Our Staff and Board
Our Board of Directors
Paul Baker
Vice President & External Relations at Sanford Burham Medical Research Institute
Rev. Thijs Blok
Teacher at Justo Mwale University
Jayne Bowers
Coffee Break Leader
Carol Bremer-Bennett
Director of World Renew U.S.
Ralph De Haan
Optometrist
Gary Ginter
Chairman and Interim CEO of Vast Power Systems Inc.
Rev. Emmett Harrison
Senior Pastor of Oakdale Park CRC
Brenda McGowan
Vice President of Programming, Crossroads Prison Ministries
Rev. Jul Medenblik
President of Calvin Theological Seminary
Stephen Tuuk - Board Chair
Owner, President & CEO of MPFL Corporation and Matterhorn Insurance Services LLC
Hilda Vander Klippe
Community Connections Coordinator at Village Church
Our Staff
Sam Huizenga
Director of Raise Up Global Ministries
shuizenga@crcna.org
Jeffrey Bolt
Director of Advancement
jeffreybolt@crcna.org
Jennifer Owens
Operations and Finance Manager
jowens@crcna.org
Albert Strydhorst
Timothy Leadership Training Program Manager
astrydhorst@crcna.org
Grace Paek
Global Coffee Break Coordinator
Teo Han
Korean Coffee Break Representative
Diane Averill
Coffee Break Representative - Eastern US
Marian Lensink
Coffee Break Representative - Canada
JiYoung Song
Administrative Assistant
Libna Sierra
Spanish Coffee Break Representative
Gillian Ferwerda
Administrative Assistant
Amy Friedman
Administrative Assistant