Vocation

I am a candidate in the PC(USA) ordination process, under care of the Presbytery of San Francisco. I am called to serve the community of Jesus Christ through sharing the Word and the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper.

I enjoy exploring the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament, with a focus on diasporic texts, such as the books of Daniel and Esther, as they speak to third culture populations. With an additional degree in Practical Theology, I aim to correlate how these texts can be used to inform preaching, spiritual, and worship practices in communities of faith.

Below is a list of the congregations/ministries I have been part of, as well as select examples of the work I participated in amidst these roles and others.

Ministry Experience

CTS Office of Worship

Decatur, GA

Ministry Intern

June 2020 – May 2021

Westminster Pres.

Trenton, NJ

Ministry Intern

Summer 2019

S.F. Night Ministry

San Francisco, CA

CPE Chaplain

Summer 2018

MBCC

San Francisco, CA

Ruling Elder

2015 – 2017

On the PC(USA) CLC System:
100030852.1

Education


Seminary Highlights:

Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA

MDiv & MA Practical Theology, 2021
Concentration: Preaching, Worship, and the Arts

Extra-Curricular Activities:

  • Hispanic and Latinx Association, President Fall 2018 – Summer 2020

  • Student Government Association, Representative Fall 2017 – Summer 2020

Awards:

  • Buechner Award in Preaching (2021)

  • Ludwig Richard Max Dewitz Old Testament Studies Award (2021)

  • Dabney and Tom Dixon Creation Care Preaching Award (2020)

  • Presbyterian Women of the Presbytery of St. Andrew Preaching Award (2019)

  • Samuel A. Cartledge New Testament Studies Award (2018)

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ

Term: Spring 2021
Professor: Rev. Dr. Nancy L. Gross
Course: Word & Act: Sacraments, Funerals, Weddings

McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL

Term: Spring 2021
Professor: Rev. Dr. Lis Valle
Course: Liberationist Approaches to Worship & Preaching

Term: Fall 2020
Professor: Rev. Dr. Leslie Diaz-Perez
Course: Intro to the Tasks of Latin@ Practical Theology

Hispanic Summer Program
Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, TX

Term: Summer 2019
Professor: Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes (Union Theological Seminary)
Course: Extractivism – The Political, Emotional, Economic, and Religious Model of Our Times, A Liturgical Response (Preaching and Worship Colloquium)

Prior Degrees

Royal Holloway, London, UK

MA Producing Film & Television, 2007

Webster Univ., St. Louis, MO

BA Film Production, 2006

Continuing Education / Conferences / Training