Corinna Girard

Corinna is a worship leader at WestGate Church, and an instructor for Anthem.  She was born in Boston, MA but has lived in over fifty cities and four countries!  Corinna has quite a dynamic story, from a traumatic childhood to an encounter with God’s grace in 1994 that would alter the direction of her life forever.  She started her ministry as a missionary in West Africa, and it was there where she first taught herself to play guitar and began writing out her prayers as songs to God.  Since then God has led Corinna on a dynamic musical journey, leading worship at a church in Florida, gigging in several bands, including a jazz quintet, and now serving as a worship pastor in the Bay Area.  Corinna longs to create and experience worship that is intimate, vulnerable, and raw.  You can also find Corinna charging the waves in Santa Cruz.  She is married to a Frenchman named Sebastien, and they have two boys - Raphael and Matthieu. 

Charley Hoy - charley@venture.cc

Charley is the Anthem instructor for Band Lab and Music Theory. He serves as the Worship Pastor at Venture Christian Church. His diverse experience as a worship leader, founding member of the rock band Nural, lead guitarist and songwriter has fueled his passion for both music and ministry. His greatest desire is to lead the local church into progressive worship with excellence and to connect individuals to a deeper relationship with God. Charley grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Vanguard University with a BA in Religion. He values meaningful relationships, enjoys a great cup of coffee, loves guitar gear and exploring new places. He is married to his wife Britt, who is also a gifted worship leader, and they have 3 kids - Symphony, Soleil, and Fox.

Lorna Emata-Goodwin - lgoodwin@anthemschool.com

Lorna Emata-Goodwin is Anthem’s vocal instructor.  She is a multi-faceted artist, songwriter, vocal coach, session singer, and pianist.  Lorna has recorded two albums of original music.  As part of an exclusive team of certified teachers at Seth Riggs’ Speech Level Singing Int’l, Lorna finds tremendous joy in training students to find their own voice. Many have gone on to sing at Disney, on Broadway, and in television and movies.  Some of her students fill coveted spots at Boston Conservatory, Berklee College of Music, UCLA, USC, and others.  Her expertise and infectious personality have gained her the reputation of being one of the Bay Area’s best vocal coaches.

Steve Clifford

Steve has served as the lead pastor of WestGate Church since 2001 and is a guest instructor for Anthem.  Steve also serves as an adjunct professor at William Jessup University and Western Seminary.  Steve’s leadership journey began in Texas as a football coach, where he learned the art of motivating and developing others.  Since then, God has placed Steve in a number of pastoral leadership roles, including youth, college, worship, discipleship, and now as lead pastor who oversees the vision and teaching for WestGate.  Steve graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary and his combination of intellect and courageous vulnerability make him a highly effective communicator.  Steve likes anything with two wheels.  He also enjoys sports, especially golf and cycling.  He’s been married to his lovely wife, Dana, for more than 30 years and is thrilled to be “Pops” to his beautiful granddaughter and handsome grandson. Steve has been known to say, “I’m not what I ought to be, but thank God I am not what I used to be."

Dana Clifford

Dana leads the Anthem Discipleship course, and comes alongside students to help them take steps of growth in their own life with God. Dana serves on staff at Westgate Church as a Campus Pastor as well as leading the discipleship focus for the church. She serves out of her many years of walking with Jesus and being involved with multiple areas of ministry in the local church including students, young adults, women and teaching. WestGate is intentional about it's desire to guide others in their walk with Jesus with a process called Six40 Discipleship based on Luke 6:40, "A student is not above his teacher, but when a student is fully trained he will be like his teacher." Dana brings this process and focus to our Anthem students.

Andy Gridley

Andy Gridley serves as the WestGate South Hills Campus Pastor as well as heading up music production for WestGate and Anthem.  On any given week you may find Andy leading worship, teaching, leading the campus team, or in the studio producing music for some of the best artists in the Bay area.  At the heart of Andy’s creativity is the fundamental belief music should be experienced as transformational art rather than forgettable entertainment.  Andy recently produced the WestGate Christmas album, which raised over $17,000 toward clean water efforts in developing countries.  Andy is a gifted and creative leader, invoking vibrant growth wherever he invests.  Anthem students are sure to benefit from Andy’s leadership and experience.  He is married to Lynsie and they have two kids - Moses and Magnolia.

Elise Yama

Elise serves as the worship leader for L2, the young adult community of WestGate church, and as a guest instructor for Anthem.  She also plays in the band Colorfair, leading worship at camps, retreats, and churches.  Elise is passionate about God, and has a deep desire to see the next generation connect to Jesus and community, and live out their Kingdom calling.  Elise grew up in the Bay Area, and spends ample time at Philz Coffee.  She loves getting creative with fashion, including hair dye… all colors!  Elise graduated from Cal Sate East Bay with a degree in Event Coordinating.  When not leading worship or designing her next fashion line, Elise can be found playing and skipping through Disneyland.

Kevan Long

Kevan serves as the production director for WestGate Church, and leads the Production workshop for Anthem.  His passion is to use technology to glorify God, and create engaging environments that help people encounter God.  Kevan has over twelve years experience developing and leading production teams in churches, as well as working with sound companies installing audio, visual, lighting systems.  He loves all things technical but his first "love" and biggest passion is sound.  He loves mixing and making all things sound their best from the PA to the backline.  Kevan loves being outdoors four wheeling, camping and fishing.  He is married to Michelle, and they have two kids - Kayla and Brayden. 

Dan Perkins

Dan leads the Anthem leadership course, and helps our students learn to lead themselves as well as those around them. Dan is a native of Northern California, and went to LIFE Pacific College. After graduating, he toured three years with a national musical-theater company and began an acting career in Hollywood where he met his wife of 32 years, Joy Lynn. Shorty after having their two daughters, Sara and Aubrey, Dan began a thirty-year journey as a minister. Currently, Dan serves as the Executive Pastor at Westgate Church in San Jose, California, and has served on the Board of Directors for Silicon Valley Triathlon Club and FCA - Endurance. He is a member of Compassion International’s Speaker’s Bureau and an advocate for ZERO Cancer.

Danielle Fox

Danielle serves as a guest instructor for Anthem, teaching on discipleship, leadership, and the Biblical narrative.  Danielle graduated from Biola University with degrees in Bible and Art and has her MFA from the Academy of Art in San Francisco.  Danielle has several years of experience in church and parachurch leadership, including designing and overseeing large scale worship services, incorporating fine art into worship gatherings as well as developing creative teams and arts culture within a church context.  Danielle has served as a professor and teacher at Bethany University, Monte Vista Christian School, and Baymonte School.  Danielle is married to Josh and they have two boys – London and Rylan.  

Jason Chi-en Lee

Jason serves as the guitar hero of Anthem.  While growing up as a teenager in Taiwan, Jason was blown away by the sheer power of rock music when he saw Bon Jovi playing on a bulky TV set.  Jason soon convinced his parents to get him a guitar, and would carry that guitar to school with him every day.  This set him on a musical faith journey that would eventually take him to the Musicians Institute in Hollywood.  After graduating from MI, Jason moved to the Bay Area and works as a full time guitar player.  Jason is not afraid to challenge himself and others toward excellence.  His primary influences include The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Robert Johnson, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Mile Davis, Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, as well as alternative rock, funk, country, and bluegrass influences.  Jason is married to Joan and they have a very cute puppy.

Dave Larson

Dave serves as a student counselor for Anthem students, making time to listen, pray with, and encourage them during their time of training and equipping. Dave has been on staff as the Care Pastor with WestGate Church for eleven years, reminding hurting people that God loves them, and is present with them, during difficult times. Being in ministry doesn't insulate us from times of trouble, so sometimes it's important to tackle life's challenges in order to worship more fully and lead others with the healing that God has provided. Dave is a graduate of Boise State University. He and his wife Felicia have three adult children - Drew, Christopher, and Amanda.