Michael VanHuis

Executive Director for Service and Human Resources

Michael VanHuis is the point person on the Northland staff for all Human Resource related issues. He also oversees the elements of Northland that are serving the community locally and globally, including mission outreach, service projects and strategic partnerships. Michael enjoys helping Northland link local and global communities for worship and ministry, and his hope is “to utilize the tools and resources of a globalized world to see the church connected in such a way that exponential Kingdom growth occurs.” He graduated from Hope College in Holland, Mich., with a bachelor’s degree in political science and history with a focus on law. Michael and his wife, Laura, served 10 years with Pioneers, an international church-planting organization, and have lived in Ghana, West Africa. They have five children. Michael has a master’s degree in global leadership from Fuller School of Intercultural Studies in Pasadena, Calif.

Senior Pastor

Dr. Joel C. Hunter

Senior Pastor

Elders

Fred Franz

Governing Elder

Dan Hardaway

Governing Elder

Peter Katauskas

Governing Elder
Chairman

Marcus Mennenga

Governing Elder
Secretary-Treasurer

Dr. Don Pederson

Governing Elder

Paul Rahill

Governing Elder

Felipe Santos

Governing Elder

Thom Willis

Governing Elder
Vice Chairman

Ed Wood

Governing Elder
Vice-Chairman

Pastors

Gus Davies

Pastor

Lon Garber

Pastor

Dr. Dan Lacich

Pastor

Vernon Rainwater

Pastor

Dr. Kevin Urichko

Pastor

Site Ministers

Bill Chapman

Minister, Northland at Mount Dora

Jeremy Jobson

Minister, Northland at Oviedo

Tommy Novak

Minister, Northland at West Oaks

Leadership Team

Dr. Margi McCombs

Executive Director of Equipping

Marc McMurrin

Executive Director of Operations

Marty Taylor

Executive Director of Media Design & Technology

Tim Tracey

Executive Director of Worship

Michael VanHuis

Executive Director for Service and Human Resources

Office of the Senior Pastor

Robert Andrescik

Director of Public Relations

Marie Price

Executive Assistant, Office of the Senior Pastor

Worship

Rob Alexander

Electronic Arts Producer, Worship

Dave DeVries

Senior Audio Engineer, Worship

Susan Eissele

Music Preparation Specialist, Worship

Pete Geiger

Creative Producer, Worship

Laurie Groves

Coordinator/ Producer, Worship

Steve Groves

Audio Director, Worship

Todd Herrbach

Senior Audio Engineer, Worship

Sarah Mattingly

Executive Assistant, Worship, Service, Events Manager

Teresa McCaskill

Creative Producer, Worship

Lauren McLaughlin

Intern Events Coordinator

Leanna Thomas

Senior Audio Engineer, Worship

Stephen Thomas

Worship, Assistant to Vernon Rainwater

Tim Tracey

Executive Director of Worship

Greg Weiss

Senior Audio Engineer, Worship

Zach Young

Audio Engineer, Worship

Equipping

Dr. Margi McCombs

Executive Director of Equipping

Jamila Millette

Administrative Assistant

Barbara Olsen

Director, Adult Equipping

Connie Rainwater

Director of Content Development

Melinda Rutland

Administrator/ Producer of Children's Curriculum

Eleanor Tracey

Director of Children's Curriculum

Children

Pam Anderson

Director of Northland's Early Learning Center

Debbie Blahnik

Director of Children’s Ministries

Janette Obermueller

Director of Children’s Worship

Robert Diacheysn

Drama Specialist, Grade School Ministries

Teri Grayson

Early Childhood Administrator

Julie Meeker

Grade School Administrator

Wonda Sprague

Administrative Assistant, Children's Ministries

Gina Thillet

Resource Coordinator, Children’s Ministries

Students

Addie Cooper

Programming Assistant, Student Ministries

Jenny Shaw

Student Ministries Worship Coordinator

Brian Katauskas

High School Minister, Student Ministries

James Li

Student Ministries Youth Director

Lauren Roberts

Middle School Coordinator, Student Ministries

Shaylynn Stoner

Administrative Assistant, Student Ministries

Rudy Tamez

Middle School Minister, Student Ministries

Media Design & Technology

Robert Andrescik

Director of Public Relations

Tracy Bardwell

Multimedia Designer, Media Design

Sean Borowski

Senior Video Producer, Media Design

Dede Caruso

Production Artist, Media Design

Nathan Clark

Online Minister
Director of Digital Innovation

Chris Gerrish

Video Producer, Media Design

Steven Hall

Assistant Lighting Designer

George Jackson

Lighting & Staging Manager, Media Design

Keehong Pang

System Developer, Information Technology

Marcus Rhoads

Senior Video Producer, Media Design

Nicholas Roselius

Video Producer, Media Design

Jeremiah Shaw

Graphic Designer, Media Design

Marty Taylor

Executive Director of Media Design & Technology

Service

Alan Chantelau

Director of Missionary Care and Development

Sean Cooper

Minister of Service and Equipping

Patti Harshey

Distributed Journeys Administrator, Service

Gretchen Kerr

Director of Life Crossroads

Sarah Mattingly

Executive Assistant, Worship, Service, Events Manager

Maria Penzes

Resource Point System Administration

Vanessa Puleo

Director, LifeService

Emily Tallman

Resource Point Community Connector

Michael VanHuis

Executive Director for Service and Human Resources

Pastoral Care

Scotty Alderman

Associate, Pastoral Care

Steve Bruton

Community Resource Minister, Homeless Advocate

Mary Lou Couchois

Associate, Pastoral Care

Sharon Ferreira

Executive Assistant, Pastoral Care, Pastoral Services Coordinator

Elaine Harland

Coordinator, Care Ministries

John Tardonia

Minister, Pastoral Care

John Wood

Associate, LifeHope

Laura Lee Wright

Access Ministry Team Leader

Laura Young

Assistant to Pastor Gus Davies

Congregational Services

Susan Cholewa

Site Coordinator, Northland at Longwood

Lori Holton

Associate, Congregational Services

Ivan Portillo

Associate, Congregational Services

Ruth Sapp

Director of Congregational Services

Donna Thornton

Associate, Congregational Services

Operations

Bud Abt

Maintenance Supervisor, Facilities

Brenda Beaver

Accounts Payable Specialist, Operations

Dudley Bell

Support Services, Facilities

Dennis Bode

Network Engineer

Rick Bradshaw

Security, Operations

Donna Duckhorn

Manager, Bookstore

Donna Gagnon

Accounting Supervisor, Operations

James Li

Director of Security

Jon Marte

Desktop Support Specialist, Information Technology

Pat McManus

Assistant Manager, Bookstore

Marc McMurrin

Executive Director of Operations

Gary Moss

Director of Facilities

Doug Pickard

Support Services, Facilities

Twila Roberts

Director of Finance