Kaela was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and lived there for 23 years before moving to California in 1976 (mostly to get away from the cold). She has since become a U.S. citizen. Her bookkeeping career started in 1986 when she took bookkeeping classes through Adult Education in Petaluma, CA. She went on to take various…

As a Methodist Michigander, Julie was married into First Pres with Peter Barney in October of 1966.  He had been a member since the mid-1950s, and they were married almost 34 years before Peter’s death.  Julie has been part of various committees over the last 40 years, including membership and two Mission Study Task Forces…