Pastor Jaime grew up as the son of an Air Force officer, which blessed him with the opportunity to live all over the world in a life that would prepare him for Methodist ministry. After graduating from high school in Madrid, Spain, Jaime studied International Relations and History at Boston University, finishing his degree in 2009. During his time in undergrad, he felt God call him into ministry and began to pursue a career as a pastor. He stayed in Boston to attend seminary at BU School of Theology, received his Masters of Divinity, and then answered a call to join the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church starting in 2012. There, her served three churches over the span of eight years, while also being ordained as an Elder in Full Connection in 2016. In 2020, God called him to a new ministry half a world away in Santee, CA. Jaime enjoys playing complicated board games, watching and discussing movies, and generally spending time with family and friends. He has an amazing wife, Carmen, and two daughters, Scarlett and Alice.

Carol has been attending Santee UMC since 2015 with her daughter, Melody. She found a spiritual home for her family here, and values the work the church does in the community. Carol holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics from San Diego State University. When not utilizing her talents crafting or serving as chair of our Pride/Reconciling Committee, she can be found volunteering with a high school robotics program, where she serves as a Senior Volunteer Coordinator for southern California.

Deanna was raised in Imperial Beach and started piano lessons at 10. At 13, she was the church pianist and at 16, became the church organist. Her high school piano teacher didn’t like that she would go surfing before school most mornings...took away practice time! She continued her study of music in college while serving as a church organist as well as accompanist or director in many music organizations throughout the years. She has also held numerous leadership positions on art/choral boards. She holds a BA from CSUN in Music and Art, a Lifetime CA Credential in General Subjects as well as Music and Art, and an MA in Arts Administration from PLNU. She is now retired with 30+ years in the public school as a Music Teacher/Professor. She lives in Santee and is delighted to be serving SUMC.

Peter Burrell is the Finance Secretary for SUMC. He served 4 years on the Finance Committee with the last three as the chairperson. Peter is a retired High School Math Teacher, serving 36 years in the San Diego Unified School District. Along with his wife, Nanette, Peter officially joined SUMC in 2016 after attending off and on since 2011.

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Jan has been attending Santee UMC with his family since 1990 and became the church pianist starting in October 1991. He holds a BA in Computer Science from University of California San Diego and spent 32+ years working as a Software Systems Engineer where he earned more than a dozen patents in Cellular Communication Technology. Music has always been a large part of Jan's life. He started classical piano lessons at a young age, played the trombone in school bands, and played in a rock band for almost 20 years before playing for Santee UMC. Most recently, after retiring from his engineering job, Jan went back to school and earned his Masters Degree in Music Composition and Production. Jan also loves to travel, hike, camp, and go to the movies with his wife Anne.