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 and Frannie Medders
Founder & Consultant
Founder of the Foundation for Christian Discipleship in 1988 and Campus Ventures in 1991. Continue reading “Dave and Frannie Medders”
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”
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”
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.
Jordan and Carly Scheuerman
CVNext Associate Staff
Jordan and Carly met at Black Hills State University in 2016, where they were both involved in CV as college students.
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.
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.
Kate Stevens
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!
Mitch and Sonja 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.
Tim Wolfe
Black Hills State, Intern
Tim attended South Dakota Mines and studied Mechanical Engineering, competed in cross country and track, Continue reading “Tim Wolfe”
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”
Caden Bright
Casper College, Intern
Caden graduated from the Casper College business program in his hometown in the spring of 2022. Continue reading “Caden Bright”
Meghan and Peter 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”
Beulah Black Cloud
Chadron State, Intern
Beulah got plugged into CV during her freshman year at BHSU in 2018. Her involvement in CV impacted her relationship with Jesus and with others. Continue reading “Beulah Black Cloud”
Jacob Hartel
Chadron State, Intern
Jacob is an intern at Chadron State College. He has been a part of Campus Ventures at Chadron State College as a student since 2021. Continue reading “Jacob Hartel”
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”
Hunter Christner
Northwest College, Associate Staff
Hunter first got involved with Campus Ventures as a student in 2015. Continue reading “Hunter Christner”
Denise and Russ Ryherd
South Dakota Mines, Associate Staff
Denise has been a Pastor’s wife, Mom and piano teacher for over 20 years. She loves rock climbing, mountain biking, and being out in the Black Hills. Continue reading “Denise and Russ Ryherd”
Hannah Katz
South Dakota Mines, Interim Director
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.
Jordan Reuer
University of Wyoming, Associate Staff
Jordan is from Cheyenne, WY and graduated from Black Hill State University in 2016 with a degree in Psychology. Continue reading “Jordan Reuer”
Grace Stoelzing
University of Wyoming, Associate Staff
Grace Stoelzing graduated from Colorado State University in December 2021 and soon made the transition to Laramie, WY to start working for Campus Ventures.
Emma Fortunato
University of Wyoming, Associate Staff
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”
Wes and Emily Rice
University of Wyoming, Associate Staff
Emily and Wes Rice got married as of August 2022, and Emily works as an intern and Wes as volunteer staff.
Matthew Adams
Matthew is from Monument, Colorado and is from a Christian family with both his parents and brother going through Campus Ventures before him. Continue reading “Matthew Adams”
Konrad Bradt
Konrad is an intern at University of Wyoming. He is excited for the opportunity to disciple, and work with college students. Continue reading “Konrad Bradt”
Zach and Alayna Kingsmore
Zach is from Black Forest, CO, just graduated in May of 2025 from the University of Wyoming with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, and was recently married! Continue reading “Zach and Alayna Kingsmore”
Jonny Moore
Jonny is originally from New Mexico and finished a degree in physics at the New
Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Continue reading “Jonny Moore”
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”