Elders
Robbie Symons
Lead Pastor of Preaching and Vision Read Robbie’s bio.
Greg McFarlane
Executive Pastor and Missions
Bahy Mehany
Elder
Chris Dias
Elder
Tom Warren
Elder
Lucien Mubumbyi
Elder
Care & Shepherding
Chris Orford
Pastor of Care & Shepherding
Nancy Scott
Administrative Assistant
Communications
Cliff Cline
Pastor of Worship & Communications
Jonathan Carmichael
Director of Creative and Communications
Mark Chang
Graphic Designer
mchang@hopeoakville.ca
Nagham Abdelmesih
Communications Assistant nabdelmesih@hopeoakville.ca
Sean Jones
Communications Assistant seanj@hopeoakville.ca
Discipleship Ministries
Earl Marshall
Pastor of Training & Discipleship
Veronica Alger
Executive Assistant to Hope Institute
Events & Conferences
Natasha Penny
Director of Events and Connections
(905) 827-4888 ex 210 natashap@hopeoakville.ca
Jocelyn Carmichael
Administrative Assistant Events & Connections
(905) 827-4888 ex 237 jcarmichael@hopeoakville.ca
Sarina Tabet
Events and Special Projects Coop Student stabet@hopeoakville.ca
Executive Assistants
Cathy Schuurman
Executive Assistant to Robbie Symons
Judy Maxwell
Executive Assistant to Greg McFarlane
Facilities
Fraser Maxwell
Facility Manager
Sean Hewer
Facilities shewer@hopeoakville.ca
Family Ministries
Karl Whittingstall
Pastor of Family Ministries
Chelisa McKee
Hope Kids Accessibility and Jr Worker Coordinator
Deb Bartels
Youth Administrative Assistant
Gourville Bezuidenhout
Family Ministries Coordinator
Maddie Burella
Hope Kids Classroom and Volunteer Coordinator
Owen Kurvits
Hope Kids Coordinator
Paola Fuentes
Hope Kids Administrative Assistant
Shannon Rowse
Hope Kids Classroom Coordinator
Finance
Michael Joshua
Director of Finance
Carol Ann Wittek
Staff Accountant, Revenues
Ivanka Bridgland
Staff Accountant, Payables
(905) 827-4888 ex 330 ibridgland@hopeoakville.ca
Judith Guzman
Senior Accountant
Julia Silvestre
Bookstore Manager
(905) 827-4888 ex 226 jsilvestre@hopeoakville.ca
Rebecca EcKert
Administrative Assistant
(905) 827-4888 ex 209 reckert@hopeoakville.ca
Groups
Greg Vanderleeuw
Pastor of Group Life Ministries
Claudia Vargas
Group Life Administrative Assistant
George Schuurman
Pastor of Recovery & Discipleship, Men’s Ministry
Sarah Dobrenski
Director of Women’s Groups
Hospitality
Michael Sintichakis
Hospitality Manager
Madison Penny-Betts
Hospitality Administrative Assistant / Barista mbetts@hopeoakville.ca
Missions & Compassion
Judith Alexander
Compassion Coordinator
Brittany Greier
Compassion Administrative Assistant
Michelle Agnew
Compassion Ministry Support
Production
Brandon Beckman
Director of Worship & Production
Marc Dalzell
Weekend Producer/Audio Engineer mdalzell@hopeoakville.ca
Michael Murad
Music & Production Coordinator mmurad@hopeoakville.ca
Rachel Talabis
Video Production Coordinator rtalabis@hopeoakville.ca
Reception
Karen Higginson
Receptionist
Leona Marchese
Receptionist
Nancy Scott
Administrative Assistant
Tina Buys
Receptionist
Recovery & Discipleship
George Schuurman
Pastor of Recovery & Discipleship
Senior's Ministry
Stu Jones
Pastor of Seniors’ Care
Nancy Scott
Administrative Assistant
Soul Care
Nathan Penny
Pastor of Soul Care Ministries
Grant Hutchison
Pastor of Congregational Care
Andrea Chiang
Soul Care Biblical Counsellor
Betty Ventresca
Care Coordinator for Soul Care
Kristen Akinsulie
Development and Resource Coordinator for Soul Care
(905) 827-4888 kakinsulie@hopeoakville.ca
Ken Hisey
Director of Classes for Soul Care
Tami Swartz
Soul Care Biblical Counsellor
Worship
Cliff Cline
Pastor of Worship & Communications
Brandon Beckman
Director of Worship & Production
Luis Vargas
Music Director
Jonathan Talabis
Worship and Production Coordinator jtalabis@hopeoakville.ca
Residents
Brandon VandenDool
Pastoral Resident bvandendool@hopeoakville.ca
Noah Huisman
Missions Resident nhuisman@hopeoakville.ca