Member Name:  Michael Dean Spencer

Position:  Pianist

Years with CE:  14 years

Occupation:  Music teacher at Pleasant Hill Adventist Academy

Grew up in:  California, Texas, Wisconsin, Alabama and Mississippi

College(s) Attended:  Pacific Union College

Hobbies/Interests:  Travel, things Disney, fountains, waterfalls, fireworks, bright lights, tall mountains

Resides in:  Bay Point, California

Home Church:  Pleasant Hill SDA Church

Family:  Michael and his wife, Lori, have been partners now for almost 30 years. Their daughter, Jillian, is a Senior at Pacific Union College, where she is majoring in Theology and Spanish. Her adventures are chronicled at jilliansjourneys.blogspot.com. Their son, Justin, lost his life at age 17 in 2004 while on a mission trip to Cascas, Peru. Michael, Lori and Jillian live in anticipation of reuniting as a family in the new earth.

Member Name:  Calvin D. Knipschild

Position:  Director

Years with CE:  30 years  (original member)

Occupation:  Retired music teacher

Grew up in:  Hawaii and Northern and Southern California

College(s) Attended:  La Sierra University, Pacific Union College and Atlantic Union College

Hobbies/Interests:  Photography, golf and travel

Resides in:  Washougal, Washington

Home Church:  Eagle Rock SDA Church

Family:   Calvin has been married to his wife, Linda, for 39 years. Their son, Erich, and his wife, Julie, and son, Hudson, live in Vancouver, Washington and will be welcoming another child in the summer of 2011. Their daughter, DeAnne, finished her Master's and was hired by La Sierra University. Calvin is retired from teaching music after 40 years. During that time he received three "Teacher of the Year" awards. He is available as a choral clinician or guest conductor for festivals.

Member Name:  Christopher Klebba

Vocal Section:  Baritone

Years with CE:  13 years

Occupation:  Transportation Security Officer for the Department of Homeland Security

Grew up in:  Arcadia, California

Hobbies/Interests:  My son’s growth, swimming, building models, train, travel

Resides in:  Long Beach, California

Home Church:  Norwalk SDA Church

Family:  Chris has been married to his wife Tricia since 1999 and their infant son’s name is Lucas.

Chris Klebba sang baritone with Christian Edition for 15 years, but discontinued the group in the fall of 2010.

Member Name:  Bruce Powers

Vocal Section:  Baritone

Years with CE:  6 years

Occupation:  Business consultant to non-profit organizations

Grew up in:  Southern California

College(s) Attended:  Loma Linda University - Riverside and Capital University in Columbus, Ohio

Hobbies/Interests:  Cooking and friends

Resides in:  Redland, California

Home Church:  Azure Hills SDA Church

Family:  Two adult children - Heather and Drew. Drew is married and he and his wife, Cara, have two sons – Jack is a rambunctious 3 year old and Ryan is 1.5 years old. Drew teaches English at California Preparatory College and Cara is a full-time mom. Heather works for the department of surgery at Loma Linda University.

Member Name:  Allan Perry

Vocal Section:  Baritone

Years with CE:  28 years

Occupation:  Plastic Surgery

Grew up in:  Canada

College(s) Attended:  Andrews University and Loma Linda University

Hobbies/Interests:  Scuba diving, snow and water skiing and birdwatching

Resides in:  Glendale, California

Home Church:  Eagle Rock SDA Church

Family:  Al’s wife is Mary Lou and they have three children – Allan, Jr., Julie Perry-Wheeler and Lisa Baltazar.  They also have six grandchildren – Teddy and Taryn Bancarz, Jonathan and Michelle Wheeler, and Jaclyn and Michael Perry.

Allan Perry was a baritone with Christian Edition for 28 years and, sadly, passed to his rest on April 1, 2011.

Member Name:  Craig Vendouris

Vocal Section:  Baritone

Years with CE:  18 years

Occupation:  Jr. High history teacher at Glendale Adventist Academy

Grew up in:  Southern California

College(s) Attended:  Pacific Union College and La Sierra University

Hobbies/Interests:  Baseball (Go Angels!), hockey, traveling and reading

Home Church:  Eagle Rock SDA Church

Family:  Craig is married and has a daughter in elementary school.

Member Name:  Keith Smith

Vocal Section:  Baritone

Years with CE:  3 Years

Occupation:  Anesthesiologist

Grew up in:  Washington, D.C., Maryland

College(s) Attended:  Columbia Union College, Ohio University

Hobbies/Interests:  Traveling, Music, Sports and Reading

Resides in:  Redlands, CA

Home Church:  Membership is still out of state, but attends various SDA churches in Southern California.

Family:  Happily married to Amithy.

Member Name:  John Reader

Vocal Section:  Baritone

Years with CE:  17 years

Occupation:  Steam plant operation manager at Glendale Adventist Medical Center since 1960

Grew up in:  East Los Angeles, California

College(s) Attended:  La Sierra University

Hobbies/Interests:  Sports and music

Resides in:  Glendale, California

Home Church:  Glendale City SDA Church

Family:  John is married to Karyn.  He has four married children and 7 grandchildren (6 grandsons and 1 granddaughter).

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Member Name:  Rob Peterson

Vocal Section:  First Tenor

Years with CE:  28 years

Occupation:  Registered Nurse at Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Grew up in:  Miami, Florida

College(s) Attended:  Pacific Union College - BSN

Hobbies/Interests:  Cooking and Southern Gospel Music

Resides in:  Los Angeles, California

Home Church:  Eagle Rock SDA Church

Member Name:  Henry Murray

Vocal Section:  First Tenor

Years with CE:  11 years

Occupation:  Real Estate Broker/Owner with Western Brokerage Company

Grew up in:  Jamaica, West Indies

College(s) Attended:  West Indies College, Atlantic Union College, Long Beach State University

Hobbies/Interests:  Music, reading and fishing

Resides in:  Fontana, California

Home Church:  Whittier SDA Church

Family:  Henry has been married to his wife Heather for 35 years.  They have two children: Hillorie and Henry Jr.  They also have two grandchildren: Naia, age 7 and Jaden, 5.

Member Name:  Paul Wilcox

Vocal Section:  First Tenor

Years with CE:  30 years  (original member)

Occupation:  Sr. Biomedical Equipment Technician at Glendale Adventist Medical Center

Grew up in:  Indonesia, Korea and Singapore

College(s) Attended:  Pacific Union College

Hobbies/Interests:  Snow skiing, traveling, home remodeling and automobiles

Resides in:  Los Angeles, California

Home Church:  Eagle Rock SDA Church

Member Name:  David Lawson Taylor

Vocal Section:  First Tenor

Years with CE:  9 years

Occupation:  Professor in the School of Religion at Loma Linda University

Grew up in:  Camden, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

College(s) Attended:  Oakwood University, Pepperdine University, Andrews University and Vanderbilt University

Hobbies/Interests:  Gardening and reading

Resides in:  East Highlands Ranch, California

Home Church:  Arden Hills SDA Church

Family:  David’s wife, Dr. Maxine, is a Professor at Loma Linda.  Her area is nutrition and management.  They have a son, Daryle and a daughter, Cheryle Neal.  They also have 4 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

Member Name:  Russ Nelson

Vocal Section:  Second Tenor

Years with CE:  9 years

Occupation:  Loan Advisor for Prospect Mortgage

Grew up in:  Pasadena, California

College(s) Attended:  Oakwood College and La Sierra University

Hobbies/Interests:  Cycling, motorcycling and sports

Resides in:  Colton, California

Home Church:  Azure Hills SDA Church

Family:  Russ's wife is Paulette and they have seven children – Kevin (married to Marni McClain in July 2008), Brian, Kelly, Ashley, Kory (married to Deborah Montero in July 2009), Derek and Kameron

Member Name:  Fred Miller

Vocal Section:  Second Tenor

Years with CE:  26 years

Occupation:  Teacher (English as a Second Language) for the Diversified Language Institute in Los Angeles

Grew up in:  Calexico, California

College(s) Attended:  La Sierra University and Pacific Union College

Hobbies/Interests:  Reading, photography, travel (actual and vicarious!)

Resides in:  Bellflower, California

Home Church:  Eagle Rock SDA Church

Family:  Fred’s wife Kathy is an elementary teacher.  Daughter Krista is a kindergarten teacher and daughter Janelle is currently between jobs and is living at home.  Their other family member is Nadine Robinson who often signs for Christian Edition on “Daystar”.

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Member Name:  LaMarr Profitt

Vocal Section:  Second Tenor

Years with CE:  30 years  (original member)

Occupation:  Registered Nurse in Orange Country

Grew up in:  Winston-Salem, North Carolina

College(s) Attended:  Santa Monica City College and Cal State Long Beach

Hobbies/Interests:  Traveling

Resides in:  Los Angeles, California

Home Church:  Eagle Rock SDA Church

Member Name:  Mickey Smith

Vocal Section:  Second Tenor

Years with CE:  28 years

Occupation:  Teacher at San Gabriel Elementary

College(s) Attended:  La Sierra University, Loma Linda University

Hobbies/Interests:  Collecting musical instruments

Resides in:  San Gabriel, California

Home Church:  Temple City Church

Family:  Two girls, Angelina and Cristina

Member Name:  Ken Holland

Vocal Section:  Bass

Years with CE:  8 years

Occupation:  4th Grade Teacher at Banyan Elementary in Thousand Oaks, California

Grew up in:  Columbia, Missouri

College(s) Attended:  University of Missouri in Columbia, California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks

Hobbies/Interests:  Computers and baseball

Resides in:  Moorpark, California

Home Church:  Thousand Oaks SDA Church

Family:  Ken is happily married to Ruth.

Member Name:  Gary Mattison

Vocal Section:  Bass

Years with CE:  29 years

Occupation:  Integration Specialist for Methodist Hospital of Southern California

Grew up in:  Oakland and Lodi in California, and in Honolulu, Hawaii

College(s) Attended:  La Sierra University and Andrews University

Hobbies/Interests:  Computers, racquetball and other sports

Resides in:  Arcadia, California

Home Church:  Eagle Rock SDA Church

Family:  Gary's son Jon does computer graphic design in the Napa, California area. He and his wife, Kathy, have a young daughter, Abigail. Daughter Andrea has been a kindergarten teacher in Glendale, California for many years. Son Mark , married in 2009, graduated from Loma Linda University Medical School. He and his wife Sandy are both doing their residencies in Pennsylvania.

Member Name:  Jonathon Davidson

Vocal Section:  Bass

Years with CE:  3 years

Occupation:  Student at La Sierra University in Riverside, California

Grew up in:  Loma Linda, California

College(s) Attended:  La Sierra University and Crafton and San Bernadino Valley Colleges

Hobbies/Interests:  Writing, singing and mountain biking

Resides in:  Loma Linda, California

Home Church:  Loma Linda University Church

Family:  Jonathan's mother is Lolita and his brother is Berney.

Member Name:  Patrick Wolfe

Vocal Section:  Bass

Years with CE:  8 years

Occupation:  Registered Nurse at Loma Linda University Medical Center

Grew up in:  Porterville, in Central California

College(s) Attended:  Pacific Union College and Loma Linda University

Hobbies/Interests:  Hiking and camping

Resides in:  Loma Linda, California

Home Church:  Loma Linda University Church

Family:  Patrick has been married to Nancy for 19 years.  They have two sons, Brandon (10) and Ryan (8).

Member Name:  Leonard Fletcher

Vocal Section:  Bass

Years with CE:  11 years

Occupation:  Dentist in Corona, California

Grew up in:  Washington, Colorado, Central and Southern California and Hawaii

College(s) Attended:  La Sierra University

Hobbies/Interests:  Golf and travel

Resides in:  Corona, California

Home Church:  La Sierra University Church

Family:  Two adult children – Chris, living in San Francisco and Heather, living in San Diego.

Member Name:  Clarence Brummett

Vocal Section:  Bass

Years with CE:  1 year

Occupation:  Retired

Grew up in:  Michigan

College(s) Attended:  EMC (Andrews University)

Hobbies/Interests:  Classic Cars, Travel and Flying

Resides in:  Loma Linda, California

Home Church:  Redlands SDA Church

Family:  Clarence has been married to his wife Esther for 25 years. He has three children: daughter Rhonda is married to Jeff Racine; son Geoffrey Brummett; daughter Lori is married to Bo McMurphy. Clarence enjoys his seven grandchildren.

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