Staff Directory

St. Paul’s Commons

Formerly known as the Cathedral Center of St. Paul

840 Echo Park Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90026
Phone: 213.482.2040
Fax: 213.482.5304

Staff listed by department

The Bishop’s Office

Bishop Diocesan
The Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor
ext. 243   |   

Canon to the Ordinary, Chief of Staff
The Rev. Canon Melissa McCarthy
ext. 231   |  

Canon for Engagement
The Rev. Canon Susan Russell
ext. 223  |

Executive Assistant to the Bishop and the Canon to the Ordinary
Canon Abigail Urquidi
ext. 270   | 

Secretary of Convention
Canon Steve Nishibayashi
ext. 276   | 

Archdeacon
The Ven. Laura Siriani
lsiriani@ladiocese.org

St. Athanasius Church

Priest-in-charge
The Rev. John Watson
jwatson@ladiocese.org

St. Paul’s Commons

Building Superintendent
Canon Luis Garibay
ext. 258   | 

Retreat Center Manager
Canon Anilin Collado
ext. 250    | 

Front Desk
Gloria De Angelis
ext. 200 | gdeangelis@ladiocese.org

Custodial Assistant
Mr. Bernardo Lopez
ext. 200   | 

Common Life / Communication & Public Affairs

Canon for Common Life
Canon Robert Williams
ext. 240   | 

Editor, The Episcopal News
Canon Janet Kawamoto
ext. 251 | editor@ladiocese.org

Communications Coordinator
Mostyn Trudinger-Smith
ext. 251 | mtrudinger-smith@ladiocese.org

Correspondent, The Episcopal News
The Rev. Canon Patricia McCaughan
pmccaughan@ladiocese.org

Episcopal Community Federal Credit Union

Manager
Johnny Lee
ext. 286 | customerservice@episcopalcredit.org

Loan Services
Stacey Fusick
ext. 203   |   

VITA Program Administrator
Fred Zuno
ext. 203

Member Services
Margarita Mira
ext. 254

The Episcopal News

Editor
Canon Janet Kawamoto
ext. 251   |   

Communications Coordinator
Mostyn Trudinger-Smith
ext. 251 | mtrudinger-smith@ladiocese.org

Senior Correspondent
The Rev. Canon Patricia McCaughan
pmccaughan@ladiocese.org

Finance

Treasurer of the Diocese
Andrew Tomat
atomat@ladiocese.org

Chief Financial Officer
The Rev. Susan Stanton
ext. 233 | sstanton@ladiocese.org

Administrative Assistant to the Director of Finance
Ms. Julie Kelly
ext. 227   |  jkelly@ladiocese.org

Controller
Ms. Martha Macias
ext. 268   | 

Accounts Payable Manager
Ms. Melania Garibay
ext. 214   |   

Accounts Receivable Manager
Ms. Carla Burgess
ext. 229

Christian Formation, Children, Youth

Missioner for Christian Formation, Children, Youth
Missy Morain
mmorain@ladiocese.org

Formation and Transition Ministry

Missioner for Formation and Transition Ministry
The Rev. Canon Tom Quijada-Discavage
ext. 220   | 

Associate for Formation & Transition Ministry
The Rev. Norma Guerra
ext 222   | 

Human Resources

Missioner for Human Resources
Canon Anilin Collado
ext. 250   |   

Ministry Offices

Director, PRISM Restorative Justice
Sharon Crandall
ext. 256 |

Executive Director, Seeds of Hope
Steven Trapasso
ext. 235 |
strapasso@ladiocese.org

Missions

Administrative Coordinator for Mission Congregations
Canon Clare Zabala-Bangao
ext. 248   |   

Secretary of Convention’s Office

Secretary of Convention
Canon Steve Nishibayashi
ext. 276   |  

Convention Coordinator
Samantha Wylie
ext. 276 | swylie@ladiocese.org

Schools

Executive Director, Commission on Schools
The Rev. Ryan Newman
ext. 215   | rnewman@ladiocese.org