Pacific School of Religion

PSR is guided by a Board of Trustees that has ultimate responsibility for the school's leadership and direction. In consultation with the faculty and administration, the Board sets broad academic policies, exercises financial oversight, and bears final responsibility for PSR's funding and growth. Our Board is graced by over thirty committed leaders of diverse churches, businesses and community organizations who generously give of their time and resources to support PSR in its preparation of leaders for historic and emerging faith communities.

For more complete information about individual trustees, see our password-protected Trustee Directory. Please note that access to the directory is limited to members of the PSR community.

Officers

• Jerry Vallery, Chair
• Marsha Raulston, First Vice Chair
• Julien Phillips, Second Vice Chair
• Margaret Allen, Secretary
• Marjorie Wilkes, Assistant Secretary
• Thomas Clarke, Treasurer
• John Davis, Assistant Treasurer

Trustees

• Margaret Allen
  Attorney, Berkeley, CA
• Robin Anderson
  Financial advisor, Piedmont, CA
• Laura Bailey
  Retired, Seattle, WA
• Thomas J. Clarke
  Retired, Los Gatos, CA
• Yvette Flunder
  Senior pastor, City of Refuge United Church of Christ, San Francisco, CA
• Richard L. "Dick" Hamm
  Church consultant/leadership coach, Indianapolis, IN
• Peter Hanashiro
  Accountant, Honolulu, HI
• Ralph Hexter
  President, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
• Phyllis Hunt
  Pastor, Metropolitan Community Church, Tampa, FL
• Mary E. Jacobs
  Director of Arizona Certificate of Ministry Studies of the Disciples Seminary Foundation, Tempe, AZ
• Linda Jaramillo
  Executive Minister, Justice and Witness, United Church of Christ, Cleveland, OH
• Kathleen Jimenez
  Community leader, Santa Fe, NM
• Russell K. Kaupu
  Attorney, Goodsill, Anderson Quinn & Stifel, Honolulu, HI
• Sharon MacArthur
  Pastor, Sycamore Congregational Church, El Cerrito, CA
• Kevin Manz
  Attorney, Sacramento, CA
• Emily McGaughy
  Student, Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA
• Kathleen McShane
  Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Sacramento, CA
• James Mitulski
  Director of leadership development of Metropolitan Community Churches, West Hollywood, CA
• Linda Peterson
  Communications consultant, Lafayette, CA
• Julien Phillips
  Co-founder, Partners in School Innovation and Ashoka, San Mateo, CA
• Marsha Raulston
  Management and organizational consultant, San Francisco, CA
• Edward "Ted" Merritt Robinson
  Retired senior minister, Honolulu, HI
• David Sammons
  Senior minister, Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, Walnut Creek, CA
• Kenneth Samuel
  Minister of Social Justice, Victory Church UCC, Stone Mountain, Georgia
• Kelvin Sauls
  Director of Congregational Development, General Board of Discipleship, United Methodist Church, Nashville, TN
• Kristi Cotton Spence
  Attorney, Berra-Spence, San Mateo, CA
• Stephen L. Sterner
  Executive Minister, Local Church Ministries, United Church of Christ, Cleveland, OH
• Ron Swisher
  Senior pastor, Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church, Oakland, CA
• Jerry L. Vallery
  CEO, GlobalCom Capital, San Francisco
• Morris Wright
  President, BBI Construction, Oakland, CA

Ex-Officio Member

• William McKinney
  President, Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA

Emeriti Trustees

• Browne Barr
  Emeritus minister, First Congregational Church of Berkeley, Calistoga, CA
• Wilbur W. Y. Choy
  Retired United Methodist Church bishop, Tacoma, WA
• Wayne F. Edwards
  Management consultant, Edwards Associates, Austin, TX
• Beth C. McCaffrey
  Community leader, Greenbrae, CA
• John T. Packard
  Advisory managing director, Weiss, Peck and Greer, Menlo Park, CA
• Carol Folsom Toney
  Community leader, Aptos, CA

Honorary Trustees

• Robert H. Hughes
  Retired executive, Honolulu, HI