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
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
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
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
Molly Gabel
Conference Chancellor & Legal Counsel
Liz Gough
Senior Accountant
Office: (206) 870-6817
lgough@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
Rev. Sheila Miranda
Assistant for Connectional Ministries – Inland & Seven Rivers Missional Districts
Rev. Derek Nakano
District Superintendent
SeaTac Missional District
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