Our Staff

 
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STEPHANIE RYDER
Pastor

Rev. Stephanie Ryder, MA, MDiv,
is the pastor at Redwoods Presbyterian Church, where she first served as intern and music director while a student at San Francisco Theological Seminary.  She was ordained in 2014 as pastoral associate for community formation and family ministry at Redwoods.  Prior to ordination, she taught piano, guitar and band groups from her home, and spent many years as a drama therapist working in various schools, hospitals and treatment centers in the Bay Area. Raised in Wilton, Connecticut, she moved to San Francisco after college and was a member at St. Andrew Presbyterian in Marin City for 15 years.  She currently lives in Mill Valley with her husband, Bill, where they enjoy hiking, Bikram yoga, and visits from their two adult sons.

EMAIL: stephryder1@gmail.com

DENISE WHARMBY
Director of Music

KEENAN KELSEY
Parish Associate

Rev. Keenan Kelsey has circled back to Redwoods!  She was an intern with us back in 1995, was ordained in 1996 as Interim Associate at Church of the Roses, served as solo Pastor of Noe Valley Ministry PC(USA), and in retirement, has come back to Redwoods as Parish Associate. She says, “Stephanie lets me do anything I want and nothing I don’t want!”

She brings a beautiful sense of liturgy and liturgical art, a faithful pastoral presence, and some fine preaching skills.  Keenan lives in Larkspur with husband Mark.  They delight in being able to walk to church!

ARANDA DILL
Administrator

Aranda Dill is the office administrator at Redwoods Presbyterian Church. She was born and raised in marin County, attending Redwoods High School, College of Marin, and graduating from Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
She and her partner have been operating a small art business in San Anselmo since 2018.
Together with her partner, they enjoy hiking, connecting with nature, and creating artworks.

EMAIL: office@redwoodspres.org

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

- Luke 6:38 (NIV)

 

The mission of Redwoods Presbyterian Church is to worship God, to love one another and to serve God by ministering to others locally and throughout the world. We cannot do it without the support of the community. Thank you.