NewSong Fellowship Church - Youth Leader Bios

Meet the Youth Leaders

Heather Goasdone	How do you enjoy spending your free time? Shopping, reading, baking, being at the beach Where did you grow up? Narragansett, RI Where did you attend high school? Narragansett High School Where did you attend college? Lancaster Bible College, Elementary Ed & Bible What is your most memorable travel experience? My first trip to Macedonia in ’04 with NewSong
Shane Clements	How do you enjoy spending your free time? Golf, photography, disc golf Where did you grow up? Lebanon, PA & Owatonna, MN (10 years) Where did you attend high school? Mostly Owatonna High School in Minnesota Where did you attend college? Eastern University, Bachelor in Social Work and HACC, nursing school What is your most memorable travel experience? Road trip with my best friend to Key West
Mara Clements	How do you enjoy spending your free time? I love theater, being in shows and going to see them. Hanging out with Shane, going out to eat, traveling and studying/research. Where did you grow up? Potomac, Virginia Where did you attend high school? Potomac Falls High School, VA Where did you attend college? Eastern University, Biblical Studies with a concentration in New Testament translation. What is your most memorable travel experience? Spending a month in Egypt/Israel after college
Ben Perez	How do you enjoy spending your free time? Playing sports, video games and sleeping Where did you grow up? New Jersey Where did you attend high school? McCaskey High Where did you attend college? HACC What is your most memorable travel experience? Probably the youth group beach trip to NJ about 4 years ago, good times.
Courtney Mease	How do you enjoy spending your free time? Taking pictures, chasing squirrels, hanging out with people Where did you grow up? Honolulu Hawaii & Lancaster, PA Where did you attend high school? I was Homeschooled Where did you attend college? Lancaster Bible College, Biblical Studies What is your most memorable travel experience? Waking up to an earthquake in Japan
Cherie Geesaman	How do you enjoy spending your free time? Sleeping, spending time with my husband Where did you grow up? Houston, TX Where did you attend high school? I was Homeschooled Where did you attend college? New Tribes Bible College Nursing School
Matt Geesaman	How do you enjoy spending your free time? Spending time with my wife, playing with my dog, hiking, biking, playing soccer, doing yard work. Where did you grow up? Rising Sun, MD Where did you attend high school? Elkton Christian School Where did you attend college? Lancaster Bible College What is your most memorable travel experience? 3 months in Costa Rica
Tammi Nolt	How do you enjoy spending your free time? Spending time with people, drinking coffee, figuring out how to get a brother, dreaming of ways to change the world. Where did you grow up? Lancaster Where did you attend high school? Conestoga Valley Where did you attend college? University of Delaware, Fashion Merchandising What is your most memorable travel experience? Traveling twice to Japan
Andy Smith	How do you enjoy spending your free time? Traveling, camping, water Where did you grow up? Lancaster Where did you attend high school? Lampeter Strasburg Where did you attend college? Thaddius Stevens College, IT & Millersville Collage-Economics What is your most memorable travel experience? Bermnuda
Donna Miller	How do you enjoy spending your free time? Boating with family & friends, shopping and reading. Where did you grow up? Conestoga, PA Where did you attend high school? Penn Manor & Lancaster Mennonite Where did you attend college? Counselor training at YWCA Sexual Assault Center; some child care courses and management training through the years. What is your most memorable travel experience? Camping with my family and going to Yellowstone Park & California
Brent Parmer	How do you enjoy spending your free time? Movies, shopping, time with the wife. Where did you grow up? Lancaster City & York Where did you attend high school? New Freedom Christian School (York) & Calvary Baptist Christian School Where did you attend college? Maranatha Baptist Bible College, Phys. Ed/Coaching What is your most memorable travel experience? Pretty much any time my family went on a “Day Vacation.” My dad would get lost almost always. The ironic thing is he always had 2 or 3 maps.
Rachel Parmer	How do you enjoy spending your free time? Reading, shopping, movies, playing games & spending time with my hubby. Where did you grow up? Denver, Ephrata, Conestoga, Landisville, & Lancaster (we moved a lot!) Where did you attend high school? Calvary Baptist Christian School Where did you attend college? Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, Bible Studies & HACC, Assoc. Business Studies What is your most memorable travel experience? Our Honeymoon to Cancun and vacation in California
Andrew Nolt	How do you enjoy spending your free time? Hanging out with friends, playing disc golf, watching the Eagles & Phillies Where did you grow up? Rothsville, Willow Street & Strasburg, PA Where did you attend high school? Lampeter-Strasburg Where did you attend college? Penn State, Architectural Engineering-Lighting/Electrical Focus What is your most memorable travel experience? 4 friends and I took a road trip to California and back after our senior year of high school.
Tricia Becker	How do you enjoy spending your free time? I love spending time with my family, friends, and my dog. Where did you grow up? Tinton Falls, NJ Where did you attend high school? Calvary Academy (Lakewood, NJ) & Video Homeschooled Where did you attend college? Lancaster Bible College: B.S. in Bible and Early Childhood Education What is your most memorable travel experience? A mission’s trip to Western Europe while I attended LBC.