Esmaeil Goltapeh
As Director of Facilities, Esmaeil has the responsibility—along with the Facilities team—to take care of the church building, our eight auxiliary properties, parking lots, and all the equipment that makes…
Anna Carlson
Anna (pronounced Ah-na) learned about this role through the UPC young adult group. As the Youth Coordinator, she will organize volunteer teams to serve middle and high school students, plan…
Arden Edward
Arden is originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, and graduated from Seattle Pacific University, where she majored in Exercise Science and played on the women’s soccer team. For the past seven years,…
Vivienne Leung
Vivienne served as a volunteer, working with Ministry with Internationals, before joining the UPC staff in 2008–2011 as Director for Global Friends and the International Friendship House. Just this past…
Lisa Baird
Lisa supports the Senior Pastor’s Office as the Administrative Coordinator. She first attended UPC when she was at Roosevelt High School and later joined the church as an adult in…
Julie Young
Julie works with contributions and receivables—deposits cash and checks, monitors online income, and compiles reports regarding weekly income. She makes sure contribution records are thorough and accurate, corresponds with congregants…
Polly Yorioka
Polly is a third-generation Seattleite and a graduate of the University of Washington with a MA in International Studies in Comparative Religion and is currently in the UW Museology MA…
Paul Yoder
Paul is responsible for the support and administration of UPC’s computing and network infrastructure as well as the computer needs of the UPC staff. This includes managing the network, servers,…
Joanna Yoder
Joanna supports data entry, reimbursement requests, and payments. She finds joy and refreshment in spending time with family and friends and in travel.
Barb Williams
Barb encourages us to join God’s mission of reconciling our neighbors to Jesus, through neighborhood engagement and building relationships. Barb has a heart for those who live on the margins—people…
