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Point Loma Nazarene University

Meet Our Staff


Sylvia Cortez
Director of Discipleship Ministries

Richie Scott
Dicipleship Ministries Intern

Matt Wilson
Dicipleship Ministries Intern

Heather Smith
Dicipleship Ministries Assistant

Sylvia Cortez

Director of Discipleship Ministries
619.849.2596

Hometown: Los Angeles suburbs; We moved around a lot and settled in Northridge the longest; Home is San Diego now

Education:   B.A. from PLNU; Master of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary

Hobbies:   Reading, concerts, creating things - cards, booklets, candles, cooking/baking

Recently Read Books:  The Art of Pilgrimage; Truth and Beauty; Take This Bread

Recently Watched Movies: ONCE; Blood Diamond; Bonhoeffer

Favorite TV shows:  HOUSE; The Office: CSI

Favorite Music:   A variety....on heavy rotation right now is Indie Rock (Iron & Wine, Perniece Brothers); U2; ONCE (soundtrack); Over the Rhine (instrumental)

What I'd Do With an Unexpected Day Off: Run off to Solana Beach for some time at a coffee shop to read & journal! Then check out some cool & quirky stores that inspire me to be more creative & more present to life!   

Favorite Day of the Week: Sunday


Biggest Pet Peeve: I hate wet socks!

Favorite Restaurant:  Old Venice

Fun Facts:  I love Ukraine! I lived there for one year as a volunteer missionary ... it's a beautiful place & I have great friends there.