Meet Our Team //
Senior Pastor & Lead Teaching Pastor
Meet Our Team //
All Staff
Emily Albright
Interim High School Ministry Coordinator
Megan Armstrong
Associate Director of Blackhawk Kids
Aziah Backus
Interim Associate Director of College-Age Ministry
Lynne Benik
Associate Director of Spiritual Formation
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
Interim Curriculum Coordinator
Dave Burnett
Pastor of Senior Care
Martha Burnett
Communication Director
Hannah Busse
Associate Director of Worship Arts
Maureen Coyle
Impact Ministry Project Coordinator
Joseph Crenshaw
Facilities
Alyssa Dabner
Care Ministry Coordinator
Kori Davis
Director of Welcome & Blackhawk Brader Way
Darren DeKeyser
Director of Operations
Susan Demel
Director of Impact Ministries
Christian Eggers
Blackhawk Brader Way & Young Adults Coordinator
Jim Ferwerda
Impact Ministry Coordinator
Carol Fricke
Director of Staff Connection
Addison Garry
Associate Director of Production
Craig Gartland
Executive Pastor of Staff & Ministries
Hannah Gray
Associate Director of Middle School Ministry
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 Care Ministry
Jason Kierce
Facility Director
Esther Kim
Director of Multicultural Ministry
Carrie Klenko
Facility & Welcome Coordinator
Trevor Kleinmeyer
Blackhawk Downtown Worship Director
Michael Knapstad
Pastor of College-Age Ministry & Internships
Ben Knox
Pastor of Middle School Ministry
Amy Koeshall
Blackhawk Kids Fitchburg Coordinator
Chris Kopp
Lead Pastor of Blackhawk Brader Way
Andrew Laird
Blackhawk Kids Downtown Coordinator
Melissa Lazare
Video Production Assistant
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
Next Steps Coordinator
Grace Miller
Downtown Welcome & Operations Coordinator
Ashley Moore
Office Coordinator
Melissa Moser
Executive Assistant
Jon Mueller
Director of Accounting & Administration
Paul Nuyda
Blackhawk Fitchburg Technical Arts Production Assistant
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
Emilie Shields
Blackhawk Kids Curriculum Assistant
Deena Shiva
Blackhawk Kids Brader Way Assistant & Weekday Childcare Coordinator
Cortney Spotts
Blackhawk Kids Operations Coordinator
Heather Stahley
Director of Blackhawk Kids
Randall Stahley
Facilities
Kristin Theis
Blackhawk Kids Brader Way Coordinator
Peter Vang
Associate Director of Middle School Ministry
Piper Vollmer
Graphic Designer
Kaylee Walden
High School & Student Ministries Coordinator
Heather Watts
Responsive Care Coordinator
Matt Wilhelm
Pastor of Worship Arts
Charles Yu
Lead Teaching Pastor & Multicultural Ministry Pastor