Our Staff
General Office Email / Text the office: 760-283-6567
Lindsey Malloy, Preschool Director
She can be emailed HERE.
Lindsey has been a part of the Redeemer family for the past ten years in various roles as Kindergarten teacher to administrator. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at San Francisco State University and then went on to obtain her Teaching Credential. She and her husband, who is a retired Army Veteran, have three children (2 daughters and a son). She enjoys spending time with her family, cooking and relaxing at the beach!
Kay Boland, Office Administrator
Contact Kay for connections/assimilation into growth groups and service, Sunday worship folders, screens, announcements, E-News, and traditional worship music. She can be emailed HERE.
Kay was born and raised on a family farm in NE. During the summer of 1984 she met her husband Ken, while working at a Lutheran Outdoors Ministry Camp. She graduated with a degree in Education and taught special education for 18 years in Kansas and Texas. In 2014 Ken and Kay moved to California. After getting settled, she changed careers and joined Redeemer’s staff in 2015. She loves spending time with her 2 daughters, their husbands, and especially her 2 grandkids. She also enjoys the beach, quilting, biking, reading, puzzles and traveling.
Kerry Vara, Facilities Director
Contact Kerry for building access, facilities issues/repairs, room reservations, calendar and event planning. She can be emailed HERE.
Kerry is full Scottish (but was born in Jamaica), and moved to the United States when she was five. She graduated from UCSD in 1998 with a degree in Communications. After that, she worked for the Holiday Inn & Hilton hotels in Event Management before having three boys, Aidan, Cameron & Logan. Kerry started working at Redeemer in 2017, but her children have been going to the preschool since 2012. They enjoy their 2 dogs, Ally & Roxy, and T-Rex, the Crested Gecko. Both her and her husband Scott enjoy traveling, reading and sports: Kerry is on the board of he LCYO Baseball League, manages an adult kickball team, & enjoys watching her boys play baseball, soccer and basketball.
Rhonda Sutherlin, Sunday School Director
She can be emailedHERE.
Rhonda grew up in Wall Lake, Iowa and attended Iowa Central Community College majoring in Business Administration. After moving to California, she obtained her life insurance and securities license and spent the next 25+ years in the industry. She has been the Sunday School Director for the past 12 years and a member of Redeemer by the Sea Lutheran Church for 15+ years. In 2016, she joined the staff of Redeemer Kindergarten and Preschool as the Office Coordinator and received accreditation in Early Childhood Development. In her spare time, she enjoys playing golf, cooking, spending time with friends and serving the Lord!
Liz Tudino, Human Resources Administrator
Contact Liz for HR needs. Liz can be emailed here
Liz was born in the Central Valley of California, lived 2 years in Pennsylvania at 7, grew up in the Bay Area where she met and married her husband, Dave in 1982. Liz retired from banking in 2015, where she had worked for 36 years. She moved to Carlsbad in 2015 and has been attending Redeemer since 2017, where she became a member in 2018.
Liz has 2 sons, and a wonderful daughter-in-law, all currently living in Northern California. She thoroughly enjoyed being a Cub Scout Den Leader. She was very involved in PTA, Little League, and High School band, as both of her sons were drum captains of their respective drumlines.
Liz enjoys games like Bingo and Mahjong, crafting, and volunteers for various events in her senior community. She is very interested in history, geography, and lately genealogy. Some of Liz’s favorite pastimes are travel, boogie-boarding, kayaking, and shopping.