Our Staff

Will, Lori, Elijah & Liam

"They don't think that I know a buttload of crap about the gospels, but i dooooo." -Ignacio

Will is from Toronto Canada. Will did his DTS at YWAM Denver in 1999. After DTS he went back to Denver and completed a Phase II and joined staff there in the spring of 2000. Lori is a local from Atascadero and did her DTS at YWAM Denver in 1998. After doing her Phase II in the fall of 1999, she joined staff in Denver in 2000. Will and Lori were married in 2001 and remained on staff with YWAM Denver till the end of that year. Will and Lori joined our staff in January of 2004 after a two-year leave in Canada. Will has a heart for the "boarder" community, and loves to surf and snowboard. He is involved with our Graphic Arts department and has a heart for the Nations. Lori oversee's our DTS department and is the one that trains all of our amazing DTS staff. Elijah joined the party on November 7th, 2006. He enjoys running, Kung Fu Panda, coloring and playing at the park. Liam Was born on August 19th, 2008. He entertains us with his funny faces and crazy antics. Both boys are great travelers and have close friends on the other side of the world they pray for regularly.

Cat

"Be imitators of God, therefore as dearly loved children, and live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." - Ephesians 5:1-2

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Cat is from Liverpool, Great Britain, she did her DTS here in Pismo in January of 2007, and went on her outreach to Kenya & Rwanda. She joined staff with us in February of 2008.
She has a heart for the music scene & board culture and wants to see Jesus win over these passionate cultures globally, also lifting up the local church. Cat enjoys living in the slight city vibe of downtown San Luis Obispo.
Cat Loves high fashion, traveling the world, experiencing other cultures, her boyfriend Matthew, music, sunsets, teapots of tea, the holy spirit, and all her world wide family in Christ. She loves many nations and wants to visit them all but especially Europe, Japan, and Israel.
Family in Great Britain, Nashville, Norway, Canada, Asia, Sweden, Switzerland I miss you!

Tyler

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men," - Colossians 3:23

Tyler is from a small town in northern Minnesota, called Grand Marais. He did his DTS with YWAM Pismo Beach in 2008 and joined staff with us in November of 2008. Tyler is a part of the surf ministry here at YWAM Pismo and has a heart for the surf culture! Tyler enjoys traveling to new places and sharing the gospel to unreached people groups! Tyler loves Fatte’s Pizza, Jesus, Surfing & Firetrucks!

Brandon & Kirsten

"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." -Jesus

"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect." - 2 Cor. 15:10

Brandon is from Bonanza, Oregon. He did his Discipleship Training School in 2005 here in Pismo Beach, and joined staff shortly after in 2006. He staffed the January 2007 DTS, which was a surfing/creative arts DTS. Brandon is our Surf DTS Leader. Kirsten is originally from Texas, but has been living in Florida since 2002 attending Florida Atlantic University.  She did her DTS here in 2008 with the surf school, and traveled to Vietnam and Thailand for her outreach, and joined staff with us in November of 2008. She enjoys surfing, the ocean, speaking portuguese, sushi, and adventures. Brandon & Kirsten were married in June of 2009. Brandon & Kirsten have a heart for the boarding culture and believe it has a huge role to play in the great commission.Brandon loves traveling and going on missions trips. While they are here in Pismo Beach they are going to be coordinating our surfing ministry.

Jacque

"Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me. I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world." - John 16:32-33

Jacque is from Fort Collins, Colorado. She loves the snow, being outdoors, playing guitar, singing, and traveling. Jacque did her Discipleship Training School in 2008, here in Pismo Beach, and joined staff a few months later in November of 2008. She has a heart for youth and is working on starting Mission Adventures in the next year. Jacque also desires to bring awareness to injustice issues, through the arts, in hopes to impact hearts and bring forth lasting change. She dreams of traveling to Africa in the near future.

Paulina

"Following Jesus is simple but not easy. Love until it hurts, then love some more." - Mother Teresa

Paulina is our passionate viking from the beautiful but cold Lund, Sweden. She did her DTS here in Pismo in 2008 and joined staff a couple of months after that. God has given her a longing to see His Kingdom spread throughout the world by bringing justice to the opressed. Together with Jesus, the God of the impossible, she hopes to reach the unreached, bring life where life has been deferred and love people out of the darkness. She strongly believes in the unbreakable power of God's love and it is this love that will set people free so they can be who they were created to be.

One of her favorite things to do is to sit in her room spending time with Jesus, cause she thinks He's the most incredible person in the world. He taught her about the arts and now she wants to use them to impart compassion and unity into people's hearts. The Holy Spirit will help her do that. She's excited about staffing the I61 Creative Arts DTS in January 2009, where she expects God to raise up a people who will zealously follow Him.

Stephanie

But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task? Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God. - 2 Corinthians 2:14-17

Stephanie joins us from Riverside in Southern California. She did her DTS here in Pismo in January of 2007 and joined staff in November 2007. Stephanie is an intercessor and has a heart for worship and loves to work with children. She leads our Jr. Adventures Ministry and has a heart for Cambodia, and Discipleship.