Brian Gillette
Student Ministry Director
Brian was not born in San Diego, but has lived in San Diego most of his life. As with many life long San Diegans, he has grown far more accustomed to life outdoors rather than in doors. He thinks flip-flops are appropriate foot-apparel for just about every occasion, and can’t go more than a couple of days without surfing. His favorite food is either Chinese, or frozen yogurt. He loves grade B horror movies, animated movies, and romantic comedies. He loves camping, hiking, mountain biking, and playing paintball.
But most of all, he loves Jesus, understands the level of God’s transforming power, and is passionate about seeing both applied to the lives of young students. If you see him on campus he would love to meet you, especially if you bring him a simply tart frozen yogurt from Berry Happy.
Karen Jensen
Children's Ministry Director
Karen is the youngest of three children, born to a locomotive engineer and his wife in Seattle, Washington. Educated at Seattle Pacific University, Karen taught in the public school system both in Washington and California. Her work with the Solana Beach school system administrative network involved national campaigns for the American Medical Association and the NFL.
Karen's background is extremely diversified but has always involved children. "Children are the foundation of the future and it is the privilege of the church to equip them to be a strong and substantive, Christ centered foundation."
Karen is the proud mother of two adult daughters and she now resides in Encinitas.
Katherine Lundeen
Children's Choir Director
Mezzo-soprano Katherine Lundeen is a frequent concert artist throughout Southern California. Katherine has won top prizes in many prestigious vocal competitions, including the Virginia Hawk Auditions, the New York Metropolitan Opera Regional Auditions in Los Angeles, and the New York Oratorio Society International Competition. As the winner of the International Opera Singers Competition sponsored by the New York Center for Contemporary Opera, Katherine made her New York recital debut in 2002 at Carnegie Hall. More recently, she has appeared multiple times with the San Diego Chamber Orchestra (now Orchestra Nova) in Handel's Messiah, with the San Diego Symphony in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony broadcast live on KPBS, the San Diego Chamber Orchestra in Vivaldi's Gloria, and in Los Angeles in Dvorak's Mass in D under the direction of Czech conductor Miraslov Kosler. Upcoming engagements include Handel’s Messiah with Orchestra Nova in December of 2010, and Haydn’s “Harmonie-Messe” with the La Jolla Symphony in June of 2011.
Passionate about music education, particularly church choral music, she co-founded the San Diego Chapter of the Choristers Guild with colleague Robin Segarra. The chapter has hosted numerous large events including the annual spring choir festival, which attracts more than 300 children and youth, and brings in nationally and internationally-recognized guest conductors. A dedicated choral director and voice teacher, Katherine has built an extremely successful children’s and Youth music program at the Village Church in Rancho Santa Fe, with a summer music camp that draws children from across the United States.
Pam Miller
Nursery School Director
Pam began teaching at “Village” in 1977. She has been a witness to our school grow, change and become better every year. Pam served under Carol Doughty (our fearless leader for 33 years) as her assistant director. After Carol retired Pam was hired as the director in 2004. She is honored to serve our incredibly awesome teachers and wonderful families.
Pam loves time with her family!!! Pam married her husband Bruce in 1988 and are blessed with their daughter Noelle. Our family enjoys our “PLAYTIME”; whether it's riding our four-wheel drive vehicles, exploring Baja or snorkeling in Hawaii; we love to play together. Our family motto: NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IT’S ALL PART OF THE ADVENTURE! Pam enjoys reading, staying fit and spending time with friends or with any of her 5 siblings. Life is a gift; savor every moment.
Keith Pagan
Music Director
Dr. Keith A. Pagan recently retired from his position as professor of music and Chair, Department of Music, at Point Loma Nazarene College in San Diego. He has conducted such diverse groups as the College orchestra, Concert Band, Treble Choir, Brass Quintet, Choral Union and the Concert Choir. His teaching areas included voice, instrumental music, and music theory as well as choral directing. He remains active as a composer, arranger, conductor, clinician and adjudicator.
He is recognized as a leading choral conductor. The PLNC Concert Choir, which he conducted for 23 years, is widely recognized for its musical excellence as well as its Spiritual impact. The choir performed widely in the Western States, with frequent tours to other areas and a highly acclaimed tour of the British Isles. Under his direction, they performed at the national conventions of several religious organizations, and were invited to participate in various musical festivals. He also conducted the annual performance of Handel's MESSIAH on the PLNC campus, an event eagerly anticipated by many San Diegans.
In the San Diego area, he has directed middle and high School honor choirs for various cities and the county schools. He has also conducted mass choirs for the San Diego area Community Colleges. He has been involved in church music throughout his career with tenures at churches in Oklahoma City, Glendora and San Diego, California. Most recently, he was choir director for the Naval Station Chapel in San Diego.
He is founder and director of the Southwest Sacred Music Symposium. He serves on the board of the Christian Scholar's Review and the editorial board for EverGreen Morning Press. His musical compositions and arrangements are published by Majestic Music and Shawnee Press.
Bill Smith
Church Administrator
Bill enters this position with many years of senior management experience, most recently as a General Manager for HP in their Imaging & Printing Group. Prior to HP, Bill spent many years with Kodak leading their worldwide marketing initiatives and was recognized as the New Product Marketer of the Year by the American Marketing Association.
Bill also spent several years teaching marketing at the University of Connecticut.
He and his wife Betty reside in the local community and both serve as Deacons of The Village Church in North County San Diego. Their only child, Lindsay, graduated from college this year and works in Boston.