Administration

Jerrie Castro

Jerrie Castro

President

Jerrie Castro has served on the board of directors since 1997, and has been involved in nonprofit administrative management for nearly 40 years. She also brings to the association 28 years of teaching and healing ministry experience and directs the present foundation and development of The Servants and Handmaid’s West Coast Center of Healing Prayer.


Jerrie’s early ministry training began in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles as a parish prayer group leader and Certified Catechist with an Adult Specialization. She has lived the spirituality, charism and apostolate of The Servants and Handmaids, SHJMJ since 1980.


Jerrie established Mission West Publishing Company in 1994, after her retirement from Orcutt Union School District, on the Central Coast. Her experience as a publisher has been beneficial to the association’s production of visual and written materials.


In 2004, she moved to Fresno, California to be near her adult children and grandchildren. She is a member in good standing of Holy Spirit Catholic Church where she currently serves as ministry leader for the parish Adult Faith Study. Jerrie is also a Catechist on the parish RCIA Inquiry team and leads the Holy Spirit Parish Healing Prayer Ministry.

Mari T. Henson

Mari Henson, MA

Vice President

Mari is a trained civil mediator and conflict coach with over 20 years experience in the field of conflict resolution in the public and private sectors.


She has worked as a trainer and facilitator for Fresno Superior Court, Fresno Unified School District, Fresno Adult School and California State University Fresno, in programs for adults and youth.


Mari is a past President of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) Central California Chapter and the former Program Director for the Better Business Bureau’s Dispute Settlement Center. Currently she serves as Board President of the Fair Housing Council of Central California and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Administrator, Fresno County Superior Court.


Mari holds an MA in Organizational Behavior, California School of Professional Psychology, and a BA in Sociology, California State University, Fresno, with a Special Certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies.


Mari also has 10 years of experience in parish youth ministry, Lector and Extra Ordinary Minister of Holy Communion. She's an active Stephen Minister; member of Holy Spirit parish Healing Ministry and the Servants and Handmaids West Coast Center of Healing Prayer.

Mary Ann Armstrong

Mary Ann Armstrong

Administrative Secretary
& Finance Officer

Mary Ann Armstrong has served on the board of directors since 2007. She oversees the association’s property management and is the mentor of spiritual formation and director of prayer ministry.


She has had extensive training in the ministry of healing prayer and is a presenter and contributing writer of the student manuals for the West Coast Center of Healing Prayer. Mary Ann and her husband Mike became part of the movement of The Servants and Handmaids, SHJMJ in 2006. In addition she and her husband are involved in developing media presentations for the Servants and Handmaids formation, various seminars, retreats, The West Coast Center of Healing Prayer and public information services for the Internet.


Mary Ann has participated as a facilitator of Lectio Divina Bible Studies and the “Women of Grace” adult spiritual formation group in her parish. She also serves as a member of her parish healing prayer team.


An active real estate agent since 1977, in both Santa Barbara and Santa Maria, California, Mary Ann currently lives with her husband Mike in Santa Maria, California where she is a member in good standing of St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church.

Luis Maldonado

Luis Maldonado

Director

Luis Maldonado began his ministry work at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Fresno, CA where he was a Eucharistic Minister and a part of the Healing Prayer Ministry and an active volunteer at the Servants and Handmaids West Coast Center of Healing Prayer training Center in Clovis, CA. He is also a Fourth-Degree member of the Knights of Columbus.


Luis is a retired police officer from the Dinuba, CA Police Department where numerous times he was honored as Officer of the Month and Officer of the Year before he retired. Luis also served as a Detective for the Department working with multiple local, state and federal agencies throughout the San Joaquin Valley on special assignments and Task Force.


Following his retirement, Luis relocated to Las Vegas, NV and is a member, in good standing, of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. He continues to be an active member of the Knights of Columbus, his parish council and introducing Healing Prayer Ministry to parishes in Nevada. He is also on the West Coast Center of Healing Prayer Training Team.

Ronald Halbe

Ronald Halbe

Director

Ronald Halbe, Director, serves as Facilitator of Ministry Relations for Servants and Handmaids. He brings an abundance of planning, developing and implementing strategies to the board of directors for administering both short and long-range plans of the association. Ron began ministry in Temple City, CA where he was active in various leadership roles including a three-year term on St. Luke’s Parish Pastoral Council where he also served as president.


Ron had a thirty-five year career with Atlantic Richfield Corporation in Southern California where he worked in retail marketing and in the engineering department as supervisor of construction and maintenance.


Following his retirement, he moved to northern California and continued in ministry by participating in an Adult Faith Formation Group, Bible Study and the West Coast Center of Healing Prayer. At present, he spends time with his grown children and grandchildren in both Livermore and Fresno. He is a member in good standing of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Livermore, CA where he serves as a Men’s Spirituality Group leader.

Anna Marie Maadenberg

Anna Marie Maagdenberg

Director

Anna Marie Maagdenberg has been a member of the board of directors since 2005 and has served in the ministry of Christian healing prayer for 25 years. She is the coordinator of events and oversees the JMJ bookstore. She is also a presenter and contributing writer of the student manuals for The Servants and Handmaid’s West Coast Center of Healing Prayer.


For 11 years Anna Marie served as Chairman of one of the largest Marian Conferences in California; held in the Oakland Diocese, with over 1,000 people in attendance annually. Her extensive background in event organization is a great asset to The Servants and Handmaid’s presentation of seminars, workshops retreats and pilgrimages. During this period of conferences she came to know the work of the Servants and Handmaids, SHJMJ and began to live their way of life.


She founded Hear My Children Audiology Clinic in Mother’s Village in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The clinic was created with state of the art medical equipment though donations from various medical sources and benevolent people from many parts of the world. Through these efforts many children had their hearing restored. In 2010, the clinic was moved to a new hospital in Mostar.


Anna Marie is licensed Nurse Practitioner in a family practice clinic in South San Francisco and lives with her husband Harry in San Jose, California. She is a member in good standing of St. Christopher's Parish.

Kristi Emo

Kristi Emo

Pilgrimage and Seminars at Sea Coordinator

Kristi Emo is the owner of Your Dream Escapes Travel. She has traveled extensively throughout Hawaii, the South Pacific (Tahiti & Fiji), the Caribbean and Mexico and has sailed on over 35 cruises.


Kristi is certified as a Master Cruise Counselor, Hawaii Expert, Tahiti Tiare Specialist and loves all that is tropical, experiencing new cultures, and traveling with family and friends!


She has been coordinating the Servants and Handmaids Seminars at Sea spiritual renewal cruises since 2008.

Steven R. Stoker

Steven R. Stoker

Legal Counselor

Pascuzzi, Pascuzzi and Stoker

Fresno, CA

Steven R. Stoker graduated from Clovis West High School in 1981. Following graduation, he earned his Undergraduate Degree in Business Finance in 1987; followed by the Marriott School of Management and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. Mr. Stoker earned his Doctor of Juris Prudence in 1991 at J. Ruben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in Provo Utah.


He began his law practice in Fresno in 1991, and has extensive experience in litigation, real estate, employment law and general business matters that are the emphasis of his practice.


He is a general partner of Pascuzzi, Pascuzzi and Stoker in Fresno, CA

Jim Sabbatini

Jim Sabbatini

Jim G. Sabbatini, CPA
Selma, CA
Jim has practiced as a CPA for over 30 years and was an audit supervisor with Touche Ross which is now Deloitte and Touché. He established Jim G. Sabbatini, CPA firm in 1984.

Graduating Summa cum Laude, with a BS Degree in Accounting from California State University Fresno 1974, he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, California Society of Certified Public Accountants 
and the Tax Section of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

He serves on the Board of Directors of the California State University Fresno Athletic Corporation and is a member of the Bulldog Foundation Endowment Committee.
Mike Kilpatrick

Mike Kilpatrick, CHFC

Financial Planner
Kilpatrick Financial Group
Camarillo, CA
Mike serves as the senior member of the group’s financial team and has been in the financial planning business for over 25 years.

He holds the Chartered Financial Consultant designation and is licensed for a variety of investment and insurance related commodities.
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Colin Kilpatrick

Associate Financial Planner
Kilpatrick Financial Group
San Diego, CA
Colin has been working in the investment industry since 2009, and joined Mike Kilpatrick as an Associate Financial Advisor in January of 2010.

He graduated from Biola University with a BA in 2007.

Colin is fully registered with FINRA Series 7 and 66 securities registrations, and California Insurance licenses.
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Monsignor Patrick McCormick

Pastor, Holy Spirit Parish
Fresno, CA
Rev. Monsignor Patrick McCormick, VF, is Pastor of Holy Spirit Parish in Fresno, California. He is the officially appointed Chaplain to the Servants and Handmaids, SHJMJ by Bishop Joseph Brennan, D.D.

Pope Paul VI ordained him a priest in 1975 at the Vatican. He has served in numerous parishes including Rector of St. John’s Cathedral. Monsignor Patrick has held the position of Director of Worship for the Diocese of Fresno and is frequently Master of Liturgical Ceremonies for the Bishop. He is a familiar face on KNXT Catholic Television with programs on Scripture and Meditation. He studied Gregorian Chant at Abbye de Solesmes in France and is an accomplished pianist and organist.

Msgr. was born and raised in Taft, California where he and his twin brother went to school. His father was Catholic and his mother was a Southern Baptist. In the fourth grade, Msgr. began to think about becoming a priest, by the eighth grade he was still feeling that the religious life was possibly his calling. He continued his education at California State University Fresno with a major in music. While attending the University he was working part time at a 7-11 Store. One night he was held up at gun point and this near death experience had a real impact on his future life. After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in music, he thought he would apply for a teaching job in elementary school. At this same time he talked with Fr. Sergio P. Negro from St. Paul Newman Center to discuss his interest in the priesthood. Fr. Negro suggested that he enroll in the Seminary at St. John Camarillo to see if after a year this was his calling. After a year in the Seminary, Msgr. Pat knew he had made the right choice. Msgr. was also greatly influenced by Fr. Patrick McHugh in Taft.


In 1972, he studied Gregorian Chant at Abbye de Solesmes for three months in France. In 1974 Cardinal Timothy Manning ordained Deacon Patrick McCormick and he was assigned to St. Joseph’s in Los Banos in the summer of 1974. At this time Bishop Hugh A. Donohoe told Deacon McCormick that there was a possibility that he could be ordained in Rome by Pope Paul VI. After speaking with his family, they agreed this would be a once in a lifetime opportunity. He was ordained a priest at the Vatican in Rome on June 29, 1975 by Pope Paul VI. Fr. Pat celebrated his first Mass at his home parish in Taft and his first assignment was at the Shrine of St. Therese in Fresno. In 1978 he was assigned to the Catholic University in Washington D.C. in Liturgy and Music Departments. His next assignment in 1980 was St. Anthony of Padua in Fresno.


In 1984 he became the new Director of the Office of Worship and was in residence at St. John’s Cathedral in Fresno. He became the Rector of St. John’s in 1986. In 1991 he was the director of St. John’s Vianney House and assigned to San Joaquin Memorial High School. Later he was assigned to St. Mary Queen of the Apostles in 1994, and in 2004 he was assigned to St. Patrick’s in Merced, and Pastor Administrator of Parishes in LeGrande and Planada.


Msgr. is an accomplished pianist and organist. His hobbies include going to the movies, plays, theater and traveling. One of his favorite scripture passages is Isaiah 25:6 “ On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine- the best of meats and the finest of wines.”
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