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Alexis Marie King
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 1-13-1986
Place of Birth: Fontana, CA
Years in Ministry:4
Favorite Ministry Highlight: All the camps with the girls, and going to Utah
Future Goals: Graduate and become a teacher, get married, have kids, and follow God's calling
Person You Most Admire: My mom
Hobbies: Shopping, reading, hanging out with friends
Favorite Movie: Wizard of Oz, Clueless, Mean Girls
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why?Oprah Winfrey, because she is amazing

  

Jamey Dye
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 11-17-1965
Place of Birth: LAE, Papua New Guinea
Years in Ministry: 20+ years
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Scouting - Winter Mountaineering
Future Goals: Impact young adults for Christ
Person You Most Admire: Sir Isaac Newton
Hobbies: Outdoor stud, water sports, backpacking
Favorite Movie: Independence Day
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? Billy Graham, he impacted lots of people and is finishing life in ministry well.

  

Libby Martin
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 1-15
Place of Birth:
Years in Ministry: Off and on for 28 years
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Being a leader in the jungle and the Beach
Future Goals:
Person You Most Admire: My dad
Hobbies: Reading and window shopping with friends
Favorite Movie: Used to be Titanic, recently it is "The Ultimate Gift"
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? Eleanor Roosevelt because she was the first lady, I believe she cared for all people, was a world traveler, and got to live in the White House

  

Meghan Christine McKeown
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 1-3-1987
Place of Birth: Arcadia, CA
Years in Ministry: 3
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Serving in Mexico
Future Goals: graduating with my teaching credential
Person You Most Admire: My aunt who passed away 9 years ago
Hobbies: Irish dance
Favorite Movie: I am Sam, and anything Disney
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? Tinkerbell

  

Mike Fisher
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 12-25-B.C.
Place of Birth: Upland, CA
Years in Ministry: 30+
Favorite Ministry Highlight: So many to choose from...I would have to go with "MEAT"
Future Goals: Take over for Bill Gates when he retires
Person You Most Admire: Matt France: "He's Hot"
Hobbies: Disco, 80's music, wearing my blue denim shorts, skiing, surfing, eating meat, being a dad
Favorite Movie: Saturday Night Fever (Have you seen that John Travolta dance?)
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why?

  

Richard Cruz
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 5-19-??
Place of Birth: Montebello, CA
Years in Ministry: 10 years
Favorite Ministry Highlight: I've enjoyed small groups and youth ministry
Future Goals: To hear the words "well done my good and faithful servant"
Person You Most Admire: Ronald Reagan - He was cool
Hobbies: Working out, camping, motorcross
Favorite Movie: Rocky
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? My grandpa, I want to see what my dad was like when he was a kid.

  

Skott Stewart
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 7-14-1973
Place of Birth: Upland, CA
Years in Ministry: 16
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Matt in his underwear
Future Goals: Find a wife
Person You Most Admire: Paul
Hobbies: Soccer, snowboard, pool, cards, music and more
Favorite Movie: Tombstone
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? Bo Jackson, the best sport star ever

  

Steven Bui
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 10-3-1984
Place of Birth: Santa Ana, CA
Years in Ministry: 5
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Baptism
Future Goals: Become a doctor
Person You Most Admire:
Hobbies: Anything that's fun
Favorite Movie: How To Lose a Guy in Ten Days
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? Wil Smith

  

Tim Spencer
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 7-4-1983
Place of Birth: Fontana, CA
Years in Ministry:8
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Grow retreat in 09’ it was a great trip and the students were really able to see what it is like to be close to God.
Future Goals: Finish restoring my 67’ fastback and catch a 7 lb trout
Person You Most Admire: My parents
Hobbies: Fly fishing / camping / Charger games
Favorite Movie: Green Street Hooligans / The Count of Monte Cristo
Favorite Musician:Dustin Kensure / Eric Clapton / Jon Mayer / Thrice
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? Dan Fouts because he is the Greatest Charger ever to play the game.

  

Mike Kowalski
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 1-29-62
Place of Birth: Fontana, CA
Years in Ministry: 7 1/2
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Rainbow Acres Trips- playing boomball with the ranchers
Future Goals: Become a mediator or judge
Person You Most Admire: Anyone serving God
Hobbies: Golf
Favorite Movie: The Passion of the Christ
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? Abraham Lincoln – he was a great lawyer, an awesome president and a devout Christian

  

Chris Tavenner
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 3-23-88
Place of Birth: Arcadia, CA
Years in Ministry: 7
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Winter Retreat 09
Future Goals: Become a firefighter
Person You Most Admire:
Hobbies: Sky diving, hunting, spear fishing, snowboarding
Favorite Movie: The Sandlot
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? Myself because I have good times!

  

Kelsey Keniston
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 5-16-87
Place of Birth: Fontana, CA
Years in Ministry: 6 years now..EEK!
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Whenever Tony does a performance at the Talent Show. Priceless. Makes me smile every time. Or just when the students and I have really genuine conversation with one another. It’s the best
Future Goals: Travel around the world, learn origami, become a highschool English teacher, record a song, learn to sew so I can make my own clothes, and finding a hidden and obscure talent that I can entertain people with…possibly fire-eating or sorcery of some sort.
Person You Most Admire:My mum. She’s strong and always happy. My pops. He’s kind and welcoming to everyone. Both provide for me, even though, I’m 22 and “should be out of the house by now”. Haha.
Hobbies: Traveling, Reading, Painting, Eating Mexican food and hot wings, Dancing to some sweet jams, and Hustlin’ (everyday I’m hustlin’)
Favorite Movie: Pulp Fiction
Favorite Musician: Geesh. SO MANY. Conor Oberst and Al Green are in my top five.
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? Probably Bob Dylan or Jimi Hendrix. They’re legends and I can’t imagine the people they’ve met and the things they’ve experienced.

  

Skip Elder
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 7-24-69
Place of Birth: West Covina, CA
Years in Ministry: 12
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Watching kids grow up in Christ
Future Goals: School Administration
Person You Most Admire: Ferris Bueller
Hobbies: Looking for one-- any suggestions?
Favorite Movie: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the original)
Favorite Musician: Steve Wiggins
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? Bill Gates’ beneficiary, imagine the good we could do we focused all the resources on kids and their futures.

  

Kevin Cooke
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 6-22-76
Place of Birth: Sierra Madre, CA
Years in Ministry: 5
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Camping
Future Goals: Rule the world! Actually if I could get my wife to do what I wanted half the time I'd be happy with that. Then, rule the world. LOL. Ultimate Goal is to have God want to give me a high five and maybe even a chest bump when I see Him; not just a handshake. I hope to live my life as He intended, not as I did.
Person You Most Admire: My big brother, not by blood but he was there for me when I had no father.
Hobbies: camping and quad riding with the family
Favorite Movie: Top Gun
Favorite Musician:Bono
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? Other than the obvious-- Jesus (because then I could rule the world, LOL), I'd have to say Moses of the Bible. Then my fear of snakes would be cureed, not to mention that he was a servant of God and laid it all out there, and most importantly, found favor with God.

  

Kim Jay Aylor
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 3-18-58
Place of Birth: Iowa
Years in Ministry: 33
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Summer camp
Future Goals: To get Scott through college
Person You Most Admire: Dr. Webster and Al Bryson
Hobbies: Fly Fishing
Favorite Movie: Shrek
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? Paul, because of the conversion/personal

  

Vicky Cardenas
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 6-27-67
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, CA
Years in Ministry: 5
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Serving at The Midnight Mission with the high school students.
Future Goals:To continue in ministry where God leads me.
Person You Most Admire: My amazing husband Julio. He never ceases to amaze me!!!
Hobbies: Love Sudoku & my sons activities have become my hobbies. I’m their #1 fan!!!
Favorite Movie: Return to Me
Favorite Musician:That’s a hard question!!! I really like a lot of different genres of music. I enjoy alternative, rock, classic rock, metal, screamo, jazz, cheesy 70’s music & ballads. If you are in my home all of the above are being played daily.
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why?I love being me. I have been blessed with the most amazing family. There is no one or no place would I rather be.

  

Julio Cardenas
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 7-13-66
Place of Birth: Mexico
Years in Ministry: 11
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Soap Box Derby
Future Goals:Growth
Person You Most Admire: Vicky Cardenas
Hobbies:Golf, Basketball, sports
Favorite Movie: Top Gun
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why?Julio Cardenas

  

Dave Valadez
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 11-13-66
Place of Birth: Upland, CA
Years in Ministry: 6
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Seeing students grow in their faith
Future Goals:To learn more scripture
Person You Most Admire: People who put others first
Hobbies:Fly fishing and surfing
Favorite Movie: Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve got mail, PS. I Love you, Titanic, I’m a sucker for a good love story!
Favorite Musician: Jack Johnson and Norah Jones
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why?I’m happy just being myself…..I have a great family, and great friends

  

Sharon Greaves
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate: 1-3
Place of Birth: Pasadena, CA
Years in Ministry: 20+
Favorite Ministry Highlight:I love listening to preschoolers tell god “I love you” and hearing high schoolers share how they see God.
Future Goals:
Person You Most Admire: Chris Kollert
Hobbies:Reading, watching movies with friends
Favorite Movie:
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why?Bono of U2

  

Dan Lundberg
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate:7-29-1957
Place of Birth: Pasadena, CA
Years in Ministry:
32
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Helping people to study their Bible.
Future Goals: To grow as a friend and as a thoughtful person of faith.
Person You Most Admire: Bishop Desmond Tutu
Hobbies: Camping in our tent trailer
Favorite Movie: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Favorite Musician: John Williams
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? I like the person I am.

 

Saxony Ifland
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate:1-2-87
Place of Birth: Newport Beach, CA
Years in Ministry:
4+
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Seeing students seek after God
Future Goals: Grad school, travel the world
Person You Most Admire: My mother
Hobbies: Soccer, Knitting, Snowboarding
Favorite Movie: Gladiator, Wrist Cutters, Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken
Favorite Musician: Iron & Wine, Modest Mouse, Third Eye Blind, Ghostland Observatory, The Cure, Phil Wickham
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? Heath Ledger’s Wife

 

Vickie Ramirez
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate:7-30-1989
Place of Birth: Fontana, CA
Years in Ministry:
3
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Winning the dodgeball tournament for the GOLD!
Future Goals: To land an awesome sales job, get married and love and serve my God!
Person You Most Admire: My MOM! She keeps the family together and going…a true HERO
Hobbies: running, baking, writing and watching movies
Favorite Movie: Just Friends and Slumdog Millionaire
Favorite Musician: John Mayer
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? John D. Rockefeller because although he was filthy rich, he never lost sight of the source from which his blessing flowed.

 

Linda Valadez
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate:6-1-1968
Place of Birth: Bluffton, Indiana
Years in Ministry:
9 yrs
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Serving at the GAP.
Future Goals: To be who Christ wants me to be
Person You Most Admire: My mom and dad they have been married for 53 yrs.
Hobbies: crafts and painting
Favorite Movie: A Knight's Tale
Favorite Musician: Toby Mac
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why? I would be my friend Geneva, she passed away in November 09. She was like a grandmother to me and my sisters. Geneva was the godliest person I have ever known and a prayer warrior. She was always so happy and always looked beautiful even at the age of 80. When she had cancer she found a way to be positive and upbeat, still praying for other people when she was dying. I will never forget her.

 

Mario Rodriguez
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate:5-27
Place of Birth: Los Angeles
Years in Ministry:
11 yrs
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Too many, nick eating an onion, and just hanging with the freshman on Sunday nights!!!!
Future Goals: To graduate with the Frosh Class!!!!
Person You Most Admire: My wife, she’s just cool!!!!
Hobbies: Baseball, basketball, and mountain biking
Favorite Movie: Gladiator, Braveheart, Italian Job
Favorite Musician: Emery, Matt&Kim, P.O.D
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why?

 

Chaddicus Maximus Roberts (Chad)
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate:5-22
Place of Birth: Endor
Years in Ministry:
6 Earth yrs
Favorite Ministry Highlight: SO many: Mexico Mission trips, Summer Camp EVERY one, Beach Trips, more recent; Ogden 2007, Silver Metals, Love On… Love On…
Future Goals: Rule the Galaxy, BA in Communications, Certified Audio Recording Engineer
Person You Most Admire:Jesus, Han Solo, James T. Kirk, Gandalf, Adam West, Tony Stark, Jon Constantine, Tyler Durden, Ryan Reynolds, and Quentin Tarentino are just a couple…
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Skateboarding, surfing, dancing, karaoke, eating, sound mixing, hardcore VIDEO gamer; Wii (ANY Nintendo game), Xbox: COD, Halo, Darksiders (awesome), Lego Star Wars and Indiana Jones, The Forced Unleashed, many more.
Favorite Movie: Star Wars (entire collection… even Ep. 1, I know…) Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, Iron Man, Star Trek, Terminator Series, Hook, The Big Labouski, Anchorman, Just Friends, Blue Harvest, Kill Bill vol. 1 & 2,
Favorite Musician: 30 Seconds to Mars, The Muse, The Used, Taking Back Sunday, Anberlin, Hit The Lights, Jason Mraz, Michael Buble, Switchfoot, Jamie Cullum, John Mayer, Ella Fitzgerald, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift - Kanye West (hehehe…), Queen, Journey, The Eagles, Marshall Tucker Band… I can go on! I LOVE music.
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why?I would probably be Justin Timberlake, because he’s awesome. He’s got a great voice, and is an INCREDIBLE entertainer. And I like that he has SO much influence on pop culture, I could dig that. And the wealth, good looks, and strong female attraction would be a nice bonus. Or Ryan Reynolds, cause he’s funny (the same Bonus features from above implied).

 

Dustin Bilton
Volunteer Staff Leader

Birthdate:December 1981
Place of Birth: Upland, CA
Years in Ministry:
12 yrs
Favorite Ministry Highlight: Bonfire worship at the beach
Future Goals: Continue to work with the high school students and staff to create a safe, engaging, and meaningful community @ Hillside.
Person You Most Admire: Apostle Paul (since Jesus was already taken)
Hobbies: Mtn biking, hiking, spear fishing, and traveling.
Favorite Movie: Family Man w/Nicolas Cage
Favorite Musician: Angels & Airwaves (are they still together?)
If You Could Be Anyone, Who Would It Be and Why?Just happy being me. I would, however, like to spend one day in the shoes of Rick Warren.

 

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