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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
jlevine@lbrm.org
Jeff Levine
Executive DirectorThe Long Beach Rescue Mission Board of Directors thanks God for the provision of Jeff Levine as our new Executive Director.
Jeff brings a wealth of mission experience, as well as church and school leadership, to the role. He has a passion for sharing the life changing message of Jesus Christ with people experiencing homelessness and in need. He will also provide leadership to our incredible staff and valuable partnerships with our community, donors, and volunteers.
We invite you to stop by the mission for a tour and to meet Jeff. We are so very thankful for you!
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Lupe Lopez
Director of Development
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Steve Moore
Director of Finance
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Cindy Pena
Office & HR Administrator
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Lynda Peluso
Executive AssistantKathy Sigrist, Data Entry/Accounts Receivable x116 kathys@lbrm.org
Volunteer Program x102 volunteer@lbrm.org
Samaritan House, Men's Program
Pastor Torie Russell, Chaplain x202 trussell@lbrm.org
Shawn Purdy, Program Coordinator x204 spurdy@lbrm.org
Ricky Sanders, Bridge Coordinator x200 rsanders@lbrm.org
Ed Robinson, House Manager x215 erobinson@lbrm.org
Keenan Meador, House Manager x202 kmeador@lbrm.org
Stefan Kraft, Case Manager, ext. 203 skraft@lbrm.org
Brett Lang, Case Manager II, ext. 252 blang@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
Cadence Lang, Chaplain x303 clang@lbrm.org
Keyna Ostrander, House Manager x306 kostrander@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
Michele Velazquez, Thrift Store Manager, (562)495-8900 micheleV@lbrm.org
Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.”
Need more information?
General Questions: info@lbrm.org
Long Beach Rescue Mission Board of Directors
Kristen N. Jones
Chairman, Attorney
Robert Luna
Former 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
Retired Educator & Air Force Reserve Officer, Hospital Chaplain
Jeff Levine
Executive Director, LBRMWilliam 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)