Rev. Bonnie Hawk, Senior Pastor
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Rev. Bonnie Hawk is an ordained elder from the Baltimore Washington Conference, serving on loan here in Cal-Pac. She is a graduate of Dickinson College and Duke Divinity School. Bonnie and her husband Noah have recently moved into the Rolling Hills parsonage and already love the area. Bonnie is a woodworker who loves a good project, the outdoors, porch swings, and any place in the sunshine.
Rev. Sunny Park, Associate Pastor
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Rev. Sunny Park was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, and moved to the U.S. at the age of 23. Her faith journey led her to be commissioned in 2010 and ordained as a full connection elder in the California-Pacific Conference in 2015. She holds master’s degrees from Iliff School of Theology and Claremont School of Theology, and is currently working on her Doctor of Ministry at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. She has two feline kids, Francis and Stella.
Rev. Kristin Sutrave, Associate Pastor
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Rev. Kristin Sutrave earned her Master of Divinity degree as well as a Master of Social Work from Boston University. In 2024 Kristin was ordained a Deacon by the California-Pacific Conference and currently serves RHUMC as the director of Youth Ministries and director of Congregational Care. Kristin lives in Long Beach with her husband and daughter. In her free time she loves to read and complete puzzles.
Debra DeLuca, Director of Children’s Ministry
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Debra grew up in Michigan and came out to Southern California for a visit over 40 years ago and has never moved back after falling in love with the year-round warm weather. She worked for Prime Sports and then Fox Sports for many years as an administrative assistant but got tired of the daily commute back and forth into Santa Monica. She and her husband Steve (of 35 years) were raising 3 children, 2 boys and 1 daughter and so she began actively volunteering in their schools. Volunteering in Magic of Music, Adventures in Art, and other programs made her realize how much she wanted to work more with children. She volunteered in Sunday school and soon became an assistant to Lisa Williams who at the time was our Children’s and Youth Ministries Director. A few years later Debra was offered the position of Director of Children’s Ministries and gratefully accepted the position.
She spends time with her husband Steve taking their mini–Australian LuLu on hikes, baking, reading and gardening. The thing she enjoys most though, is spending time with her daughter Natalie, sons Lucas and Sean and their wives playing board games, cooking and just hanging out!
Chuck Dickerson III, Music Director
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In addition to serving at RHUMC, Chuck also leads the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA). He has also been guest conductor for the Casa Italiana Opera Company of Los Angeles, and Director of Music at several churches in the Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. areas. He is internationally recognized tenor soloist. He has sung in choruses around the world under the direction of Esa-Pekka Salonen, Grant Gershon, John Mauceri, James Newton, Carl St. Clair, and others over recent years. He is a graduate of Howard University (B.S., Psychology, 1975), American University (J.D., 1978), and California State University, Los Angeles (M.M., 2005). He has also been active in political leadership of Los Angeles and its surrounding communities. He served as President of the Board of Public Works of the City of Los Angeles, and as City Attorney of Inglewood, California. He is an avid baseball fan. Chuck is married to the former Paula Long, and he has two adult children, Cheri Danielle, and Charles Edward IV.
Myra Ghabrial, Preschool Director
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Myra was born in Cairo, Egypt. She attended a private girls school (Saint Vincent De Paul.) She speaks and writes English, French, and Arabic. Myra came to the United States in 1971. She is married to Magdi, and has a daughter who lives in Palos Verdes. Myra received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Early Childhood Education from California State University, Los Angeles. She moved to Palos Verdes in the summer of 1985 where she became the Preschool Director for Rolling Hills United Methodist Church. Myra has tremendous energy and a cheerful, positive attitude toward others. She has a gift of knowing the children and parents of the preschool, current and former, by name. Myra enjoys visiting her grandchildren and loves gardening and swimming in the ocean in the summertime.
Gabby Palacios, Kid Zone Director
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Gabby has a background is in early childhood education through UCLA. She has been working at RHUMPS over 17 years as a teacher and as assistant director to Myra in the Preschool Office and is currently the Kid Zone Director. Gabby is blessed with an amazing husband and four beautiful children.
Gabby loves spending time with her family, cooking, and making lemonade out of lemons. She enjoys working with the children and learning from them. It really does take a village to raise a family and she is grateful to be a part of the village here at RHUMC.
Wade Welch, Treasurer
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Bio coming soon!
Catherine Dingman, Business Manager
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My parents joined before I was born and I grew up in RHUMC. After college, I worked in the film industry for many years and later handled financial matters for restaurants in the Bay Area. I returned home several years ago to be with and care for my parents, long- time church members Gerry and Frances Dingman, while also working part-time in the RHUMC Finance Department. I am happy to be working in a place that feels like home.
Peggy Roulette, Administrative Secretary
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Peggy began working at RHUMC in 2013 as Administrative Secretary and has enjoyed meeting many warm and friendly church members. She was born and raised in NY. That is where she met her husband while he was on a long-term job assignment for an aerospace company. Mark grew up in Torrance and was eager to get back to sunny California. Peggy finished her BS degree at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Her administrative background includes working at Mattel, Inc. for 10 years. Before that she held other administrative positions in corporate offices in New York City. While her son Ryan was young, she worked part time as a preschool teacher and thoroughly enjoyed the free spirit and lack of filters of the children. Ryan is now a young adult; and Mark is an Assistant Vice Principal at West High School in Torrance.
Peggy is co-chair of Membership and Evangelism and continues to enjoy her involvement with the church. She enjoys trying out new recipes, attending live theater, taking long walks with her dog, and traveling around the country.
Michele Nelson, Executive Assistant to Pastor
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Michele Nelson joined the staff at RHUMC as the Senior Pastor’s Executive Assistant in November of 2025. She works on a part-time basis while continuing her full-time work as a Realtor in the Palos Verdes and South Bay area. Michele previously held this position full-time before launching her real estate career over 10 years ago. Michele has been a member of RHUMC for over 30 years and raised her two children here. Michele is co-chair of the Membership and Evangelism committee that welcomes new members into the church family, is part of the Lay leadership committee, and Administrative Board and routinely participates in worship services as Liturgist and Usher for the 3rd Service.
Althea Waites, Organist/Pianist
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Althea Waites is an acclaimed soloist, chamber musician and collaborative artist. She has appeared in recitals at major festivals such as Aspen, the Yale Summer Festival, and the Idyllwild Arts Festival. She holds degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Yale University where she studied with Donald Currier. In addition to her position at RHUMC, she is currently on the keyboard faculty at California State University, Long Beach. Her commitment to cultural and community education is evident through her work with many outreach and service programs. Althea is a Yamaha artist and records for Kuumba Music, her new label for music projects. Her immediate family consists of her daughter, Melanie Taylor, a professional singer, son-in-law, Terry Wollman, a producer and composer, a sister and two nieces and a nephew who teaches martial arts.
