Core Ministry Team
As a missionaries with One Hope Canada, our staff are required to fundraise directly to receive it.
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Dave Horton
Executive Director
Reporting to the Board of Directors of Ness Lake Bible Camp, and to the Field Director of One Hope Canada for British Columbia, the Executive Director oversees and is responsible for the entire operation/direction of the camp, including its personnel.
The Executive Director's responsibilities include fundraising and donor relations, evaluating the need for and implementing capital projects, and liaising between NLBC and its Board of Directors, and its parent organization, One Hope Canada.
Dave started working for Ness Lake Bible Camp as a year round missionary in 2005 and has served as a Program Intern, Program Manager, Operations Director and now as the Executive Director since March of 2022.
JD Desbiens
Operations Director
Reporting to the Executive Director of Ness Lake Bible Camp, the Operations Director is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the camp, including supervising the team. JD coordinates the internal structure of the camp based on the camp's policies, goals, and objectives to ensure an efficient Christ-like working environment.
JD served in youth and church planting ministry for a few years before joining the team as the Operations Director in June of 2022.
Dayna Penson
Program Director
The Program Director is the person that makes summer camp FUN!! Dayna loves her job so much that she barely considers it work. Her favourite program season is Summer when her camp name is Sparkles and especially when running the Wheel-of-Squeals at lunchtime (unless she gets pushed in the lake, which is not her favourite).
She also loves wide games, Tribunal, and going on the GiantNess with campers. She can often be seen walking with her daughter Violet, who has been known to call her mom "stinky Mama" into the mic during announcements.
Reporting to the Operations Director, Dayna ensures that the summer camp program is gospel-centered, efficient, safe, welcoming, and engaging for all children and youth and of course SUPER FUN! The Program Director is also responsible for all the Year-Round programming for the various camps that happen from September to June each year, Women's Weekend, Polar Bear Dip, Mother Daughter and so much more!
Brandie Fusaji
Office Manager
Reporting to the Executive Director, Brandie is at the head of mission control. She is responsible for overseeing all things regarding the camp office.
Brandie has many years of administrative experience in a wide range of industries including forestry, law offices and law enforcement and has a Paralegal diploma.
Brandie is likely the first person you will talk to on the phone and will likely be able to answer any of your registration, donation or general questions. If she doesn’t know the answer she will find out for you!
Brandie doesn’t directly fundraise her wage but her wage is fully paid out of the operating budget. To support the work she does at camp you can donate to the general fund.
Johanna Groenenberg
Guest Services Manager
Johanna has been involved at Ness since 2013 and has loved all of her time here. In past summers she has been a cabin leader, work crew boss, and the A-Team lead. (If you go through old rules videos you might be able to find her.)
As the Guest Services Manager she reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for all facility and activity rentals, and for acting as the primary liaison between NLBC and its guest groups. This includes management of bookings, billings, staff coordination, and scheduling. Additionally, Johanna is responsible for the quality assurance of NLBC's many amenities, as well as some marketing and promoting Ness Lake Bible Camp.
In the summer you won't see her as much but she does bring in van loads of candy for tuck regularly!
Stephen Bonnett
Recruitment & Discipleship Manager
Reporting to the Operations Director, they are responsible for ensuring that the relationships formed during the summer between the camp and camper are maintained and built upon throughout the year. Duties include pairing campers and their families with churches in Prince George that are close to them, liaising between NLBC and other Christian parachurch organizations, and interacting with campers throughout the year, through various programs such as youth groups and outreaches.
Junia Gauthier
Food Services Manager
The Food Services Manager is responsible for the planning, preparation and implementation of the food service needs of both NLBC's camps and guest groups! Junia plans and prepares nutritious, age-appropriate meals for up to 300 guests, accommodates guests with dietary restrictions, and manages a team of kitchen staff. She loves to bake, and makes hundreds of cinnamon buns for the Polar Bear Dip every year. Junia's passionate about food and loves teaching others new skills in the kitchen, and has been working in the camp's kitchen for almost 6 years. She also recently got married, and is enjoying sharing camp ministry with her husband Michael as he is the WilderNess Director!
Joseph Klassen
Facilities Manager
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Facilities Manager is responsible for the standardized operation and maintenance of all of NLBC's buildings, plumbing, electrical, roads and vehicles. Duties include regulating and treating reservoir water, fixing and maintaining vehicles such as plow equipment and ski boats, and giving direction toward capital building projects. Joseph is also qualified with Occupational First Aid (Level 3) and acts as one of NLBC's First-Aid Attendants.
William Teichroeb
Maintenance Assistant
maintenanceassistant@nlbc.bc.ca
William loves working with his hands and fixing things! Ness Lake Bible Camp has many new and old facilities that need constant upkeep. Besides snow removal in the winter and helping to run various activities in the summer, these many facilities keep William very busy! William loves the variety of work and the challenges that each new job brings (though some days are more fun than others).
William and his wife Emily have three kids, and loves taking his kids to work when he can. Reporting to the Facilities Manager, William helps to ensure that camp is a safe and fun facility. There is a never ending to do list and William loves to see the joy this place brings to so many people!
Gabe Penson
Facilities Assistant
facilitiesassistant@nlbc.bc.ca
Reporting to the Facilities Manager, the Facilities Assistant is responsible for services such as snow removal, renovations, and infrastructure maintenance, and assisting the Facilities Manager with various tasks.
Kerri Warkentin
Bookkeeper
Year-Round Crew
Year Round Crew report to the Operations Director. They spend their time at camp doing various housekeeping jobs as well as dishes, and on occasion the odd maintenance project.
Jonah Holmes
Year-round Crew / Swiss Army Knife
Michael Gauthier
Year-round crew / Wilderness Director
Anthony Guenther
Year-round Crew
Emma Wiens
Year-round Crew
