The River Church Community

Brian has been on the Governing Board since 2005 and has been part of the River since 2000. He has served as a small group leader trainer and coach and currently co-leads a small group with his wife Loris. He also serves as part of the Giving Team. Brian and Loris have three young children, Anna, Wesley, and Caleb. Brian works at the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health as Senior Vice President of Development and Administration.

Julie is new to the governing board in 2009.  She has been coming to The River since 2001.  She has been a member of the Global/Local small group for many years, and also serves on the Greeting Team.  Julie has been a leader and participant on various River ICE trips, and enjoys learning about other cultures and languages.  Julie has worked as a Family Nurse Practitioner at the Indian Health Center in San Jose for eight years.

Janet is new to the governing board since 2010.  She and her husband Andy run an internship for urban ministers in San Jose with Servant Partners.  Janet worked on staff with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and the Global Urban Trek for 11 years before her recent transition to SP.  She grew up in Indiana and just moved to San Jose in 2008.  Janet leads a small group at the River called The Ephods.  They enjoy eating together and studying the Bible inductively.  Janet and Andy also host Luke 14 parties inviting homeless friends from the EHC shelter into their home monthly for dinner and games.

Tom has been serving on the Governing Board since 2001 and was voted Chair in 2003. Tom works at Yahoo! as a Vice President of Product Management. He and his wife Judy have been coming to the River since 1998. They have two daughters Katy and Abby.

Tom and Judy have been members of a vibrant small group with other River families for many years. Judy is also a member of the Kids' Community Council.

Mike is new to the governing board in 2009. Mike and his wife, Pat, have been attending The River since 2001 when they moved back to California from Cleveland, Ohio.  Since coming to The River they have been involved in leading a small group in their home, training small group leaders, mentoring engaged couples, teaching in Kid’s Community, leading an adult bible study and being actively involved in our ICE Trip missions to Peru. Mike is also a part of the worship team playing acoustic guitar.

Mike and Pat have two married daughters living in Southern California who are actively involved in their local churches.  They enjoy having three grandchildren.  Mike has been working for over 20 years in Sales and Marketing for Swagelok.