Who We Are :: Leadership Team
Leadership Team
Awaken is led by a community of leaders sharing their unique gifts and passions. The leadership team is responsible for various aspects of the ministry, including discipleship, leading worship, drama direction, tour coordination, as well as strategic prayer and planning.
- Jon Anenson Director of Vision and Discipleship/Producer
- Tiffany Weir Tour Manager
- Carl Grulke Director of Business and Marketing
- Kelsey Grulke Co-Director of Drama
- Emily Crawford Attack Director
- Derek Navratil Technical/Production Design Engineer
- David Schwendtner Utility Ministry Leader
- Emily Neve Co-Director of Drama
- Patrick Hawks Webmaster and Media Engineer
Board of Directors
Awaken is led by wisdom and accountability by a board of directors. The board is made of up of a diverse group of individuals committed to providing the overall guidance and vision for the ministry. They oversee the ministries larger decisions and major events through meetings and continual discussion. Awaken's board of directors is:
- Jan McDermott, Story City, IA
- Rev. Dr. Brad Miller, Des Moines, IA
- Josh Miller, Ames, IA
- Mary Navratil, Story City, IA
- David Neve, Des Moines, IA
