Vestry

Gary has been a member of St. Matthew’s for over 30 years. He joined because of the welcoming support of its parishioners and its atmosphere of honest and the friendly people. From his early days at St. Matthew’s, Gary has participated in various initiatives, including fundraising for KQED and providing guidance on accepting donated computers. In more recent times, he has proudly served as an Usher during the 8 AM services, led the Sacred Ground Sessions as a group leader, and represented our community as a delegate to both the Episcopal Convention and the Bishop Selection election.

Gary’s background as an Industrial and Systems Engineer with an MBA, coupled with his experience as a retired College Professor, Dean, and Chief Information Officer for the Peralta College District, has shaped his ability to manage people, budgets, and overcome challenges. For the past four years, he has also had the privilege of serving as the President of his homeowners' association at his condominium. As we look to the future, Gary would like to participate in St. Matthew’s plans for growth and extending its positive influence in the neighboring community. Beyond St. Matthew’s, Gary enjoys watching football and is an active golfer.

Tom has come to our congregation with both clinical and leadership experience.

For 35 years he was in private medical practice in San Mateo and Burlingame as a

cardiologist and internist. He recently retired as Chair, Department of Medicine, at

Mills-Peninsula Medical Center.

As a UCSF trained cardiologist, he entered cardiology practice at Mills-Peninsula

in 1988. In 2002, he founded Pacific Network Imaging Medical Group,

specializing in Nuclear Cardiology, later joining the board of directors of the

American Society of Nuclear Cardiology.

For many years, as Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, he co-taught UCSF

medical students with his wife, Ann Watters, in a longitudinal course emphasizing

the humanistic aspects of patient care as well as clinical diagnosis.

During prior military service, he served as Chief, General Medicine Service at

Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, receiving the Army Meritorious Service

Medal for his clinical and teaching duties.

He resides in San Mateo. He and Ann have two grown sons in California and

Denver and three wonderful grandchildren whom they visit as often as possible.

With retirement he looks forward to offering more service to our parish community.

Michael McNally has been a member of St. Matthew’s for 30 years. He and his wife Caroline have raised their three children at the church and where they each attended the Day School. He has been an usher for 25 years and has participated in numerous church functions over the years.  He has served previously on the vestry. In particular, he especially appreciates the choir and the extemporaneous sense of community the church provides.  

He has dual citizenship and has lived in Europe and has worked extensively on international projects while holding senior level executive positions in three Fortune 500 financial institutions. He has founded 4 startup companies and is currently launching his next startup company in the technology field. He also served in the United States Marine Corps for over 5 years.

Steven Cupps, his wife, Lauren, and their daughters Alexandra (3) and Catherine (1) started attending St Matthew’s three years ago after looking for a church and a community for their growing family. They joined St Matthew’s because of the welcoming, supportive community and the rich tradition. For the last year, Steven has been serving as an usher during 10:15am service. Steven is originally from Missouri and lived in Chicago before he and Lauren moved out to the Bay Area in 2013. They have lived in San Mateo since 2018. Steven works on the business side of healthcare and currently is at Kaiser Permanente. While he has less free time than before having children, he enjoys hiking, cooking, scuba diving, and a good book. Steven is passionate about the community that St. Matthew’s creates and feels fortunate to find such a great spiritual home.

Christopher W. Kalb was born in Mills Memorial Hospital, raised in San Mateo and Hillsborough. Attended St. Matthew’s Episcopal Day School and graduated from Aragon High School. He was baptized, confirmed and married in St. Matthew’s and served as an acolyte during my grade school years. Following high school he joined the Air Force and after serving graduated from Chico State University. After college he went to work for a manufacturing company with 200 employees under his management. After the company closed its San Francisco location, I took time off to pursue my passion for skiing (water and snow) at Lake Tahoe. I returned to San Mateo, completed the licensing requirement to become a licensed electrical contractor and started my business. After 38 successful years in business, I retired in 2024. The Church of St. Matthew has always been an important part of my life and that of my wife’s. I look forward to serving on the Vestry.

John has been a member of St Matthew’s congregation since 1992. His sister, Sarah Darby and family, who attended for years, introduced John and his wife to St Matthew’s, but they soon after moved to Los Altos. 

John and his wife Barb have been married for 46 years. They met as freshmen at Cal and have three daughters and four grandchildren all of whom live in the Bay Area. They have lived in the same San Mateo house since 1992.

John is a retired airline pilot of 34 years and is also a Naval Reserve retiree. After graduating Cal with a degree in civil engineering, John was commissioned as an Ensign and started Navy flight training soon after. His time on active duty in the Navy saw them living in Florida, Texas, San Diego and finally Whidbey Island, WA. A significant amount John’s time was spent at sea aboard the USS Enterprise as he made two extended deployments throughout the Pacific and Indian oceans. Transitioning to a career as an airline pilot, and excepting a four year span in Minnesota, John and his family were able to remain in San Mateo as he commuted to airline pilot bases.

His layovers took him to cities around the country where he enjoyed attending services at a variety of Episcopal churches.He enjoyed these services but St.  Matthew’s always felt the best with its wonderful combination of the Church itself, the clergy, and the congregation, and the tranquility the worship brings.

He currently serves as an usher and spends much of his free time with grandchildren.

Approximately 22 years ago, Troy slipped into the back of St. Matthew’s attending his very first Episcopal service. Growing up Lutheran in Petaluma, California, he enjoyed hearing the familiar liturgy and hymns he grew up with but have since been abandoned in many Lutheran churches like the one he grew up in. Although he spent that first year or two at St. Matthew’s being very quiet, coming and going each Sunday, slowly he found a growing connection to a small group of parishioners. What started as a quiet, soul fulfilling, and contemplative part of his week grew to include the community and all that makes St. Matthew’s what it is: a group of individuals,families and clergy who share a mutual love for our beautiful church, all contributing their own acts of love to make our church the special place that it is. Troy’s own acts of love for St. Matthew’s began when he was asked to join the Altar Guild nearly 10 years ago. Never did he expect that this service to our church would turn out to be the most fulfilling.  Learning about and caring for our sacred liturgical vessels, as well as preparing for the Eucharist, has drawn Troy closer to his faith and the rhythms and meanings of the church year.  He also has the honor of serving as an acolyte, which has only increased his love for our church. Whether preparing for or serving on those high feast days with glorious triumphant music, or the simplicity and beautiful language of our 8 a.m. service (his favorite), Troy counts his blessings to be a part of the beauty and splendor of our church. As a teacher, Troy finds that he does not have much in the way of “treasure” from the proverbial “time, talent, and treasure” calling.  However, he contributes in all the ways he can, and the next step of serving on the Vestry means that he can do his part so St. Matthew’s can continue to be the church we all love.Outside of St. Matthew’s, Troy has been a 5th Grade teacher in South San Francisco for the last 28 years. The job has changed in countless unforgiving ways, but he still loves the kids and thanks them for keeping him young. He enjoys traveling and buying more books than he will ever read; his dog, Hugo, is his hobby. Upon retirement, Troy envisions a quiet, sleepy village in Croatia

Inka Noonan has been attending St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church for approximately two years, having been introduced to the parish by close friends. Baptized in the Catholic tradition, Inka and her family share a deep appreciation for a spiritual life grounded in service, community, and hospitality, and she is grateful to be part of such a welcoming parish. She especially enjoys watching her children engage in church life, with her son Milan (13) serving as an acolyte and her daughter, Inka (10), participating in the children’s choir. Before returning to her childhood home in Foster City, Inka and her husband, David, lived in Dubai, Singapore, and Bahrain, and love to travel.

Mary Quinlan has been a 50-year resident of San Mateo and 50-year parishioner at The Church of St Matthew. She is a cradle Episcopalian, having been born in Nebraska where she graduated from The University of Nebraska, and later earned a Master's Degree from Stanford. For 30 years she taught English at San Mateo High School, Aragon and The College of San Mateo. After retiring from teaching, Mary served as Admissions Director at The Peninsula Regent. St. Matthews has always been a Quinlan family affair. Mary's late husband was an usher and her two boys were baptized, confirmed, and served as acolytes. Tom and David, my sons, attend St. Matthews when they return to San Mateo - always drawn to its beauty and spirit of St. Matthews. Mary was chairman of The Antique Show when it was held in Julia Beylard Hall. Since then, she taught Sunday School, served on the Altar Guild, the Garden Guild and assisted with the Development of the Memory Garden. She is looking forward to serving on the Vestry and becoming better acquainted with all of our members.