Dr. Saundra J. Taulbee

Lead Pastor

I am a first born, raised and educated in Boston, MA , graduating with a bachelor’s in psychology from UMass, Boston, and a master’s in education from Harvard Graduate School of Education. I left the east coast when I was admitted to University of California, San Francisco Medical Centre to enter a 5-year fast track program in Psychiatry. I graduated with a Doctor of Mental Health degree entering simultaneously into practice in the California mental health system and into my own private practice. In my 8th year of practice, I acknowledged God’s call to preach. So, I entered and graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree. I have been bi-vocational since that time. My 3 favorite movies are: Good Will Hunting, Shawshank Redemption, Dead Poets Society. My 3 favorite books are: The Divine Conspiracy (Dallas Willard), Traveling Mercies (Anne Lamott), Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe). Last, people say they experience me as: bright, warm, caring, with a heart for outreach to others. I am honored to be serving the church, now as a church planter.

Amy Yichen Zhao

Social Media Intern

I was born in Xi’An, China and am currently living in the city of Diamond Bar. I am currently a remote student at UC Berkeley. My favorite movies are the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Hunger Games series, Ant-Man. One of my favorite authors is Rick Riordan. I love reading about Greek and Roman mythology. My favorite books are Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Lost Hero, and the House of Hades. Some of my favorite songs are Sit still, Look Pretty by Daya, Shape of You by Ed Sheeran, and Let It Go by Idina Menzel. I think people would describe me as quiet and responsible.