Staff Directory

The directory below contains contact information for staff working at the denominational offices of the Evangelical Covenant Church located at 8303 W Higgins Road in Chicago, Illinois. To view entire staff list alphabetically, click here.

Departments

Christian Formation
Church Growth and Evangelism
Communication
Compassion, Mercy, and Justice
Ordered Ministry
Women Ministries
World Mission

Offices

Bethany Benefits and Pension
Building and Grounds
Business/Finance Office
Events Office
Executive Vice President’s Office
Information Technology
National Covenant Properties
President’s Office
Paul Carlson Partnership


 

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Bethany Benefits and Pension

LUNDGREN, DEAN
director, Covenant Pension Plan
dean.lundgren(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3364

GONZALEZ, PHILLIP
benefits coordinator
phil.gonzalez(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3363

 

JORDAN, RANDALL
pension and benefits financial manager
randall.jordan(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3358

KEMPE, CHRISTINA
benefits coordinator
christina.kempe(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3376


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Building and Property

YARBROUGH, WILLIAM
building and property manager
william.yarbrough(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3304

ARCHIBALD, GABBY
cafeteria manager and assembly room worker
(773) 907-3304

 

HAUKOM ANDERSON, KARL
shipping & receiving and building services coordinator
karl.anderson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3303


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Business/Finance Office

LUNDGREN, DEAN
vice president for finance
dean.lundgren(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3364

BATISTE, MARK
clerical assistant
mark.batiste(at)covchurch.org
(773) 596-2479

FRIEDMAN, MARCIA
administrative assistant
marcia.freidman(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3359

HALEY, MICHELE HARBECK
director of finance
michele.harbeck.haley(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3315

HALSEY, MARLEEN
payroll and accounting assistant
marleen.halsey(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3323

 

JOHNSON, ELLIOTT
controller
elliott.johnson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3362

NYMAN, SCOTT
pension and CIS accounting manager
scott.nyman(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3360

PAGAN, LUZ
accounts receivable and accounting assistant
luz.pagan(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3312

VIKEN, JOYCE
receipting clerk
joyce.viken(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3366


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Christian Formation

OLSON, DOREEN
executive minister
doreen.olson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 442-6570

BURGER, MARTI
Youth and Young Adult Ministries
marti.burger(at)covchurch.org
(773) 442-6573

BURGER, STEVE
Adults, Children, Family, and Intergenerational Ministries
steve.burger(at)covchurch.org
(773) 442-6574

CARLSON, AUNE
Early Adult Ministries
aune.carlson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 442-6576

 

HERRERA, WILSON
Hispanic ministries in the U.S. and Canada
wilson.herrera(at)covchurch.org
(773) 442-6571

LAWSON, BRUCE
Camping & Special Projects
bruce.lawson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 442-6589

LUNGREN, MILLIE
Prayer, Spiritual Direction, Disability and Older Adult Ministries
millie.lungren(at)covchurch.org
(800) 338-4332

TWIGG, GEOFF
Worship Arts
geoff.twigg(at)covchurch.org
(773) 442-6577


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Church Growth and Evangelism

OLSON, DAVID
executive minister
dave.olson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3343

 

PETERSON, NILS
administrative assistant, Church Planting
nils.peterson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3361

TETER, JOHN
evangelism team leader,
Church Growth & Evangelism
john.teter(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3346

WALL, FREDRIK
associate director, Departmental Finances
fredrik.wall(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3355

WENRICH, JOHN
director, Congregational Vitality
john.wenrich(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3379


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Communication

MEYER, DONALD
executive minister
don.meyer(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3331

CURTIS, JANELLE
production assistant,
Covenant Fulfillment Center
janelle.curtis(at)covchurch.org>
(773) 907-3306

DIXON, ERIC
online content coordinator, CovBooks.com
eric.dixon(at)covchurch.org
(773) 596-2404

EASH, BEN
director, Interactive Services
ben.eash(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3319

FRIEDMAN, STAN
news editor, Covenant News Service
stan.friedman(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3324

HAVENS, JOSHUA
manager, Media Center
joshua.havens(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3335

JOHNSON, CHARLES
order fulfillment assistant, CovBooks.com
charles.johnson(at)covchurch.org

JOHNSON, LUKE
video production assistant, Media Center
luke.johnson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3335

 

JOHNSON, SARAH
content manager, Interactive Services
sarah.johnson(at)covchurch.org

KEMPE, KEVIN
manager, Covenant Bookstore
kevin.kempe(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3305

LENNARD, EVY
administrative assistant
evy.lennard(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3328

PETERSON, CATHY NORMAN
features editor, Covenant Publications
cathy.normanpeterson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3329

SWANSON-NYSTROM, JANE
managing editor and editorial projects manager,
Covenant Publications
jane.swanson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3326

VÉLEZ LUCE, STEVEN
director, Creative Services
steven.luce(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3367

WESTERFIELD, DAVID
art director
dave.westerfield(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3313


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Compassion, Mercy, and Justice

BLUE, DEBBIE
executive minister
debbie.blue(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3368

HUSBY, DAVE
director, Covenant World Relief
david.husby(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3372

 

PALMERLEE, CHRISSY
department services manager
chrissy.palmerlee(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3301

WERNER, CATHERINE
donor care coordinator
catherine.werner(at)covchurch.org
(773) 596-2406


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Events Office

PALMERLEE, LUKE
events manager
luke.palmerlee(at)covchurch.org
(773) 442-6588

HONNETTE, HILARY
promotion and programming administrative assistant
hilary.honnette(at)covchurch.org
(773) 279-3059

 

MEYERS, JORDEN
events and Christian formation assistant
jorden.meyers(at)covchurch.org
(773) 596-2481

ULVEN, JILL
registrar
jill.ulven(at)covchurch.org
(773) 596-2493


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Executive Vice President’s Office

ENGEBRETSON, DONN
assistant to the president for mission funding/director for global advancement
donn.engebretson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3377

CISNEROS, TRICIA
administrative assistant
tricia.cisneros(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3378

 

GONZALEZ, SARAH
receptionist and office assistant
sarah.gonzalez(at)covchurch.org
(773) 784-3000

MEDINA, MARISOL
director, Human Resources
marisol.medina(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3374


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Information Technology

CABRERA, BRANDON
desktop support technician
brandon.cabrera(at)covchuch.org
(773) 596-2405

CALDWELL, TROY
infrastructure manager
troy.caldwell(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3334

CRAVENS, RON
lead software engineer
ron.cravens(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3373

MCFADYEN, JON
client service manager
jon.mcfadyen(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3310


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Ordered Ministry

NOVAK, MARK
executive minister
mark.novak(at)covchurch.org
(773) 442-6586

LAWSON, CAROL
director, Staff Ministry
carol.lawson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 442-6585

MARKS, THERESA
manager, pastoral care services
theresa.marks(at)covchurch.org
(773) 442-6584

 

NG, DANIELLE
manager, credentialing services
danielle.ng(at)covchurch.org
(773) 442-6583

OLFELT, CHRISTINE
manager, Covenant Orientation
christine.olfelt(at)covchurch.org
(773) 442-6581

UHL, TYLER
administrative assistant
tyler.uhl(at)covchurch.org
(773) 442-6580


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President’s Office

WALTER, GARY
president
president(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3347

ERICKSON, CAROL
manager of constituent support, President’s Office
carol.erickson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 596-2488

HAGBERG, CHRIS
departmental services manager
chris.hagberg(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3347

 

HALVERSON, CYNTHIA
executive director for advancement,
cynthia.halverson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 596-2482

JOHNSON, EVELYN
interim executive vice president and corporate secretary
evelyn.johnson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 596-2480

LUCCO, DICK
executive director of ministry development
richard.lucco(at)covchurch.org
(773) 596-2408


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Paul Carlson Partnership

SAWYER, MERITT
president and executive director
meritt.sawyer(at)paulcarlson.org
(773) 596-2401

 

JOHNSON, SALLY
communications and resource development manager
sally.johnson(at)paulcarlson.org
(773) 907-3302


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Women Ministries

GILLAN, MEAGAN
executive minister
meagan.gillan(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3333

 

MORROW, HEIDI
administrative assistant
heidi.morrow(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3332


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World Mission

PETERSON, CURT
executive minister
curt.peterson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3345

AMUNDSEN, BYRON
director, Administration and Finance
byron.amundsen(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3317

AMUNDSEN, JUDY
travel coordinator, Home Assignment
judy.amundsen(at)covchurch.org
(773) 596-2498

CISNEROS, PETER
manager, Covenant Kids Congo
peter.cisneros(at)covchurch.org
(224) 585-0625

CONSTANZA, TANYA
administrative assistant for Christian Formation and Merge Ministries
tanya.constanza(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3351

CRAWFORD, KIM
associate director, Mission Mobilization
and Connection
kim.crawford(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3309

DE NEUI, GRETCHEN
finance manager
gretchen.deneui(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-8325

FISK, BARBARA
scheduling coordinator, Home Assignment
barbara.fisk(at)covchurch.org
(773) 596-2499

HALLBERG, KAREN
director, Mission Mobilization and Connection
karen.hallberg(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3318

 

HEINRICH, LANA
associate director, Missionary Personnel
lana.heinrich(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3350

HUSBY, RONNA
Missionary Personnel Assistant,
ronna.husby(at)covchurch.org
(773) 596-2483

LUSK, DALE
executive director, Covenant Merge Ministries
dale.lusk(at)covchurch.org
(956) 458-9568

PHILLIPS, ADAM
project consultant for Covenant Kids Congo
adam.phillips(at)covchurch.org

SWENSON, BAXTER
co-director, Missionary Personnel
baxter.swenson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3330

SWENSON, MARGIE
co-director, Missionary Personnel
margie.swenson(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3342

THORPE, EILEEN
missionary services assistant
eileen.thorpe(at)covchurch.org
(773) 907-3340

WASHINGTON, REESHEDA
project leader of Covenant Kids Congo,
associate director, Mobilization and Connection
reesheda.washington(at)covchurch.org
(773) 596-2489


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