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| Staff |
Get to know our staff, click on a name to read their bio.
| Executive Staff |
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| Pastor Clifton Bennett, Director of Ministries |
| Amy Joh, Director of Partner Development |
| Rolando Zeledon, Executive Director |
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| Program Staff |
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| Josie Brady, Bible Club Program Manager |
| Diana Liggs, KidSmart Program Manager |
| Pamela Myers, SAIL Program Coordinator |
| Andy Westall, StreetWorkz Program Coordinator |
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| Development Staff |
| Development Associate |
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| Operations Staff |
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| Nyam Adodoadji, Volunteer Coordinator |
| Kimberly McGee, Business Manager |
| Roberto Mendoza, Night Security & Facilities Assistant |
| Luis Torres, Facilities Manager |
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| Biographies |
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Pastor Clifton Bennett
Director of Ministries
pastorbennett@bayshore.org |
Pastor Clifton Bennett dedicated his life to Christ at the tender age of 19. He later accepted his call
to pastoralship in the year of our Lord and Savior 2001.
Being married to his high school sweetheart of 23 years, born to this union were 5 beautiful and talented
children. Evangelizing for well over 19 years,Pastor Bennett received a 16 years of training under the
leadership of the late Reverend Albert C. Macklin III of New Sweet Home, COGIC. He later joined a church
in 1999 to work very closely with a pastoral friend where he served faithfully for 3 years.
In August of 2000, the Lord showed Pastor Bennett in a vision the unchurched generation of at-risk-teenagers
and young adults with no knowledge of who God is! God imparted to him the wisdom of what it would take to
reach this generation; A Peculiar and unorthodox change in the way we reach souls and worship God! Having
the heart for this group of individuals, the Lord quickly established the Walls of Faith Ministries Church
of God in Christ, where Elder Bennett is the Founder and Pastor.
Pastor Bennett, who works diligently at bringing the vision of God into fruition, strongly believes
that “Burdens of the heart birth visions of the Spirit.” He persistently works at changing lives, one
person at a time.
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Amy
Joh
Director of Partner Development
amy@bayshore.org |
Amy Joh has served BCM in a variety of capacities since moving to East Palo
Alto in June of 2000. She directed StreetWorkz, BCM’s teen ministry, for
five years and is currently serving as BCM’s Director of Ministries. Amy
grew up in McMinnville, Oregon and graduated from Whitman College in Walla
Walla, Washington. She got married in April of 2007, had a new baby girl in
January 2010, and enjoys reading, gardening, camping and training for
triathlons in her spare time. |
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Rolando
Zeledon
Executive Director
rolando@bayshore.org |
Rolando has extensive experience in the nonprofit sector. In
1999 after completing his undergraduate and graduate work in
engineering from Stanford University and successfully launching
a small business, Rolando joined the Schools Online development
team. As Regional Program Director, he later coordinated the
installation of thirty-eight Internet Learning Centers in under-resourced
urban and rural schools in Spain, India and Latin America. Most
recently, Rolando was Executive Producer at Plugged In, an East
Palo Alto nonprofit that empowers people “to produce, create
and contribute using technology.” There he led the growth of
a community portal, EPA.net, and re-launched the teen youth
media program, Young Producers. He joined BCM in January 2006
and shortly thereafter became the Director of Operations. He took
the Executive Director role on July 2008. On a personal note,
Rolando and his wife, Dolores, are now proud parents of Sophia, Raquel and Christian. |
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Josie Brady
Bible Club Program Manager
josie@bayshore.org |
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Josie graduated from the University of California, Davis with an
undergraduate degree in Psychology. Currently, she is pursuing her master’s
degree in Forensic Psychology and plans to continue to pursue her doctorate
degree in Counseling Psychology. She has a passion for working with youth
and has a desire to help youth and young women come to know the love of
Jesus and the power of His love manifested in their lives. She is blessed
to have a wonderful husband, and together they are blessed to have a
beautiful son, Josiah David, who is now safe in the arms of Jesus. Even
through the loss, they continue to passionately serve the Lord, glorifying
Him, and acknowledging His faithfulness and goodness in their lives. Together
they serve as a testimony to the strength and healing that only Jesus can
bring, especially in the midst of difficult trials and circumstances.
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Diana Liggs
KidSmart Program Manager
diana@bayshore.org |
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Diana Liggs was born and raised in Reading, Pennsylvania; one of twelve
children. She moved to California in 1973 and began her career in banking
which lasted 30 years until she retired. After retiring she volunteered for
one year at CityTeam Ministries (a nonprofit organization serving the poor
and homeless) then worked in the accounting department a year before her
passion for education for children in need drew her to BCM. She lives alone
with her dog, Nubie and has a daughter and son, and is a grandmother to
three. Her hobbies are reading and walking/jogging, and she loves BCM and
the community we serve.
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Pamela Myers
SAIL Program Coordinator
pamela@bayshore.org |
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Andy Westall
StreetWorkz Program Coordinator
andy@bayshore.org |
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Nyam Adodoadji
Volunteer Coordinator
nyam@bayshore.org |
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A 2006 graduate of Duke University in Durham, NC, Nyam moved out to the San
Francisco Bay Area in 2007 and is now proud to call it home. She joined BCM
in December 2009 as volunteer coordinator. When she’s not connecting people
to opportunities to serve the youth of EPA, you can find her singing,
songwriting, dancing or checking out the latest funny show on Hulu.com.
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Kimberly McGee
Business Manager
kmcgee@bayshore.org |
Born in Houston Texas, Kimberly is an authentic “southern girl,” currently enjoying
countless sunsets here in California with her family. Kimberly is a graduate of Barclay
Career College in Houston Texas, also attended Houston Community College in pursuance
of her Nursing Degree. After relocating to California, family became the focus as her
career was placed on hold. Now being back on the career scene, BCM is a great place
to start. While Business Manager is an ideal role to display her many administrative
talents, she yet feels blessed to have her own children partake in such a dynamic
ministry. In more ways than one, BCM is indeed a blessing to be a part of in any
manner. Kimberly hobbies are singing, reading, gardening and family activities. |
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Roberto Mendoza
Night Security & Facilities Assistant
roberto@bayshore.org |
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Roberto Mendoza was born in Michoacán, Mexico, but was raised in East Palo
Alto, where he’s spent most of his life. He now serves as the Facility
Manager’s Assistant, and as BCM’s night security, crossing children safely
across the street after programs, and is the last one to leave, making sure
the building is locked. A self-described “fishing kind of a guy,” when he’s
not going out to the shore to catch some salmon, Roberto enjoys spending
time with his beloved family: his wife, two daughters, son, and baby granddaughter.
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Luis Torres
Facilities
Manager
ltorres@bayshore.org |
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