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    James MacDonald Senior Pastor James MacDonald is married to his high school sweetheart, Kathy, from Ontario, Canada. And he is the father of three grown children, a... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3205
    Rick Donald Assistant Senior Pastor How I came into relationship with Jesus Christ I grew up in a Christian home and accepted Christ at 12 years old. At age 20, God used a crisis to... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1112
    Fred Adams Executive Business Pastor - COO/CFO How I came into relationship with Jesus Christ Accepted Christ when I was 8, didn't fully embrace until my early 20's. Recommitted my life and have... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1119
    Leo Klus Executive Ministry Pastor How I came into relationship with Jesus Christ I confessed Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior in 1977 at 9 years old. My Father had recently come to... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3207
    Janine Nelson Executive Media Director How I came into relationship with Jesus Christ I accepted Christ as a child in my home church. As a teenager, I came to a crisis point in my life... More
    John M. (Trei) Tatum, III Executive Ministry Pastor How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I grew up in a Christian home with wonderful Christian parents. I asked Jesus to be my Savior after... More (847) 398-7005
    Lyle Wells Executive Senior Pastor How I came into relationship with Jesus Christ I was saved at Vacation Bible School as an 8 year old boy. How I came to Harvest I came to Harvest in... More (847) 398-7005
    Dave Learned Campus Pastor and Team Leader How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ My parents were Christians, and I came to faith in Jesus as a young boy. As a High School student,... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1159
    John Smith Campus Pastor, Family Ministries How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ Because of a mom who was faithful in reading Bible stories to me and a Sunday School teacher who... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1138
    Garrett Higbee Executive Director of Biblical Soul Care How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I was a fan of Jesus Christ from 19-32 years of age but didn't fully recognize the power of the... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3100
    Dallas Jenkins Director of Media How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I prayed the prayer when I was a child but owned my faith at a youth conference in 8th grade. How I... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3334
    Luke MacDonald Pastor of Worship and Student Ministries How I came into a Relationship with Jesus Christ Vacation Bible School at a church down the street at age 4. Saw my sin and need for a Savior, prayed... More (847) 398-7005
    Rory Noland Pastor of Worship How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ Went forward at a Billy Graham Crusade when I was in third grade. Rededicated my life to Christ at... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3246
    Michael Ranville Director of Marketing and Communications (847) 398-7005
    Kent Shaw Executive Director of Harvest Bible Fellowship How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ Born into a Christian home, made an early profession of faith but did not become reality in my life... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3239
    Lina AbuJamra Director of Women's Ministry Lina's main passion in life is studying the Bible and communicating its truth in every day language to other women. She has been attending Harvest... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1167
    Ken Belau Director of Technical Services (847) 398-7005 ext. 1105
    Diane Birkenstock Director of Human Resources Diane joined the staff as the Director of Human Resources in March 2004. She transitioned to Harvest from a 20+ year career in banking, the... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1128
    Ricky Borges Manager of Maintenance (847) 398-7005 ext. 1149
    Dean Butters Associate Pastor of Business Operations Dean Butters has been a member of Harvest since 1998. He joined the staff in 2004, and has served in Niles, Crystal Lake, Elgin, and Rolling Meadows.... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3213
    Kyle Fredricks Worship Leader How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I grew up in a godly home, with godly parents. I trusted Christ at the age of 7. It wasn't until... More (847) 398-7005
    Jake Fritze Associate Pastor of Adult Ministries How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I came to know Christ when I was 16 years old. Before Christ, I was a reckless teenager living for... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1126
    Lisa Glasby Children's Ministry (847) 398-7005 ext. 1142
    Celby Hadley Director of Harvest Gospel Choir Celby is from Elkhart, Indiana and joined the Harvest staff team in August 2009 as the Director of the Harvest Gospel Choir. He graduated from Taylor... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3275
    Donna Hart Director of Single Parents Ministry and Lay Counseling Donna joined the staff in June 2003. She holds a Master's of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is a certified NANC... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1219
    Eddie Hoagland Director of Instrumental Worship How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ Through out my whole life I've been surrounded by God working. My father is a Pastor in Mexico and... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3220
    Joel Johnson Pastor of Men's Ministry How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I came to Christ at a summer convention at the age of 12. My Dad led me to the Lord. I have been... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1147
    Scott Kegel Pastor of College Ministry How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ My mom faithfully read Bible stories to me as a kid. One night, after she explained the gospel... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3258
    David Lee Associate Pastor of Adult Ministries How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I was saved in summer of 1986 at a family church retreat in Michigan. I was called to ministry... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1106
    Landon MacDonald Associate Pastor of Student Ministries How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I came to know and follow Christ at a young age I used to pray every night before bed when I was... More (847) 398-7005
    Troy Maragos Associate Pastor of Compassion Ministries How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ Although I was raised in a Christian home, I came to Christ at age 19 during my freshman year of... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1114
    Nick Masi Associate Pastor of Student Ministries How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I gave my life to Christ when I was a sophomore in high school in 2005. I went on a missions trip... More (847) 398-7005
    Lindsay McCaul Mattingly Worship Leader (847) 398-7005 ext. 1131
    Seth McConkey Worship Leader How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I gave my life to Christ when I was 8 years old after hearing the gospel at an Awana event. I then... More (847) 398-7005
    Matt McCoy Worship Leader How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ My dad was a pastor in the Vineyard church movement. I first accepted Christ at 5 years old in the... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3262
    Kris McGinley Contact Management Systems Coordinator (847) 398-7005 ext. 3240
    Tyler Miller Worship Leader How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ God saved me and I was baptized at the age of 12. Following Christ since my conversion has been a... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 5206
    Bill Molinari Director of Operations, Harvest Bible Fellowship After spending 21 years in the mutual fund industry as president of VanKampen Funds Inc., Bill left the business world to enter ministry. He served... More
    Bryin Nelson Manager of Security and Volunteers (847) 398-7005 ext. 3256
    Dennis Nelson Director of Accounting Dennis and Doris, his wife of 37 years, have attended and been involved in Harvest since 1998. With his great staff, Dennis is responsible for... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1263
    Lynda Nickels Director of Creative Programming - Young Adult Ministries and Campus Events Lynda has been attending Harvest for over fifteen years and came on as full time staff in 2002. Lynda attended Northwestern College in St. Paul,... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1252
    Luis Peralta Associate Pastor of Spanish Ministry How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ One afternoon in May of 1981, at the edge of losing my family I was walking on the street trying to... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3215
    Dan Plantz Pastor of Family Ministries and Camp Harvest Dan serves as a pastor of Family Ministries. Dan also oversees Camp Harvest. He and his wife, Colette, and four children, Ryan, Danielle, Candace,... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1146
    Gail Rothacker Office Coordinator (847) 398-7005 ext. 1101
    Andi Rozier Associate Pastor of Worship Ministry How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ Until i was 16 i had no compass to live my life by, but God led me to see Him as the foundation that... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3224
    Bob Schroeder Manager of Trades and Engineering (847) 398-7005
    Joel Smith Production Director (847) 398-7005 ext. 3227
    Sherri Smith Director of Special Projects Sherri joined the Harvest staff in August 2003 as the Director of Communications. Her background includes serving as the Director of Media for... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3232
    Jacob Sooter Director of Worship (847) 398-7005
    Meredith Andrews Sooter Worship Leader How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I was raised in a home where my parents' love for Jesus was lived out in their daily lives. They... More (847) 398-7005
    Dan Sumpter Worship Leader How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ Growing up in a Christian home, I received Christ at a young age. After years of apathy, I saw the... More (847) 398-7005
    Jeff Thompson Pastor of Adult Ministries How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ I grew up in a Christian home and first trusted in Christ when I was nine. I knew that even my best... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1243
    Luke Trifilio Pastor of Upward and Food Ministry How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ Much success as a chef but completely failed in personal life; I was lost and struggling hopelessly... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 1226
    Kirk VanMaanen Director of Missions and Church Planting How I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ After college, my soul was unsatisfied with everything I had tried. I had grown up in a Christian... More (847) 398-7005 ext. 3245
    Stacy Zagar Senior Staff Accountant (847) 398-7005 ext. 1110