John Wytsma

Retired

From 1967 to 1992, John was with the Department of the Navy, culminating in the rank of Captain. He managed every aspect of a large Navy workforce, including human resources, recruitment, compensation, benefits, performance appraisals, equal opportunity, and labor relations for an organization with 1,800 military and civilian employees. John also served as a primary flight instructor, a ground school instructor, an Instrument Flight Instructor, a standardization instructor and developed numerous training media packages for replacement pilot training.

From 1994 to 2007, John was with FCBS, serving as a Vice President. He has a BA in International Relations from California State University, an MS from the University of Southern California in Systems Management and an MS in National Mobilization Planning from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

Rich Waller

Mortgage Advisor

Rich has been involved in higher education since volunteering as the Co-Director of New Student Orientation at Biola University in 1998. Since then he has served on staff at Biola in their Graduate Admissions department while completing his Masters in Christian Apologetics.

In 2004, Rich and his wife Christen moved to Central Oregon, where Rich began teaching an Introduction to Apologetics class, joined Antioch Church was instrumental in beginning the college and career group there. Rich is currently employed as a mortgage advisor for HSI Mortgage, is co-Chair of the Redmond Young Professional Network (YPN), and is a member of the Redmond Chamber Board of Directors.

Rick Gerhardt

President of Sage Science/Professor

Rick Gerhardt is president and owner of Sage Science, a small ecological research company in Central Oregon. He has traveled throughout much of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean both conducting research of owls and hawks and presenting the results of those studies. He has lived in Central Oregon for the past 17 years with his wife, Dawn, and their four kids, now aged 19 through 12.

Rick has an M.Sc. in Raptor Biology from Boise State University and an M.A. in Christian Apologetics from BIOLA. Rick is a volunteer apologist for Reasons To Believe, Director of Apologetics and an elder at Antioch Church in Bend, and serves on the Board of Directors of Kilns College and of the (Bend) Apologetics Guild.

Dr. Keith Krueger

Oral Surgeon

Dr. Keith Krueger is a native of Central Oregon and graduated from Oregon State University in 1985.  He then attended Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry where he received his doctorate in 1989. Following this, Dr. Krueger completed his internship while serving three years as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. Dr. Krueger then began his four year residency, pursuing his passion for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He completed his training at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 1997. He practiced in Portland, Oregon for over three years before establishing his practice in Bend in 2000. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. Krueger has been involved with several ministries for many years. He has served as a leader in Young Life and a supporter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is an active member of the Christian Medical Dental Association.

Ann Mara

Project Manager for World Relief Next

Ann Mara is currently the Project Manager for World Relief NEXT. Prior to her move to Bend she worked in Africa for 4 years as both a Teacher and Director of an Adult Education and Training Program.

Ann speaks four languages and is a qualified High School Teacher. She also holds a BA in Sociology & Geography and a MA in International Development. She is married to Mike and has two children, Michael (5) and Jane (3).

Dr. Randy Jacobs

Director of Urgent Care, Bend Memorial Clinic

Dr. Randy Jacobs currently serves as the Director of Urgent Care at Bend Memorial Clinic, where he was also a board member from 2004 – 2008. He uses his medical background and expertise as a volunteer with Medical Teams International, where he is part of the Disaster Response Team, which implement high-impact relief and rehabilitation programs for people displaced by conflict, war and natural disaster. Dr. Jacobs treated refugees in Northern Uganda in 2007, Southwest Uganda in 2009, and in Somalia and Eastern Kenya in 2011. When he’s not responding to international medical crisis, Randy Jacobs works with the Central Oregon community. He’s Director of the COVO Mobile Medical Unit, which serves the homeless community, and also offers a weekly free medical clinic at the Shepherd’s house.

Dr. Jacobs is married to Lindy Jacobs. He has four children and one grandchild.