About West Coast MCC

Bottom row, left to right: Crystal Fernandez, Staff Associate for Immigration; Silvia Rios, Receptionist; Chanmary Bun, IVEP (Reedley, CA); Gloria James, Immigration Associate (Upland, CA); Second row: James Kisku, IVEP (Riverside, CA); Luzdy Stucky, Associate for Migration and Peacebuilding (Tucson, AZ); Robb Davis, Consultant; Rachel Cobarrubias, Immigration Documentation Assistant; Third row: Leroy Willems, Church Relations (Phoenix, AZ); Alan Claassen Thrush, Church Relations Coordinator (Upland, CA); John Swenning, Program Associate for Human Trafficking; Michael Chapman, Resource Development Director; Aminata Dieye, Executive Assistant/Finance Manager;  Emily Stednick, HR/Communications Coordinator; Sheri Plett Wiedenhoefer, Executive Director;  Pauline Aguilar, Quilting Coordinator/Women’s Ministries; Jennifer Deibert, Communications Assistant; Frank Piñon, Church Relations Coordinator; Not pictured: Bob Buxman, Church Relations Coordinator (Portland, OR); Ilone Kasdorf, Quilt Center Manager; Frieda Walls, SOOP Coordinator

About Us

West Coast MCC serves the region with offices in Reedley, Fresno and Upland, California, Tucson, Arizona and Portland, Oregon. In addition to fostering programs and partnerships that address needs within the region, we connect with churches to support MCC’s work in more than 50 countries around the world: relief, development and peace in the name of Christ.

Mission Statement

West Coast Mennonite Central Committee strives to foster life-giving relationships of peace, justice, and dignity among all people in the name of Christ by:

• Partnering with Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches
• Supporting the worldwide mission of MCC
• Providing opportunities for mutual exchange and learning that encourage churches and individuals to respond to people in need
• Participating in partnerships that empower the lives of marginalized people

For more information on West Coast MCC programming: What we do