Staff & Leadership at Quest

EUGENE CHO | Lead Pastor | Q Cafe Executive Director, Teaching
Eugene, 39 years old, is the founding & lead pastor of Quest Church and the executive director of Q Cafe. Born in Korea, he immigrated to the US at age six and grew up in San Francisco. He and his wife, Minhee, have been married for eleven years and have three children. He studied Psychology and Theater at UC Davis and received his Masters at Princeton Theological Seminary. You can learn more about Pastor Eugene's story through the following resources: New York Times article; his family's endeavor in the Seattle Times; Outreach Magazine; Portrait in the Seattle Times; Calling and Faith Story | You can keep up with Pastor Eugene through his Blog, Facebook, or Twitter.

RAY BARTEL | Pastor | Community and Pastoral Care| Teaching
Ray joined Quest in June 2007 through Interbay merging into Quest. He was senior pastor at Interbay Covenant Church from Nov. 00 - May 07. Ray married his high school sweetheart, Joy, in 1967. They have two children, a son and daughter, and three grandsons. Ray received his BS degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Washington and his Master of Divinity degree from North Park University. Prior to full-time pastoral ministry, Ray served as a bi-vocational pastor for 15 years while working in engineering at Boeing. Next to his family and faith, his passion includes Christian apologetics, conversation, ballroom dancing and staying physically fit. He can be reached at ray@seattlequest.org.

DEANZA SPAULDING | Pastor | Compassion & Justice
DeAnza has been on staff with QCafe since 2002 and joined the church staff in 2004. She joins the Quest staff to provide leadership in Compassion & Justice and to help provide pastoral care. DeAnza finished a Masters of Arts in counseling at Marshill Graduate School and also runs her private counseling practice. She and her husband, Frank and their two daughters live in Shoreline. Her passions include poetry, singing, and runs to Taco Del Mar. She can be reached at deanza@seattlequest.org. Like most Quest staff you can read more at her blog, created for more.

JASON RUST | Ministry Director | Community / Depth Classes
Jason and his wife, Nancy, joined Quest in '06 after moving to Seattle from Santa Barbara. In August of '08 he came on staff as a ministry director for Quest's community groups, and the depth classes. To the staff he's simply known as Mr. Drupal which is a refererence to the fact he is the staff computer nerd and tries to do cool things with the church website. He attended Westmont college, came out of college with more questions than answers, and so continued on to Fuller Seminary. He is ever attempting to make the perfect latte to accompany the perfect loaf of sourdough. Pretty much anything outdoors sounds like a good idea to him. Email: jason@seattlequest.org.

MORGAN DARRAH | Ministry Director | Youth / College
Morgan joined Quest in July 2009 as the director for youth and college ministry.  Morgan can't imagine a better way to spend her time than hanging out with students and equipping them to become more and more the individuals God has created them to be.  She attended Gordon College in Boston, where she studied youth ministry and became a loyal Red Sox fan - now she is in the MDiv program at Mars Hill Graduate School.  Morgan is passionate about doing life with people, country music, kayaking, and enjoying the adventure of living in Seattle.  You can reach her at morgan@seattlequest.org.

KATEY HAGE | Ministry Director | Children's Ministry
Katey Hage is the Children's Ministry Director at Quest Church.  Katey brings an intense passion for children and experience in our own Children's Ministry to the role.  She and her husband Corey and their two boys live in Magnolia.  Katey writes on faith, life and family at her blog, Unveiled Faces. You can reach her at katey@seattlequest.org.

JOANIE KOMURA | Staff | Finance Administrator
Joanie, a fourth generation Japanese-American, was born and raised in Seattle. She attended University of Wash. and worked at the Seattle Times for many years. In 2001, she stepped into church at Quest and eventually came to revelation of Jesus and was baptized at Quest. After volunteering for couple years, she officially joined the staff as the Finance Administrator in 2004. Along with her duties at Quest, she works as a freelance photographer and is avid fan of Bon Jovi. You can reach her: joanie@seattlequest.org.

JESSICA HONG | Staff | AM Worship Leader
Jessica has been on staff since December of '07. She grew up in Shoreline, WA where she currently resides. She moved to Nashville, TN in 2003 but moved back in '07 after learning first hand that there really is no place like home. She's currently pursuing not one but TWO degrees in Creative Writing and American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington.  If you would like to check out some of her creative writings, feel free to peruse her blog, hongdotcom. She's also a semi-regular singer-songwriter (kind of) and you can even find a couple low quality recordings on her myspace. Email: jessica@seattlequest.org.

RANDALL AJIMINE | Staff | Audio/Visual Tech Lead
Randall was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He moved to Seattle at the end of 2006 to pursue dreams of rock stardom with his band, Harrison. He has a BA in English Literature from the University of Hawaii and is currently trying to get into the MACP program at Mars Hill Graduate School. He brings a long-standing interest in all things audio (recording and playback) to his new position as Audio/Visual Tech Lead at Quest and hopes to talk Pastor Eugene into buying a smoke machine soon. He enjoys long walks on the beach and candle light dinners. He blogs at The LoneTomato Stand and can be reached at randall@seattlequest.org.