Staff

  • Chris Stay
    Operations Manager

    I love the outdoors and have a heart for youth; what better way to serve God with the passions He has given me then to join the team at Stonewater Ran

  • Cindy Cram
    Group Services and Accounting

    I was born in Albany, OR. My family moved to Nebraska where I grew up on a dairy farm. I worked at Christian camps in the summer and then moved to WA

  • Greg Johnson
    Director

    I love the wilderness, working with staff, challenging students, and raising our four kids with my incredible wife Ursula! In the early years I spent

  • Jim Foss
    Project Manager

  • Jon Vietti
    Volunteer Associate Program Manager

    Several years ago our son Anthony developed an intensive discipleship program for Christian young men called

  • Julie Brezicha
    Intern

    In 2010 I finished up a four year stay in Ohio, where I graduated from the College of Wooster with a B.A in Urban Studies. Living in Ohio allowed me m

  • Ken Solem
    Equestrian Manager

    God called us to youth ministry in 1978. After a year internship program and working with the youth ministry in our church we took a position at Alpi

  • Kevin Pratt
    Intern

    My name is Kevin Pratt. My wife Jordyn and I love Youth Dynamics! Jordyn and I are a couple of outdoor enthusiasts from the beautiful north Idaho Pan

  • Lesley Hollingsworth
    Intern

    Journey. I love journeys. For me, the journey makes the destination sweeter. My own journey in the past couple of years has been full of surprising t

  • Mike Gaines
    Leadership Manager

    “Never settle for what you can do, always do what you are called to do.” These were the parting words of my freshman English teacher who, at the

  • Paul Heeren
    Maintenance Manager

    I graduated from Oregon State University in 1974 with a degree in wildlife biology. I worked for the Forest Service in Oregon until I transferred to

  • Rachel Young
    Intern

    I grew up in Southern California, where the sun always shines. I had gone camping and done a bit of hiking, but had absolutely no idea of the depth of

  • Regina Carlos
    Group Services and Accounting
  • Rick D’Atre
    Program Director and Wilderness Manager

    The quality staff within Youth Dynamics is what has kept me here since 1997. I love the community at Stonewater Ranch and our town of Plain. I come

  • Shane Land
    Staffing and River Manager

    We have a huge heart for youth and have both served in church youth and camp ministries prior to joining Youth Dynamics. We got married in 2003. We