Rain is passionate about helping students find an educational path that leads to living one’s authentic calling or vocation. For over 20 years, she has held leadership positions across a diverse range of educational institutions wherein she developed and managed strategic “student-centered” admissions and marketing programs. Rain believes that equity and excellence in education is… Read More

Kelley Gibbs has more than 30 years of financial and management experience in the for- and non-profit realms. Born and raised in the Philippines, he has been the owner/operator of a small gold mine in Nevada; helped develop the first 18-hole golf course in Russia; worked in Silicon Valley start-ups; and worked as a financial… Read More

Blyth is the Registrar at Starr King. She is a recent graduate from Pacific School of Religion where she received a Master of Divinity and the Paul Wesley Yinger preaching award. Before coming to Starr King she worked as the National Conference Coordinator for the Harm Reduction Coalition and the Director of Community Engagement at… Read More

Shannon Eizenga serves as the Assistant to the Dean of the Faculty and the Coordinator of Academic Affairs.  She holds a M.Div from Starr King School for the Ministry, a BA(Hons) in Acting from The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art at The University of Kent in England as well as a spiritual direction credential… Read More

Xander is relatively new to the Bay Area. He arrived in June of 2017 after almost four years of living in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina. He graduated from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio in 2013 with a Bachelor of Art in Communication Studies. After graduating, he followed his partner to North Carolina.… Read More

Peter Olandt became Starr King’s Assistant to the Dean of Faculty and the Coordinator of Academic Programming in January of 2017.  Committed to countering oppressions, Peter has worked at the intersections of spirituality, racial and economic justice and is dedicated to helping cultivate positive, engaged citizens of all ages. He brings a wealth of experience… Read More

Owais Qureshi is the Student Accounts Manager and Finance Assistant at Starr King School for the Ministry. Owais moved to California in the 80’s to study business at Armstrong College in Berkeley. He earned a Bachelor in Business Administration with focus in Management and Finance. He has over a decade of experience in academia as… Read More

Sarah Ebster is a Florida native who moved to the Bay Area over 15 years ago. Since then she has worked as an Executive Assistant and Staff Development Specialist for companies such as AAA, Bioware/Electronic Arts and Apple. In her many years of administrative experience, Sarah has had the chance to support the executives of… Read More

Jessica Cloud is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) and has fifteen years of fundraising experience with an emphasis in annual fund solicitation—beginning in 2000 when she worked as a student caller with her alma mater, The University of Southern Mississippi. Jessica graduated from Southern Miss in 2003 with a bachelor’s in American Studies and has… Read More