I am currently the Missions Pastor at Mill Creek Foursquare Church and I love being the bridge between missionaries/ministries and my church. I’ve been passionate about serving people in need and sharing the gospel since high school.

I graduated from Seattle Pacific University with a degree in Educational Ministries, and worked at Union Gospel Mission’s Women and Family Shelter as a case manager, then at Sea Mar in White Center as an administrative assistant. During those years my husband Dan and I volunteered at a homeless teen shelter, and I mostly did prostitution outreach.

Dan and I have been married for 27 years and have two adult sons. I became a stay at home mom until our boys were grown. And three young men in Uganda who are like sons.

I am so honored and humbled to join the Mission Dispatch board. Thank you so much for this opportunity

Tom became President of Youth Dynamics on March 13, 2017. He has been involved in youth ministry for over 20 years and is passionate about helping young people know the good news of Jesus Christ. Before Youth Dynamics, Tom served as Executive Director for Seattle Area Youth for Christ, Executive Director for Spokane Youth for Christ, Area Director for Spokane Valley Young Life, and was a middle school teacher. Tom and his wife Hannah have four great kids – Kendal, Abby, Sam, and Nash. The first letter of their first names spells out the word t-h-a-n-k-s, which describes his attitude about his family and serving the Lord – filled with thanksgiving.

Dan has served on the board of the board of Mission Dispatch as Vice President since 2010. He and his wife Ileana have a daughter, Abri and live in Upstate South
Carolina. Dan has a Missions degree from Northwest University. He served one year in the Philippines, 9+ years in Honduras with Alternative Missions, and has taken more short-term mission trips than he can count, and the number is growing. He served as the Missions Director and Trustee at Venture Church for 10+ years. Dan & Ileana are also involved with the ministry Discover Your Gifts.

Keith and Judy Hook have 3 married daughters and 11 grandchildren. They have served several churches as pastor, lived on the mission field in Asia, and hosted many international students in their home over the past 30 years. Keith has served with Mission to Unreached Peoples (now Beyond) in the areas of training and member care, and has taught classes at Seattle Bible College as well as serving as an instructor for the course, "Perspectives on the World Christian Movement". He currently serves as the executive director of Missions Fest Seattle which has organized a free interdenominational missions conference every fall since 2006. See www.missionsfestseattle.org.
Mission Dispatch is a regular exhibitor at the conference.

Ted joined the board of Mission Dispatch in 2013. Two years later he became director of this service to missionaries around the world. Ted’s Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry are from Fuller Theological Seminary. His life calling all along has been coaching and encouraging church and ministry leaders who face career and personal changes. His ministries have included guiding churches through transition and crisis, a national concert ministry, and with his wife Linda hosting personal renewal retreats through Leadership Renewal Center.

Ted and Linda have been married for more than 50 years. They have a married son and four grandchildren. Countless photos are available upon request.

It is an honor to be able to serve the administrative needs of missionaries around the world allowing them to focus on their service to people in the name of Jesus. I joined the Mission Dispatch board in 2018. As well, I continue to serve on the leadership team of Missions Fest Seattle and the finance committee for the Edmonds Center for the Arts. I’m also pleased to be in my 18th year of Bible Study Fellowship.

I’ve served on several boards in the recent past, including a favorite of mine—Kidstown International, The Edmonds Waterfront Center, the Snohomish County Public Facilities District, Breakthrough Partners, Crisis Connection, and I’ve been a member of several community task forces.

Prior to retiring, in my capacity as a Vice President in the Credit Division of Nordstrom, I served on several credit industry boards and cross-company working groups.

I’ve been blessed to be married for 50+ years to the love of my life, Leanne. She recently turned over her dance school (Barclay Shelton Dance Centre) to her protégés after more than 40 years of serving the Edmonds community.

Leanne and I have two married adult children and two grandchildren whom we pray for daily and love dearly.

It is an honor to be able to serve the administrative needs of missionaries around the world allowing them to focus on their service to people in the name of Jesus. I joined the Mission Dispatch board in 2018 and presently serve on the board of Kidstown International, the leadership team of Missions Fest Seattle, and am a group leader for Bible Study Fellowship.

I’ve served on several boards in the recent past, including The Edmonds Waterfront Center, Edmonds Center for the Arts, the Snohomish County Public Facilities District, Breakthrough Partners, Crisis Connection, and served on several community task forces.

Prior to retiring, in my capacity as Vice President of the Credit Division of Nordstrom, I served on several credit industry boards and cross company working groups.

I’ve been blessed to be married for 50+ years to the love of my life, Leanne. Leanne recently turned over her Dance school (Barclay Shelton Dance Centre) to her protégés after over 40 years of serving the Edmonds community.

We have two children and two grandchildren whom we love deeply and pray for every day.  

John Taylor is Mission Dispatch’s founding board member. John’s career included: church architect for over 45 years located in the Seattle suburb of Edmonds, WA, and for a time as a part time pastor at Northsound church in Edmonds. His heart is for one-to-one personal discipleship and training including leading small groups and spiritual renewal retreats.

John and his wife Jean have made 25 trips to eastern Europe. He has served as chair of Nehemiah Ukraine, assisting in building a leadership training center there in 2000.

John and Jean have always been about missions! And they support missionaries worldwide.

Pat brings a rich tapestry of experiences to the table, from his tenure at the Urbana Student Missions Conference and World Vision International to managing software implementations at a prominent mutual fund company. His commitment to church service spans from nurturing the youngest members in the nursery to assuming formal leadership roles such as business administrator, comptroller, treasurer, trustee, elder and board chair. While Pat loves analyzing budgets and spreadsheets, his true passion lies in bringing a little bit of heaven to earth through loving, serving, and helping others. Despite the premature loss of his wife, he cherishes their 22 years of marriage and their 3 children adopted from Taiwan.