Southwest California Synod Staff
The Rev. Brenda Bos (she/her/hers)
Bishop
- Responsible for ordinations and installations
- Congregational transition and conflict
- Ecumenical relations
- Clergy Misconduct
- bbos@socalsynod.org
- Read more about the Bishop
Fernando G. Russo, MBA, MSF (he/him/his)
Director of Finance and Administration
- Contact Mr. Russo for budget, finance, and property inquiries
- frusso@socalsynod.org
Deacon Dr. Cecelia Travick-Jackson (she/her/hers)
Assistant to the Bishop for Senior Adult Ministries
- Contact Deacon Dr. Travick-Jackson for senior adult ministries, including deacon ministries and engagement
- deacondr@socalsynod.org
The Rev. Tracy Williams
Assistant to the Bishop for Congregational Care
Chair of Synod Candidacy Committee
- Contact Pr. Williams for congregational care, including conflict and grief
- pastortracy@socalsynod.org
Julia Morales
Associate to the Bishop for Candidacy and Mobility
- Contact Ms. Morales for call processes, seminary processes, and translation
- julia@socalsynod.org
Robin Lujan
Office Administrator for Rostered Ministry
- Contact Ms. Lujan for ELCA roster changes and files, or Region 2 archives
- rlujan@socalsynod.org
The Rev. Amy Beveridge (she/her/hers)
Director for Evangelical Mission
- Contact Rr. Beveridge for support of synodically authorized worshipping communities, new starts, congregational vitality
- abeveridge@socalsynod.org
Laura Salazar Kreuger
Director for Evangelical Mission
- Contact Mrs. Salazar Kreuger for support of synodically authorized worshipping communities, new starts, congregational vitality
- lsalazar@socalsynod.org
Victoria Villa (she/her/hers)
Disaster Response Coordinator
- Contact Mrs. Villa for synod disaster response and education
- victoria@socalsynod.org
June Kline
Bookkeeper
- Contact Ms. Kline for synod accounting, accounts payable and mission support
- jkline@socalsynod.org
Katelyn Bailey (she/her/hers)
Operations, Communications, and Special Projects
- Contact Ms. Bailey for synod newsletter or website submissions, as well as Synod Assembly inquiries
- communications@socalsynod.org (Website & Newsletter submissions)
- kbailey@socalsynod.org (all other inquiries)
Bill Nuzzo (he/him/his)
Properties and Facilities Manager
- Contact Mr. Nuzzo about property use at the Lutheran Center and other synod-owned property issues
- bnuzzo@socalsynod.org
Lisa Higginbotham
Gift Planner/Advancement Advisor
Andrea Arey
Portico Benefit Services Representative
