The Rev. Don Dexter is the director of the chancel choir. Don retired from full-time parish ministry at Nederland Community Church in 2011 and moved to Atascadero. He and his wife, Pennie, immediately joined the choir. Don holds a Bachelor of Arts in music with a choral emphasis from Cal State San Bernadino, and a Masters of Divinity Degree from San Francisco Theological Seminary. Don also has a great deal of experience in professional choir direction, having served as the choir director at the First Baptist Church of San Luis Obispo, St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church in San Rafael, and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Santa Barbara. Don served as the pastor and choir director at the Nederland Community Presbyterian Church from 2004 to 2011.
