Staff

Rev. Dr. Dana Allin is ECO’s Synod Executive. Dana formerly served as the President of the board of ECO, the pastor of Indian River Presbyterian Church in Fort Pierce, FL and the pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Lakewood, CA. Dana attended Fuller Seminary, where he received both an MDiv and a DMin. He also has a BS in Microbiology from University of California, Santa Barbara and is an Associate Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation. Dana’s passion to encourage and inspire leaders has led him to develop both the Missional Leader Training program and the Coach Certification Process. He lives in Santa Barbara with his wife, Beth and their three children – Micah, Peyton, and Piper.

Stacia Greig was born and raised in Santa Barbara, CA and now lives in Santa Clarita, CA. Stacia is the Assistant to the Executive Coordinator and provides technical support for our presbytery leaders. She is also our Flourishing Church Podcast producer. Stacia is currently in the process of completing her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations.

Rev. Nate Dreesmann has been serving the church for more than twenty-three years. He has served on the staffs of small, medium, and large churches, from Berkeley, to Washington, to Idaho. Nate has also served on the sessions of small and large churches. Nate attended Fuller Seminary, where he received both a MDIV and MACCS. Nate is passionate about Jesus, living out the Great Commission, and helping ECO churches revitalize and plant new churches. Nate is married to Cari and they have four children – Gabrielle, Jackson, Charis, and Elise.

Sydney Wolfe was born in Santa Barbara, CA and grew up in Santa Maria, CA. She received her BA in English from University of California, Santa Barbara, but prior to that she found a passion for missions and ministry through completing a Discipleship Training School with Youth With A Mission. She loves being able to partner with and love people relationally and in discipleship with Jesus, and has a love of adventure, hiking, coffee, and nature. She currently lives in Santa Barbara, CA with her 8 other housemates who all love Jesus!

Rev. Dr. Gregory Wagenfuhr coordinates ECO’s two theology teams, having worked with its various teams since 2015. He is the author of Plundering Egypt: A Subversive Christian Ethic of Economy (Cascade, 2016), Unfortunate Words of the Bible (Cascade, 2019), and Plundering Eden: A Subversive Christian Theology of Creation (Cascade, 2020). He has a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies from the University of Bristol (UK). He has taught biblical languages at Trinity College, Bristol (UK), where he met his wife, Ainhoa. They have one little girl. Gregory is a church planter of The Embassy, a church-seminary-community pilot project. Greg and Ainoha live in Cañon City, CO where Ainhoa is a reintegration specialist with the New Horizons Ministries that fosters children of incarcerated women. She also works as an advocate for victims of domestic violence.

Rev. Luke Parker is ECO’s Church Planting Director. Luke formerly served as a Church Planter/Pastor in an ECO plant in Phoenix, the student ministries director at a non-denominational church in AZ, and in several other church plants in a variety of roles over the years. Before ministry in the local church he was heavily involved in Young Life. Luke attended Fuller Seminary, where he received an MDiv. He also has a BS in Biochemistry from the University of Arizona (Bear Down). Luke’s passion to raise up young leaders and equip them to reach the lost in our time. He lives in Phoenix with his wife, Jessica and their two boys – Matthew and Samuel.

Rev. Dr. Jennifer Haddox was born and raised in Western Pennsylvania. She has a BA in Sociology from Eastern University, where she first nurtured her call to mission leadership. She has an MDiv from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and continued to serve there as Associate Director of World Mission Initiative in her first 10 years of ordained ministry. She recently received her Doctor of Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary. Jen loves helping churches get moving into deeper mission engagement. She and her husband, Mike, also pastor an ECO church and live in Western PA, with their two active boys and a hyper black lab. When she isn't traveling or leading mission meetings, she loves gardening and being a mom.

Rev. Lisa Johnson grew up in Orange County, CA and received her BA in Communication Studies at Westmont College. She received her MDiv at Princeton Seminary and was ordained in 1999. She has ministered at five different churches in New Jersey, Santa Barbara, Orange County, and San Diego as an Associate Pastor. She now serves as the Executive Director of Leadership Formation for ECO and the Director of Mentored Ministry for FIT. Lisa has a passion for teaching, discipleship, leadership development, and spiritual formation, and loves serving ECO churches in this capacity. She lives in San Diego (Coronado), CA with her husband and has two children (18 and 20) who are launching into adulthood.

Taylor Woods was born and raised in Glendora, CA. She attended Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA where she graduated in 2018 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Communication Studies and a minor in Economics & Business. She assists the ministry departments with design, processes development, and records. She also manages the many ECO email accounts and helps our churches and pastors with their application processes. Taylor enjoys spending time with her family & friends, traveling, and going to concerts.

Rev. Kendra Norton received her BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Hope College and her MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She spent her first two years in vocational ministry serving in an inner-city church in Athens, Greece. There she had the opportunity to walk alongside the marginalized and learn how the church stands as a light in dark places. Through that season, she discerned a call to ordained ministry, and next served as the Pastoral Resident at First Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem, NC. Kendra is passionate about replicating disciples and loves lacing up her sneakers for a run and enjoying a cup coffee with a friend. She and her husband (Tim), and their son live in Fort Pierce, FL where Tim serves as the pastor of Indian River Presbyterian Church.

Rev. Bertram Wang grew up in Upstate New York and relocated to Southern California in 1988 to serve in Campus Ministry focusing on Asian-American students at U.C. Irvine (now called Epic with Cru). He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Art from the State University of New York at Buffalo, then an M.Div. in Pastoral and General Ministries in 1995. Bertram served for 13 years in a non-ordained pastoral role in a congregation now part of ECO (South Bay Presbyterian in Torrance, CA) and received a call to serve as pastor of Cornerstone South Bay, then Cornerstone Orange County in 2014. Since his retirement in 2018, Bertram has served as the Ministry Partnership Team (MPT) Chair for the ECO Presbytery of Southern California and was invited to participate in ECO’s new national ordination process. He volunteered to serve at every Ordination Retreat and took a part-time position in the Synod Ordination Office in June of 2021. He now serves as the Ordination Advisor (for the Western U.S) and Coordinator. He is married with no children and lives in Torrance, CA.

Rev. Andrea Messinger served for sixteen years as Head of Staff at First Presbyterian Church of Covina in Covina, CA. She has also served on staff at Gridley Presbyterian Church (Gridley, CA), Silverlake Community Church (Los Angeles, CA), First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu (Honolulu, HI), and Stadium Village Church (Minneapolis, MN). Andrea met her husband, Rev. Dr. Thomas Messinger, at Fuller Seminary and they have two children, Tommy and Amelia, who are both married and following Jesus as they serve in their churches. Andrea has had the blessing of using the many resources ECO offers to help churches and pastors flourish and thrive as they discern their Flourishing Next Steps.

Rev. Dr. Mark Patterson was born in Boulder, CO but grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He became a Christian through the ministry of Younglife (which was founded by his grandfather, Jim Rayburn). He attended Whitworth University where he studied theology. It was there he met his wife Linda and they were married in 1982 following graduation. After two years in youth ministry, he and Linda moved to Princeton Theological Seminary. Upon graduation he served as associate pastor in the Seattle area for eight years during which time two daughters were born. In 1995, the family moved to Britain where Mark began PhD studies in theology at King’s College in London. In 1999 the family moved to Ventura, CA where Mark served as lead pastor for twenty-two years. Mark and Linda enjoy hiking, art and drawing, woodworking, and when time allows Mark loves to fly his paraglider. They continue to live in Ventura with their yellow Labrador Mosley.

John Terech is a former Wall Street executive and New York native. He graduated from Boston University with a degree in Business Administration and is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation, and a Commissioned Lay Pastor in ECO. Having been in ministry for the last 18 years in Palm City, Florida and now in Cumming, Georgia since March of 2023, John also attended Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. He is married to Patty Terech and they have 3 children – John III, Joseph, both attending the University of Central Florida, and Lindsay, a sophomore at South Forsyth High School in Georgia.

Patty Terech was born and raised in Central New Jersey. She began working in the financial industry in New York City at the very young age of 18. She met her husband, John, at a financial firm and the two were married in 1999. In April of 2005, John and Patty Terech moved from New Jersey to Palm City, Florida, and during their first week in the city visited Palm City Presbyterian Church. They loved it immediately. Patty volunteered at the church for two years before accepting a position as Director of Volunteers and eventually Office Administrator. Patty served at Palm City Presbyterian Church for 7 years. Patty is thrilled to have joined the ECO team. She and her husband John have 3 children – John III, Joseph, and Lindsay.

Shelby Murphy was born and raised in Colorado Springs, CO, and graduated from California Baptist University in May of 2013 with a Bachelors of Science in Accounting. Shelby is the Financial Administrator at ECO, doing the day-to-day tasks of accounting. Shelby’s hobbies and activities include hiking and being outdoors. She also enjoys reading and traveling. She lives in Colorado Springs with her husband, Jonathon.

Rev. Beth Allin has a Masters of Divinity from Fuller Seminary and a BA in Sociology from Westmont College. Her favorite part of ministry is being able to be on the journey with people and point them toward Christ. Beth is currently the National Gathering Coordinator for ECO. She lives in Santa Barbara, CA, with her husband Dana and their three kids – Micah, Peyton, and Piper.

Skye Coleman serves as the Executive Administrator for ECO, hailing originally from Palm Springs, CA. Her academic journey took her to Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Business. In her current role, she holds responsibility for supervising the technology team and actively participates in the development of ECO's websites and media projects. In her free time she enjoys beach volleyball, swimming, and house renovations or DIY projects and growing her own food in her garden. Skye lives in Austin, TX, where she resides with her husband, Patrick, and their daughter, Emrie.