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Staff

Get to know our staff, click on a name to read their bio.

Executive Staff
Pastor Clifton Bennett, Director of Ministries
Amy Joh, Director of Partner Development
Rolando Zeledon, Executive Director

Program Staff
Open Position, Bible Club Program Manager
Diana Liggs, KidSmart Program Manager

Development Staff
Open Position, Development Associate

Operations Staff
Nyam Adodoadji, Volunteer Coordinator
Nancy Chavez, Receptionist
Kimberly McGee, Business Manager
Roberto Mendoza, Facilities Assistant
Luis Torres, Facilities Manager

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Biographies

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 then served as BCM’s Director of Ministries. Amy is currently the Director of Partner Development, overseeing the training and support of BCM’s staff, interns, volunteers, parents and short term missions groups. Amy grew up in McMinnville, Oregon and graduated from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington before moving to California. She and her husband Steve have a daughter, Bethany, who hopes to attend a BCM program someday. Amy enjoys reading, gardening, camping, running and playing soccer 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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Diana Liggs KidSmart Program Manager diana@bayshore.org
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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Nyam Adodoadji Volunteer Coordinator nyam@bayshore.org
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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Nancy Chavez Receptionist nancy@bayshore.org
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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 Facilities Assistant roberto@bayshore.org
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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