Tiffany Staman
Executive Director
I was born and raised in Northern Illinois, where Christian camp experiences were a formative part of my faith development growing up. At sixteen, I felt God calling me to use my life to serve the Kingdom of God. I earned a bachelor’s degree in Youth Ministry from Judson University and spent the next sixteen years in pastoral ministry. Always in the back of my mind was a dream to someday be involved in christian camping.
Born from my passion to help people grow spiritually, I founded Breathing Space in 2006 with the mission to provide the space and tools for people to listen and respond to God through retreats and conferences. In 2008, I received a master’s degree in Global Leadership from Fuller Seminary, after which, I began working in the nonprofit sector where I learned fund development and non-profit leadership. After several years in organizations that served the homeless, I became the Executive Director of The Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford. In 2018, I received a national certification as a Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) and was humbled to be named as one of Rockford, Illinois’ “Twenty People You Should Know.”
In January 2019, I answered the call to be the Executive Director of Calvin Crest and moved across the country. I am currently working on my doctorate of ministry in Spiritual Formation from Azusa Pacific University. Cam and I are active members of the regional board for the Christian Camp and Conference Association, and I sit on the Advisory Committee of Wheaton College’s Honeyrock Camp. I am married to my soulmate, Cam, and have three adult children, Taylor, Payton (and wife, Alix), and Graham as well as two dogs, Aspen and Wrigley.
Cam Staman
Operations Director
Cam began working at Calvin Crest in March of 2019. Before he and Tiffany moved to California, Cam spent twenty years in management in the telecommunications industry and also owned his own fine woodworking business, www.atgprojects.com. He loves to create beautiful spaces for people to connect with God and others and to mentor the younger staff on his team. He is honored to be a witness to the great legacy of Calvin Crest and its emerging future. Cam loves to camp and hike in the national parks, go boating and wakeboarding, and create inspiring woodworking projects. He loves to go to the coast with Tiffany and enjoy the beauty and art there.
Rev. Joshua Kerr
Program Director
Growing up in a church with close ties to Calvin Crest, Joshua saw both in his own life and the lives of those around him how much of an impact it made in the support of the local church. As a camper, experiences of God’s grace in Sherwood, Jr High Sno-Go, and AIM were key turning points in his growing faith. As a young adult, serving on staff for six years was life-changing. Calvin Crest is where his faith became his own, where he formed his closest friendships, where he met and married my wife, and where he set out on the road that led to ordained ministry. It is an honor to serve now as Program Director, and he is excited to see what God has in store in the years to come!
Christina Melahn
Outdoor School Director
Christina has been here for eleven years in various capacities. She first came to Calvin Crest seeking a place where her theology and ministry philosophy closely matched. In her time at camp, her faith has grown through interactions with guests and experiencing God’s providence through times of adversity. She felt called to camp ministry when she was in high school and is grateful for the opportunity to live out that calling through Outdoor School and summer programs. She is a Wilderness First Responder and loves introducing students and campers to the great outdoors! She spends her free time hiking, traveling, and playing board games with friends.
Michelle Hagen
Business Manager
Michelle grew up in the mountain area but did not come up to Calvin Crest until she met her husband, Eric. Prior to working at Calvin Crest, she was a classroom teacher and then homeschooled both of her daughters while also working as a bookkeeper for the past 20 years. Calvin Crest has become a special place to Michelle as she has seen her daughters’ faith grow through years of this camping ministry. Michelle is excited to be part of the Calvin Crest community and to be a part of how God uses camp in the lives of those who come to these grounds. She enjoys camping, hiking, wakeboarding, playing games, and spending time with her family.
Haley Woods
Guest Services Manager
Haley first moved to Oakhurst in the fall of 2013 after graduating from Azusa Pacific University. She immediately developed a deep love and connection with the Yosemite area, guiding backpacking trips throughout the Sierra Nevada and serving as the Operations Director for SYMG, a local guiding company, for 6 years. She then began working at Calvin Crest in March of 2022 and feels incredibly blessed to be a part of the Calvin Crest community, helping serve guest groups and supporting the programming offered throughout the year. In her free time, she enjoys adventuring in the Sierra with her daughter Nora and husband Matt and spending quality time with friends and family!
Taylor Staman
Retail & Outdoor Recreation Manager
Taylor first worked on maintenance at Calvin Crest during the summer of 2020, and she quickly fell in love with the beauty of the Sierras. After graduating with her Masters in Business, she served on the events team in Summer 2021, and decided to stay and work Outdoor Ed. In 2022, she moved into Outdoor Recreation and Retail Management. An avid mountain climber and rock climber, Taylor takes every chance she can get to climb in the area. She is a wilderness first responder and loves leading backpacking trips into the high country. She is happiest when hanging with people she loves, eating great food, and drinking LaCroix or Kombucha.
Angie Eberhardt
Office Administrator/Registrar
Bio Coming Soon!
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Office Assistant
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Eden Brock
Outdoor School Assistant Director
Eden was born and raised in Hanford, California. She has worked at different schools as a math teacher, an instructional aide, and a business office assistant. She is excited to be spending time up at Calvin Crest serving students and learning about nature from her wonderful outdoor education colleagues. She loves exploring, finding animals outside in the forest, and spending time with her cat comfortably indoors.
Katie Palmer
Outdoor School Specialist
Katie’s first interaction with Calvin Crest was when she joined other homeschoolers to pick apples and blackberries as a child. After she was a volunteer cabin leader for Week in the Forest, she wanted to serve on Summer Staff. She has now been on staff for more than 15 years, and she believes she is called to love others the way Christ has shown His love to her. She loves Sherwood Forest where there is plenty of laughter, the Craft Condo and all of its supplies, and how she can retreat to a quiet place and enjoy nature. She loves to read, craft, draw, crochet, learn about bugs, and cook! Every fall, Katie can be spotted at Renaissance Fairs all over the western coast!
Joel Pena
Outdoor School Specialist
Joel came to Calvin Crest as a camper when he was 12 years old, and it was his goal to work here and serve campers the same way he was served. In 2017, that goal became a reality when he joined the summer accommodations team and then year-round staff in 2018. He has served in program, kitchen, and accommodations, and each one was just as fun as the other! During Covid, he had a leadership role with Delta and United Airlines, but he left to return to Calvin Crest and serves on the Outdoor Ed team! This is where he can truly be himself and do what he loves doing best.
Matt Mellon
Facilities Manager
Matt was raised in Oakhurst and loves living in the mountain community. He received his MDiv from Fresno Pacific University and has worked at Sierra Vista Presbyterian Church and Camp Oakhurst. Matt joined the team here in January of 2021 and serves on the maintenance team and helping with events. Matt has been married to Mary for eighteen years and they have three amazing boys, Noah, Micah, and Levi. In his spare time, Matt loves to hike, fish, camp, and hang out with family and friends.
Samuel Sloas
Maintenance Associate
Samuel has been coming to Calvin Crest as long as he can remember. He attended every camp possible each summer and joined summer staff right after high school. With parents and siblings as former staff members, working here was in his blood. Samuel is balancing going to college and working at Calvin Crest four days a week. He loves maintenance and events and is a favorite of guests whenever he interacts with them. Sam is currently going to school to become an EMT while he lives and works part-time at camp.
David Imhoff
Special Projects
After being a seasonal firefighter and flight instructor, David moved to Oakhurst in 2001. He worked in the field of fine art photography and as a project manager/designer of an industrial crane company before joining the Calvin Crest family in June of 2022. To be a part of this community is a great honor and privilege. The warm smiles, laughter, and love for Christ, Calvin Crest gives him the opportunity to grow and spread the gospel. When not at camp, you can find him at the coast surfing with his five kids or shaping his next surfboard.
Jonathan Reeves
Special Projects
John’s Bio Coming Soon!
Tali Chumley
Accommodations Lead
Raised in Fresno, Tali is the daughter of two pastors. She spent her childhood at church and various camps, including Calvin Crest. Tali was born profoundly deaf in both ears and also has a deaf sister. Their parents became involved in the local Fresno Deaf community, which sparked a passion in Tali to reach her community for Christ. She attended Life Pacific College before pursuing a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Deaf Education. She worked as a classroom teacher of Deaf students for five years before God called her to take a year respite, which is how she ended up at Calvin Crest! After working summers and volunteering in various capacities for seven years, this is her first full year as a year-round staff. You are most likely to find her cleaning bathrooms, collecting trash, or catching-and-releasing small critters.
Jamie Lockwood
Accommodations Associate
Jamie’s bio coming soon!
Kadyn Sutherlin
Food Service Associate
Kadyn was born and raised in Modesto, CA and found her camp community at Calvin Crest as a teen. Inspired by a women’s retreat, she became part of the food service team in summer 2024. In her downtime, she alternates between social outings and relaxing, creative, evenings at home.
Tanner Benz
Outdoor School Associate
Tanner is from a small Central Valley town, Atwater. He enjoys everything outdoors, such as going on hikes, runs, or rock-climbing. He heard about Calvin Crest through being an Outdoor Ed cabin leader for schools in his area. He really enjoyed the atmosphere at camp and decided he wanted to apply for a summer position. Summer was a blast, so he opted to stay on year-round staff with his friends and make more lasting memories. Before moving to Outdoor Ed, Tanner served on Events and Food Service.
Joshua Nichols
Food Service Associate
Following in his mom’s footsteps, Joshua joined summer staff in 2023 on the maintenance team and then transitioned to food service. He loves to worship and to write his own music and can often be seen performing original songs at Calvin Crest talent shows. He loves the community and the beauty at Calvin Crest, and he is known by the staff as “Sweetness.” He is pursuing his college degree and can be found working at Calvin Crest on the weekends.
Joe Gadbaugh
Guest Group Host & Food Service Associate
Joe‘s bio coming soon!
Robert Zellman
Food Service & Maintenance Associate
Robert’s bio coming soon!
Open Position!
Food Service Associate