Born in Santa Monica, California, April 6, 1955, the son of Dr. Michael and Elaine Martini

Grew up in Pacific Palisades as a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church

Attended Corpus Christi Catholic School and was taught by the Sisters of St. Louis

Played sports at the Palisades Recreation Center, excelling in baseball but also leading the park’s young teenage team to the L.A. city flag football championship as its quarterback

Graduated in 1972 from Loyola High School, Los Angeles where he was the Head Yell Leader

Called to be a yell leader for God, earned a Master of Divinity degree at St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo in 1980

Ordained as a diocesan priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1980

Associate pastor at St. Dorothy’s Church in Glendora 1980 -1984

Campus Minister at St. Bernard High School in Playa del Rey 1985-1987

Resided and celebrated Mass at St. Clement’s Church in Santa Monica 1985-1987

Chaplain of Santa Clara High School in Oxnard 1988

Resided and celebrated Mass at San Buenaventura Mission 1988

Member of the Knights of Columbus

Dean of Studies and Rector (Principal) at Our Lady Queen of Angels High School Seminary in Mission Hills 1989 -1994

Celebrated Mass at Guardian Angel in Pacoima 1989-1994

Earned a Master’s degree in Educational Administration from Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles (1994)

Member of the Religious Advisory Committee in the Archdiocese

served as a chaplain for the San Fernando Valley Serra Club promoting and supporting vocations

Served on the Seminaries Board of the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA)

Served as the Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. 1995 -2002

Collaborated with Sr. Kathy Bryant to create the first ever CD-ROM on Vocations called God’s Design, which received the Proclaim Certificate of Merit Award from the Catholic Communication Campaign

Resided and celebrated Mass at Corpus Christi Church in Pacific Palisades 1995-2002

Served on the Executive Board of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors (NCDVD).

Administrator Pro Tem, Corpus Christi, Pacific Palisades, 1999

Chair of the Joint Seminaries Board of St. John’s Seminary 2001

Pastor of the Church of the Transfiguration in Los Angeles 2002 – 2010.

Member of Regional Bishop Edward Clark’s African American Catholic Advisory Board

Chaplain to Our Lady of the Angels Region Central Division of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW)

Suffered a false accusation during the clergy sexual abuse crisis, 2004 *** (Details at: www.olphsc.org )

Directed 4 Presbyteral Days in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles 2004-2007

Candidate for Master of Theology Degree from the African American Perspective, Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University in New Orleans

Chair of the Archdiocesan Council of Priests 2007-present

Instrumental in the successful "Future Full of Hope" capital campaign at Transfiguration to make major improvements around the Church

Collaborated in the ecumenical effort called "Shalom in the City"

Collaborated with the Real Men Cook Foundation to offer prostate screening for the early detection of cancer to save men’s lives.

Catalyzed the effort to organize 100 Black Catholic leaders to engage in the works of social justice

Oversaw the 85^th Anniversary Celebration of the Church of the Transfiguration

Instrumental with a group of clergy in Saving Our Sabbaths and having the L.A. Marathon run on a holiday Monday rather than on a Sunday or Sabbath day.

Fourth Degree Member of the Knights of Peter Claver

Recipient of the Bishop Joseph A. Francis Award given to a priest serving in the Black Catholic Community (Nov. 22, 2008)

Received the Papal Honor of being named Chaplain to His Holiness (April 2010)

Appointed Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Santa Clarita 2010

Enjoys playing golf and bridge and has only two segments left to complete his dream of riding a bicycle across the United States from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean