This category is for permanent staff who are on staff year-round either full-time or part-time.
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…
Anna Powell Discipleship Coordinator and Mustang Trainer, Stonewater Hi, I’m Anna! Raised in rural Wyoming, I can’t remember a time without horses. As a young woman, especially in high school, I was not interested in playing the popularity game. As a result, I was quite the outcast. I found solace in Christ and horses both.…
Jackson Bacon Business Manager, Oregon Hi, I’m Jackson Bacon I’m a recent graduate of The University of Missouri, where I served with a campus ministry for five years with my wife, Brooklyn. I discovered my passion for ministry there and received the call to do this for the rest of my life. I grew up…
Jacobe Croff Program Manager, Oregon About Jacobe Croff I love people, I love adventure activities, and I love how God has used these two facets in my own life to draw me towards Himself. When I discovered Youth Dynamics in 2019, it felt like God had been molding me for this ministry and I’ve been…
Kevik Rensink Community Director, Concrete About Kevik Rensink … Contact Info (360) 853-9140 concrete@yd.org Support Concrete Youth Dynamics! Support Concrete Youth Dynamics! Close
Brian Paine Communities Ministry Developer, Eastern Washington About Brian Paine Some say I was born to work with youth. For the past thirty-plus years, I’ve devoted my life to teaching, coaching, mentoring, and supporting kids of all ages. I believe Jesus has called me to serve and encourage young people, to be an agent of…
Wade Henderson Community Director, Riggins About Wade Henderson I spent 23 years devoted to protecting our country while serving in the United States Navy. I have now been called to the spiritual protection of our youth through Youth Dynamics. I came to know Christ later in life upon hearing…
Ben Jackson Community Director, Horseshoe Bend About Ben Jackson Ben is from all over the east coast, a stranger to few people, and an audiobook addict. He attended the University of Georgia and Westminster Theological Seminary (Philly) and has worked with several campus ministries. He married the most remarkable woman he knows, Allison. Jesus has…
LaVone Close Community Staff, Anacortes About LaVone I met Paul Evans, founder of Youth Dynamics, during the summer of 1971 in Anacortes. He was gregarious, full of life, and determined to make a difference in the lives of area youth. I was intrigued by Paul’s ability to capture the attention of young people and especially…
Kayleigh McClay Community Staff, Anacortes About Kayleigh McClay I became a Christian on January 1st, 2019, when I was 17. I had grown up in Utah as a Mormon until my experience of meeting Jesus. In September of 2018, a very close friend of mine passed away, and it caused some severe disruption in my…