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
Email
Rhondalei Gabuat
Executive Assistant
Office: (206) 870-6810
Email
Rev. Dr. Allen Buck
Director, Circle of Indigenous Ministries
Office: (405) 431-9912
Email
Teri Watanabe
Ministry Consultant
GNW Area
Rev. Lisa Talbott
Assistant to the Bishop
Equity & Intercultural Competency, GNW Area
Office: (907) 290-7345
Email
Pacific Northwest Conference Staff
Office of Connectional Ministries
Rev. David Valera
Executive Director of Connectional Ministries
Office: (206) 870-6806
Email
Rev. Cruz Edwin Santos
Director of Hispanic/Latinx Ministries
Cell: (206) 854-9904
Email
Patrick Scriven
Director of Communications
Office: (206) 870-6808
Email
Kathy Hogg
Executive Assistant and Office Manager
Office: (206) 870-6834
Email
Teri Tobey
Program Associate for Young People’s Ministries
Office: (206) 870-6822
Email
Rev. Kathy Neary
Transitional Ministry Developer
Cell: (360) 334-1845
Email
Ian Patrick McKnight
Manager, Regional Media Center
Office: (206) 870-6813
Email
Tyrone Olds
Media Assistant and Print Room Manager
Office: (206) 870-6804
Email
Treasurer’s Office
Brant Henshaw
GNW Area Executive Director of Finance and Administration / Treasurer
Office: (206) 870-6832
Email
Sara Goetze
GNW Area Director of Finance / Assistant Treasurer
Office: (503) 802-9217
Email
Kristi Durham
GNW Area Director of Human Resources & Benefits
Office: (503) 802-9223
Email
Katrishca Barker
GNW Area Director of Property Asset Management
Office: (206) 870-6816
Email
Bruce Galvin
Conference Benefits Officer
Office: (206) 870-6819
Email
Steffanie Taylor
Accounting Specialist
Office: (206) 870-6818
Email
Meg Bonwitt
GNW Area Benefits & HR Manager
Office: (503) 802-9224
Email
Brittany Eisenhut
Senior Accountant
Office: (206) 870-6817
Email
Molly Gabel
Conference Chancellor & Legal Counsel
District Offices
Stephanie Franklin
Board of Ordained Ministry Administrator
Office: (206) 870-6805
Email
Rev. Sheila Miranda
Assistant for Connectional Ministries – Inland & Seven Rivers Missional Districts
Erin Tombaugh
District Administrator
Puget Sound, SeaTac
Office: (206) 870-6831
Email
Laura Velonza
District Administrator
Crest to Coast, Inland, and Seven Rivers
Cell: (206) 870-6814
Email
Rev. J. Mark Galang
District Superintendent
Puget Sound Missional District
Cell: (206) 802-5871
Email
Rev. Daniel Miranda
District Superintendent
Inland & Seven Rivers Missional District
Rev. Kathleen Weber
District Superintendent
Crest to Coast Missional District