YWAM Denver Staff

Aldred, Kyle |

    My Information:
  • From Where: Lancaster, Pa
  • Joined Staff: 2010-03-15
  • What I Do Here: Maintenance
  • Schools I've Completed: BDTS, SOMD
  • Countries I've Been To: Canada, England, France, Haiti, Mexico, Japan
  • Interests: Long walks on the beach
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Community life, worship, and discipleship

Alley, Jess

    My Information:
  • From Where: Pennsylvania
  • Joined Staff: 2005-09-01
  • What I Do Here: Director of Food Services
  • Schools I've Completed: Summer DTS 2004 and Spring Phase II 2005
  • Countries I've Been To: Mexico
  • Interests: Scrap-booking, reading, spending time with friends, enjoying my family and discipleship
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: I love the heart to disciple students and staff into leaders and men and women of God!

Alley, Nathan | | www.jessandnathan.com

    My Information:
  • From Where: Michigan
  • Joined Staff: 2005-09-01
  • What I Do Here: Administrator, President and founder of the Official Blazer Wednesday facebook group
  • Schools I've Completed: Summer DTS 2004 and Spring Phase II 2005
  • Countries I've Been To: Mexico
  • Interests: Team sports, music, video gamer, disc golf, playing with my kids, and coffee
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: I love the community and friendships developed here

Black, Chris

    My Information:
  • From Where: Carlise, Pennsylvania
  • Joined Staff: 1994-06-10
  • What I Do Here: Staff Support, School Leader
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II, LTS, PRCS, PCYM
  • Countries I've Been To: Numerous
  • Interests: Pittsburgh Steelers, Cultural Expressions of Media, Anything Outdoors
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: There's nothing like the friendships and fellowship.

Black, Norma

    My Information:
  • From Where: El Paso, TX
  • Joined Staff: 1994-07-01
  • What I Do Here: Staff Support
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, PhaseII, LTS, PRCS, PCYM
  • Countries I've Been To: Too many to list here.
  • Interests: Art, Movies, and Learning Languages
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: The community and support.

Brees, Kai

    My Information:
  • From Where: Port Orchard, Washington
  • Joined Staff: 2010-01-05
  • What I Do Here: Currently I am support staff and work in various departments around the base.
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, SBS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Vanuatu, Fiji, Western Samoa, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Taiwan, China
  • Interests: Snowboarding, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Kayaking, Rock Climbing, anything outdoors
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: the people, what God is doing here, and the location

Brewer, Michael |

    My Information:
  • From Where: Lancaster, PA
  • Joined Staff: 2006-03-28
  • What I Do Here: IT Assistant, DTS Staff, Outreach Leader
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, PHASE II, WISE
  • Countries I've Been To: Italy, Colombia, Mexico, Grenada
  • Interests: Outdoor Activities, Music, Reading, Adventures of many sorts
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Awesome leaders, Energetic people, Fun times, Lots of Oppurtunities, Amazing Worship

Cheatheam, April

    My Information:
  • From Where: Kingman, AZ
  • Joined Staff: 2009-03-28
  • What I Do Here: Special Events, DTS Staff
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Thailand
  • Interests: I love hanging out with friends & family laughing, talking and growing with them. I like to snowboard although not this season I'm too busy reading preganancy books. What would we do with out all the pregnancy books?!
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: YWAM Denver has amazing leadership and an awesome community!

Cheatheam, Stephen

    My Information:
  • From Where: Kingman, Arizona
  • Joined Staff: 2009-03-01
  • What I Do Here: Kitchen assistant, DTS Staff, and some other stuff.
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Thailand
  • Interests: I love to cook, snowboard and skateboard.On my spare time I play Jenga and coach the Men's Olympic Volleyball Team.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: YWAM Denver is like the show 'Cheers', 'everyone knows your name'. I also love the way we all serve with eachother humbly, wheather you're an elder or just came onto staff.

Christiansen, Carl

    My Information:
  • From Where: Newell, Iowa
  • Joined Staff: 2009-09-01
  • What I Do Here: I'm the housekeeping director for the base. I also play bass guitar for several of the worship bands.
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, School Of Worship, WISE School, and Phase II.
  • Countries I've Been To: Mexico, Albania, Mauritania, and Canada.
  • Interests: Traveling, public speaking, working with youth, writing, music, coffee.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Worship, the amazing leadership, and I love how we are a family.

Clark, Stephen

    My Information:
  • From Where: Glendora, CA
  • Joined Staff: 2010-03-09
  • What I Do Here: I work in the kitchen, in houskeeping, and in maintenance
  • Schools I've Completed: Young Peoples DTS Fall 08, Phase II Fall 09
  • Countries I've Been To: Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Australia, and Japan
  • Interests: Snowboarding, Longboarding, playing and watching almost any sport, movies, music, people, and spending quality time with my freinds.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: WORSHIP, the great community, the location (snowboarding, ect.), and the heart of each and every person I've got to know.

Davies, Maritza | www.markandmaritza.com |

    My Information:
  • From Where: Colombia-South America
  • Joined Staff: 2004-12-28
  • What I Do Here: Communication Department, Worship, SOMD support staff, Outreach Leader, School Staff
  • Schools I've Completed: FMS 1996 at YWAM Northwoods; DTS 2000 & SOE 2001 at YWAM Minneapolis; SOW 2004 & PhaseII (SOMD) 2004 at YWAM Denver
  • Countries I've Been To: Mexico, USA, Thailand, Myanmar, India, South Africa, Argentina, Chile, Colombia
  • Interests: Jesus, My Husband & Kids, Different Cultures, Good Food, Arts & Music, Discipleship.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Worship & Friends

Davies, Mark | Www.markandmaritza.com |

    My Information:
  • From Where: Gilmanton Iron Works, NH
  • Joined Staff: 2002-12-28
  • What I Do Here: Phase II Director, Elder on the Leadership team, DTS director, Worship, Outreach Leader, Training Leadership Team.
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS and Phase II SOMD 2002 at YWAM Denver
  • Countries I've Been To: Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, The Dominican Republic, France, England, Muaritania, Senigal, The Gambia, South Africa, India, Thailand, Myanmar and China
  • Interests: My wife Maritza and my kids, Seth, Samuel & Tirzah! Jesus! Language and music. Meeting new people from different cultures. Being outside. Leadership, teaching and discipleship. Traveling to new places and seeing the fingerprint of God in the nations
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Worship times, community life and getting to build the kingdom with great friends!

Drake, Ben

    My Information:
  • From Where:
  • Joined Staff: 2010-03-03
  • What I Do Here: I mostly work in the video department but I also work in maintenance and housekeeping
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II, VIS
  • Countries I've Been To: Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico, England, Chile, Panama, Costa Rica, Thailand, Myanmar(Burma), Cambodia, South Korea, China, Japan
  • Interests:
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Worship and the community

Dubbeldam, Ruth

    My Information:
  • From Where: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Joined Staff: 2003-09-01
  • What I Do Here: Personnel Manager
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, SBScc, CCS, Phase II, PCYM
  • Countries I've Been To: I've been to 40 countries
  • Interests: Spending time with Friends. Travel & Cultures. Good movies & Books. Hiking & Snowboarding. Playing Settlers. Discipleship.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Community of friends and seeing God at work transforming so many lives.

Fawcett, Rebekah

    My Information:
  • From Where: England/Scotland
  • Joined Staff: 2008-07-21
  • What I Do Here: Each quarter is different, and I have work in the following departments Housekeeping, Kitchen, Reception, Hospitality and Special Events. I have also staffed DTS.
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS and Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Mexico
  • Interests: Going for coffee with friends and taking day trips around cities by myself with a camera.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Worship, all the people we get to meet from around the world and that I get to be part something bigger than just myself.

Fishlock, Angie

    My Information:
  • From Where: Evergreen, Colorado
  • Joined Staff: 2008-01-01
  • What I Do Here: SOW Staff, Kitchen Administer
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS Mercy Ships January 2006 and Phase II Fall 2007 at YWAM Denver
  • Countries I've Been To: Ghana, Liberia, Colombia, Mexico
  • Interests: Tennis, being outdoors, and traveling
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: The awesome people I get to work with, worship, and the feeling of community

Fishlock, Keri | kerifishlock.wordpress.com

    My Information:
  • From Where: Southampton, England
  • Joined Staff: 2007-11-01
  • What I Do Here: Accounting Office, staffed various schools. Project Engineer for water/sanitation project in Kosovo with Water For Life. School director for upcoming school, "Community Development For Missions".
  • Schools I've Completed: Mercy Ships DTS, Phase 2.
  • Countries I've Been To: Liberia, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, Colombia, Mexico, Kosovo, Poland, quite a few in Europe.
  • Interests: Being outdoors, soccer, surfing, man-work, water and sanitation projects. My family - Angie, Jonathan and Bear.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Seeing God transform lives.

Foran, Chey | www.cheywhat.blogspot.com |

    My Information:
  • From Where: Austin, Texas
  • Joined Staff: 2006-09-11
  • What I Do Here: SBF Director, Personnel Assistant, DTS Staff, Outreach Leader
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, WISE, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: India, Mexico, Bosnia, Romania, Italy, Argentina, Thailand
  • Interests: I love salsa dancing, cake decorating, taking photos in nature, traveling, attempting to speak foreign languages, camping, Hello Kitty (keep that on the down low), and most of all: seeing people's lives transformed by LOVE.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: The opportunity to go on adventures that rely so heavily on the grace of God, to be in a place that moves to the beat of the His voice, and to watch as people discover who they are in Christ and how they will change the world.

Gillingham, Abbigail

    My Information:
  • From Where: East Canton, Ohio
  • Joined Staff: 2008-03-01
  • What I Do Here: Currently I am the Kitchen Supervisor and I'm working with the Phase II:School of Ministry Development.
  • Schools I've Completed: Fall DTS 2006 and Phase II Fall 2007
  • Countries I've Been To: Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Canada
  • Interests: I love to read. I also love to go for walks, especially in the fall! I really love the fall!!! Really I just love doing anything outside and I love spending time with my friends!
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: My favorite thing about YWAM Denver is the community here, I love the family atmosphere that we have.

Gorski, Becca | | rebeccagorski.blogspot.com/

    My Information:
  • From Where: LaSalle, Illinois
  • Joined Staff: 2010-03-09
  • What I Do Here: Receptionist, Child Care, Housekeeping, Personnel, and Coordinator for YWAM's 50th Celebration
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS in Fall 2006 in Madison, WI, SOW in Fall 2007, and Phase 2 (SOMD) in Fall 2009
  • Countries I've Been To: Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Canada
  • Interests: Music, Singing, Writing Music, Dancing, Painting, Scrap-booking, Crocheting, Photography, Traveling, Meeting new people, Learning about other cultures, Volleyball, Horseback Riding, Hiking, Watching Movies, Baking
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: I love the worship here, along with the opportunity to meet people from all over the world with a common interest in missions.

Gort, Arie

    My Information:
  • From Where: California
  • Joined Staff: 2003-03-05
  • What I Do Here: SOW staff, Speaker Coordinator
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: South Africa, Bolivia, Argentina, Mexico, India, Russia, Ukraine, The Netherlands
  • Interests: anything "artsy"...drawing, dancing, painting...I also like taking care of my two little boys and running a household
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: community life, being a family in YWAM and being part of the YWAM Denver family...being able to laugh, cry, worship, and joke together

Gort, Ben |

    My Information:
  • From Where: Greenville, MI
  • Joined Staff: 2004-01-02
  • What I Do Here: IT Director, School Staff (dts, phase II), Timothy Team
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Mexico, India, Germany, Ukraine, Haiti, Jamaica, England, The Netherlands, Ghana, Togo
  • Interests: Disc Golf, Movies, Video Games, Wally Ball,
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: It's all about family. Eating together, Playing together, Changing Lives together. Oh yea and joking together (minus the Dad jokes from Peter Warren... ; )

Granger, Laurie | www.haltingmoments.blogspot.com |

    My Information:
  • From Where: Columbus, Ohio
  • Joined Staff: 2009-01-05
  • What I Do Here: Special Events Coordinator, Phase II Staff, DTS Staff
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, SOW, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Haiti, Mexico, Israel, Peru, Bahamas, Bosnia, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Ireland
  • Interests: Photography, Black Black Coffee, Indie Art , Road Biking, Road Trips, Social Justice
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: I love the constant change.

Green, Jacob

    My Information:
  • From Where: Morgan Hill, CA
  • Joined Staff: 2003-09-14
  • What I Do Here: Currently the ATW DTS leader, Muscian's DTS leader and Boarders DTS assistant leader as well as part of the base leadership team
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: I have been to 37 countries
  • Interests: Traveling, outdoor activities, eating and board games
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Getting to know and work with so many amazing people under so many different circumstances

Griffis, Joshua

    My Information:
  • From Where: Wichita, KS
  • Joined Staff: 2009-03-01
  • What I Do Here: Maintenance
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Mexico, Thailand
  • Interests: Mountain Biking, Baseball, Photography, Drawing, Long Walks on the Beach
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: The People

Gudbjartson, Katey

    My Information:
  • From Where: Manitoba. Canada
  • Joined Staff: 2010-01-01
  • What I Do Here: DTS staff, Outreach Assistant
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS and Phase II (SOMD)
  • Countries I've Been To:
  • Interests:
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver:

Harrison, Alli |

    My Information:
  • From Where: Fresno, California
  • Joined Staff: 2009-03-01
  • What I Do Here: Hospitality Assistant, Housekeeping Crew, and Receptionist
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, SBS, & SOMD
  • Countries I've Been To: Chile Argentina Uruguay Colombia
  • Interests: Cupcake baking, coffee drinking, movie watching, music listening....and song singing.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: the people.

Harrison, Andrew

    My Information:
  • From Where: The United States of America
  • Joined Staff: 2008-09-15
  • What I Do Here: Mobile Team (2010), Worship Department, Sound Department, Phase 2 Staff, SOW Staff, DTS Staff, Heir to the Throne*
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, SOW, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Canada, South Korea, Italy, Vatican City, Switzerland, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Mexico, The Netherlands, Bosnia, Romania, Croatia, Hungary, Ukraine, Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman
  • Interests: Enjoying loud and/or interesting music (The Chariot, Future of Forestry), eating loud and/or interesting food (sushi, spam), playing guitar, video games (Halo, COD, Wolfenstein, Mario Kart), traveling the world, meeting awesome people
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: One thing I appreciate the most about the YWAM Denver community is it's leaders. We're blessed with people of great integrity who lead in authority, yet also express the incredible value of building relationships with others.

Harrison, Rachel

    My Information:
  • From Where: Arvada, Colorado
  • Joined Staff: 2005-01-03
  • What I Do Here: Phase II staff, Kitchen Administration, School Staff, developing future schools
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, SOW, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: South Africa, Dominican Republic, Mexico, England, Ukraine, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Belize, Bahamas, Grand Cayman, Haiti, Canada, Jamaica, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria
  • Interests: Music & worship, piano, guitar, singing, song writing, reading, cooking, especially baking, administration-event planning
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: My favorite part of our base is our team mentality. We are all working together as one community. I love the structure that is setup, because I think it helps us all to work in our strengths.

Horst, Derek

    My Information:
  • From Where: Lancaster, PA
  • Joined Staff: 2010-01-01
  • What I Do Here: I am DTS staff, and also work in the Automotive and Maintenance departments
  • Schools I've Completed: Boarders DTS 09, Fall SOMD / Phase 2 09
  • Countries I've Been To: Haiti (4x), Mexico, Canada, Panama
  • Interests: Wakeboarding, snowboarding, hunting, stalking animals in the woods, fishing, muddin', camping, hiking, disc golf, a nice juicy steak, fire, figuring out how things work, fixing and building things, flannel
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: I love our Eagle Rock campus, it is the bomb!

Kim, Sangwoo

    My Information:
  • From Where: Seoul, South Korea
  • Joined Staff: 2009-12-29
  • What I Do Here: DTS Staff, Kitchen Staff, Housekeeping, and Translation Project
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II, MP(Mission Perspectives course), and ESL
  • Countries I've Been To: Switzerland, France, Ukraine, Thailand and Kona
  • Interests: Reading books and learning English.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: People

Kim, Synae | www.cyworld.com/synaek

    My Information:
  • From Where: Seoul, South Korea
  • Joined Staff: 2009-12-29
  • What I Do Here: Multi Cultural DTS staff, Kitchen staff, special events staff, housekeeping staff
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Veitnam, Japan, Mexico, Switzerland, Fance, Italy, South Africa
  • Interests: talking with mom, eating fruit and meat, watching movies, skating
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: worship, great people, fresh air, and amazing leadership

Kingsley, Kristi

    My Information:
  • From Where: Evansville, IN
  • Joined Staff: 2009-06-18
  • What I Do Here: School Secretary and Reception
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS and Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Spain, Haiti, Italy, Czech Republic, France, England, Canada, Mexico, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica
  • Interests: I love to listen to music, read good books and snow ski.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: I love the community here!

Kingsley, Peter

    My Information:
  • From Where: Liverpool, England
  • Joined Staff: 2002-09-01
  • What I Do Here: Elder, School Director, Video department
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II, SOW, WISE
  • Countries I've Been To: Thailand, Mexico, Spain, Morocco, Costa Rica
  • Interests: All things video, photography audio and music. Juggling, unicycling, racquet sports, mountain biking, getting out in nature
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: God's heart expressed in community, the leadership example and structure here and the awesome freedom and creativity in worship etc.

Lange, Jeremy

    My Information:
  • From Where: Sonora, California
  • Joined Staff: 2000-09-01
  • What I Do Here: A little bit of everything, I lead outreaches, DTS's, reception, run our disc golf tourneys, snowboard ministries
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: lets just say a lot, over 20 is that enough, do I win a prize
  • Interests: Snowboarding, disc golf, traveling, teaching, experiencing new things, food and places, wakeboarding, hiking, Mt. biking
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: I like YWAM Denver because we have amazing leadership and examples here. I also like the location. It is so beautiful and so many fun things to do around here.

Lange, Keeley

    My Information:
  • From Where: Ellensburg, Washington
  • Joined Staff: 2004-01-01
  • What I Do Here: Support Jeremy and chasing my kids around the house
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To:
  • Interests: Reading, leading outreaches, hanging out with friends, frisbee golf, snowboarding
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver:

Lee, Scott | scott2caleb.textcube.com

    My Information:
  • From Where: Auckland, New Zealand
  • Joined Staff: 2009-12-29
  • What I Do Here: Multicultural DTS staff, Korean translator.
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II.
  • Countries I've Been To: Korea, NZ, Egypt, Italy, Swiss, Czech, Australia, Fiji, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Austria, Germany and the US.
  • Interests: Excellence, youth, racquet sports, board riding (of any sort) and the Truth (Jesus is the truth).
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: The new testament church like Community! (Two thumbs up!)

MacGowan, Donna

    My Information:
  • From Where: Fairfax, Virginia
  • Joined Staff: 1993-06-01
  • What I Do Here: Teaching, Staff Development, U of N Liason, and working with the International DTS Centre
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Mexico, Brazil, Jamaica, Haiti, Northern Ireland, South Africa
  • Interests: Reading, nature photography, hanging out with Mark & teaching
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Definitely worship, also seeing people grow into their potential

MacGowan, Mark

    My Information:
  • From Where: Fairfax, Virginia
  • Joined Staff: 1993-06-01
  • What I Do Here: Direct DTS’, Manager at the Eagle Rock Campus, Work with the Training Leadership Team, and working with the International DTS Centre
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Mexico, Brazil, Afghanistan, South Africa
  • Interests: Golf, Disc Golf, hiking
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Worship, our community lifestyle, competing with Peter Warren in anything!!

Matson, Carmen | carmenjoyous.blogspot.com/

    My Information:
  • From Where: Yacolt, Washington
  • Joined Staff: 2008-08-01
  • What I Do Here: Accounting, Intercession Department, DTS staff, community ministry, outreach staff!
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, SBF & Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua, Honduras & Alaska (ok so it's not another country..but still a huge place to minister!)
  • Interests: Travel, Horseback riding, Reading, Snowboarding, Intercession, Learning new things, Hiking, Running, Volleyball, Tennis...
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: I love that there are so many opportunities to serve. Every quarter what we do changes. We get to learn new things all the time and serve in different departments.

McCarthy, Darren | | www.darrenmccarthymusic.com

    My Information:
  • From Where: Long Lake, Minnesota
  • Joined Staff: 2004-12-27
  • What I Do Here: Kitchen Staff, Housekeeping, DTS Staff, Phase 2 Staff, Outreach Leader
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, SOW, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, South Africa, Colombia, Nicaragua, Ireland
  • Interests: Cribbage, Thrift Stores, Arnold Palmers, Folk Music, Photography
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: The people.

Miller, Foster | | fostermiller.blogspot.com/

    My Information:
  • From Where: Dallas, Texas
  • Joined Staff: 2007-12-11
  • What I Do Here: Maintenance Director
  • Schools I've Completed: Camp the Rockies DTS, WISE, Phase 2
  • Countries I've Been To: Guatemala, Mexico, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bahamas, Singapore, Colombia
  • Interests: Camping, riding bikes with my gang(Bike And Destroy), Snowboarding, duck hunting, and watching movies
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: The family atmosphere, the high standards we hold in training, and the way that we always trust God and let Him lead us.

Moberg, Ilsa

    My Information:
  • From Where: Ridgway, Colorado
  • Joined Staff: 2010-03-22
  • What I Do Here: Reception, Kitchen, Housekeeping
  • Schools I've Completed: YPDTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Costa Rica, Argentina
  • Interests:
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Love the community, which really is like a family and feels like home. Love that we focus so much on worship and discipleship.

Murphy, Bethany

    My Information:
  • From Where: Riverton/Lander, Wyoming
  • Joined Staff: 2002-04-01
  • What I Do Here: Serve on the leadership team-otherwise I'm homeschooling and keeping my kiddos and house in order!!
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: India, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Mexico, Canada, Jamaica, Australia, Israel
  • Interests: Midwifery & Women's Needs, Writing, Baking, Holistic Health, Old Books, & Mountain Sports with the Fam!
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Having a mountain campus, amazing friends

Murphy, John

    My Information:
  • From Where: Oakhurst, California
  • Joined Staff: 2002-04-01
  • What I Do Here: Leadership Team, BDTS Director, SSJ Director, Lead Outreaches
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Israel, Australia, Canada, England, India, Venezuela, Jamaica, Mexico, Switzerland, Belize, Romania, and many more!
  • Interests: Being outdoors with my family-snowboarding, dirt biking, fishing; golf; teaching; Rockies games
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Eagle Rock, BDTS, the family environment, doing life with amazing people....

Neufeld, Josiah |

    My Information:
  • From Where: Vancouver
  • Joined Staff: 2009-09-27
  • What I Do Here: Kitchen Staff
  • Schools I've Completed: ypDTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Malawi, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, USA, Zambia and counting..
  • Interests: Boarding of all kinds, Going into all the world.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: definately the coy fish pond, and of course Shane Alley!

Pyhala, Jonah | www.pyhala.com |

    My Information:
  • From Where: Rindge, New Hampshire
  • Joined Staff: 2002-07-05
  • What I Do Here: Leading VIS
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, SOW, SOMD
  • Countries I've Been To: India, Nepal, Norway, England, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Spain, Benin, Canary Islands, Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Mexico, Belize, Bolivia, Mauritania, Senegal, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Burma, Ukraine
  • Interests: Skiing, eating good ethnic food, traveling, making videos
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: The international mix of staff and students

Pyhala, Merel | pyhala.com |

    My Information:
  • From Where: The Netherlands
  • Joined Staff: 2007-12-28
  • What I Do Here: Communcation department & working with the Musicians DTS
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, SOMD (PHASE II)
  • Countries I've Been To: Costa Rica & Nicaragua
  • Interests: Skiing, eating good food, traveling
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Professional teaching, worship, great organized

Rhoades, CayeDee

    My Information:
  • From Where: Hartville, Ohio
  • Joined Staff: 2007-12-01
  • What I Do Here: Currently I am the Head of Creative Ministries and staffing the YPDTS
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: India
  • Interests: Reality TV, musicals and running. I like to be crazy and fun!
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver:

Sabala, Hannah

    My Information:
  • From Where: Towanda, Kansas
  • Joined Staff: 2007-03-01
  • What I Do Here: Hospitality Director
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Thailand (x2), Myanmar, Laos, Australia, Papua New Guinea, India, Nepal, the Netherlands
  • Interests: Going on walks, playing with kids, watching movies, playing cards, eating, coffee dates, Marcelo, smiling, laughing
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: The devotion to drawing out the best in people, great friends and relationships, incredible leaders and examples to gleen from, the worship, and getting to work alongside my brother!

Sabala, Marcelo | www.msabala1084.wordpress.com

    My Information:
  • From Where: Towanda, KS
  • Joined Staff: 2009-09-28
  • What I Do Here: DTS Staff
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay
  • Interests: Hannah Griffis, Sports, Movies, Fishing and Hunting
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: I love the people and the opportunity to serve God in so many different ways

Schultz, Laura

    My Information:
  • From Where:
  • Joined Staff: 0000-00-00
  • What I Do Here:
  • Schools I've Completed:
  • Countries I've Been To:
  • Interests:
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver:

Snodgrass, Cary | | carydsnodgrass.blogspot.com

    My Information:
  • From Where: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
  • Joined Staff: 1996-01-01
  • What I Do Here: Adminstrator; Accounting Manager; School of Social Justice Assistant Leader
  • Schools I've Completed: Fall DTS 1994 and Fall SOMD:Phase II 1995
  • Countries I've Been To: Mexico(5x), Colombia(2x), Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Ecuador, The Gambia, New Zealand, Australia, India, U.A.E., China, Belize, Canada, England(2x), Bosnia
  • Interests: Genealogy Research; Sports; Justice; Reading; Drinking coffee with freinds; Eating foreign food; Traveling.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: I love the relationships I have created over the several years here I have been on staff. It is like a second family in many ways! The worship is awesome too!

Strickland, Erika | www.erikaerika.blogspot.com |

    My Information:
  • From Where: Orange City, IA
  • Joined Staff: 2010-04-14
  • What I Do Here: Worship, Creative Ministry Assistant, Kitchen Staff and Housekeeping
  • Schools I've Completed: 2005 DTS (Skien, Norway), Spring 2008 SOW & Fall 2009 Phase II (Denver)
  • Countries I've Been To: Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, England, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Mexico, Latvia, Scotland, Denmark, Italy, South Africa, Germany, Switzerland, Iceland
  • Interests: art: painting, drawing & batik, violin & cello, riding bike, volleyball, collecting an aray of scarves and earrings from all the places I have been to.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: the worship hearted who play volleyball at lunch

Strickland, Will | www.willstrickland.blogspot.com |

    My Information:
  • From Where: Dothan, AL
  • Joined Staff: 2008-02-01
  • What I Do Here: Worship Leader, School of Worship Assistant Director
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, SOW, Phase II
  • Countries I've Been To: Canada, Germany, Mexico, Norway, Guam, Italy, Micronesia, Poland, Switzerland, Egypt, England, France, Bosnia, Serbia, Hungary, Luxembourg
  • Interests: Music, Playing, Hiking, Art, Photography, Cooking, Interior Design
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver:

Tempero, Christina

    My Information:
  • From Where: Holland, Michigan
  • Joined Staff: 2009-06-29
  • What I Do Here: Registrar, Data entry
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS 2006 in Kona, Phase II (SOMD) 2008
  • Countries I've Been To: Guam, Mexico, Costa Rica, France, Switzerland
  • Interests: I love coffee and shopping. I also love having people over, Carcassone, Settelers of Catan, traveling, sunsets, my hubby and baby, culture and sharing cool God-stories with anyone!
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: I honestly think this is the most positive and encouraging environement I have ever been in. People are real and it seems to be a pressure cooker for building God-like character and life training.

Tempero, Temp

    My Information:
  • From Where: Longmont Colorado
  • Joined Staff: 2009-06-01
  • What I Do Here: I work in the Kitchen and Maintenance.
  • Schools I've Completed: 2005 DTS in Kona and Phase 2 (SOMD) 2008
  • Countries I've Been To: Saipan, Yap, Guam, American Samoa, Morocco, France, and Switzerland
  • Interests: Grafitti, riding motorcycles, and fire knife.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: It is close to where I grew up and I get to see my family love my Son.

Urban, Ken

    My Information:
  • From Where: Rapid City, South Dakota
  • Joined Staff: 1987-01-01
  • What I Do Here: Board Member, Missionary Advocate for YWAM Denver Alumni, Supporting our team of 50 workers in Kazakhstan
  • Schools I've Completed: Cross Roads DTS in Salem Oregon
  • Countries I've Been To:
  • Interests: Wood working, serving local staff, and golfing
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: After 20 years as a construction engineer and 13 years of teaching Doris and I came on staff in 1987. My life verse is Matthew 9:38

Van Winkle, Jae |

    My Information:
  • From Where: Oregon
  • Joined Staff: 2003-12-26
  • What I Do Here: Assistant director for DTS, Outreach Leader, DTS, SBF & Phase 2 (SOMD) staff, Outreach Coordinator
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS at YWAM Vegas September 2002, Phase 2 at YWAM Denver April 2003, and SBF at YWAM Denver 2003
  • Countries I've Been To: Kenya, Chile, Argentina, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Germany, Mexico
  • Interests: Laughing with friends, cooking, cycling, randomness
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: My favorite thing about YWAM Denver is seeing God transform lives. I get to see Him heal, love, transform right before my eyes. Another favorite is going on outreach, everyone getting outside their comfort zone and watching God move.

Warren, Jess

    My Information:
  • From Where: Denver, CO
  • Joined Staff: 2007-07-07
  • What I Do Here: Special Events Director, Worship Leader, staff DTS, WISE, SOMD, SBF
  • Schools I've Completed: BDTS 2006 Denver, PHASE II Fall 2006 Denver, SBF 2006 Denver, WISE 2007 Denver, AES 2009 Perth
  • Countries I've Been To: Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, Belize, Jamaica, Haiti, Cayman Islands, USA, Canada, Sierra Leone, Egypt, Cyprus, Israel, England, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Russia, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand
  • Interests: Visual arts, music,coffee, snowboarding, Dinner Parties
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: Taco Night, Lunchtime Volleyball, Worship,

Warren, Linda

    My Information:
  • From Where: San Diego, California, USA
  • Joined Staff: 1976-03-25
  • What I Do Here: Co-Founder , Administration
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS
  • Countries I've Been To: 53 countries
  • Interests: I love spending time with family just relaxing. Reading, craft projects, and cooking are some of my favorite things to do.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: The youthful spirit, engaging worship, and ministry to the nations.

Warren, Peter

    My Information:
  • From Where: Sydney, Australia
  • Joined Staff: 1977-11-15
  • What I Do Here: Founder and Director
  • Schools I've Completed: DTS, SOE, LTS
  • Countries I've Been To: 108 countries ... and counting
  • Interests: Worship, Sports, Leadership Development
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: The opportunity to serve God with some of my closest friends

Watson, Matt | dayindayout1.wordpress.com/ |

    My Information:
  • From Where: Rapid City, South Dakota
  • Joined Staff: 2005-12-28
  • What I Do Here: I work with BDTS, SOMD, lead outreaches, and do graphic design
  • Schools I've Completed: Boarders DTS, SOMD
  • Countries I've Been To: Bosnia (x2), Croatia (x2), Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Mexico (x2), Canada
  • Interests: People, I want to give all of myself to the betterment of others and to see them know the Lord. The Bible, Hebrew/Jewish culture and studies, graphic design, snowboarding, longboarding, surfing, and foreign travel.
  • Favorites About YWAM Denver: My favourite thing about YWAM Denver is that I feel that im

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    Visiting slums, praying for the people of Bangkok, and preparing meals for 90 people at a YWAM Thailand conference were just a few of the things that the Thailand team was up to this past week. While in the slums, a lady cam forward for healing from being mute because of a blockage in her...

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