Miguel was born in Burbank, California, to a Mexican immigrant family. He and his sister, Lily, both learned much of their English by watching Sesame Street. He began vocational ministry at the age of 17 at his home church in Glendora, California. During that time, he completed a B.A. in Music at U.C. Riverside. He enjoys spicy food, cycling, and socializing with all kinds of people. Miguel sees music as an important tool for the spread of the gospel in the Bay Area.

Email: miguel at solanochurch.org

Jodie is a native of Berkeley CA. Born and raised here, she knows and appreciates the Bay Area, yet also remembers the struggle to find Christian peers and community growing up here. She teaches Piano and got her education from UC Santa Barbara and Northwestern University. She has lived in and participated in missions in other countries and is passionate about God’s love of unity and variety—language, culture, and color. Her desire and passionate prayer is to help the next generation understand their true identity as image-bearers of God, desire intimacy with him, and know the love of Jesus that surpasses knowledge! 

Email: jodie at solanochurch.org

Jamie Flores grew up amidst the mountains of Salt Lake, the daughter of a Korean immigrant and a former Mormon. She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature at the University of Utah, and she began her teaching career in Atlanta, where she received her license in Mild Intellectual/Behavioral Disabilities at Georgia State University. While teaching in Washington, D.C., she met her husband, Angel, and shortly after getting married, they followed God’s call to move to the Bay. Currently, they live in San Francisco with their son and their dog. Jamie loves hiking, fixing things, and deep conversations.

Simultaneously born with his brother into a Christian home in Southern California, Martin came to personally know Jesus as a sophomore in high school. He spent a few formatively painful years living in Korea, grew up in the San Gabriel Valley, and came up to the Bay Area to attend college. There are far too many books, succulents, and coffee-related supplies in his apartment—but he thoroughly enjoys them all. 

Email: martin at solanochurch.org

Ryan grew up in Napa, CA. While he was raised in a Christian home, it wasn’t until a missions trip to Zimbabwe when he was 17 that he really began to follow Jesus. After studying chemistry at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Ryan moved to The Bay to work with Cru at UC Berkeley. While working with Cru, he was able to develop skills in evangelism, discipleship, and missions. However, his true passion is for the local church, so after a few years with Cru he transitioned into serving through Solano. He is excited to learn how to serve through the local church and hopes to someday multiply churches in countries where there is less access to the gospel. Ryan loves basketball, music, reading, video games, and his mega awesome wife Melody.

Email: ryan at solanochurch.org

Denise is a Bay Area native.  Raised in a Christian home, she came to know Jesus as her personal savior as a young child.  She is a wife to Edward (since 1993) and mom to two daughters, Erin born in 1998 and Dylan born in 2005.  She has always had a heart for working with young people, and to be able to do that and openly integrate her faith has been a blessing beyond measure.  Denise has never met a craft she doesn't like, and as the wife of a hardware store owner has become handier than she ever imagined was possible.

Email: denise at solanochurch.org