Staff

SUSIE COFFMAN-SISK
MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Susie was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. She and her family have been in Oregon since 1994 and enjoy skiing, and attending sporting events.  Susie joined Christ Church as the Director of Christian Formation in 1997 and is responsible for Children and Adult education

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JULIE MANKIN
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR

Julie Mankin, originally from the Midwest, moved to Oregon after marrying her high school sweetheart, Scott, in 1993. Together they have three children; Chloe, Morgan and Calvin. She has worked for several churches large to small,  ELCA Oregon Synod,  and Portland Lutheran School.

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TIFFANY CARTER
MUSIC DIRECTOR

Tiffany Carter received both her Bachelor of Music and her Master of Music degrees in Vocal Performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. An experienced music educator, Tiffany has maintained a private voice studio for over 16 years and is a frequent guest choral clinician at various Christian high schools.

She recently served as an Adjunct Professor at Azusa Pacific University in the School of Music and has been the Choir Director at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Riverside, California for the past 3 years. Equally, at home on the stage, Tiffany has performed leading roles in many operas and musicals and has also been a featured concert soloist throughout the country.

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JANE MENDENHALL
ORGANIST

Jane grew up on a farm/ranch in Northwestern Nebraska, where music was an integral part of family and community life. Her organ playing began at her neighborhood country church and has continued to the present. Jane holds a Master of Arts in Teaching Music degree from Lewis and Clark College. Jane has studied and performed at organ institutes in the United States and France, and her principal organ teacher has been Dr. Lee Garrett. She is a music specialist in the Newberg Public Schools and currently serves as Vice President of the Organization of American Kodály Educators. Jane has completed two Portland Marathons and enjoys biking.

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CANDACE RAY
PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR

Candace Ray was born and raised in the Portland area.  She has a degree in Early Childhood Education and has been a Preschool Director for 14 years.  Candace started as a preschool assistant when she was 16 and decided that children were her passion. During college, she was a preschool teacher and was promoted to director after graduating.   She also has run a variety of summer camps for children ages preschool – middle school during her 13 years as a director.  Candace is married with four children.

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The Rev. Brad Toebben
brad@ccparish.org

+Director of Christian Formation
Susie Coffman
ext. 105 scoffman@ccparish.org

+Preschool Director
Candace Ray
ext. 115 cray@ccparish.org

++Parish Administrator
Julie Mankin
ext. 103 parishadmin@ccparish.org

++Bookkeeper
Kristin Clark
ext. 104 bookkeeper@ccparish.org

Music Director
Tiffany Carter
ext. 126 tcarter@ccparish.org

++Verger
Michael Sanchez
rmichaelsanchez@gmail.com

++Organist
Jane Mendenhall
jmendenhall@ccparish.org

+ Full-time Staff ++ Part-Time Staff
*Temporary limited contracted hours