VRL staff group photo 2024

Valley Real Life Staff

You will find that our staff is full of imperfect people with hearts to be and make disciples of Jesus. We value relationship, intentionality, and being real. We are a team of coaches, not all-star players, so our goal is to equip and release others to do the work of Jesus.

Leadership


Dan Shields
Lead Pastor
dshields@vrl.church

Jay Jones
Executive Pastor of Ministries
jjones@vrl.church

Staff


Steve Allen
Outreach | Care Team Leader
sallen@vrl.church

Jessie Angle
Kids Ministry Assistant
jangle@vrl.church

Jeremy Anglin
Life Groups Team Leader
janglin@vrl.church

Kelly Armstrong
Riverside Campus Pastor
karmstrong@vrl.church

Maria Barney
Facilities Support
mbarney@vrl.church

Michelle Bonesteel
Early Childhood Lead
mbonesteel@vrl.church

Kevin Carlson
Life Groups & Men's Pastor
kcarlson@vrl.church

Drew Chukitus
Recovery Pastor
dchukitus@vrl.church

Kendra Croft
Riverside Campus Kids Lead and Office Assistant
kcroft@vrl.church

Ashton Duggan
Facilities Support
aduggan@vrl.church

Jeff Dunham
Facilities Volunteer Coordinator
jdunham@vrl.church

Christine Elledge
Executive Assistant to Lead Pastor
celledge@vrl.church

Trevor Farris
Elementary Pastor
tfarris@vrl.church

Jolene Fisher
Women's Ministry Lead
jfisher@vrl.church

Blair Gasaway
Admin | Ops Ministry Assistant
bgasaway@vrl.church

Matt Goodman
Facilities Coordinator
mgoodman@vrl.church

Christa Gray
Worship Experience Ministry Coordinator
cgray@vrl.church

Dani Gross
Childcare Coordinator
dgross@vrl.church

Michael Haynes
Riverside Technology Coordinator
mhaynes@vrl.church

Nicolas Hinman
Videographer
nhinman@vrl.church

Tyler Lane
Next Generation Team Leader
tlane@vrl.church

Kenny Mallgren
Worship Experience Team Leader
kmallgren@vrl.church

Kalem Morgan
Riverside Campus Worship and Life Groups Lead
kmorgan@vrl.church

Brittany Murphy
Executive Assistant
bmurphy@vrl.church

Michelle Nelson
Groups Team Ministry Assistant
mnelson@vrl.church

Kjell Nygren
Technology and Systems Team Leader
knygren@vrl.church

Kristina Paulding
Recovery Ministry Coordinator
kpaulding@vrl.church

Jeff Paulus
Director of Administration
jpaulus@vrl.church

Drew Payne
Tech Coordinator
dpayne@vrl.church

Matt Pegram
Guest Experience Lead
mpegram@vrl.church

Brad Pesnell
Care Pastor
bpesnell@vrl.church

Jack Poston
Technology Solutions Specialist
jposton@vrl.church

Hannah Pusateri
Communications & Marketing Lead
hpusateri@vrl.church

Jenny Schalk
Finance Clerk
jschalk@vrl.church

Tim Seo
Data & Systems Coordinator
tseo@vrl.church

Jeff Sevigney
Facilities and Safety Team Leader
jsevigney@vrl.church

Zak Sommers
Life Groups and Young Adults Pastor
zsommers@vrl.church

Kim Sonko
Outreach | Care Ministry Assistant
ksonko@vrl.church

Stan Vandegriffe
Facility Support
svandegriffe
@vrl.church

Amy Wohl
Student Ministry Assistant
awohl@vrl.church

Kellie Wood
Human Resources Lead
kwood@vrl.church

Sara Yarbrough
Counselor
thecouchtherapy
@icloud.com

Elders


Paul Crooks
pcrooks@vrl.church

Anthony Frei
afrei@vrl.church

Bryan Johnson
bjohnson@vrl.church

Marcus Munn
Elder
mmunn@vrl.church

Jason Pegg
jpegg@vrl.church

Dan Shields
dshields@vrl.church

Seth Short
sshort@vrl.church

Come Work With Us

If you have a passion for relationships and helping people take their next steps with Jesus, join our team. Click the button below to see current open positions.
Current Open Positions