Rev. Brandon Austin is a graduate of the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia (Master of Divinity, 1990) and transferred from the Tennessee Conference to the California-Nevada Conference at the invitation of Bishop Melvin Talbert in June 1990. Since arriving he has served as pastor in Carmel, Lake County, Sacramento, Hayward,…

Julia is the Director of Music Ministries and Director of Children’s Ministries at DUMC. She holds a Bachelor of Music with a focus in Piano from Missouri State University. Julia grew up in Springfield, Missouri where music, church, and piano were her bread and butter. She began formal piano lessons at age 5 and was…

After graduating from UCD in 2013 with a BA in Music Theory/Composition, Andrew served for two years as music director at Loomis United Methodist Church while he sorted out his career goals.  He then enrolled at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and graduated in 2017 with an MM degree in choral conducting. He returned to…

Megan developed a lifelong passion for church music and drama at her home church in Schenectady, NY where she sang in the children’s and adult choirs, played in the bell choir and performed with the Dramatic Players. Additional choir experience in high school included the District Youth Chorale and Madrigals. Her BA is in Theatre…

Chris Vincenti is the Office Manager and Assistant Treasurer. He is a New Jersey native who moved to California to pursue a career as a musician. Chris plays trombone in ensembles throughout the Bay Area and Central Valley, performing with groups as varied as the Stockton Symphony and the McAvoy-O’Hara Mortuary Band.  When not running…