Staff Profiles

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27 June 2011

Brad Kalajainen

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Lead Pastor

Brad enjoys playing basketball a few times per week and is a true fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Brad met his wife, Colleen, while attending Asbury College. They married in 1980...

30 June 2011

Pennie Westers

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Executive Director

Pennie and her husband Rick first visited Cornerstone at South Christian High School.  They returned in February 1998 and became regular fixtures! 

30 June 2011

Bethann Fernandez

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Director of Kids' Ministries

My name is Bethann Fernandez and I am the Director of Kids Ministries. Brad was the pastor when I was in elementary and middle school; that’s what brought me to Cornerstone.

30 June 2011

Bonnie Anderson

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Director of Community Life

Fun Facts about Bonnie:
Favorite Movie:  My movie selections vary from chick flicks, westerns, to musicals.
Some favorites include:  My Fair Lady, While You Were Sleeping, Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austin movies)…

30 June 2011

Shelly Watkins

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Director of Faith Development

I have been married for nearly 25 years to Ken, and together we own an architectural firm called Architectural Concepts.

30 June 2011

Mara Marsman

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Community Care Team Lead

I’m married to Carl and we have two sons, two daughters-in-love and five granddaughters.

30 June 2011

Laura Rogers

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Office Manager

I grew up in Sterling Heights, MI and attended Michigan State University where I met my amazing and handsome husband Bob.

30 June 2011

Joyce Beukema

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Administrative Assistant

I was born in Bristol, PA, and was the youngest and only daughter in a family of six. At a young age we moved to Michigan and I have been here ever since.

30 June 2011

Dave VanPutten

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Service Director

Dave is one of Cornerstone’s Service Directors.  When he’s not at Cornerstone, fighting fires and tinkering with technology are things that keep him busy. 

30 June 2011

Sherri Hall

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Facilities Assistant; CornerKids Operations Coordinator

I started working at Cornerstone in the Spring of 2006 just on Saturdays.  I now work in two ministries at Cornerstone: the Facilities Team, trying to help keep the church in order (which isn’t always easy!), and the CornerKids Ministry Team as the Operations Coordinator, which in part includes managing the CornerKids Welcome Center.

30 June 2011

Carolyn Norkus

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CornerKids Program Coordinator

Hello, my name is Carolyn Norkus and I am the Elementary Coordinator for Kid’s Ministry at Cornerstone Church. My journey with Cornerstone began in 2006 when I saw a need of a consistent leader in the preschool classrooms and I became that leader.

30 June 2011

Pam Barlage

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Finance Coordinator

30 June 2011

Rick Westers

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AV Technician

29 June 2011

Ken Nash

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Teaching Pastor

Fun Facts about Ken:
Favorite Movie: Castaway
Favorite Book:  The Bible (Duh!)  …and recently enjoyed “Dead Heat” By Joel Rosenberg...

29 June 2011

Chris McKenna

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Director of Middle School Ministry & Advancement

Chris loves life and the outdoors! He and his wife Andrea have attended Cornerstone since 2003 (and have since added three kids)...

30 June 2011

Betsy Marvin

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Director of High School & Young Adult Ministries

I have been married to a great guy and we have two kids in high school. I have been in ministries at Cornerstone for over 14 years and love it more today than when I began.

30 June 2011

Tracy Bowers

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Director of Outreach

Tracy, her husband, Dave, and their son, Brady, live in Rockford and have been attending Cornerstone since 2006.  Tracy graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in Broadcast and the Cinematic Arts.

30 June 2011

Sandy Turner

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Hospitality & Volunteer Team Lead

Sandy and her husband Dave received a telemarketing call inviting them to check out the “new church” in town called Cornerstone.  They attended their first service in January 1991 with their son’s Brian and John and they have been a part of the Cornerstone family ever since!

30 June 2011

Jack Scheffler

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Facilities Manager

I have been attending Cornerstone since the first service at South Christian High School and was in the first membership class! I love boating and hunting, (especially turkey hunting).

09 January 2012

Linda Lanning

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Graphic Designer

My passion is communications and how to share God’s love in a relevant visual way so that people are moved to see Christ.

30 June 2011

Heather Richards

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Communications & Event Coordinator

After 25 years of nearly always having a job, in the Spring of 2010, I suddenly didn’t.  So  I moved from Indiana to Michigan. Michigan? The state with the second highest unemployment in the country?

30 June 2011

Paul Thompson

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Worship Tech Manager

Education: Calvin College for two year and met his wife Betsy.  Graduated from Grand Valley University with a double major in International Relations and International Business.

30 June 2011

Mike Clough

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Facilities Assistant

My name is Mike Clough, I have been attending Cornerstone since January 2011, and have been working at Cornerstone part time since October 2011.

30 June 2011

Megan Staskiewicz

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CornerKids Birth-Young 5's Groups Coordinator

30 June 2011

Jane McGookey

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Website Specialist

Jane grew up in Wyckoff, NJ then attended Hope College (1982-1986) where she met her husband, Jeff. Both Jane and Jeff are Computer Science majors and worked for Lear Siegler.

03 November 2011

Lisa Aldrich

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Music Coordinator