Meet Our Team //
Senior Pastor & Lead Teaching Pastor
Meet Our Team //
All Staff
Megan Armstrong
Associate Director of Blackhawk Kids
Lynne Benik
Associate Director of College-Age Ministry & Internships
Jimmy Bero
Director of High School Ministry
Jenny Bottoni
Traditions Venue Worship Leader
Samantha Brace
Blackhawk Fitchburg Welcome & Operations Coordinator
Debra Browne
Blackhawk African American Ministry & Gospel Fusion Venue Coordinator
Laura Bruess
Director of Human Resources & Data Management
Jenny Bruning
Preschool Ministry Curriculum Writer & Curriculum Assistant
Dave Burnett
Pastor of Senior Care
Martha Burnett
Communication Director
Hannah Busse
Director of Worship Arts
Rachel Chancellor
Director of Blackhawk Kids
Joseph Crenshaw
Facilities
Alyssa Dabner
Care Ministry Coordinator
Kori Davis
Director of Welcome Ministry
Darren DeKeyser
Director of Operations
Susan Demel
Director of Impact Ministries
Rebecca Drews
Blackhawk Kids Curriculum Coordinator
Christian Eggers
Associate Director of Young Adults Ministry
Jim Ferwerda
Impact Ministry Teams Coordinator
Ashley Fletcher
Impact Ministry Project & Communications Coordinator
Carol Fricke
Director of Staff Connection
Dave Gagnon
Pastor of Care Ministry
Addison Garry
Associate Director of Production
Craig Gartland
Executive Pastor of Staff & Ministries
Joel Hassenzahl
Pastor of Sunday Experience
Amy Hauptman
Worship Arts Planning & Events Coordinator
Jane Jiangtao Hu
Blackhawk Chinese Ministry Operations Coordinator
Charles Huang
Pastor of Blackhawk Chinese Ministry
Veronica Hummel
Associate Director of Spiritual Formation
Anne Kierce
Pastor of Connection & Marriage
Jason Kierce
Facility Director
Esther Kim
Multicultural Ministry Coordinator
Carrie Klenko
Facility & Welcome Coordinator
Michael Knapstad
Pastor of College-Age Ministry & Internships
Ben Knox
Pastor of Middle School Ministry & Student Ministry
Amy Koeshall
Blackhawk Kids Fitchburg Coordinator
Susan Kong
Communication & Story Coordinator
Chris Kopp
Lead Pastor of Blackhawk Brader Way
Andrew Laird
Blackhawk Kids Downtown Coordinator
Melissa Lazare
Video Production Assistant
Gabe LeBre
Facilities
Tiffany Malloy
Pastor of Spiritual Formation
Sandra Malone
Director of Care Development
Shirley McElhenie
Accountant
Coliér McNair
Pastor of Multicultural Ministry & Worship Arts
Matt Metzger
Senior Pastor
Rachel Metzger
Marriage Ministry Assistant
Ashley Moore
Office Coordinator
Melissa Moser
Executive Assistant
Jon Mueller
Director of Accounting & Administration
Daniel Owen
Lead Pastor of Blackhawk Fitchburg
Evelyn Paulsen
Spiritual Formation Assistant
Adam Penning
Lead Pastor of Blackhawk Downtown
Nicholas Pergal
IT Assistant
George Ramsey
Gospel Fusion Venue Music Director
Elliud Rodriguez
Facilities
Jeff Salvo
Associate Director of Production
Barak Schimp
Director of Production
Jaclyn Schmitt
Associate Director of High School Ministry
Emilie Shields
Blackhawk Kids & Student Ministry Assistant
Deena Shiva
Blackhawk Kids Brader Way Assistant & Weekday Childcare Coordinator
Cortney Spotts
Blackhawk Kids Operations Coordinator
Heather Stahley
Associate Director of Middle School Ministry
Randall Stahley
Facilities
Sarah Stevens
High School Ministry Teams Coordinator
Zhanna Streltsova
Facilities
Kristin Theis
Blackhawk Kids Brader Way Coordinator
Peter Vang
Associate Director of Middle School Ministry
Piper Vollmer
Graphic Designer
Heather Watts
Responsive Care Coordinator
Matt Wilhelm
Blackhawk Fitchburg Worship Pastor
Charles Yu
Lead Teaching Pastor & Multicultural Ministry Pastor