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Meet our team! We’re men and women who are driven by our desire to share the love of God through our words, our actions and everything we do. Working here at the Mission isn’t just a job – it’s our passion!
We’re here to help! Contact anyone on our staff:
(562) 591-1292 | info@lbrm.org
llopez@lbrm.org
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Lupe Lopez
Director of Development
nroberts@lbrm.org
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Nick Roberts
Project Coordinator
smoore@lbrm.org
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Steve Moore
Director of Finance
cpena@lbrm.org
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Cindy Pena
Office & HR Administrator
lpeluso@lbrm.org
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Lynda Peluso
Executive AssistantKathy Sigrist, Data Entry/Accounts Receivable x116 kathys@lbrm.org
Ruth Lanuza, Volunteer Program Coordinator x102 rlanuza@lbrm.org
Amy Taing, Receptionist x101 ataing@lbrm.org
Volunteer Program x102 volunteer@lbrm.org
Samaritan House, Men's Program
Chaplain John Zimmermann, Program Director x211 johnz@lbrm.org
Shawn Purdy, Program Coordinator x204 spurdy@lbrm.org
Jason King, Case Manager x203 jking@lbrm.org
Rodney Perry, Bridge Coordinator x200 rperry@lbrm.org
Ed Robinson, House Manager x215 erobinson@lbrm.org
Keenan Meador, House Manager x202 kmeador@lbrm.org
Adam McLarty – Skills Center Coordinator x213 amclarty@lbrm.org
Lydia's House, Women's Program
Christina Gutierrez, Program Coordinator x305 christinag@lbrm.org
Maggie Astilleros, Case Manager x302 maggiea@lbrm.org
Anna Meltzer, Program Assistant x306 ameltzer@lbrm.org
Debi Nahigyan, Skills Center Coordinator x303 dnahigyan@lbrm.org
Front Desk x301
Food / Facilities / Transportation
Fred Sigrist, Director of Food Services x220
Jerry Morgan, Cook x220
Eric Perkins, Cook x220
John Tudhope, Driver x220
Miguel De Leon, Director of Facilities x110
Thrift Store
Main phone number: (562) 495-8900
Robert “Q” Connolly, Warehouse Foreman rconnolly@lbrm.org
Dean Lamason, Driver dlamason@lbrm.org
Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.”
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General Questions: info@lbrm.org
Long Beach Rescue Mission Board of Directors
Kristen N. Jones
Chairman, Attorney
Robert Luna
Chief of Police, Long Beach Police Department
Mike Kimmel
Architecture Manager, AT&T
Henio Arcangeli, Jr
Senior Vice President, Automobile Division, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Ted Matt
Secretary/Treasurer
Jeff Levine
Lead Pastor, Bethany ChurchWilliam Jones: Vice Chair (Vice President, US Bank)
Ike Mmeje: (Chief Operating Officer, Memorial Care: Long Beach Memorial, Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital)
Paul Knerr: Vice Chair (Retired Director of Pharmacy Operations, Safeway/Vons)
Michael Huling: Secretary/Treasurer (business owner, retired)