Does it matter?
6 out of 10
adolescents surveyed
in a 2019 USA Today study said that they are sometimes or always lonely. At Young Life, we seek to change that by giving students a safe place to be themselves, where they are loved and accepted as they are.
94%
of volunteer leaders and staff with
Young Life would overwhelmingly recommend their leadership experience to a friend
CURTIS SETHALER
AREA
DIRECTOR
Fun Fact: Curtis and his wife Laura have been married for 14 years and have 3 awesome girls with great taste in music!
Akoni Ozbelent
Staff Associate II Young Life/ Wyldlife Director
Fun Fact: Akoni has 2 dogs (Teddy and Tucker) that take up most of his time outside of Young Life. He is also a worship leader at his church.
Mandolin Welch
YoungLives Director
Fun Fact: Mandolin and her husband Jared were high school sweethearts and they now have one son, Leo. Mandolin loves her furry sidekick Minerva (her cat).
Erica Perry-Broekemeier
Area Administrator
Fun Fact: Erica enjoys competitive Axe Throwing with her husband and 2 kids. She also has a very large dog named Truman who is training to become a service dog.
Becca Foster
Area Administrator
Fun Fact: Becca served on the childcare team for YoungLives camp at Timberwolf Lake within her first few months of being on staff and fell in love with the babies that she had the chance to meet and care for that week.
Sheila Gibson
Carpernaum Coordinator
Fun Fact: Sheila is the proud owner of 2 bunnies (Skittles and Aphrodite). She has been married for 29 years and has 10 grandchildren.
