HUME LAKE CHRISTIAN CAMPS - Key Persons


Benton McKnight

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Craig Hill

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairman of the Board

Dallas DeWitt

Job Titles:
  • Director
Dallas grew up as a missionary kid in Peru and had stints in Florida, Alaska, and Virginia along the way. He and his wife Julie met at Hume as summer staffers in 2006 and moved to Hume Lake full-time in 2015. For seven years Dallas worked as the Meadow Ranch camp director at Hume as well as a Winter Camp and the Hume International Camps director. He has a passion for missionary kids/TCK's and seeing young adults grow in their understanding of who God is and what it means to live a life worthy of the Gospel.

Dave Erickson - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board

Dave Hansen

Job Titles:
  • Lead Ambassador

Greg Mercier

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of the Board

Greg Smith

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer of the Board

Isaiah Thompson

Job Titles:
  • Marketing, Media, and Recruiting Specialist

Jed Appell

Job Titles:
  • Lead Ambassador

Jeff Kamphausen

Job Titles:
  • Lead Ambassador

Jen Smith

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director
Jen is a Southern California native passionate about discipleship, purposeful, Christ-centered conversation and good dance parties. She spent several years working in youth ministry before completing her Bachelor's degree at Biola University. Following graduation, she had the privilege of working at Biola with international, third-culture and missionary kids while working on her Master's degree. Jen transitioned to Hume Lake in February of 2022 and is most excited about seeing God work powerfully in the lives of students through the Joshua Wilderness Institute.

Jess Waite

Job Titles:
  • Kitchen Director

Joe Pent

Job Titles:
  • Lead Ambassador

John Foster

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Josh Frantz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Madison Smith

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Resident

Mike Drake

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Development

Peter Erickson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Phil Payne

Job Titles:
  • Lead Ambassador

Rick Parkinson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Ron Yee

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Ryan Jackson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Scott Rurik

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Tanner Clarke

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Resident

Terry Scranton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Todd Pam

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Todd Watson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Tom Cornford

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Vince Hruska

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board