Meet Our Staff

DAVE SAMELSON
Senior Pastor

dsamelson@laumc.org
650-948-1083 x113

DIRK DAMONTE
Minister of Music & Worship Arts

dirkdamonte@laumc.org
650-948-1083 x115

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SAM BLEWIS
Associate Pastor

samblewis@laumc.org
650-948-1083 x112

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SITERI MARAVOU
Leader of Trinity Fellowship

siterimaravou@gmail.com
650-948-1083

JEONG PARK
Pastor to the Wisdom Generation
& To Those Who Need Care

jeongpark@laumc.org
650-948-1083 x114

JOHN L. DODSON
Pastor Emeritus

JLD65@aol.com

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MARK S. BOLLWINKEL
Pastor Emeritus

markbollwinkel@gmail.com

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TIMOTHY LOEWEN-ELOFSON
Director of Youth Ministry

TimothyLoewen-Elofson@laumc.org
650-948-1083

CAROL DAMONTE
Director of Sacred Spaces and Youth Choirs

caroldamonte@laumc.org
650-948-1083 x131

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SHARON McCLINTOCK
Director of Children’s Ministry

sharonmcclintock@laumc.org
650-948-1083 x112

KIM JONES
Executive Director of the Changemaker Initiative & Changemaking Initiatives

kim@thechangemakerinitiative.org
650-948-1083 x134

Operations/Finance:

Finance:

WENSDAY WAGNER
Chief Administrative Officer

wensdaywagner@laumc.org
650-948-1083 x118

LANA LOPATINSKY
Director of Finance

lanalopatinsky@laumc.org
650-948-1083 x126

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Administration:

DIRK DAMONTE & KRISTI BLEWIS
Media Coordinators

communications@laumc.org
650-948-1083

ROBERT SERNA
Communications Coordinator

robbserna@laumc.org
650-948-1083

Operations Manager

welcomedesk@laumc.org
650-948-1083

KYLE AIKEN-FORDERER
Data Steward & Communications Assistant

kyleaikenforderer@laumc.org
650-948-1083 x121

TATIANA ARELLANO
Staff Accountant

TatianaArellano@laumc.org
650-948-1083

ANGIE MENDOZA
Administrative Assistant

angiemendoza@laumc.org
650-948-1083

DYLAN DAMONTE
Media Ministries Manager

dylandamonte@laumc.org
650-948-1083

Facilities:

YVONNE MURRAY
Compassion Week Program Manager

yvonnemurray@laumc.org
650-948-1083

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KRISTI BLEWIS
Director of Campus Operations

kristiblewis@laumc.org
650-948-1083

FELIPE GARCIA
Facilities Manager

felipegarcia@laumc.org
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ERIN KNIGHT
Wedding Coordinator

weddings@laumc.org
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SIMON MORALES
Facilities Coordinator

simonmorales@laumc.org
650-948-1083 x122

DIRK DAMONTE
Minister of Music & Worship Arts

dirkdamonte@laumc.org
650-948-1083 x115

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CAROL DAMONTE
Director of Sacred Spaces and Youth Choirs

caroldamonte@laumc.org
650-948-1083 x131

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ERIC HOLDERMAN
Organist

650-948-1083

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HEIDI BLISS
Co-director

heidibliss@laumc.org
650-941-5411 x141

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BRYN STUEBNER
Family Resource Center Director

brynstuebner@laumc.org
650-941-5411 x119

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DEE GRAY
Co-director

deegray@laumc.org
650-941-5411 x141

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