Clergy and Staff

Father Shane Scott-Hamblen
Rector
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Father Shane has served as Rector of St Michael & All Angels since January 2023. His priesthood and service is rooted in a love of God, the beauty of the Church’s liturgy and music, and the conviction that faith makes room for honest questions. He hopes that people arriving at St Michael’s will find space to pray deeply, think freely, and discover themselves beloved by God.

A former Benedictine monk, Father Shane brings a contemplative spirit to parish life, shaped by the monastic traditions of prayer, hospitality, and attentive listening. He served for sixteen years as Rector of St Mary-in-the-Highlands in Cold Spring, New York, as Canon of Education for the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, and as Canon for Pastoral Care at the American Cathedral in Paris, before serving parishes in California’s Bay Area. He studied in Rome at the Angelicum and Sant’Anselmo, and holds a doctorate in American Church History from the General Theological Seminary in New York.

As a former professor at General Seminary and other institutions, he has helped prepare future generations of priests, encouraging them to bring their distinctive voices, varied experiences, and even a little eccentricity to their vocation. He suspects the Holy Spirit has never been particularly interested in producing identical clergy.

Father Shane believes the Church should be a place where you can arrive as yourself, without fear of judgment: gay or straight, single or married, divorced or remarried, certain of your faith or still sorting it out. He delights in the unusual people who make a community its own. If you have ever felt that you don’t quite fit the ecclesiastical mold, he would be especially glad to meet you. A former monk with a mischievous streak can hardly insist on conventional company.

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Maile Jansen
Bookkeeper
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Maile oversees the day-to-day financial operations that keep things running smoothly at St. Michael and All Angels. Maile works closely with the rector, treasurer, and finance commission by maintaining the general ledger and providing monthly financial statements. At least once each year, Maile makes a pilgrimage to paradise when she takes a break from work to visit family in Hawaii.

Lukas Hasler
Choirmaster
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Lukas Hasler belongs to a new generation of organists who have established an international reputation through virtuosity, creativity, and media presence. In 2026, the world’s largest classical music broadcaster, ClassicFM, named him one of its “Rising Stars.” He currently lives and works between Vienna and Los Angeles and is pursuing doctoral studies at the University of Southern California under Cherry Rhodes. He completed his concert organ studies with distinction at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz under Ulrich Walther and gained formative international experience in Strasbourg with Johann Vexo and in Hamburg, where he also earned a degree in Cultural and Media Management.

His concert career has taken him to renowned stages worldwide – from the Berlin Philharmonie to Brisbane City Hall in Australia and the Bruckner Organ in St. Florian, Austria. In the United States, he has performed in major cathedrals from coast to coast, as well as in legendary halls such as the Methuen Memorial Music Hall in Boston and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Other highlights include performances at the opening celebrations of the Salzburg Festival and numerous engagements at AGO Conventions.

In 2022, Hasler made a gesture of musical solidarity: as the first classical musician to perform in Ukraine after the outbreak of war, he played at the Lviv Concert Hall and gave two benefit concerts for war victims. He is also in demand as an educator, leading international masterclasses, for example, at the Conservatory in Madrid and at the University of Almaty in Kazakhstan.

Beyond organ performance, Lukas Hasler is active as a composer and arranger. His early works were recognized at the “Youth Composes” competition, and his organ arrangements have become a staple of his concert repertoire. That same year, Kleine Zeitung named him “Newcomer of the Year,” following multiple victories in the “Prima la Musica” competition and the “Grand Prix” at the International Organ Competition in Malta. A particular milestone in his career was his recording on the large organ in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein. His current solo CD, Gold (2026, Pentatone), featuring arrangements of works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Bruckner, has been enthusiastically received by both critics and audiences.

With his passion project Organ For Planet, Lukas Hasler combines music with global awareness, performing organ concerts in extraordinary locations worldwide – places notable for their geography, cultural history, or political significance. The project began with a concert at St. Thomas Church in New York immediately after the US elections. The journey continued to the largest church in the world in Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast) and even reached the northernmost permanently inhabited location on Earth: Svalbard.

Lukas Hasler also brings the organ into the digital age: over 100,000 followers on social media follow his journey to make classical music relevant for today.

Sean Stanton
Assistant Choirmaster and Bass Section Leader

Sean Stanton is a singer, educator, conductor, and clinician who serves as Director of Vocal Studies at Chapman University.

Stanton has appeared with leading American opera companies, including Central City Opera, Opera San Antonio, Opera Southwest, Opera North, Opera on the James, and Opera Steamboat. Performance highlights include a Los Angeles NATS Chapter–sponsored recital of Schubert’s Winterreise, J. S. Bach’s Ich habe genug (BWV 82) with the St. Paul’s Chamber Orchestra in Philadelphia, and a featured appearance in An Evening with Willa Cather as part of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles’ ALOUD series. He was also a 2025 and 2026 Artist with Berkshire Choral International.