Who to Contact
Areas of Responsibility
- Assessments & Donations – Marina Laws
- Board of Pensions – Tammy Erwin
- Brasil & South America – Cristiano Valerio
- By-law Review – Dexter Brecht
- Church Support – Dexter Brecht
- Clergy Support & Vocational Leadership – Cathy Alexander
- Communications & Marketing – Christopher Celeste
- Community Development Team Lead – Hector Gutierrez
- Emerging Ministries – Wanda Floyd
- Finance – Tammy Erwin
- Flourish – Cathy Alexander & Marie Tasker
- Fundraising – Kirk Blandford
- General Conference – Lauren Bennett & Mike Haase
- General Information – Christopher Celeste
- IT & Technology – Mike Haase
- Laity Development – Gisselle Blay
- Moderator – Cecilia Eggleston
- Moderator Confidential Assistant – Tammy Rabon-Noyce
- Network Ministry – Dexter Brecht
- New Church / Community Starts – Wanda Floyd
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Operational Development Team Lead – Kirk Blandford
- Press Relations – Christopher Celeste
- Resources – Teagan MacAodhagáin
- Translations – Hector Gutierrez
Staff Directory
Rev. Cathy Alexander (she/her)
Vocational Leadership Co-ordinator
RevCathyAlexander@MCCchurch.net
+1 310-360-8640 (Ext. 204)
Cathy is responsible for supporting lay pastoral leaders and clergy. She oversees the ordination, licensing, vocational ministry, and retirement processes. She is the Director of the Flourish in Ministry program.
Rev. Lauren Bennett (she/her)
Conference/Events Co-ordinator (15 hours)
RevLaurenBennett@MCCchurch.net
+1 310-360-8640 (Ext. 205)
Lauren is responsible for our General Conference planning, including working with the venue and planning programming. She also provides support for other events and conferences, where needed.
Kirk Blandford (he/him)
Operational Development Team Lead
+1 310-360-8640 (Ext. 213)
Gisselle Blay (she/her)
Laity Development Co-ordinator (part-time)
Gisselle supports and enhances the development of lay leaders across MCC. She collaborates on training initiatives and works to ensure inclusivity and diversity in all aspects of laity development. Her role focuses on fostering a supportive environment that encourages growth and participation among the laity.
Rev. Dexter Brecht (he/him)
Church Support and Development Co-ordinator
+1 310-360-8640 (Ext. 207)
Christopher Celeste (he/him)
Communications & Marketing Co-ordinator
ChristopherCeleste@MCCchurch.net
+1 310-360-8640 (Ext. 208)
Chris is responsible for communication and marketing for MCC – social media, email newsletters, media relations, and communications from Governing Board, Council of Elders.
Rev. Elder Cecilia Eggleston (she/her)
Moderator
RevCeciliaEggleston@MCCchurch.net
+1 310-360-8640 (Ext. 203)
Cecilia is responsible for leading MCC globally. She is CEO and Chief of Staff, leading and guiding our staff team, Chair of the Governing Board and is a member of the Council of Elders. She is the spokesperson for MCC and is responsible for advancing the vision and mission of MCC worldwide.
Tammy Erwin (she/her)
Accounting and Finance Co-ordinator
+1 310-360-8640 (Ext. 202)
Tammy manages MCC’s day to day finances and oversees the annual audits. She makes sure that staff stay within the budget and that bills are paid on time.
Rev. Wanda Floyd (she/her)
Emerging Church and MCC Communities Co-ordinator
+1 310-360-8640 (Ext. 206)
Wanda supports our new, developing congregations, helping them to grow towards being affiliated churches. She is also responsible for developing and supporting MCCers who wish to form a small community, either online or face to face, where it is not practical to develop a church.
Rev. Elder Héctor Gutiérrez (he/him)
Community Development Team Lead
RevHectorGutierrez@MCCchurch.net
+1 310-360-8640 (Ext. 211)
Rev. Gutiérrez is the Team Lead for Community Development, and works with the staff responsible for vocational leadership, church development, emerging ministries, inclusion and diversity, and General Conference. Héctor also supports the judiciary process for MCC.
Mike Haase (he/him)
IT, Website and Database Co-ordinator
+1 310-360-8640 (Ext. 210)
Mike makes sure that all the IT systems are running smoothly and trains staff on how to use the different programmes we have. He oversees the database and provides information to colleagues to support their work. He also works on General Conference planning and the IT and database support needed for that.
Marina Laws (she/her)
Assessments, Donor and Fundraising Co-ordinator (part-time)
+1 310-360-8640 (Ext. 221)
Marina looks after our regular donors in the Partners in Hope program, as well as any other donors. She also works with churches manages monthly assessments and develop assessment agreements which are realistic and recognise the current challenges a church may be facing.
Rev. Teagan MacAodhagáin (he/him)
Resource Co-ordinator (part-time)
RevTeaganMacAodhagain@MCCchurch.net
Teagan is responsible for managing and populating the MCC Resource Bank. These resources assist clergy and laity with both personal devotion and also wider church life. Teagan also creates, curates and collects new resources to further enhance the work of MCC.
Tammy Rabon-Noyce (she/her)
Confidential Executive Assistant to the Moderator (part-time)
+1 310-360-8640 (Ext. 214)
Tammy manages the Moderator’s diary/schedule, attends to correspondence, helps to plan travel and other duties. She also provides administrative support for the Governing Board and Council of Elders meetings.
Marie Tasker (she/her)
Flourish Program Manager
Marie is the program manager for our Flourish program, which benefits and supports pastors in MCC through mentoring, small group work, education, and respite.
Rev. Cristiano Valerio (he/him)
Brazilian Church Specialist
RevCristianoValerio@mccchurch.net
Cristiano oversees a variety of ministry teams in Brazil and supports ICM congregations there. He works with Rev. Elder Hector Gutierrez to support other leaders and congregations in Ibero-America, as required.