I arrived at St. Joseph the Worker on July 1, 2021 after 5 years serving the people in four small rural towns at 13,000 feet in the Andes Mountains of Peru. I was ordained for the Diocese of Oakland in 1993 and have been pastor at St. Leander in San Leandro (8 years) and Our Lady of Guadalupe in Fremont (12 years). Born in 1959, I am one of eight children, and enjoy hiking, backpacking, and biking.