Ken Wytsma

President

Ken grew up all over the US and in Holland, finally ending up on the east coast. He attended Clemson University in South Carolina where he received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He went on to pursue graduate studies in California where he received an M.A. in Philosophy as well as an M.A. in Biblical Studies from Biola University. Ken planted Antioch Church in Bend, Oregon in 2006 where he serves as the Lead Pastor. Highly entrepreneurial, Ken helped to co found the World Relief: NEXT project, which is a highly creative and collaborative endeavor in the Northwest serving as a research and development program with World Relief.

Ken is married to Tamara and has four beautiful daughters (Mary Joy, Esther, Sara, and Ashlin).

Mike Caba

Dean of Faculty

Michael Caba holds an M.A. in Philosophy & Religion, an M.A. in Humanities, a Bachelors Degree in Biblical Education and an Associates Degree in Engineering. He has completed volunteer archaeology work in Israel, and has taught a number of classes for various organizations on Biblical, historical, philosophical and religious topics over the years.

Melissa McCreery

Vice President of Development

Melissa grew up in Southern California and attended the University of Southern California where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science. After working as a First Year Advisor at USC, Melissa moved to Boston to pursue graduate studies. She earned her Ed.M in Higher Education from Harvard University and moved to Bend, Oregon following graduation. Prior to working at Kilns College, Melissa worked at several college and higher education organizations such as USC, the New England Board of Higher Education, Emerson College, and Central Oregon Community College.

Trish Lavik

Dean of Students

Trisha grew up Portland, Oregon and moved to California to attend Biola University where she completed a degree in Business Marketing.  After graduating she took a position as an Admission Counselor for four years where she discovered her passion for promoting higher education.  She has three incredible children; Madalyn, Andra, and Jude.  In 2008, her husband Justin, took the Worship Pastoral position at Antioch church, which moved them to Bend.

Merrilee Lewis

Registrar/Librarian

Born in California and raised in western Oregon, Merrilee Lewis has a passion for the written word and Christian education. Merrilee received a B.A. in Business from Portland State University and is working on her Certificate of Apologetics from Biola University. She is an author and an editor. The mother of three daughters, she teaches her kids at home and volunteers as the Registrar/Librarian for Kilns College.