Staff

STAFF

Mike Johnson, Campus Pastor
mjohnson@theshepherd.org
Mike has 3 kids (Michael, Mason, and Makiah) and a wonderful wife, Molly.  He began as Campus Pastor in July of 2010.  A Coach his entire adult life, Mike looks forward to coaching the staff and members at Shepherd Woodland Hills through life's ups and downs!  He received his B.A. from Purdue University and will be working on a degree in Biblical Studies.

Tony Montijo, Life Groups Pastor
tmontijo@theshepherd.org
He has 4 kids and a beautiful wife named Ana. Tony has done work in the business world, and will come on staff as the Life Groups Pastor in June. He has done undergraduate work in business and management at DeVry University, and is finishing his B.A. in Biblical Studies. He oversees the training and management of life groups and Bible Fellowships. He also runs the encounter weekends and manages the School of Leaders.

Miriam Kuevor, Outreach & Development Director
mkuevor@theshepherd.org
Miriam comes from Northern California… Pleasanton to be exact. She has her bachelor’s degree from Cal State Northridge, and her M.A. in Theology from Talbot School of Theology. She has worked at Shepherd over the past few years in the area of college ministry, life groups, and women’s discipleship. Today, Miriam oversees our community outreach, special events, and serves on the mission board.

Fred Blattner, Children's Director
fblattner@theshepherd.org
Fred is a lifetime resident of Los Angeles and currently lives in West Hills with his lovely wife Alex, and his sons Sam and Jonathan. He has been blessed to work with kids virtually all his adult life in capacities ranging from summer camp director and counselor to youth sport coach to referee to high school teacher to youth group volunteer... He's been serving in kid's ministry for over 15 years. His favorite thing to do is to spend time with his family. He is currently working on an M.A. in Ministry at Hope International University...and has never said "no" to a hot cup of coffee.

Dustin Stout, Director of Student Ministries
dstout@theshepherd.org
Dustin is originally from Pennsylvania. He moved out to LA in 2003 to study acting. He graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and did some further work at Pierce College. He is currently working on a B.A. in Biblical Studies. Dustin has a passion to reach middle and high school students with the Gospel, and to show them how relevant it is for their life today.  Besides reading the Bible, Dustin enjoys movies and spending time with friends.

WORSHIP LEADERS
Leyla Hoyle
Nikko Lowe