The INN

Meet the Staff

Ryan Church, Interim Director

ryanc@upc.org or 206/524-7301, ext. 134
Alma Mater: UW (1998)
Home town: Port Angeles, WA
Favorite sports team: Huskies / Mariners
Favorite food: Pizza
Favorite thing about working in UMin: Students that get me fired up!

Jon Epps, Director of Young Adults

jepps@upc.org or 206/524-7301, ext. 279
Alma Mater: WWU (1998), Regent (2005)
Home town: Julian, CA
Favorite sports team: Huskies - do I have a choice?
Favorite food: Grounds for coffee cinnamon rolls
Favorite thing about working in UMin: Being a part of seeing how God is moving in the lives of young adults.

Becky Riggers, Executive Assistant

beckyr@upc.org or 206/524-7301, ext. 408
Alma Mater: UW (2001)
Home town: Shoreline, WA
Favorite sports team: Dawgs, Mariners, Hawks
Favorite food: Pumpkin bread or pineapple
Favorite thing about working in UMin: I love almost everything about my job… The people I work with – students and staff – are just fun to be around!

Janie Stuart, Associate Director

janies@upc.org or 206/524-7301, ext. 183
Alma Mater: UW (1998), Princeton (2003)
Home town: Castle Rock, WA
Favorite sports team: Any Husky team (not including UConn)
Favorite food: Cold cereal
Favorite thing about working in UMin: Dreaming with students about how we can solve all the problems in the world. College students are so optimistic!

Emily Vancil, Greek Ministry Coordinator

emilyv@upc.org or 206/524-7301, ext. 422
Alma Mater: UW (2001)
Home town: Snohomish, WA
Favorite sports team: Mariners
Favorite food: Anything Mexican
Favorite thing about working in UMin: The people… both the staff I work with and the students I have gotten to spend time with.

Claire Algeo, WSU Ministry Coordinator

clairea@upc.org or 206/524-7301, ext. 580
Alma Mater: UW (2000), Boston University (2003)
Home town: Spokane, WA
Favorite sports team: Huskies
Favorite food: Strawberries, especially if they are chocolate-covered
Favorite thing about working in UMin: Seeing college students grow in their passion for Jesus.

Bill Strunk, WSU Ministry Coordinator

bills@upc.org or 206/524-7301, ext. 581
Alma Mater: Albertson College of Idaho (2004)
Home town: Wendell, ID
Favorite sports team: San Diego Padres
Favorite food: Salmon
Favorite thing about working in UMin: Being in relationship with students & getting to see God at work in their lives.

Amber Evanson, Young Adult Ministry Coordinator

ambere@upc.org or 206/524-7301, ext. 280
Alma Mater: UW (2003)
Home town: Santa Maria, CA
Favorite sports team: Seattle Mariners
Favorite food: Mexican…or Thai…or Indian…so many choices, I can’t decide!
Favorite thing about working in UMin: I love building relationships with people…

Nolan Giesbers, Interim Mission Coordinator

nolang@upc.org or 206/524-7301, ext. 184
Alma Mater: UW (2006)
Home town: Auburn, WA
Favorite sports team: Seattle Seahawks, Husky football/basketball
Favorite food: Popeye's biscuits
Favorite thing about working in UMin: The way students challenge me in my own life.

Karla Sand, UMin Intern

karlas@upc.org or 206/524-7301, ext. 402
Alma Mater: UW (2007)
Home town: Lynnwood, WA
Favorite sports team: Ethiopian Table Tennis Club
Favorite food: Salad, chocolate, grape fruit
Reason I'm excited to be an intern: I love people and am excited to walk with students through their college years...also I like to have fun and drink coffee!!!!

Erin Rodenbiker, UMin Intern

erinr@upc.org or 206/524-7301, ext. 404
Alma Mater: UW (2007)
Home town: Auburn, WA
Favorite sports team: Kobayashi, the hot dog eating powerhouse
Favorite food: Italian dishes, cold cereal and orange Hi-C at McDonald's
Reason I'm excited to be an intern: To work with a community-minded staff, to serve the university community with students, and my mom said it would be a great place to meet girls [wink, nudge Janie Stuart].

Kurt Heineman, UMin Intern

kurth@upc.org or 206/524-7301, ext. 401
Alma Mater: University of Puget Sound (2007)
Home town: Niwot, CO
Favorite sports team: Logger Football, Chelsea F.C.
Favorite food: Ugali
Reason I'm excited to be an intern: Am I? The sarcastic humor that surrounds Christian communities.

Courtney Canavan, UMin Intern

courtneyc@upc.org or 206/524-7301, ext. 403
Alma Mater: UW (2005)
Home town: Mukilteo, WA
Favorite sports team: Mariners?
Favorite food: Steak
Reason I'm excited to be an intern: To have such a great front row seat in the lives of students and how God is working in them.

Becca Arrowsmith, WSU Intern
beccaa@upc.org
Alma Mater: UW (2007)
Home town: Seattle, WA
Favorite sports team: Mighty Ducks
Favorite food: Gyros
Reason I'm excited to be an intern: I loved being a college student, and I love engaging in conversations with college students. I am so excited to be on staff at a place that cares about sharing Christ and offering great community to students in this important time of their lives. I know the INN was a huge part of my college experience, and a building block of my faith, so I hope I can help offer that here at WSU. I'm also just stoked to be working with Bill and Claire, and out of a smaller more intimate church setting. Plus Ferdidnand's ice cream is a pretty good perk.

Jess Alldredge, Young Adult Intern

jessa@upc.org or 206/524-7301, ext. 284
Alma Mater: UW (2007)
Home town: Ellensburg, WA
Favorite sports team: Seahawks?
Favorite food: Anything from a restaurant
Reason I'm excited to be an intern: It's a great experience and free food from UMin.

Ben Pascal, Young Adult Seminary Intern (Photo Pending)

benp@upc.org
Alma Mater: UW (2000)
Home town: Bellevue, WA
Favorite sports team: Pearl Jam
Favorite food: Pasta
Reason I'm excited to be an intern: To learn & grow in God's grace.