Clergy
Faith Formation
Liturgy and Music
Kerey Quaid
Music DirectorKerey Quaid was born and raised in Fremont, California. He studied Creative Arts and music at San Jose State University. He has been a music minister since 1982, and that has been his vocation for twenty-five years. The organ is his fourth instrument (after piano, block flute, and percussion) but he is always happy to play the organ when it is the best instrument for the song at hand, or for the mood desired in the liturgy. Kerey has an MTS from the Franciscan School of Theology. He and his wife, Randi, moved to Oceanside four years ago.
Emma Whitten
Associate Music Director
Born in Oak Ridge, TN, Dr. Emma Whitten is an accomplished organist and church musician specializing in early Baroque and contemporary organ repertoire. Emma recently moved to Oceanside from Phoenix, Arizona, where she lived for five years. She has studied at the University of Notre Dame, University of Kansas, and Arizona State University, where she received her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Organ Performance in 2014. Emma has studied and performed on historic organs in Germany, Spain, Hungary, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In addition to music, she loves to hike, watch tennis, and solve cryptic crosswords. She has two older sisters, and her parents live in east Tennessee – her mother is a botanical gardener, and her father is a physicist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. For more information about Emma, or to sign up for news updates about her organ performances, please visit her website at www.emmawhitten.com.
Social Outreach
Angel Ibarra
Director of Social Outreach and Advocacy
Angel will be responsible for continuing the good work that has been done and developing programs for the poor and disenfranchised that the whole community can be involved with. In addition, he will work with the Parish community to determine which advocacy issues to focus on.
Angel is a graduate of The Catholic University of America where he studied politics. Later, he went on to become a teacher in Philadelphia Catholic schools for several years. He recently moved to the San Diego area to pursue his master’s degree in Peace and Justice from the University of San Diego. Most recently, he worked at USD’s Trans-Border Institute where he helped facilitate and develop partnerships between various grassroot organizations working toward positive peace along the U.S. and Mexico border.
Administrative Services
Gwyn Grimes
Chief Operating Officer
I’m originally from Ohio but moved to California with my family after high school graduation. I have a degree in Accounting from Chapman University. My background had been working in the medical manufacturing field, but after volunteering for several non-profit organizations I realized that working at a non-profit was what I really wanted to do. I’ve been working at the Mission for the past eight years as the Director of Finance. I’ve lived in Oceanside for about 20 years where my husband and I raised our two children. They’re now grown and planning a wedding and graduating from University. I love to read, go to the movies, hike, play board games, and card games and bake.
