuat
Executive Assistant

Office: (206) 870-6810
rgabuat@greaternw.org

Rev. Dr. Allen Buck
Director, Circle of Indigenous Ministries

Office: (405) 431-9912
allen.greatspiritpdx@gmail.com


GNW Innovation Vitality Team

Kristina Gonzalez

Kristina Gonzalez
Executive Director for Innovation and Vitality

Office: (206) 870-6809
kgonzalez@greaternw.org

Patrick Ferguson
Administrative Coordinator

Office: (206) 870-6802
pferguson@greaternw.org

Pacific Northwest Conference Staff


Office of Connectional Ministries

Rev. David Valera
Executive Director of Connectional Ministries

Office: (206) 870-6806
dvalera@pnwumc.org

Rev. Cruz Edwin Santos
Director of Hispanic/Latinx Ministries

Cell: (407) 202-1052
cesantos@pnwumc.org

Patrick Scriven
Director of Communications

Office: (206) 870-6808
pscriven@pnwumc.org

Kathy Hogg

Kathy Hogg
Administrative Assistant for Connectional Ministries

Office: (206) 870-6834
khogg@pnwumc.org

Teri Tobey
Program Associate for Young People’s Ministries

Office: (206) 870-6822
ttobey@pnwumc.org

Rev. Kathy Neary
Transitional Ministry Developer

Cell: (360) 334-1845
kneary@pnwumc.org

Ian Patrick McKnight
Manager, Regional Media Center

Office: (206) 870-6813
imcknight@pnwumc.org

Tyrone Olds
Media Assistant and Print Room Manager

Office: (206) 870-6804
tolds@pnwumc.org

Alan Rogstad
Executive Director
Camp & Retreat Ministries

Office: (206) 870-6807
arogstad@pnwumc.org


Treasurer’s Office

Brant Henshaw
Treasurer and Director of Administrative Services

Office: (206) 870-6832
bhenshaw@pnwumc.org

Bruce Galvin
Conference Benefits Officer

Office: (206) 870-6819
bruce.galvin@pnwumc.org

Kristi Durham 
GNW Area Director of Human Resources & Benefits

Office: (503) 802-9223
kdurham@greaternw.org

Molly Gabel
Conference Chancellor & Legal Counsel

Liz Gough
Senior Accountant

Office: (206) 870-6817
lgough@pnwumc.org

Steffanie Taylor 
Accountant

Office: (206) 870-6818
staylor@pnwumc.org


District Offices

Erin Tombaugh
District Administrator
Puget Sound, SeaTac

Office: (206) 870-6831
etombaugh@pnwumc.org

Stephanie Franklin
Board of Ordained Ministry Administrator

Office: (206) 870-6805
sfranklin@pnwumc.org

Rev. J. Mark Galang
District Superintendent
Puget Sound Missional District

Cell: (206) 802-5871
psds@pnwumc.org

Rev. Daniel Miranda
District Superintendent
Inland & Seven Rivers Missional District

dmiranda@pnwumc.org

Rev. Sheila Miranda

Rev. Sheila Miranda
Assistant for Connectional Ministries – Inland & Seven Rivers Missional Districts

smiranda@pnwumc.org

Rev. Derek Nakano
District Superintendent
SeaTac Missional District

seatacDS@pnwumc.org

Laura Velonza
District Administrator
Crest to Coast, Inland, and Seven Rivers

Cell: (206) 870-6814
lvelonza@pnwumc.org

Rev. Kathleen Weber
District Superintendent
Crest to Coast Missional District

c2cds@pnwumc.org

Partner Organizations


Faith Foundation Northwest

Julia Frisbie
Executive Director

Office: (800) 488-4179
julia@faith.foundation

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