It has been my great pleasure to serve as Rector of Saint Alban's since April 2008.  A California native I received my B.A. from  the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1993.  From 1998-2000 I served as a US Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay. I received my Master's of Divinity from Yale Divinity School/Berkeley Divinity School at Yale in 2004.  I served as Curate at Calvary Church Stonington, CT until my arrival at Saint Alban's in April 2008.   When I am not working I enjoy spending time with my family, swimming, hiking and reading.

The Rev. Deborah Magdalene (Mother Mag) grew up in Fullerton, CA and came to Humboldt as a freshman in 1970. After a career as a Speech Pathologist, she entered the Episcopal Order of St. Helena, where she stayed, as a professed sister, for the next 9 years. 

Mtr. Mag was ordained priest at St Alban’s Episcopal Church in Augusta, GA, near one of the three Convents of St. Helena, on Dec 5, 2009. 

She was the Priest-in-Charge, then Rector, of Zion Episcopal Church in Wappingers Falls, NY from 2012-2020, when she retired to Humboldt County. She is thrilled to volunteer her services at St. Alban’s, where she has found her new home.

Mtr. Mag has two grown children and two grandchildren .

An English and Drama teacher for Eureka City Schools, Nanette has been teaching adults and children in various areas of the performing arts for over 15 years. She has music and vocal directed for many local community theaters, including North Coast Repertory Theatre, Ferndale Repertory Theatre, and Main Stage Musicals. Not only does she share her teaching talents with the community, but also she performs regularly in community theatre productions. A cradle Episcopalian, she loves sharing her passion for music and singing with her parish, where she has directed the choir for the last 8 years, challenging them to rise to new musical heights while enhancing the worship experience for the congregation. She is also the proud parent of two delightful girls, Lily and Finnley.