The board
Doing the background stuff so you can play daily!
Registrar & Admin
Lisa Diedrick serves re:create as our administrative specialist, organizing and tracking our finances and databases and is the face of ARW as our registrar. She dabbles in numerous areas of ministry, including leading the occasional retreat or playology event and serving as the adjunct staff for two weeks of summer youth conferences at Montreat. Her current passions include tennis, traveling and spending time with her six grandchildren.
Events
Jen Evans is Director of Youth, Young Adults, and Young Families at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. Jen and her husband Rich have two kids, Trey and William. She went to Elon University and Union Presbyterian seminary, where she earned her Master's degree in Christian Education and a Master's of Divinity. Jen loves serving the greater Church and have served as a workshop leader, keynote speaker and manual writer, as well as recreation leader for Presbyterian Youth Triennium, Montreat Youth Conference. In her free time she enjoys running, laughing, dancing and organizing with friends and family.
Chair
Kris "Bubba" Brammer Bubba lives in Lincoln, Nebraska but grew up surrounded by the mountains of Roanoke, VA. Bubba has been in youth ministry for over 20 years serving churches in Hickory and Southern Pines, NC as well as his current call at First Presbyterian in Lincoln, NE. When not working, Bubba enjoys, golf and fly-fishing , but most of his time is spent with his amazing wife Kris Adler-Brammer and their four legged child/dog, Wrigley.
Vice Chair
Nancy Myer has been in educational ministry in one form or another for 16 years, serving churches in Indiana, Tennessee, and now North Carolina. She currently serves as Staff Associate for Children's Ministries at University Presbyterian Church in Chapel Hill. She is also a M.Div. student at the Charlotte campus of Union Presbyterian Seminary. In her free time, she enjoys reading, walking, playing games, and attempting just about any craft.
Funding
Roger Maness is a longtime recreation leader and is co-author of two books in the field of recreation. He began his experience by studying under some of the "giant oaks” of ARW. Roger brings loads of experience to the Board, having staffed the recreation and outreach ministries of three different churches along the way. On the Board, he currently serves as Chair of our FUNdraising Committee, a group of dedicated ARW enthusiasts who work behind the scenes to raise extra money to provide special scholarships and to help underwrite a portion of the real cost for each participant attending ARW.
Marketing
Perrin Tribble, a native of the Carolinas, loves spending outdoor with a particular fondness for the Coast. Perrin has over 8 years of experience in youth ministry and recreation leadership. She currently serves Presbyterian College as the director of church relations. When not serving the larger Church or the College, Perrin is likely creating adventures with her fiance and their two pups.
Networking
Anne Russ
Anne believes in the transformative power of story and loves to help people explore, craft and tell their own. She currently pastors online at doubtingbeliever.com and has recently relocated from Arkansas to New York City. She is excited about connecting re:create with other organizations to form partnerships that share our common mission.
Anne believes in the transformative power of story and loves to help people explore, craft and tell their own. She currently pastors online at doubtingbeliever.com and has recently relocated from Arkansas to New York City. She is excited about connecting re:create with other organizations to form partnerships that share our common mission.
Montreat Liason
Carol Steele is Vice President for Program at Montreat Conference Center. As a preschooler she attended Family Conferences at Montreat, and later roller skated in Lingle Hall on the campus of the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, VA. Later still she had epic homesickness at summer camp but finally decided that while she didn't enjoy attending camp, working there as a college student was quite nice. Now she's married to her fellow camp counselor Dwight Christenbury and they have two children who (they hope) are aspiring campers.
Playology
Ginny Baker Ginny Harville Baker is a Christian education consultant, retreat leader, and leisure ministry enthusiast. She holds a Master of Arts in Christian Education from the Presbyterian School of Christian Education; and is an ordained Deacon and Elder and a Certified Ruling Elder (lay pastor). She loves to help people of all ages find joy and faith connections through play, dance, and arts and crafts. She is currently a part-time nanny, a part-time Uber driver and caregiver for her mother. Ginny and her husband, Darryl – a retired Presbyterian minister - serve churches through By Design Ministries, their joint consulting and workshop ministry. They have two adult daughters, one son-in-law, one significant other, two granddogs and a grandcat. Ginny enjoys reading, crocheting, rubber stamping, going to Montreat, and watching a variety of sports – especially the Green Bay Packers!
Treasurer
William Pender
