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LEADERSHIP

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Jacob Berry

WORSHIP LEADER

  • Once Tried to Wrestle a Lion

  • Competed in Speed Walking

  • Can Shred Tenor Saxophone

jacob@connectcranbrook.com

Joe Detta

ELDER

  • Placed 3rd in World’s Toughest Mudder

  • Is the Toughest of Mudders

  • Body is a temple, mind is a tabernacle

joe@connectcranbrook.com

Frank Hackett

SENIOR LEADER / ELDER

  • Loves adventures in taste

  • Related to Braveheart

  • Coffee tastes like barf

frank@connectcranbrook.com

Jody Hackett

PASTORAL CARE / ELDER

  • Isn’t addicted to coffee, but could be!

  • Loves confidently walking in the wrong direction!

  • Has a prosthetic jaw

jody@connectcranbrook.com

Alec Hackett

YOUTH LEADER

  • Hunted and killed snakes in the amazon

  • Swam at the top of worlds strongest waterfall

  • Loves long walks on the beach

alec@connectcranbrook.com

Rachel Hegedus

GROUPS LEADER

  • Conversation junkie

  • Firstborn daughter energy

  • Sucker for celebrating

rachel@connectcranbrook.com

Christal Hotte

CONNECT KIDS LEADER

  • Too many plants, never enough space

  • Books are always better by firelight

  • Sees a dog. Forgets everyone else

christal@connectcranbrook.com

Clayton Parsons

ELDER

  • Plays a bajillion banjos very well

  • Throws circles in the forest for fun

  • The slower the drip the better the sip (coffee)

clayton@connectcranbrook.com

Alex Rispoli

EXECUTIVE PASTOR

  • Imported from Brazil - Canadian at Heart

  • Singing voice peels paint off the walls

  • 5 cups of coffee per day, no tea!

alex@connectcranbrook.com

Adam Spyksma

ELDER

  • My sandcastle indirectly made the local news

  • Took a bite of a veggieburger once... Once!

  • Had to release a dam to put out a fire

adam@connectcranbrook.com

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Jenn Spyksma

FAMILY PASTOR / ELDER

  • Loves to hike, panics at squirrels

  • Over booked, over stimulated, over-joyed

  • Professional prankster, amateur adult

jenn@connectcranbrook.com

Rhonda Tank

ELDER

  • Loves dancing & laughing with her grandkids

  • River swimming enthusiast 

  • Pro at monopoly and charades

rhonda@connectcranbrook.com

Lynda Miller

OFFICE ADMIN

  • Foodie at heart

  • Oilers fan for life

  • Has a real-life doppelganger

lynda@connectcranbrook.com

Colette Thompson

ELDER

  • Crushed the West Coast Trail

  • Mastered huckleberry scones

  • Rocking the adventurous Grand-Nanny phase!

colette@connectcranbrook.com

Dwayne Thompson

ELDER

  • Has luscious locks energy

  • Commander of grass and men

  • Saved a baby in Africa

dwayne@connectcranbrook.com