Meet The Staff

Erin Kerr, Irvine Campus Pastor

  • Favorite dessert?
    Cheesecake
  • First movie you cried in?
    Emmitt Smith highlight video
  • What do you love about what you do?
    Transformation, hope, reconciliation, forgiveness
  • If you were a super hero, which one would you be?
    Snake Eyes from GI Joe?
  • Fatal Flaw?
    Del Taco #12, macho size me
  • Favorite word?
    Hilarious
  • If you could ask God one question, what would it be?
    Why not bigger calves Lord?
  • What makes you laugh?
    My niece
  • If you could be on a reality TV show, which one would it be?
    “The Amazing Race”
  • Three favorite movies?
    “Saving Private Ryan,” “Braveheart,” and “Fiddler on the Roof”
  • Hometown?
    Redwood City, Calif. (map)

Derek Robinson, Campus Director

  • Favorite dessert?
    Fruit tart served with a side of crème brûlée
  • First movie you cried in?
    “Old Yeller”
  • What do you love about what you do?
    Seeing the results of getting people connected to others (Small Groups) or serving (ministry)
  • If you were a super hero, which one would you be?
    Spiderman
  • Fatal Flaw?
    Anything motorcycle related
  • Favorite word?
    Discombobulated
  • If you could ask God one question, what would it be?
    Can I ask unlimited questions?
  • What makes you laugh?
    Watching my wife’s reaction to her anticipating being tickled
  • If you could be on a reality TV show, which one would it be?
    “American Gladiators”
  • Three favorite movies?
    “Star Wars,” “Shawshank Redemption,” “Monsters Inc.”
  • Hometown?
    Aurora, Ill (map)

John Stearns, Worship Music Director

  • Favorite dessert?
    Chocolate cream pie from Marie Calendars
  • First movie you cried in?
    “Wizard of Oz” or “My Girl,” I can’t remember
  • What do you love about what you do?
    Getting to watch people surrender all they have and worshiping Jesus Christ
  • If you were a super hero, which one would you be?
    Wolverine all the way
  • Fatal Flaw?
    Any TV series I love on DVD
  • Favorite word?
    Scrumtrulescent
  • If you could ask God one question, what would it be?
    Am I ever going to own a house in orange county?
  • What makes you laugh?
    Watching people imitate other people
  • If you could be on a reality TV show, which one would it be?
    “American Idol”
  • Three favorite movies?
    “Goonies,” “Star Wars,” “Dumb and Dumber”
  • Hometown?
    Hesperia, Calif. (map)

Leo Galarza, Student Ministry Director

  • Favorite dessert?
    Strawberry Cheesecake
  • First movie you cried in?
    My Girl
  • What do you love about what you do?
    Living life with my students
  • If you were a super hero, which one would you be?
    Snake Eyes from GI Joe?
  • Fatal Flaw?
    Its hard for me to say "No"
  • Favorite word?
    Glorious
  • If you could ask God one question, what would it be?
    Dear God, why is Tyra Banks on T.V.?
  • What makes you laugh?
    My wife
  • If you could be on a reality TV show, which one would it be?
    Survivor
  • Three favorite movies?
    Crash, Face/Off and Peter Pan
  • Hometown?
    Cali, Colombia (map)

Becky Bernardes, Children's Director

  • Favorite dessert?
    Ice cream
  • First movie you cried in?
    “E.T.”
  • What do you love about what you do?
    That I get to impact children and serve God at the same time
  • If you were a super hero, which one would you be?
    Wonder Woman
  • Fatal Flaw?
    Finishing every morsel on my plate
  • Favorite word?
    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
  • If you could ask God one question, what would it be?
    I’ll get back to you on that.
  • What makes you laugh?
    My clumsiness
  • If you could be on a reality TV show, which one would it be?
    “Clean House”
  • Three favorite movies?
    “ET,” “Titanic,” “Sound of Music”
  • Hometown?
    Perth Amboy, N.J. (map)

Lance Hamilton, Operations

  • Favorite dessert?
    German chocolate cake
  • First movie you cried in?
    “Bambi” – The worst part is I watched it in a pizza parlor with my dad’s baseball team.
  • What do you love about what you do?
    I love being able to look at something I have worked on, and being able to see that lives have the opportunity to be changed
  • because of something I have helped work on.
  • If you were a super hero, which one would you be?
    The Tick
  • Fatal Flaw?
    Veggie burger tacos
  • Favorite word?
    Onomatopoeia
  • If you could ask God one question, what would it be?
    What can I do to serve you Father?
  • What makes you laugh?
    My son
  • If you could be on a reality TV show, which one would it be?
    “Smallville”
  • Three favorite movies?
    “The Emerald Forest”
  • Hometown? Angwin, Calif. (map)

Jen Daniels, Administrative Assistant

  • Favorite dessert?
    Lemon Bars
  • First movie you cried in?
    Beaches
  • What do you love about what you do?
    Witnessing people as their lives are transformed by Him and that I get to love Jesus and His people for my job.
  • If you were a super hero, which one would you be?
    Super hero? Does Nacho Libre count?
  • Fatal Flaw?
    Loehmanns
  • Favorite word?
    Cheers.
  • If you could ask God one question, what would it be?
    Why am I so blessed?
  • What makes you laugh?
    Experiencing my husband as he laughs so hard that his eyes tear...it's contagious. This is one of my all-time favorite things to do:)
  • If you could be on a reality TV show, which one would it be?
    Star Search with Ed McMahon
  • Three favorite movies?
    Napoleon Dynamite, Zoolander and a short little film called Filled with the Spirit: http://youtube.com/watch?v=4nseKxA89qs
  • Hometown? Orange County, Ca (map)