Meet the Staff
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Pastor Glen Egertson Glen is the proud father of four children and grandfather of three. He is a third generation Lutheran pastor. Before being ordained in 2001, Glen worked as a janitor, carpenter, philosopher (pro-bono), and psychotherapist. Glen is a graduate of the Lutheran Bible Institute, California Lutheran University (twice), and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. He enjoys woodworking and watching old movies. His current project is advocating for the ELCA Malaria Campaign. |
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Lauri Egertson Lauri is the proud mother of four children and grandmother of three. She was raised in San Diego, CA and joined the Catholic Church before becoming a Lutheran in 1980's. After completing a program in Nursing, Lauri worked as an Optician and Office Manager for several doctors while raising her family. She enjoys reading just about anything, being outside in the mountains and scrapbooking with her daughter Shauna. |
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Jan Garris Jan graduated from California Lutheran College (now University) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and became a CPA in the early 80s. After serving her dues in public accounting she joined World Vision where she spent five years as Accounting and Budget Manager. Jan took a few years off to be a full time mother and has spent the past 13 years at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church and School in West Hills, CA; she currently serves as their Director of Finance and Administration as well as our CFO. She has been married for 30 years and has two sons. |
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Matt Kufeld Matt graduated California Lutheran University in 2010 with a B.A. in Communication. He was first introduced to LRCC 5 years ago when he came up to volunteer at a Winter Retreat where he fell in love with Outdoor Ministry. Matt enjoys sports, journalism, the outdoors and learning. He has a passion for camping and teaching and hopes to use his gifts to build the ministry of LRCC. |
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Erin Armstrong Erin is a proud 2009 graduate of St. Olaf College, where she majored in Religion and Political Science. She has worked for LRCC in different capacities since she was 17, and doesn’t ever want to stop being a camp counselor. She enjoys reading (especially young adult novels), singing, and being Lutheran. She is thankful for the opportunity to work in this great ministry before heading off to seminary sometime in the near future. |
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Desta Goehner Desta is an Ethiopian name, meaning happiness. Desta loves kids and camp. She grew up going to El Camino Pines and was a counselor for 3 summers. She is married to an ELCA Lutheran pastor, has 3 kids and is a new runner (*gasp*). She graduated from California Lutheran University in 1996 where she was the mascot. Desta was a youth minister for 7 years and is now a Youth Ministry support person for the ELCA Southwest CA Synod. Desta spends her time at yoga classes, picking up toys, loves to cook and bake and is challenging herself to run a half marathon sometime in the future. |
