resume
the path I've walked ... so far
formal education
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Certified HR OD (Organizational Development) Practitioner
AIHR | Academy to Innovate HR
2023
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Certified DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging) Specialist
AIHR | Academy to Innovate HR
2023
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Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Leadership & Organizational Health Concentration
University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth, KS
2016
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Master of Divinity (M.Div.)
Fuller Theological Seminary, Menlo Park, CA
2012
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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Youth Ministry
Bible & Theology
San Jose Christian College, San Jose, CA
(now Jessup University, Rocklin, CA)
1998
informal education
BAY AREA THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY (BATL) SEMINARS
BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY (BAS) SEMINARS
BIBLICAL LANGUAGE CENTER (BLC)
CHURCH COMMUNICATION NETWORK (CCN) SEMINARS
DCLA YOUTH EVANGELISM CONFERENCE
EVANGELICAL THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY (ETS) MEETINGS
EVOLVING FAITH CONFERENCE
GAY CHRISTIAN NETWORK (GCN) CONFERENCE
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMITS (GLS)
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS MINISTRY CONFERENCES
JERUSALEM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (JUC)
NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS (NLB) CONVENTIONS
NATIONAL PASTORS AND EMERGENT CONVENTIONS
NATIONAL YOUTH WORKERS CONVENTIONS (YS)
REFORMATION PROJECT CONFERENCES
SOCIETY OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE (SBL) / AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION (AAR) MEETINGS
STUDENT MINISTRIES CONVENTIONS
WORSHIP TOGETHER CONFERENCES
employment
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Chief Operating Officer
Abode Services, Fremont
March, 2024 - present
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Founder/Curator
Via Media, Palo Alto
2021 - present
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Founder/CEO
Via Leadership Center, Palo Alto
2016 - present
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Founding Executor
Spark.Church, Palo Alto
October, 2022 - present
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Board Chair
Biblical Language Center, Jerusalem, Israel
2018 - 2023
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Spiritual Life Director / Administrator
The King's Academy, Sunnyvale, CA
January, 2010 - June, 2016
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Adjunct Professor
San Jose Christian College, San Jose, CA / Jessup University, Rocklin, CA
2000 - 2014
M200 Introduction to Media Technologies
An introduction to audio, lighting, computer graphics, multimedia, and the internet for use in contemporary ministry applications.
M299 Seminar in Worship Leading
Principles, concepts, and application theory on the essentials of worship leading for diverse ministry contexts.
MUS450/PMIN350 Worship in Contemporary Culture
A capstone course in the Music and Worship Major integrating theology, history, anthropology, critical thinking, and practical skills application related to worship in culture.
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Associate Pastor, Youth
Abundant Life Christian Fellowship, Mountain View, CA
January, 2006 - October, 2010
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Executive Pastor, Worship & Teaching
El Camino Christian Church / New Venture Church, Sunnyvale, CA
2006 - 2010
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Worship Leader
Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (Menlo Church), Menlo Park, CA
2000 - 2002
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Worship Leader
The Church at Mission Peak, Fremont, CA
1996 - 1997
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Youth Pastor
Morgan Hill Presbyterian Church (Grace Hill), Morgan Hill, CA
1994 - 1995
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Youth Ministry Intern
First Christian Church, Napa, CA
1993 - 1994
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Other paths I've walked
In addition to my employment above, I have also participated in various leadership capacities at Eastside Christian Church (Vacaville), Central Christian Church (San Jose), Burlingame Presbyterian Church (Burlingame), Sequoia Christian Church (Redwood City), and Calvary Lutheran Church (Millbrae). I spent several years writing songs and traveling as a musician with True Faith, a Filipino singing group from Southern California, and Won By One, a college worship band from San Jose Christian College. In between ministry jobs, I was a service attendant for Shell, a dispatcher for the City of Napa, a cook for Encore corporate catering, drove delivery and container trucks for DHL, and cooked in the school kitchen at San Jose Christian College (now Jessup University). My very first job was picking up garbage during lunch at Redwood Middle School.
And that's far more than you ever really wanted to know, now, isn’t it! 😉