Meet the Team

Fun fact: Has written 20 theme songs (and counting) for youth events including AYM Northwest, GYC National, and YD Camp.

Job perk: From rescuing canoers stuck in endless circles to fighting forest fires to designing circuit boards or chasing off crazed birds—no two days are ever the same!

Fun fact: He’s been a student missionary in Zambia.

Secret talent: He’s a master at creating escape rooms in his own bedroom!

Fun Fact: At the age of ten, an emergency made it necessary for him to drive a car by himself, following his father’s car for more than a day through central Africa.

Claim to Fame: Superintended nearly every YD Camp construction project, from restrooms to the pavilion—and everything in between.

Fun Fact: Has explored countries around the globe—but still thinks nothing beats a backpacking trip in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest.

Favorite Promise: Proverbs 3:5-6 reminds her that when she trusts the Lord fully, He’ll lead her exactly where she needs to go.

Fun fact: When homeschooling her two boys, she organized three weeklong “Outdoor Schools” per year for homeschooling families. These schools consisted of such adventures as tide pooling on the California coast, rockhounding in the Mojave Desert, hiking and/or snow skiing at Yosemite, and shell collecting on the Sea of Cortes.

Been There, Edited That: Before starting Young Disciple magazine, she published a weekly magazine for juniors in Bakersfield, California.

Fun fact: Has been known to create entire art pieces for stories in the magazine because it’s genuinely faster than trying to find specific stock photos.

Job perk: Gets paid to draw pictures—and some other stuff, of course.

Fun fact: She can usually pick the right box size for an order just by looking at the packing slip.

Most likely to: Become a crazy cat lady.

Fun fact: Can create as many systems of organization as there are problems to solve.

Job perk: Getting to see the new upcoming material before it can be ordered.

Fun fact: Has only missed 1 year of camp since 2011.

Personal motto: “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” Jim Elliot.

Fun fact: Will do bookkeeping and spreadsheets in her free time for fun!

Personal motto: “Something worth doing is worth doing right away!”

Fun fact: Has spent no less than 1,135 days at YD Camps and YD Experience trips.

Most likely to ask: “How can we make this more efficient”?

Fun fact: In her free time, you’ll probably find her practicing piano or whipping up delicious plant-based macarons.

Most Likely To: Turn a camp cabin into a full-fledged recording studio, replacing the beds with a green screen and lights.