St. Gregory's Leaders

Staff and Clergy

Paul Fromberg, Rector, is a preacher, teacher, liturgist and artist. He has a degree in family and marriage counseling and has worked in Episcopal churches in Texas and California since 1987. Read his blog here. You can see a video of Paul talking about mission here.

Peter Levenstrong, Associate Rector, began his time with us in July of 2020. He received his M.Div from Yale Divinity School in May of 2020. Peter brings his rich experience to youth and family ministries.

Sanford Dole, Music Director, is a composer and singer, and the director of the Sanford Dole Ensemble. He was a founding member of the male vocal ensemble Chanticleer.

Getting in touch

If you would like to schedule a meeting with any of the staff, please use the email links in the Staff and Clergy section above.

Vestry members are also available for conversation: just click on their names to email.

Contact the office to get in touch with our assisting clergy.

You may also contact the staff and clergy by calling 415-255-8100, but email is much better!

We are irregularly in the office during this period of COVID precautions, but meet weekly for our staff meeting on Tuesdays from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM. If you wish to meet with a clergyperson or staff member, please use email to set up an appointment.

Vestry Members

Anne Symonds, Inward-Looking Co-Convener The ILC acts as the Chief Operating Officer of the parish, reviewing business practices to make sure we are working in a clear and transparent way.

Tim Yip, Outward-Looking Co-Convener The OLC acts as the liaison between the neighborhood and the rector, creating new relationships outside the church.

Ben Cryer, Sacred Space Commissioner The SSC helps coordinate a number of volunteer efforts around our buildings and grounds, and consults with the rest of the vestry and our staff on repair, maintenance, and capital improvements.

Linda Hall, Membership Commissioner works to help people at St. Gregory's to become active members of our community. This begins with ensuring newcomers have a good experience when they visit our church on a Sunday. The MC also ensures that visitors have sufficient information about sharing their life and work here. This includes both our membership packet and connecting with other people.

Bill Phillips, Strategic Presence Commissioner The SPC is responsible for communicating about St. Gregory’s using all forms of media, in order to accurately portray a vibrant and relevant Christian community.

Andy Wells, Money and Meaning Commissioner The MMC provides oversight, advice and input to St. Gregory’s annual budget process, and monitors expenses and revenue throughout the year. The MMC coordinates fundraising and is the interface between the vestry and the finances of the church.

Margaret Simpson, Life Long Learning Commissioner The primary role of the LLC is to pay attention to and support the efforts of all those contributing their passions and skills to learning and formation.

Will Capps, Vestry Secretary The VS records vestry meetings, maintains parish records and certifies parish reports.

Leesy Taggart, Vestry Treasurer The VT works closely with the vestry and the staff, and is responsible for the management of income and expenses. The VT prepares the annual parish report and provides reports to membership and to vestry.

Assisting Clergy

St. Gregory's is blessed with many volunteer assisting clergy who occasionally preach, teach and preside, and who contribute to the life of the community.

Nancy Milholland is a priest who works as a geographic information scientist, using geospatial tools to visualize data, provide new insights, generate questions, and tell stories.

Will Hocker is a pediatric staff chaplain at the University of California at SF Medical Center / Benioff Children's Hospital.

Susanna Singer is Associate Professor of Ministry Development at CDSP. Throughout her ministry, her passion is transformative educational, formational, and pastoral work with adults and youth, as well as the development of innovative models of ministry.

Donald Schell is a co-founder of St. Gregory's. His passions include: finding new ways of shaping community and mission from liturgy, applying ancient resources, organizational theory and human development, and grounding church practice in vibrant, open theology.

Rick Fabian is a co-founder of St. Gregory's. In addition, he is the author of "Signs of Life: Worship for a Loving and Just People" (Church Publishing 2019), which is a must read for anyone seeking a church experience that sings and dances.

Retired Staff and Clergy

Sara Miles. After serving as our Director of Ministry for almost 10 years, Sara retired from St. Gregory's in 2017. You can find out more about Sara, her writing, and speaking engagements at her webpage.

Kerri Meyer. After serving as our Youth and Family Minister and Associate Rector, in September 2019 Kerri began new work as Farmer-Priest at Good Courage Farm, Hutchinson, Minnesota.

Sylvia Miller-Mutia. After serving as our Youth and Family Minister and Associate Rector, Sylvia began new work in Albuquerque where as Clergy for Creative Outreach, Evangelism & Family Ministry at St Mark's Episcopal Church.