Summary
Jesse Skinner is a leader with 12+ years of experience building resilient people, teams, and organizations, currently serving as Lead Pastor and Organizational Health Geek at Presence OC. His background blends military leadership as a Navy lieutenant and helicopter pilot with hands-on HR and strengths-based consulting, giving him a rare mix of operational rigor and people-centered culture design. He helps organizations reduce turnover and increase morale through data-informed assessment and coaching at Right Fit Solutions, and has led culture transformation work in corporate and nonprofit settings. Jesse is comfortable facilitating high-stakes training—having overseen survival and operations programs for elite military units—and translates that into coaching leaders under pressure. Based in California, he writes and teaches about code in his spare time, with a particular fondness for Svelte, reflecting a curiosity that spans theology, leadership, and technology. Those who work with him note a contagious conviction: he sacrifices for a mission he believes will restore and ignite lasting influence.
12 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics at University of Washington
Leadership, Leadership at Bethel School of Ministry