Pastor Nominating Committee - Nominees Joe Bishop Joe Bishop, his wife Kristin, and their three boys have been members of Malibu Pacific Church for four years and are currently serving as deacons. Joe teaches education policy and directs the Center for the Transformation of Schools in the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies at UCLA, a national research center partnering with school systems across the country. He enjoys participating in the MPC men's running ministry to keep up with his kids. Dan Cislo “Dan Cislo and his wife Lisa came to Malibu Pacific Church in 1993 right before the Old Topanga Fire took out much of east Malibu. Quite an initiation to the wonderful love of the MPC. With two young children (5 years old and 18 months old), and one more on the way in two months, the Cislo’s were quite the basket case. They will never forget MPC’s care and nurturing through those most difficult times. Dan has been an Elder in the past and Lisa was previously MPC’s Director of Missions before being called away to do more Missions work. Dan and Lisa live in the Winding Way East area of Malibu and Dan continues to manage the intellectual property law firm of Cislo & Thomas LLP in WLA and Westlake Village. Dan felt called to serve as Elder during these trying circumstances for a church he deeply loves and the great opportunity that God has given us to share the saving grace of Jesus Christ. You can find his life verse at Cislo.com: “Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.” xxProverbs 21:21.” Pastor Nominating Committee - Nominees Kammy Kenman Kammy is a creative entrepreneur with over 25 years experience in conceptualizing, creating and executing all kinds of projects. From a very young age Kammy had the ability to envision a space and bring her design to fruition. She received a BS in interior design at California State University, Chico. After graduation she went right to work in her field with an architect in the North Bay Area and moving to Southern California in 1991, to hone her creativity and craft. She has worked as an interior designer for architects, home production companies, traditional interior design firms, and now she runs her own interior design firm. She is known for timeless, polished spaces that are warm and friendly. Kammy & Todd have been attending MPC since 2010 and became members in 2012. Jim Ludwig Jim is the Clerk of Session will serve as an ex-officio non- voting member of the PNC. Jim has been married to Cindy for 48 years and a member of Malibu Pacific for 43 years. Jim has served as Clerk for 15 years, and prior to that served as an Elder on the Session several times. Jim has served on multiple Church committees and mission teams; he was Chair of the PNC that called Greg Hughes as Pastor some 20 years ago. Jim and Cindy lived in Malibu Park (until the fire burned down their home), where they raised two sons. They are in the process of rebuilding and plan to return next year. Jim is a semi-retired real estate developer/ investor, a frustrated fly fisherman, and a really inconsistent golfer. He loves Jesus and MPC. Pastor Nominating Committee - Nominees Craig T. Nelson Craig T. Nelson is an Emmy Award–winning actor, writer, director, and producer. He was born in Spokane, Washington. He attended the University of Arizona majoring in Theater and studied at the Oxford Theater in Los Angeles. His career began as a writer/performer on The Lohman and Barkley Show in Los Angeles, and he has since been extremely successful in Film, TV, and on Broadway. He has starred in a long list of feature films, the most recent being Book Club and Pixar’s The Incredibles 2 where he reprised his character voice of Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible. His television credits include Coach (for which he won an Emmy), Parenthood, and The District and he has co-starred and guest starred in numerous other TV projects. Craig T. created his own production company, Family Tree Productions. He loves music and is an avid golfer. He and his wife, Doria, make their home in Southern California. Brian Newman Brian is married to Dina and together they are raising four kids (Caleb, Alex, Ella, and Will). He teaches political science at Pepperdine. Brian, Dina, and the kids enjoy the beach, hiking, reading, watching movies, snowball fights, and hanging out with Pepperdine students. Pastor Nominating Committee - Nominees James Shanahan James Shanahan moved out to CA in 1997 with his wife Melissa to attend the Anderson School of Business at UCLA. After graduating with an MBA in 1999 he started his career in money management at Roxbury Capital Management as a Portfolio Manager and has worked within the finance industry for the past 20 years. James is currently the owner of NexGen Financial, a specialty finance business focusing on the debt settlement industry. James and Melissa started attending MPC in 2004 shortly after the birth of their first child their son Hunter. Their daughter Whitney was born in 2005 and their youngest daughter Bridget was born in 2009. The entire family has been very active and involved in MPC since joining. James has been an elder at MPC for more than 10 years and has served on the finance committee for about 15 years, Melissa chairs the MPC Preschool Board and the kids are active in the youth and 4, 5, 6 programs. Lee Shoop Lee is the mother of four children and grandmother of five. She has been a member of Malibu Presbyterian for 35 years. As member of the church community she has served as the Director of Worship (Contemporary Service) and an Elder. Her areas of service as an Elder have included Worship, Adult Education, Women’s Ministries, Vision Committee and Outreach. Lee has participated as a Women’s Retreat Leader, Retreat Speaker, on the VBS organizing team and in Baja Build Ministries. In the larger church community, Lee founded FMBS (Friday Morning Bible Study), a weekly non-denominational woman’s study. She has served on the boards of Malibu’s Keep Christ in Christmas program and Claris Health (formerly The Westside Pregnancy Clinic) and as a MOPS Mentor mom. “Our family has a precious history at MPC. It is, and has been, a significant part of our family’s spiritual life and I am ever grateful for that.” Pastor Nominating Committee - Nominees Dave Stowell, Chair Dave and his wife Elaine have been members of MPC for 30 plus years. They raised their four daughters in the church. Dave has served as an elder at MPC for several terms. He has a business law firm in Westlake Village. Dave is thankful for his church family and his life group of many years. Paul Borden, Coach.