Our Lynchburg, Virginia Staff
- Russ Carr – Founder
B.A. - Physical Education/Psychology, Westmont College; Graduate degrees in Education, Cal State Univ. L.A.; Former Professor of Education and Soccer Coach at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA; Hall of Fame - Soccer Coach. Married (Sue), 4 children, 7 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren. Lives in Monroe, VA
- Rodney Suddith – Executive Director, Sports Outreach Institute
B.A. in Economics and History-College of William and Mary; M.Ed. from the University of Virginia; M.A. in Christian Education. Has worked with Young Life, was an award-winning teacher and coach in Richmond, VA inner city as well as Lynchburg, VA; 18 years as Director of Christian Education at Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Lynchburg, VA. Married (Janice), 4 children; 4 grandchildren. Lives in Lynchburg, VA
- Sal Ferlise - Director of Operations/CFO
B.A. Dowling College. Married (Toni), 1 daughter. 'Crazy Italian from Long Island, New York.'
Our Charlotte, North Carolina Staff
- Dustin Swinehart – Director of Development
B.A. Miami University (Ohio). Former Young Life staffer, retired from Charlotte Eagles Soccer Team. Married (Betty), 4 children. Lives in Charlotte, NC
- Eric Bernier, Charlotte Ministry Director
M. Ed. Ohio State University.
Married (Kim) 3 Children. Lives in Matthews, NC
- CC Reynolds – Local Ministry Coordinator
B.F.A. Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC. Former Young Life staffer, lives in Charlotte
- Rebecca Howe – Communications & Development Coordinator
B.B.A. in Marketing, University of Oklahoma. Married (Allan), lives in Charlotte
Our Field Staff
- Don Brenneman – SOI Northwest
B.A. in Business. Married (April), 5 children, 1 grandchild. Lives in Portland, Oregon.
- Steve Clark - Director of Discipleship
B.A., Graduate Studies in Education. Educator, Coach. Married (Kim), 3 children. Lives in Foresthill, California
- Kim Clark - Compassion Ministry Coordinator
B.A. Education. Married (Steve), 3 children. Lives in Foresthill, California
- Steve Long - Camp Development
B.A., Seminary Graduate. Married (Eva), 5 children. Lives in Mansfield, Texas
Our Africa Staff
- Aloysius Kyazze - SOM Gulu
Director of Traumatized Children's Project;
Coordinator of SOM Development in N. Uganda;
University Graduate. Married (Esther), 4 children. Lives in Gulu, Uganda.
- Fred Barungi - SOM Kampala
Executive Director, SOM Uganda
University Graduate - Accounting. Married (Nicole). Lives in Kampala, Uganda.
- Robert Katende - SOM Kampala/Nairobi
SOM Senior Staff, SOM liaison to SOM Nairobi
University – Business/Computer. Married (Sarah) and 1 child. Lives in Kampala, Uganda.
Our Mexico Staff
- Tim Wood - SOM Ometepec
Director of Latin American Programs
B.A., Seminary Graduate. Married (Barb), 4 children. Lives in Ometepec, Mexico.
