Biography

The Reverend Ronald D. Culmer (Ron as he is known by his friends) is married and has two children. He graduated from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific and was ordained deacon and priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Reverend Culmer served as a Rector and Headmaster of St. Martin- in - the Fields, Winnetka, California, and Associate at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Santa Clarita, California. He Rector of St. Clares Episcopal Church in Pleasanton, California for more than 21 years. A fifth-generation Episcopalian, he enjoyed the rich liturgy of the Anglican Church and is a strong proponent of collaborative congregational ministry.

currently, Ron is the Rector of St. Paul's Anglican Church in Vancouvers West End.

He is a faith-based community organizer. He founded Genesis of the Tribe-Valley , a faith-based community organizing group that has ensure ten thousand young people have bus passes for the next five years. This organization as well as pushed for fair housing for the poor and uplifts the voice of young, the poor and the marginalized throughout Alameda County in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Prior to ordained life Reverend Culmer served in the United States Air Force. He received a B.A. in Communication Arts from California Lutheran University. An avid reader of poetry , Science Fiction/Fantasy, and a longtime fan of Dr. Who, he also enjoys scuba diving , swimming and bird watching , as time permits. Ron has a rich musical background having paid for college in part on a vocal scholarship in Opera. He has sung in choral groups throughout the United States, Canada and Europe , and plays guitar.