The Staff Relations Committee of Presbytery Council is thrilled to announce the hiring of Gary Pado as its Director of Operations starting in January 2024. Mr. Pado comes to Los Ranchos with a wide range of management, customer service, and accounting experience. He has served as the Business Manager of Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods since 2018 and more recently added the Business Manager role at Trabuco Presbyterian Church in Rancho Santa Margarita.

Mr. Pado was instrumental in leading Geneva Presbyterian through the covid pandemic, helping to secure available infrastructure grants to begin offering programs and new services online. He also helped Geneva respond to the financial and organizational challenges resulting from a 2022 hate crime incident on its campus, working with officials from Homeland Security to implement structural improvements, additional security and training to make Geneva’s campus safer.

As Director of Operations for Los Ranchos, Mr. Pado will oversee the preparation of the General Ledger and supporting accounts, prepare and track budgets, monitor cash flow and oversee relationships with service providers for the Presbytery.

He will also use his experience in property management to guide and interpret the Property and Proceeds Policy of the presbytery to congregations and church leaders. Preparing and maintaining position descriptions, employee agreements, performance evaluations and Employee Handbook compliance will also fall under Mr. Pado’s duties.


To contact Gary Pado, Director of Operations please use the form below.
Or call: 714-956-3691 Ext. 124