Our Staff
 

David & Diane Fairley – David is the director of YWAM – Bishop / Sea & Summit Expeditions. David & Diane did their DTS at YWAM – Bishop in 1993, and joined Sea & Summit in 1994. They were married in 1989 and have eight children – Kristin, Jessica, Aspen, Eric, Jeffrey, Sequoia, Moriah, and Joshua. Click here for Dave's Resume

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Glen & Rachel Cokeley – Glen & Rachel are the Expeditions Coordinators. Glen did his DTS at YWAM – Denver in 1994, and Rachel did her DTS at YWAM Laussanne in 1997. Glen joined our staff in 1998, and Rachel was our first SOAR graduate in 1998, coming on staff that same year. They were married in 2000 and have two children – Kai and Audrey.


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Aaron Fischer - Aaron is the SOAR Director and Logistics Coordinator. He completed our Wild DTS in 2005, Followed by the SOAR in 2006 and came on staff immediatly after that in September.

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Jordan and Ruth Horner - Jordan and Ruth are the Directors for the Wilderness DTS. Jordan and Ruth did our WDTS in 2005, and SOAR in 2006 and came on staff immeiately after that. They married in spring of 2007.

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Staff Opportunities

We are certainly in need of more staff with a heart to serve and lead in outdoor adventure ministries, and with a vision for the future. Positions include:

  Outdoor Instructors – Year round position which includes instructing one day to three week summer trips, staffing the Wild DTS (Fall/Winter), and staffing the SOAR (Spring).
   
  Wild DTS or SOAR School Staff – These staff are more specific to one of the two schools, helping prep and organize during the down season, and helping lead during the school.
   
 

Director’s Assistant – The Base Director has much vision and many strengths, but needs solid help in areas of weakness and in the realization of those visions. This person needs strong organizational and communication skills.
   
  Youth-at-risk Program Coordinator – This person will plan, develop and lead trips pertaining to troubled youth facing gang, family and/or legal issues. This program is critical to our greatly struggling youth culture in America.
   
  Local Climbers Outreach Coordinator – This person will head up our outreach to the many climbers and outdoor adventures that visit in large numbers here every year.
   
  Accountant and/or Office Administrator – This person must have a proficiency with QuickBooks (or able to learn), and a love for the office environment and communications. They would be encouraged to serve in other ministry aspects from time to time (such as instructing).
   
  Overseas Pioneering Staff – These staff are to be prepared to go as a team to work in Central Asia. Some need proficiency in outdoor leadership, others would serve in a variety of non-wilderness community outreach roles.
   
 

 
   

Staff Member Requirements:
  1. Discipleship Training School (DTS) - All staff must have completed a 5 month YWAM DTS, whether from our base (our Wild DTS) or from any of the other hundreds of YWAM DTS’ throughout the world. This not only helps impart a biblical world view of missions, it also orients future staff to YWAM and gives us common ground as we reach together toward the same goals – it is a tremendous experience.
   
  2. Application Process - Staff must also apply to our program and go through our application process. We do not just want ANY staff – we want to be sure each and every staff member has been called by God to be with us, and to this end we work closely with the applicant to determine this together.
   
  3. Outdoor Guide Training - Most, though not all, of our program positions will require the completion of our SOAR school, the AMT Certificate, or a comparable training or amount of experience. We desire a high level of competence, training, and experience in our staff. If you have little or none of these, but desire to get into this kind of ministry, we want to help you get there. There is no room for cutting corners in outdoor adventure ministries – a simple activity that was meant to be a fun adventure, but done wrongly, could ruin or end a life. [The AMT Certificate fulfills both the DTS and the outdoor guide training requirements for staffing.]
   
  4. Financial Support - Because no one in YWAM is paid for their part-time or fulltime service, staff have the responsibility to raise their own financial support. Most staff find their financial support (as well as prayer support) through trusted family, friends, and churches. The provision of such support is further confirmation of God’s plans for a new potential staff person. The amount of support needed will vary depending on each staff person’s personal needs and desired standard of living. A few occasional ministry expenses must also be raised, but most are taken care of by our program.