Staff

The Andrews Family

Executive Director

Brad and Jess Andrews hail from Edmonton where they were both students at the University of Alberta. Jess finished her studies and became a registered nurse in the spring of 2005 and Brad completed his engineering degree in the fall of that same year. They began their ministry at Frontier Lodge in January of 2006.

Brad started as Senior Program Staff moving into the Program Manager position for three years. He is an Emergency Medical Responder in Alberta and a Wilderness First Responder. In 2012 Brad took on the task of Executive Director, and Jess serves as full time mom. They also have a three year old boy named Josiah and twin baby boys, Micah and Nathan, they’re awesome! We are excited to serve together with them and praise God for leading them here.

Ashley Banks

Kitchen Manager

Ashley, our kitchen manager from Three Hills, left her work as a healthcare aid to join our camp community in January 2013. She loves the mountains and life in a christian community. She is not only an awesome cook but also a very gifted photographer. Ashley has a lovely personality and it is always fun to be around her. We appreciate her love for details, the ways she turns every staff birthday into something special and of course the food! She makes us all smile at least three times a day.

The Taylor Family

Program Manager

Tim and Liz are returning to join us at Frontier Lodge where they met and worked as program staff from 2008 to 2011. They left camp so that Tim could finish his carpentry apprenticeship but they have felt a strong desire to return ever since they left camp ministry. They moved back to Frontier Lodge in March 2013 with their two little girls; Kiriah who is 2 years and Calla who is 6 months old. Tim and Liz both love adventure and being outdoors.

Tim is a Wilderness First REsponder and is an ACMG Top Rope Climbing Instructor. He loves paddling and climbing and is an excellent leader. He is excited about his new role as program manager and we're so happy to have him and Liz back.

Conny Buerzele

Business Manager

Conny grew up in the south- west of Germany and made her career in Hospitality Business. Her work brought her from Germany to Spain, where she worked as a Manager in the Food & Beverage area for an American hotel company. Her work experience prepared her perfectly for her current position as a Business Manager. Conny's desire to serve in a Christian Community brought her to Frontier Lodge. Her professionalism and caring personality are of great value for us.

The Cairns family

Site Manager

Troy, Sonja and their little ones Joelle (3yr) and Liam (1.5yr) moved from Lacombe to Frontier in January 2013. Troy is our new Site manager. He has a background in building and a lot of experience in camp maintenance. Troy and Sonja have prior camp experience and have had a desire to work in camp ministry ever since. Sonja's background is in program facilitaion but she is now dedicating her time to her family and staff. Troy and Sonja love the outdoors, the mountains and life in community. They are a true answer to prayer and it’s great to have them here.

The Wildemans

Ascend Coordinators

Jesse and Sarah Wildeman met at an Adventure Bible School Program in New Zealand in 2007 and spent the following 4 years praying for an opportunity to run a similar program - when God led them to the ASCEND program at Frontier Lodge in 2011! Jesse and Sarah both graduated from the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia, Sarah in 2009 with a BSc in Forest Sciences, and Jesse in 2011 with a BSc in Forest Resource Management. They are passionate about inspiring young people to see their faith transformed into action, and love their role as the ASCEND Coordinators! They love Jesus, the outdoors, having adventures, living in community, and discipling young people.

The Smiths

Climbing Coordinator and Program Staff

The Smiths moved to Nordegg from South Africa in February 2013. They met at the rock climbing wall at Rhodes University in Grahamstown where they both studied. Cameron, our climbing coordinator, is a Wilderness First Responder and a MDT Rock Climbing Leader. He studied Environmental science and Geography and worked as a geography teacher and ran an adventure company before he came to Frontier Lodge. Sophie, who works as Program staff, has a Bachelor of Journalism and is a qualified teacher. She worked as a photojournalism lecturer and a freelance photographer. Cameron and Sophie both have experience in outdoor activities and camping ministry and a strong desire to teach and minister to young people. We are excited to have Cameron and Sophie as part of our team.

Cornelius Enz

Biking Coordinator

All the way from a small town near Stuttgard, Germany, Cornelius came to Frontier Lodge in September 2010 as part of his German civil service program. With a love for extreme adventure, Cor fits in perfectly amongst the mountains of Nordegg where he enjoys downhill mountain biking, rock climbing, skiing and just being outside. Cor has is qualified in Advanced Wilderness First Aid and CPR and volunteers as a local fire fighter. Cor's colourful toque collection truly reflects his fun loving outlook on life and vivacious attitude!

Heidi Howard

Out-trip Coordinator

Heidi came to work as program staff in September 2011 after studying Kinesiology in Thunder Bay, Ontario. With her love for nature and extreme sports she is an important part of the Frontier team. She is also the First Aid coordinator and works with the local ambulance as an Emergency Medical Responder. She particularly loves canoeing and swimming and being in the water in the summer and is a Paddle Alberta Basic River Instructor. Heidi also plays the guitar and leads worship and her fun and energetic nature is an inspiration to everyone.

Joel & Nicole Barrett

Program staff

Joel and Nicole have come from Victoria, BC to join us at Frontier Lodge to pursue adventure and oppurtunities to lead and influence others through God's creation. Joel's time at Adventure Bible School in New Zealand grew his love for the outdoors and he has been involved in outdoor adventures ever since- from his degree in Outdoor Leadership from Columbia Bible School, to his work at Summit Adventure in California and now working as program staff at Frontier Lodge.

Nicole graduated this spring from the University of Victoria with a BA in Recreation & Health Education. She discovered her enjoyment of learning and teaching through the outdoors when she did the Quest Adventure discipleship program at Columbia Bible College in 2008. Joel & Nicole's enthusiasm, positive attitude and valuable experience are a blessing to us and we are excited to have them here.

Johannes Zoeller

Program Staff

Johannes from Eschach/ Freiburg joined our team in January 2013. He has just finished his secondary education in Germany and works as a program staff at Frontier. Johannes' desire to grow in his faith and to work with youth in the outdoors brought him to Frontier. He is most excited about biking and excited for the season to start. Johannes' open, outgoing and balanced personality is an awesome fit for our team.

Angela Lise

Office Assistant and Bookkeeper

Angela joined our team in July of 2012 all the way from Toronto, ON. She is serving in the office as the Bookkeeper and Office Assistant, and she is a great addition to our team. She is a quick learner, and has outstanding technical skills. Her openness and desire to share the Gospel are a real blessing to our community.

Patricia Heinlein

Kitchen Assistant

Patricia is our Kitchen Assistant from a small town close to Stuttgart in Germany. Patricia arrived at Frontier Lodge in September 2012 and is a valuable part of our team. She is proactive and her interest and willingness to learn are outstanding. She is really good at baking and also cooks us some very interesting German meals.

Claudius Kunz

Maintenance and Program staff

Claudius from Hartenstein, Germany came to us in September. His professional background as a tool maker is perfect for his current position as Maintenance and Program staff. Claudius' positive, reliable and sincere personality is an awesome addition to our community. It's great to have Claudius at Frontier Lodge.

Janik Sailer

Maintenance and Program staff

After completing his secondary education, Janik decided to journey to Canada from a town called Rutesheim, Germany to join us at Frontier Lodge for one year. Janik has experience in building projects and outdoor sports and loves being in the wilderness which makes him a great fit with our team both programming and and doing maintenance.