Our Pastor, Father Ed Dover, was born in Northern Santa Barbara County, in the city of Lompoc.  His father’s family came to Santa Barbara with the founding of the Presidio in the late 1700’s.  Lompoc is the home of beautiful La Purisima Mission, one of the original 21 California missions.  The mission became an inspiration to Fr. Dover from his earliest years.  Memories of wandering through this historical “playground” as a child strengthened his sense of vocation.  The mission call to “catechize and baptize all nations” imbued the very soil on which he walked.  This, along with the practical Christianity live by his Protestant Mother and Catholic Father, were the roots of his vocation.

Attending Public schools and Jr. College prior to his admission to St. John’s Seminary College; Fr. Dover had been considering a career in Social Psychology.  He was ordained by Cardinal Timothy Manning for service to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1985.  His assignments have included, Our Lady of Grace in Encino, St. Paschal Baylon in Thousand Oaks, St. Cyprian in Long Beach, St. Margaret Mary in Lomita and as Pastor of St Thomas Aquinas in Monterey Park and St. Anthony of Padua in Gardena. In July of 2007 he was named Pastor of both St. James the Less in La Crescenta and Holy Redeemer Church in Montrose.

Fr. Dover has chosen as his motto: “Serve the Lord with Gladness!”  It is derived from the joy he has found in living out his priestly vocation, in obedience to the Lord’s call.  Fr. Dover believes that real joy will only be found when we have discovered that unique role for which we were created, when we allow God to nourish us for that role with the power of the Sacraments and when we publicly praise God for all the good He has done for us!  Gladness and joy should always be visible in the Christian heart.

John Cascelli currently holds the Accounting Manager position at the A. F. Gilmore Company. Prior to joining A. F. Gilmore Company in 1998, he was an Assistant Controller at a telemarketing & research firm.

John received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a major in Accounting and a minor in Economics from California State University at Los Angeles.

Married on St. Patrick's Day, 1990, John and wife Deirdre have two sons attending Holy Redeemer School. John spends his free time coaching both his boy’s basketball and baseball teams, as well as being active in their Cub Scout den. He also volunteer’s his time and talent serving on the Holy Redeemer Parish Advisory Board and Financial Council.

John Espe was born and raised in Pasadena.  He is a graduate of St. Dominic’s Elementary School and St. Francis High School.  He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of San Diego.  John has been in the Construction Industry for more than 25 years and is currently the President of Heil Demolition, Inc. 

John and his wife Kimberly joined the Holy Redeemer Parish in 1998 with their two children Lindsey and Dennis who both attend Holy Redeemer School.  Since 2002, John has served on the Parish Advisory Board and is currently heading the ‘Infrastructure Committee’.  John is a Eucharistic Minister and Kimberly is a Lector, she has also assisted at the School by serving on the Parent Teacher Organization Board and as a Girl Scout Leader.

Jan Detanna was born and raised in the Pittsburgh, PA area. Attending Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising Design and his Masters of Fine Arts in Education. Jan and his wife Nancy joined Holy Redeemer Church in 1976. Their three children Brad, Jamie and Jennifer all attended Holy Redeemer School. Jestena, the oldest of five grandchildren is currently in the fourth grade at HR. Jan serves on the Parish Advisory Board as Publicity/Communications Chairman producing graphics for various church events along with the HR Newsletter and website, and heads up the Ushers Ministry.

Bill, a parishoner of Holy Redeemer since 1995, is President of the Holy Redeemer School Parent Teahcer Organization Board. He and his wife Monica have three children, James, Holy Redeemer Class of 2004 who is a Junior at Loyola HIgh School, Philip, currently in 8th Grade and Claire, currently in 6th Grade, both at Holy Redeemer. He is also the Assistant Coach of the Holy Redeemer Varsity Football Team.

Bill has worked for Sempra Energy Utilities for 23 years where he is currently Technical Services Manager.

Tim was born in Hackensack, New Jersey but has lived in the Glendale area since the age of three. He received his education at Holy Trinity Grammar School, Notre Dame High School and Cal State-LA.

He served in the U. S. Army in the late sixties as an electronics instructor at the Southeastern Signal School at Fort Gordon, Georgia. Tim began his career in the automobile business at the age of 15 at the Central Chevrolet Company in downtown Los Angeles. He is currently the Managing Partner of Central Sales & Leasing, a company he founded in 1976. He is a founding member and past president of the National Vehicle Leasing Association and has served on the boards of the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation-UCLA, the South Bay Motor Car Dealers Association and the Pico Rivera Chamber of Commerce. His hobbies include motor homing, golf and World War II history.

Tim and his wife Louise (an active member in the Episcopal Church) have lived in the Verdugo Woodlands since 1973. He joined Holy Redeemer in 1979 and presently serves the parish on the Finance Council, Parish Advisory Board and Infrastructure Committee.

Nello Iacono was born and raised in San Pedro, California. He attended Holy Trinity Elementary School, Fermin Lasuen High School and California State University at Dominguez Hills where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology.

Nello worked in city government for 36 years as a parks and recreation professional. He worked for the cities of Los Angeles, Carson, Downey and 25 years for Glendale. He retired in 2003 as the Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, a position he held for fifteen years.

Nello is married with a son and daughter. His wife Jeneanne and he have been members of our parish for 28 years. Jeneanne has volunteered her time as a lector and has also counted Sunday donations. Nello’s involvement in the parish has also included counting Sunday donations and co-chair of the Parish Planning Committee. He enjoyed envisioning the future of the parish and working with Father Jack and seven other committed committee members in the development of a ten year master plan for the parish.

Ellie Martin joined Holy Redeemer Parish in 1961 when she and husband, Bob, settled into the community as newlyweds. Their six children soon followed, keeping Ellie busy as she dedicated herself for decades to Holy Redeemer Parish’s activities.

Mrs. Martin is currently Chairperson for the Ministries and Organizations Committee of the parish Advisory Board, Co-Chairperson of the Development Campaign Committee, and parish contact for the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW), Detention Ministry, and Eucharistic Ministry to the sick.

Bob Martin joined Holy Redeemer Parish after moving to the community with wife Ellie in 1961. His career-long tenure as an engineer and manager at JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, allowed all six of their children to matriculate through Holy Redeemer Grade School and local area Catholic High Schools.

Mr. Martin is currently Chairperson of the Parish Advisory Board, Chairperson of the Engineering Committee, and Co-Chairperson of the Development Campaign Committee.

Parish Business Manager since 2000, Doug is a member of the Parish Planning Committee, Finance Council, and Advisory Board. He is retired from IBM Corporation where he worked for 31 years. His wife Sheila and he have been parishioners at Holy Redeemer since 1982, and have three grown children.

Kurt has been a member of Holy Redeemer Parish since 1998. He and his wife, Jennifer, and their two daughters live in the Verdugo Woodlands neighborhood of Glendale. He is an attorney in the field of Environmental Law, having practiced with the U.S. Justice Department in Washington and presently with a private firm in Los Angeles. Kurt received his law degree from Loyola Law School in 1984, and also holds an undergraduate degree in History and a Secondary Education Teaching Credential from Cal State University, Northridge. Kurt is an Usher and is chair of the Parish’s Advisory Board in addition to serving on the Liturgical Committee and Master Plan Committee.