SCS STAFF LISTING

JADE CHING

Admissions Assistant and
Assistant to the Registrar

Jade Ching felt God calling her to Southern California Seminary in 2019 so she moved across the country from Mississippi to pursue the path God had for her. She is currently a Senior in the BABS program with plans to continue her education at the graduate level at SCS. She began working in the Admissions Department in 2022 and serves as the Assistant to the Registrar… SEE FULL BIO & EDUCATION

JENNIFER S. EWING MLIS, M.A.

Library Director

Jennifer S. Ewing has been the Library Director at Southern California Seminary (SCS) since 1998. She is active in the Association of Christian Librarians (ACL) where she served as a board member from 2012-2015 and in the Southern California Theological Library Association (SCATLA) where she served as president in 2007. She spent 16 years working as a reference librarian at the San Diego Public Library’s downtown Central Library and a few years working in the library at the Institute for Creation Research in Lakeside, CA. Prior to working at SCS, she worked a map librarian for Navigation Technologies (digital maps for in-vehicle navigation) in Sunnyvale, CA…. SEE FULL BIO & EDUCATION

J. HACK III, M.B.A., D.MIN.

DMin Program Coordinator, Professor of Applied Ministry

Dr. Joseph Hack is the Doctor of Ministry Program Coordinator at Southern California Seminary. He also serves as Professor of Applied Ministry, specializing in stewardship and leadership. Dr. Hack retired from active duty with the United States Navy after 21 years of commissioned service and currently serves as the Executive Pastor of Westside Community Church in Chula Vista, California. Dr. Hack has served as an educator for more than 20 years since military retirement in both the public and private sectors. His first instructional appointment was as an adjunct instructor of management at the University of California San Diego Extension College. In 2004 Dr. Hack entered private Christian higher education and has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in biblical studies, systematic theology, and applied/practical ministry before accepting the appointment as the Doctor of Ministry Program Coordinator at Southern California Seminary… SEE FULL BIO & EDUCATION

LEROY HILL

Admissions Officer

Leroy A. Hill is a Pastor and currently a Seminarian. He is a full time graduate student who is finishing a Th.M degree in Spring 2020. Leroy grew up in inner-city Philadelphia, Pa. and always wondered why life was the way that it was. He didn’t find any answers in the Church and found few answers in society but always believed that there were answers to the big questions of life. … SEE FULL BIO & EDUCATION

ERIN NEILL

Student Accounts/Military Benefits

Erin Neill is the Student Accounts Manager at Southern California Seminary (SCS). Prior to working at SCS, Erin had 8 years’ experience in Financial Aid at San Diego Christian College (SDCC). Erin is also a 2004 graduate of SDCC with a BS in Business Administration. She has a heart for helping students navigate the fiscal side of enrollment so they can flourish in the classroom….. SEE FULL BIO & EDUCATION

LISA PACHECO

Director of Student Services and Assistant to the Provost/CAO

Lisa Pacheco began serving here at Southern California Seminary the summer of 2019. She is now Director of Student Services and assistant to the Provost/CAO. Prior to joining SCS, Lisa served at Calvary Chapel Oceanside as the Women’s Ministry Director for over 12 years. Ministry has always been a part of her life and she enjoys the challenges and blessings of equipping others for leadership both in the community and their churches. Lisa is very enthusiastic about SCS and has expressed great joy as she ministers alongside of faith-filled people who love kingdom work….. SEE FULL BIO & EDUCATION