Staff & Leadership - Saint Mark's United Methodist Church

Staff

Who We Are

The St. Mark’s staff attends to the operational functions of running the church as a viable community resource and a faith-based social enterprise. This team is called upon to apply ministerial priorities, industry standards and best practices to the business and operational needs of the church. The Staff-Parish Relations Committee serves in a governance capacity to integrate staff and congregational focus on the mission of the church. The pastor provides day to day managerial and leadership oversight for the St. Mark’s staff team

Rev. Quentisha Davis Wiles, MSW, ASW, MDIV

Senior Pastor

Rev. Quentisha Davis Wiles, MSW, ASW, MDIV

Senior Pastor

“Pastor Q” finds herself in the center of a gathering ministry at a time of great opportunity for God’s living Word to bring liberation, direction and hope into our world. Answering God’s call has meant a lifetime of service and outreach for Pastor Q at the deepest levels of individual and community need. A native of Oakland, “Q” has been doing this work in Northern California for several decades, both within and outside of conventional pastoral settings. She joined Saint Mark's in July 2022, most recently serving as Senior Pastor at Pittsburg United Methodist Church.

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Our Team

Irene Celedon

Church Office Administration

Denise Cruz

Finance Manager

Elizabeth Cruz

Facilities Coordinator / Head Custodian

Rachael Davis

Worship / Music Leader

Sharon Grieve

Childcare Provider

Jim Huckaby

Custodian

Robert Rouch

Organist

Pam Taylor

Parish Nurse

Irene Celedon

Church Office Administration

Irene oversees an array of administrative and communication duties including church publications. In addition to daily office duties, she assists staff, serves as the Administrative Assistant to the Pastor and maintains office programs and operations.

Irene enjoys and finds purpose working for and volunteering with nonprofit organizations. She loves to see how an organization such as Saint Mark’s can make a difference in the community.

Irene cherishes spending time with her husband Victor and their two children. In their spare time you will find them hiking and exploring historic landmarks, playing board games, or hosting Sunday afternoon BBQs.

Denise Cruz

Finance Manager

Denise is responsible for the financial management functions of Saint Mark’s. She consults and works with the Finance Committee and church leadership to attend to the fiscal health and vitality of Saint Mark’s.

Denise is Saint Mark’s primary contact for most matters relating to church finances.

Denise comes with a wealth of knowledge garnered from over 30 years in the accounting and business sectors.

Elizabeth Cruz

Facilities Coordinator / Head Custodian

Elizabeth oversees the upkeep of Saint Mark’s campus, performs custodial duties, and supervises the Custodial position. Her responsibilities include the care, maintenance, and preservation of four buildings, two parking lots, the Memorial Garden, playground, and surrounding land and hardscapes. She manages the church calendar and coordinates the use of space and on-campus resources for meetings, events, and functions by church ministry teams and community groups.

Elizabeth enjoys bike rides, racquetball, basketball, spending time with her pug and kitty, and hopes to develop her new hobby as a magician.

Rachael Davis

Worship / Music Leader

Rachael joined her first choir at age three and has traveled the world performing in some of the most beautiful places on earth. With her last choir, she sang for Pope Francis in Vatican City. Rachael is extremely passionate about singing and musicianship, and is thrilled to be a part of the Saint Mark’s Team. Rachael leads the worship music and shares the responsibility of directing the choir.

She received a Bachelor of Arts, Music (Vocal Performance), from California State University, Sacramento, and currently studies classical voice with soprano Carrie Hennessey.

Rachael works as a Personnel Liaison in the Office of Health Equity at the California Department of Public Health and loves her work. She and her husband, two children, and two dogs enjoy the beauty of her hometown – Sacramento.

Sharon Grieve

Childcare Provider

With a caring and loving spirit, Sharon provides childcare during worship services and special events.

Jim Huckaby

Custodian

Jim’s commitment to a welcoming campus is evident through his many custodial duties – preparing rooms for groups and providing hospitality to those he meets.

Robert Rouch

Organist

Robert provides the organ and piano music for Worship, accompanies the choir, leads the Praise Brand, and shares the responsibility of choir directing.

A native of Columbus, Ohio, Robert Rouch studied Organ Performance at Ball State University under Kirby Koriath and Raul Prieto Rameriz. He has served as church organist at New Castle First Presbyterian, Grace Lutheran, and High Street United Methodist. Additional studies have included master classes in Barcelona, Spain with Ulrich Walter, Konstantin Volostnov, Ludger Lohman, Thomas Trotter, and Jane Parker Smith. Robert placed first by audience vote at the IV International d’ Orgue de Mataró-Barcelona Competition.

Robert and his wife Paula (PeeJay) live in Sacramento with their son.

Pam Taylor

Parish Nurse

Pam serves as the Faith Community Nurse at Saint Mark’s. She is committed to the physiological and spiritual well-being of the extended Saint Mark’s community. The services that she provides are made possible through funding secured by the United Women of Faith.

With over 30 years of registered nursing experience, she has worked in a variety of settings with most of her experience in the outpatient arena, including home care, hospice care, and out-patient clinics. Her specialty nursing practice is Oncology. Pam has also worked in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and multi-specialty clinics.

Pam obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the California State University, Sacramento. She is a Certified Public Health Nurse and enjoys providing patient assessments, health education and resource referrals.