Our Staff
Get to know our team
Jack and Kristi Hall
FCD Director
Jack is a transported Texan who has been serving God’s purpose on college campuses in the Wyoming region for over 30 years.
Dave Medders
Founder & Consultant
Founder of the Foundation for Christian Discipleship in 1988 and Campus Ventures in 1991. Continue reading “Dave Medders”
Julie Gueswel
Office Manager
Julie is the office manager for the FCD office. She went through Campus Ventures as a student at BHSU Continue reading “Julie Gueswel”
Dave and Janelle Weeks
Operations Director, FCD
Dave and Janelle are passionate about mentoring students to become disciples of Jesus, gain leadership skills and figure out life and faith. Continue reading “Dave and Janelle Weeks”
Megan Wittenhagen
Administrative Assistant
Megan is a native South Dakotan who connected with Campus Ventures as a sophomore at BHSU. Continue reading “Megan Wittenhagen”
Alex Bordewyk
Assistant Project Manager
Alex attended CV at BHSU where she met her husband Walter. After teaching, then being a stay at home mom,
Dave & Crystal Hughes
CV Next, Director
Dave is a Colorado native who has been serving in College Ministry for over 21 years.
Brandy McCloud
CV Next
Brandy has been in and out of the Campus Ventures world ever since joining CV as a student at BHSU.
Shane and Heather Vietzke
Black Hills State, Campus Director
As a college student studying communications at Oklahoma State University, Shane gained a passion for following Christ and making disciples because of the investment of his campus director.
Mitch Kraft
Black Hills State, Associate Staff
Mitch attended Black Hills State University as a student athlete, competing on the Track and Cross Country Teams. While at BHSU he and his wife, Sonja, caught a vision for discipleship as students in Campus Ventures.
Mandi Keyworth
Black Hills State, Associate Staff
Mandi is a Campus Ventures alumna from Black Hills State University. Continue reading “Mandi Keyworth”
Kate Maxey
Black Hills State, Associate Staff
Kate graduated from the University of South Dakota. As a college student, she caught a vision for helping people everywhere come to know and love Jesus!
Brenda and Micah Lewis
Black Hills State, Associate Staff
Brenda first joined Campus Ventures her freshmen year of college at BHSU in 1995, then joined CV Staff after graduation in 1999.
Rey Bucks
Black Hills State, Intern
Rey came to faith through a campus ministry in Minnesota. She longed for mountains and community so she transferred to Black Hills State University and quickly was drawn to Campus Ventures. Continue reading “Rey Bucks”
Jordan and Carly Scheuerman
Black Hills State, Associate Staff/CVNext
Jordan and Carly met at Black Hills State University in 2016, where they were both involved in CV as college students.
Tyler and SheraLee Owens
Casper College, Director
Upon finally receiving the Good News of Christ, Tyler was led to Campus Ventures at Northwest College in Powell, WY where he was blessed with the discipleship all of God’s people need. Continue reading “Tyler and SheraLee Owens”
Meghan Tenney
Casper College, Associate Staff
Meghan moved to Casper, WY eight years ago when she joined CV staff.
Jeff and Jolene Gouldie
Chadron State College, Campus Director
Jeff and Jolene moved to Chadron with their 5 kids to start Campus Ventures at Chadron State in the summer of 2021. Continue reading “Jeff and Jolene Gouldie”
Hunter and Georgi Christner
Northwest College, Associate Staff
Hunter and Georgi met as students at Northwest College in 2016.
Seth and Mary Carter
Northwest College, Campus Director
Seth and Mary Carter were discipled as students while at Northwest College and moved back to Powell to join Continue reading “Seth and Mary Carter”
Justin and Sarah Gwinn
South Dakota Mines, Campus Director
The Gwinn family has been on staff for 8 years. Justin serves as the Campus Director for Campus Ventures at South Dakota Mines in Rapid City, SD. Continue reading “Justin and Sarah Gwinn”
Hannah Katz
South Dakota Mines, Associate Staff
Hannah began her time with CV as a student at Northwest College. There she was introduced to a real and active relationship with God.
Heath and Riki Dancy
University of Wyoming, Campus Director
Heath Dancy grew up in Arkansas and moved to Wyoming in 2014 to work for Campus Ventures after graduating from seminary in Fort Worth.
Emma Fortunato
University of Wyoming, Intern
Emma is from Fort Collins, CO and graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education for Social Studies. Continue reading “Emma Fortunato”
Sterling and Addi Sharp
University of Wyoming, Intern/Volunteer Staff
Sterling and Addi met at a CV Halloween party during their junior year of college at the University of Wyoming, where Addi had been attending since 2018, and Sterling had just transferred earlier in 2020.
Wes and Emily Rice
University of Wyoming, Intern/Volunteer Staff
Emily and Wes Rice got married as of August 2022, and Emily works as an intern and Wes as volunteer staff.
Grace Stoelzing
University of Wyoming, Intern
Grace Stoelzing graduated from Colorado State University in December 2021 and soon made the transition to Laramie, WY to start working for Campus Ventures.
Jesse and Steph Harvey
University of Wyoming, Associate Staff
Jesse and Steph met during RA (Resident Assistant) training at Northwest College, where they plugged into Campus Ventures Continue reading “Jesse and Steph Harvey”
Nate and Ruth Ann Purtzer
Central American Theological Seminary – Professor
Since 2011, Nate and Ruth Ann have served as missionaries in Guatemala. Nate trains pastors and leaders Continue reading “Nate and Ruth Ann Purtzer”