Helping youth live Christian Science

Meet the Leaders of our current NLC classes. The brief bios below help you to get to know who the amazing people are shepherding our NLC teens.

All Years

• All Years
• Class 2025K
• Class 2025U
• Class 2026B
• Class 2026W
• Class 2027J
• Class 2028S
• Class 2028U
• Class 2029P
• Class 2029W

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Lizzie Loomis

Class 2025K

Hi, I’m Lizzie. I am a maker, baker, singer and lover of all things that create community. In fact, most of the jobs I have had over the past 15…

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Josh Sprague

Class 2025K

I am so excited to be co-leader of 2025K! Until recently, pretty much all of my professional career has been about working with teens and young adults as they figure…

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Ron Clarke

Class 2025U

Hi, I’m Ron Clarke and I am excited to be co-leading the NLC 2025U class. I live in Minneapolis, MN and am married to Betsy. We have 5 children and…

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Stephanie Maxey

Class 2025U

Stephanie grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado and decided to experience life on her own in a below zero degree climate as an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota. Stephanie…

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BK Grimmer

Class 2026B

Hi! My name is BK Grimmer and I am over-the-moon excited to be leading the 2026-B NLC class with my husband, Brett! We currently live in St Louis on the…

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Brett Grimmer

Class 2026B

Hi, I’m Brett. I am very excited to be co-leading 2026B with my wife BK! We live in St. Louis with our Aussiedoodle puppy, Bindi. We love family time, the…

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Chris Helms

Class 2026W

Hi, I’m Chris and I’ve lived in Bellevue, Washington, with my wife Kerste for the past 30 years, and have been active with Adventure Unlimited and Discovery Bound activities in…

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Kerste Helms

Class 2026W

Hi! I’m Kerste (Care-stuh). I graduated from Principia College in the ’90’s with an Education/History double major and have taught children, teens, and now college, ever since. My education and…

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Lee Adler

Class 2027J

Hi, I’m Lee Adler. I am very excited to be co-leading the NLC 2027 Class. I grew up in the St. Louis area and after I married my wonderful wife Betsy,…

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Patti Fox

Class 2027J

Hello! My name is Patti Fox and I am so excited to be a co-class leader for the class 2027J! Both of our children graduated from the NLC program Sidney…

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Kristen Henley-Hills

Class 2028S

Hi! I’m Kristen. A midwestern-New Englander, I was raised equally in Michigan and outside of Boston. Then I spent 30 years in the Washington, DC area before moving to beautiful…

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Joe Van Riper

Class 2028S

Joe is a professor of music at Principia College. He teaches conducting, American popular music and musical theatre, musicianship, and applied trumpet lessons. In addition, he directs the College orchestra,…

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Carol Barrett

Class 2028U

Hi, I’m Carol Barrett. I grew up in Illinois, went to college in Indiana, and lived in Massachusetts before moving to Houston, Texas twenty-some years ago. I am a lifelong…

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Dave Garrison

Class 2028U

Hello! I will be co-leading NLC class 2028U with Carol and I can’t wait to get to know and work with everyone on this 4-year journey of growth, discovery, adventure…

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Allison Abdelnour

Class 2029P

Hello! I’m Allison Abdelnour, and I’m so excited to co-lead the 2029P NLC class with my husband, John. For many years, John and I filmed documentary-style promotional videos for the…

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John Abdelnour

Class 2029P

Hi, I’m John Abdelnour, and I am excited and grateful to co-lead the NLC 2029P class with my wife, Allison. Growing up in western Oregon and spending many summers at…

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Jason Williams

Class 2029W

Hi, I’m Jason, and I’m looking forward to co-leading 2029W with my wife, Pam! We live in Redwood City, California, with our daughter and three cats: Boomer, Jupiter, and Harley….

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Pam Fernandes

Class 2029W

Hi, my name is Pam. I have lived in California for over half of my life – in the Bay Area and San Diego – but I grew up in…

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