As an ordained United Methodist deacon, The Rev. Ken Schoon has answered a call to help the church meet the needs of the world through various roles in parish ministry, retreat ministry, LGBTQ+ advocacy, worship planning, and church administration. He is currently appointed to study in the PhD program at the Graduate Theological Union, where he concentrates in the Anthropology of Religion and works with advisor Dr. Kathryn Barush.

Ken holds a Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies from the University of Cincinnati and a Master of Divinity from the Methodist Theological School in Ohio. He lives in Oakland with his husband, whom he met through playing together in the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony, where Ken is a member of the cello section.