Communication Arts

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Ben Spangler
Pastor
Ben Spangler and his programming team coordinate our Sunday morning services and events at the church. Ben has worked with businesses and churches as a production and planning consultant, and has run multimedia presentations for many organizations and events. For the past 10 years, he and his family have been involved in full-time ministry. Ben and his wife Lacy have been married for 10 years, and live in Seaside with their three children, Ian, Kaiya, and Elyse.

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Shannon Hugo
Shannon Hugo is the communications director in graphic and web design. She and her team design the sermon series graphics, maintain the website and coordinate all the publicity for the church, internally and externally. She graduated from Azusa Pacific University in 2007 with a degree in graphic design and youth ministry. Shannon has been working at Shoreline since graduation, volunteering both in our high school ministry and on our full time staff. Her passion for the arts and the church continues to grow as she learns more about God’s characteristics. Shannon grew up in the Monterey area, but she spent some time in both Sacramento and New York during college, studying at New York Center for Art and Media Studies (NYCAMS). She has been on several mission trips to other countries, including Mexico, Nicaragua, and Japan. Shannon and her husband Thomas live in their beautiful house in Salinas, working and enjoying life together with their friends and family.

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Ben Huey
As technical director, Ben is in charge of maintaining the technical worship systems for the facility, as well as leading the teams that operate the sound, broadcast, lighting and video production. He has been working in church audio since 1996, and he started recording in 2000. In 2004 Ben gained a formal education in audio sciences from The Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences, a school specializing in recording and live sound technologies. Following school, Ben worked at The Plant Recording Studios in Sausalito, Ca. Since coming on staff, Ben has moved from the position of audio engineer to that of technical director. He oversees the production aspects of Shoreline: sound, video, and lighting. Ben and his wife of seven years Erika live in Salinas with their three children, Alice (4) Gwendalyn (2),and Friedrich (newb).

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Erika Huey
Erika is a special projects coordinator for the production department. She is responsible for changing stage sets and for administering various projects throughout the church. Erika is a current graduate from California State University, Monterey Bay, where she graduated with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. She is currently living in Salinas with Ben, her husband since 2003, their two daughters Alice, Gwen and new son Freddie.

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Thomas Ryan
Thomas Ryan is the video coordinator at Shoreline. His most well-known work is the Shoreline Update, but he is expanding the video ministry into other areas as well. He was born and raised in Monterey County, and currently lives in Salinas. He's been working with video since childhood, when he discovered an old hi-8 camera in his parents' basement; and he loves making unique videos. He plays World of Warcraft and is really good at pvp. His gear score is over 5500.

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