We are followers of Jesus. 

Wendy started her service as the pastor here in 2016.  Prior to Vallejo, she has served at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Pleasant Hill, CA and at Westminster Woods Camp and Conference Center. Wendy grew up in the United Methodist Church and also served two Japanese-American UMC congregations.   

Wendy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Marine Biology from Occidental College and a Masters in Divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary. How did a marine biologist end up as a pastor? In short, Wendy cares more about people and community than she does about sorting and counting plankton species.  

“I love that my job is about loving and connecting people.”

In addition to preaching on Sundays, Wendy meets with people and organizations during the week. Over the past ten years, she has come to know and support other local non-profits as well as city leadership. She is also looking forward to deepening and strengthening the community over the next decade.  

When not at Community Presbyterian Church of Vallejo, Wendy is nurturing her garden or solving a crossword puzzle. She also loves a good board game or TTRPG (Table Top Role Playing Game) like Dungeons and Dragons.  She and her husband Marc, a licensed psychologist,  have been married over 25 years. They have one daughter who is attending college in Eugene, OR.

John has served as our Parish Visitor and Stephen Ministry leader for over 20 years. He earned his Master of Divinity and Master of Sacred Theology degrees from Dubuque Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa in 1970. He served churches in Marquette Heights IL and Vallejo, CA. His other professional background includes program development in sub-acute locked psychiatric facilities and serving as administrator of several nursing homes. He successfully directed a small Skilled Nursing Facility for 14 years at Sonoma Acres serving people who had Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other dementias.

John and Sandra have been partners since their wedding in 1979.  Their adult son, Duncan, works and lives in Joplin MO.

John’s Retirement activities include Stephen Ministry Leader, Red Cross Volunteer responding to local housefires, Sandwich maker for homeless encampments in Vallejo, Artist with “AWE – Art with Elders”, and numerous traveling adventures.

“As a Parish Visitor I strive to demonstrate how we are all part of the “body of Christ”, shown by supporting each other as we serve our God and community.“

Michael has been the Director of Music at Community Presbyterian Church of Vallejo since 2015. He was brought up in the United Methodist Church, and has been working as a music director since 2003. He also served as a counselor for the Sierra Service Project. He holds a Master of Music in Choral Conducting and a Master of Music Education.

“I love being able to create connection with God and people through music"

Michael serves on the music faculty at Solano Community College. When not working, he enjoys making art, traveling, and hiking. He and his husband Robert have been married for 13 years.

Caleb graduated from College Park High School in Pleasant Hill, where he received the Louis Armstrong Award for Excellence in Jazz. He's since studied at Brigham Young University as a member of the jazz band, at Diablo Valley College, and through the European American Musical Alliance Summer Music Program. He's currently studying jazz at California State University, Sacramento, with plans to graduate next year.

Caleb has served as Assistant Music Director for productions at DVC, Lafayette's Town Hall Theatre, and Contra Costa Civic Theater, and as Music Director at DVC, Poison Apple Productions, De La Salle High School, and Concord High School. He's accompanied all of the Concord High School choirs, taught trumpet, and tutored music theory — and he's a remarkably skilled pianist.

Betty's love of music began at age five, singing in the cherub choir and hearing the pipe organ at her Presbyterian church for the first time. That early spark has stayed with her ever since — through choirs, accompanying, flute, and handbells. She's directed Community Presbyterian Church of Vallejo's handbell choirs since 2001 and continues to love introducing new and experienced ringers to everything five octaves of handbells and handchimes can do.

“I love seeing the joy on someone's face who knew nothing about bells and hearing them for the first time.”

She now enjoys singing, playing, directing, spending time with family and friends, and a wide range of hobbies

Betty also loves keeping her hands busy.  She draws, knits and takes photographs.  Also, she loves to laugh, to hear laughter and to share a laugh with another person.

Jennifer is a San Francisco State University graduate, and previously worked as an office manager, admin and group account specialist for a well known San Francisco transportation company for over 20 years.  After the company nearly folded from the economic disaster of COVID in 2020, she worked as a local Real Estate Agent before landing at Community Presbyterian Church as a part-time admin in the Spring of 2022. Jennifer takes care of administrative needs for the Pastor and the church. When asked about what she likes most about the job, she says, “I love the wonderful people here at Community Presbyterian Church of Vallejo!”

She is an artist and a dancer and spends much of her free time creating new creations. She also loves animals, so when a feral cat mom and her wild kittens showed up, Jennifer spent a great deal of money and time getting the situation resolved.

Max joined our tech team as an Audiovisual Technician in fall 2025. He graduated from Mare Island Technical Academy in June 2026 and plans to study forensics at Napa Valley College or Solano Community College in the fall. In his free time, he enjoys playing soccer.

Cambria Brasher joined our tech team as an audio technician in the fall of 2025 after faithfully serving as a volunteer in the role.

Cambria was homeschooled and graduated in 2026. In her free time, she enjoys a variety of creative hobbies, including jewelry making, working with polymer clay, creating 3D diamond art, painting, crafting wooden flowers, and many other artistic projects. She also enjoys playing video games.

After graduation, Cambria plans to attend cosmetology school to pursue her passion for hair and makeup.