Bay Area Young Life

Does it matter?

4 out of 5

Young Life participants

consider Young Life and it's leaders to be a significant influence on their faith.

94%

of volunteer leaders and staff with

Young Life would overwhelmingly recommend their leadership experience to a friend.

Kelly Strotman

Area Director and ​ Leader at QACHS
Fun Fact:

She loves rock climbing, photography, snowboarding, hunting, and fishing. She shares a birthday with her baby girl, Georgia Mae!

Merry Higginbotham

Volunteer Team Leader at QACHS
Fun Fact:

She got stabbed by her brother with a pitchfork as a child. She also coaches soccer at QA.

Emily Williams

Staff and Leader at KIHS
Fun Fact:

She has a dog named Molly, and just welcomed Baby Jane in the world in November!

Leah Bradley

Volunteer Leader at QACHS
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Erin Dinnis

Volunteer Leader with Capernaum
Fun Fact:

She once had a conversation with a stranger in sign language while on vacation and helped the stranger locate her friends!

 

Morgan Armstrong ​

Volunteer Leader for KIHS
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Rachel Dean

Volunteer Leader with Capernaum
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Cole McGee

Student Staff and ​ Leader at KCHS
Fun Fact:

He is a college baseball player at WAC and shares a birthday with William Shakespear.

Junell Nash

Volunteer Leader with Capernaum
Fun Fact:

She absolutely loves the color pink!

Brooks Davidson

Volunteer Team Leader for KIWL
Fun Fact:

On roll call growing up she always heard, “West, Virginia” (Her last name was West, and first name Virginia-- She's always gone by my middle name, Brooks)

 

Korin Ponds

Volunteer YoungLives Coordinator
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Lara Schroeder

Volunteer Team Leader at CMS
Fun Fact:

She spent a semester of college in Greece.

Christian Miller

Volunteer Leader at CMS
Fun Fact:

He owns the Kona Ice Truck for QA county and beyond!

LydiaAnn Thompson

Volunteer Leader at KIHS
Fun Fact:

She doesn't have just one fun fact, but three:

She was able to guess who the harp was on the masked singer in one episode with no hints.

Her Spotify Playlist is 27 hours long.

Her mom never gave her a pacifier.

Bobby Davidson

Volunteer Leader for KIWL
Fun Fact:

He has six toes!!

 

Matt Criswell

Volunteer Leader with Capernaum
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IT MATTERS

"YL provided me a soft landing place to feel community. ​ When life was hard, the love was big!"