MEET THE TEAM

 

Gary & Carol Kusunoki :

Pastor Gary and his wife Carol have been involved in missions, Relief and pastoral ministry for more than 33 years. Even before Pastor Gary served in fulltime ministry he and Carol developed and pursued their passion to reach a lost world for Jesus. Since that time he has been a senior pastor, missions pastor, police chaplain and a missionary traveling in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the South Pacific. Pastor Gary’s heart is to minister to the ministers by teaching, counseling and supporting missionaries and missionary pastors throughout the world. Gary and Carol have been involved in church plants and medical missions as they have God’s heart for compassionate evangelism.

[Isa 6:8 NKJV] 8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here [am] I! Send me.”

Todd Priest :

Todd joined Anchored Relief in October 2021 as the Administrative Director. Prior to his time at Anchored, Todd served as a pastoral liaison for several faith-based, for-profit companies as well as other not-for-profit organizations. He is nationally respected in the supermarket in-store marketing industry, spending 25 years in sales, marketing, and advertising holding positions with NewsCorp and various start-ups. In 2007, Todd obtained his Financial Services license as well asgraduated from the Calvary Chapel School of Ministry. He served as a Calvary Chapel Associate Pastor through 2015. Todd is also a licensed Realtor. Today, he and his wife Barbara, live in Mission Viejo, CA. They serve together in ministries at their church in San Clemente. They love to garden together and are often found walking the local nature trail. Todd also enjoys taking out his mountain bike to ride whenever possible.

James Vaca :

James Vaca is a Field Operations Officer. He has been a part of the Mission Outreach’s with AIR for about 8 yrs. He came alongside as a “full time missionary” in the past 3 years. AIR has been the avenue the Lord has used in the rebuilding process and redirection of his life. A desire to travel and to help is being fulfilled according to His purpose and he is blessed and humbled to be apart of AIR.