Meet the staff

Nate Rice   | Annie Ludes   | Tiffany Marie-Parker

Nate Rice

Director of Jr. High Ministries

Contact Information
Phone: (909) 389-2259
Email: nater@foresthome.org

Hometown: The Caips

Favorite Music genre: Soul/Funk

Hobbies: Playing with my kids Nick and Maddie, vacationing with my wife Tamara, playing board games, and listening to music….

Most excited about this summer: Seeing old and new friends, sharing life with an amazing staff and being a part of all that God is going to do in our lives!



Joel "G-mo" Dunn
Worship Leader

Hometown: Burbank. CA

Favorite Music genre: Yes

Hobbies: Playing Guitar, watching American Gladiators, Long walks on the beach. Also I'm a sucker for romantic comedies. Oh and giving Ada the courtesy laugh on all of her jokes.

Most excited about this summer: I'm excited to hangout with the students and am excited to humbly sing along in worship.


Tina "Ada" Farris
Head Dean

Hometown: Irvine, CA

Favorite Music genre: Pop/contemparary christian

Hobbies: reading, skiing,THE BEACH!! bird watching going to baseball games, giving G-mo the courtesy laugh, finding interesting stories about life or people on the interenet and reading up on them till i know everything about it.

Most excited about this summer: 300 kids in the amphitheatre singing songs till the fire has run out and God's presence is so evident in that moment....and so many other things.....


Steve Osbourne
Head Dean

Hometown: La Verne. CA

Favorite Music genre: Emo

Hobbies: Playing Drums, Eating Chicken Softies from Del Taco

Most excited about this summer: Hanging with the students and eating Chicken Softies


Shannon Duley
Dean

Hometown: Malibu. CA

Favorite Music genre: I love all types!

Hobbies: Playing my pink guitar. Going to the beach! Hanging out with my best friends. Going on adventures! Eating Malibu Yogurt. Going to the Zoo! I love Pre-school art since i'm a Pre-School teacher. Also I love seaworld but not when Shamu Spits on you...

Most excited about this summer: I'm excited to hangout with the students and grow closer with my friends and God!


Caleb Stothers
Dean

Hometown:

Favorite Music genre: Yes

Hobbies:

Most excited about this summer: I'm excited to...


Brittney Corrado-Tate
Dean

 

Hometown: Denver, CO

Favorite Music genre: 80s Hair Metal!

Hobbies: Rocking... yeah, thats pretty much it. Ok, ok, hanging out with friends, making lattes, playing guitar and soccer, and doing the robot.

Most excited about this summer: Seeing old and new faces. Making friends, making music, and making memories. That was like a little poem!




Stephan Hernandez
Dean


Hometown: Bellflower

Favorite Music genre: Rock

Hobbies: Photography, & Skating

Most excited about this summer: Connecting with Junior Highers

 


Taylor Nicole Swan
Dean

Hometown: Oxnard California

Favorite Music genre:
Chillbeachinspiredrockclassicalbluesfolkmetalish

Hobbies:drinking chocolate milk, playing music

Most excited about this summer: Being able to lead and
be lead in, around, through and by God

 


Josh Liverman
Dean


Hometown: Plantation, Florida/Virginia Beach, VA/Peshawar, Pakistan/Mesa, AZ

Favorite Music genre: "After silence that which comes nearest to
expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley

Hobbies: playing guitar, traveling, reading kurt vonnegut, learning
new languages, playing halo, telling jokes, changing the world.

Most excited about this summer: make new friends and mold young lives.

 


L.J. Kirchmeier
Assistant to The Director

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Favorite Music genre: Rock, Acoustic mostly

Hobbies: Scrapbooking, drinking coffee, board & card games, being outside...

Most excited about this summer: hanging out with the Rice kiddos, bug hunts, starry nights and fresh air! Also, being able to worship with God's family in Hopkins amphitheater...our praises will rise to heaven for sure...no roof to hold them back! ha ha.

 


Caleb Bagdanov
Staff Counselor

Hometown: Nuevo, Ca

Favorite Music genre: Indie Rock

Hobbies: I Enjoy reading, playing and writing music, playing sports Including Rugby and Soccer and most of all BBQ's.

Most excited about this summer: Learning from all of the people I am going to encounter, and shredding on the worship team!


Kaity Fain
Staff Counselor

Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona

Favorite Music genre: Acoustic, Indie, some Techno, and Rock

Hobbies: Reading, Swimming, Movie Watching, Swing Dancing and Baking

Most excited about this summer: To share God's love with amazing people and to
have many crazy and fun I-can't-believe-that-just-happened moments with them.




Jeff Henderson
Media Guru/Roadie

Hometown: Apple Valley, CA

Favorite Music genre: Christian Rock

Hobbies: Playing guitar, Graphic Design, Motorcycle riding, eating big steaks, and watching house.

Most excited about this summer: Spending time getting to know Junior High students and help enhance the worship experience through my girt of audio visual equipment.


Corey Patrick McClelland
Videographer/ Paparazzi

Hometown: Upland CA

Favorite Music genre: Indie

Hobbies: Screenplay writing, drawing, playing guitar, watching amazing movies

Most excited about this summer: Getting to know some uber cool people






Annie Ludes
Assistant to Junior High School Ministries

Contact Information
Phone: (909) 389-2229
Email: anniel@foresthome.org




Tiffany Marie-Parker

Jr. High Registrar

Contact Information
Phone: (909) 389-3465
Email: tiffanymp@foresthome.org