This category is for all adventure staff – regardless of base location.

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Operations Manager, Stonewater

Austin Allgaier Operations Manager About Austin Coming soon! Contact Info 618-967-0609 aallgaier@yd.org Support Austin and Brittany Allgaier! Support Austin and Brittany Allgaier! Close

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Hospitality and Retreats Manager, Stonewater

Brittany Allgaier Hospitality & Retreats Manager About Brittany Coming soon! Contact Info 618-967-0609 ballgaier@yd.org Support Austin and Brittany Allgaier! Support Austin and Brittany Allgaier! Close

Jason Nelson Web

Mustang Trainer and Backcountry Coordinator, Stonewater

Jason Nelson Mustang Trainer and Backcountry Coordinator, Stonewater About Jason Hi, my name is Jason, a husband to my wife Katie of 24 years and proud dad to three amazing young adult children who share our love for Jesus and zest for life. I thrive in the outdoors, whether playing baseball, golfing, snow skiing, fly…

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Associate River Manager, Stonewater

Luke Barth Associate River Manager, Stonewater Hi, I’m Luke! I have been involved with Youth Dynamics in various capacities since 2021 and have absolutely fallen in love with the ministry. Each summer since then, I have spent at our Stonewater adventure base in the Leavenworth area as a summer Guide. The other three seasons have…

Jacobe Croff

Program Manager, Oregon

Jacobe Croff Program Manager, Oregon About Jacobe Croff Seeing the need for Relational Adventure Ministry and the impact it has on students today, God gave me the opportunity to join a group of staff who loves and lives for Jesus, shows Christ’s example to the groups we lead, and have made an incredible impact on…

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Associate Program Manager, Oregon

Micaiah Meyer Rock and Backcountry Coordinator, Oregon About Micaiah Meyer Hey, I’m Micaiah! I grew up in Oregon spending most of my time outside… almost always climbing trees. Meeting Christ at a young age, I found myself serving in camp ministry in high school which led to pursuing a college degree in wilderness leadership. After…

Ollie Obrien 2022

Adventure Bible School Manager, Stonewater

Ollie O’Brien Adventure Bible School Manager, Stonewater About Ollie O’Brien Ollie grew up in an orchard in New Zealand. He studied outdoor leadership and management with the intention of using those skills in Christian ministry and missions. He’s been passionate about this ever since. “I immigrated to the United States in 2020 and I’m excited…

Mia O'Brien 2022

Business Manager, Stonewater

Mia O’Brien Business Manager, Stonewater Meet Mia O’Brien Mia grew up in southwest Washington, where God got ahold of her early on. She is a health science major, a learner by design, and a fan of chocolate. She loves time with people of all ages, but here at Stonewater, that mostly means young adults. She…

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Director of Development, Stonewater

Shane Land Director of Development, Stonewater About Shane Land One thing that became very clear to Shane when he started with Youth Dynamics was that there was not a lot of whitewater to experience growing up in Kansas. In fact, his first day of whitewater rafting was his first day of whitewater guide training with…

Rguerra Web Profile

Base Director, Salmon River Adventure Base

Robert Guerin Base Director, Salmon River Adventure Base Hi, I’m Robert “Tex” Guerin I had the privilege of being on the first trip that Youth Dynamics did on the Lower Salmon River almost 30 years ago. It was a powerful way to experience God then, and it still is today. As the Salmon River…