Staff & Vestry
The staff and leadership at St. Andrew's is comprised of humans who love, care and pray for our church and our community. If you have any questions for any of our staff, feel free to email them or call our church office: info@standrewspb.org.
father roberto maldonado
interim priest-in-charge
This is “my formal name” – Rev. Father Roberto Maldonado Mercado – but everybody calls me Father Roberto. I have been a minister in the Diocese of Oregon since moving to Gresham in 2013. Before this time in Oregon, I lived in Sylmar, California and was a part of the Diocese of Los Angeles. I have also lived and worked as priest in Baltimore, Maryland, Fort Pierce, Florida, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico. I have a daughter, Lucia Isabel. In July of 2017, I married Leticia Ramirez Figueroa, and added her children Nirvana, Priscilla and Gerardo to my family.
After a career in sales, I felt the call to ministry. I was ordained as a deacon in 1988 and ordained as a priest in 1989. In October 2025 I chose to retire from full time active ministry to a part-time. I most recently served at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, National City and before that, Holy Cross/Santa Cruz Episcopal Church, Cristo Rey Lutheran Church, and as the Metro-East Latino Missioner for the Diocese of Oregon.
I also serve the Diocese of Oregon on the Task Force to End Racism and the Commission on Ministry for Ordination, as well as being a Clergy Deputy to the General Convention in 2022. Here in San Diego, I serve in the Cursillo Secretariat, Executive Council and Deputy to General Convention.
I enjoy walking in my spare time, recently spending time exploring new parks and sites with my wife Leticia. I also enjoy reading and car racing (while I formerly raced cars himself; I am now just a spectator).
Kari is an experienced Formation professional and licensed Lay Catechist, with training in Godly Play and early childhood education. She lives in Pacific Beach with her husband and three daughters. Kari graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Psychology and Education, and has worked as a preschool teacher, Sunday school teacher, youth leader and Sierra Service Project staff. Her administrative excellence brings efficiency and caring to our office. Kari is passionate about enriching the lives of children, and loves spending time with the families of St. Andrew's, where she has been on staff since 2017.
katie cavallo
Parish Musician
Katie has served as a music director in liturgical churches for more than 20 years, as well as a K-8 music teacher and high school choir director. She is a trained professional musician with degrees in Music Education (Choral Studies) and Middle East Studies, as well as a seasoned Holy Land Pilgrimage Director and a practitioner of the Internal Family Systems model. Katie lives in Pacific Beach alongside her husband of fifteen years and her yorkshire terrier dog and is always on the search for the best queso dip the world has to offer.
Deacon Daniel grew up in San Diego and studied philosophy and religious studies. He studied in Berkeley at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific and was ordained in 2020.
AUBURN Williams
Volunteer Coordinator
Auburn lives in Bay Park with her husband and four children. She has a degree in human development/humanities, and worked in special education before turning to full-time parenting and volunteerism, including many years as a church teacher, music leader, or program director. Auburn loves redwoods, ocean sunsets, the arts, and funny conversations with kids! She is delighted to join the Hunger Supper team.
Our vestry
servants of the servants of god
Our vestry functions much like a nonprofit board. The vestry is the legal representative of the parish. We elect vestry members at our annual meeting in January. The senior warden leads the parish between rectors and is a support person for the rector. The junior warden often has responsibility for church property and buildings. We also have a treasurer and a secretary or clerk. The basic responsibilities of the vestry are to help define and articulate the mission of the congregation; to support the church’s mission by word and deed, to select the rector, to ensure effective organization and planning, and to manage resources and finances.
Johanna Schnell,
JUNIOR WarDEN
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Helen Davies
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blair fadem
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Barbara Ratcliffe,
SENIOr warden
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shandy carlson, clerk
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MAry Goldin
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Alja mrak-tadel
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andrew clendenin, treasurer
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cynthia webb
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