Meet Our Team, Tiny Heartbeat Ministries

Meet Our Team

Missionaries

Andrew

President

My life changed when I saw pictures of the broken bodies of aborted babies my junior year of college. Rather than feeling called to the fight, I felt summoned. After completing my BA in Criminal Justice from Washington State University, I interned at Created Equal, an anti-abortion agency in Ohio, to learn the skills I needed to lead a team back home. It was through that vision that Tiny Heartbeat Ministries was born. In my free time, I love singing to Jesus, fighting in Martial Arts, and spending time with my wife and three young children.

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Lucas

Vice President

While in the midst of my studies at Washington State University, I felt an undeniable conviction in my heart to stand up for the unborn. So, I dropped out of school, quit my job, and began my work as a missionary. Now, I'm full-time on staff serving as Tiny Heartbeat Ministries' Vice President. I believe that it's our calling as Christians to end this genocide and my job to lead the men and women on the front lines of the fight. In my off time, I enjoy writing music, playing board games with friends, and enjoying good food.

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Ella

Executive Assistant

In 2022, I went on my first mission trip with Tiny Heartbeat Ministries. I was shocked by how apathetic the public was about babies dying by abortion. I knew that I needed to do what I could to change our culture’s attitude toward abortion. In 2023, I became a Tiny Heartbeat Ministries summer intern. I learned how we can have an impact on our world and teach people to care about the unborn, no matter how small they are. In 2024, I came on staff full-time.

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Anna

Administrative Coordinator

Although I grew up in a strongly pro-life home, the reality of the abortion industry didn't impact me personally until I went to Seattle with Tiny Heartbeat Ministries during Spring Break of my senior year of college. For the first time I stood outside abortion clinics myself, trying to reach the women bringing their own babies to die. Realizing the abortion fight was for the everyday Christian pushed me forward into coming on staff with the ministry. In my free time, I enjoy making music, being outside, and spending time with family.

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Holly

Sr. Training Coordinator

I was studying accounting in 2022 when I saw anti-abortion protesters on my campus. Their boldness with the truth and unwillingness to compromise the Word of God cut me to the heart. The Lord, in His graciousness, brought me to volunteer with the ministry later and ultimately to join the staff as a Senior Training Coordinator. I now enjoy the privilege of learning about God and His creation and passing that information on to others as a full-time job.

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Caleb

Sr. Training Coordinator

As an overloaded college student, I knew abortion was wrong, but I didn't have time to do much about it. Yet, when my class was canceled on the same morning as an abortion clinic outreach, I had no more excuses. I stood outside the clinic in the freezing wind, witnessing women walk in to murder their children, and realized I couldn't stay stuck behind a desk. Now, as a THM missionary, I have the honor of coaching others to be a witness for Christ and the preborn as well. In my free time, I enjoy philosophy, literature, and music.

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Gaven

Sr. Outreach Coordinator

God used a family member considering aborting her daughter to awaken me to the reality of abortion. Through preserving that young girl, I grew zealous for defending the life of pre-born children. They are a blessing from God and those who seek to kill them need more than just education and knowledge. They need salvation through Jesus Christ. I believe I've been called by our Lord to be a vessel for both His word and the truth of abortion and for Christ's sake I will obey.

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Kenan

Outreach Coordinator

On one of my first outreaches with Tiny Heartbeat Ministries, I stood and watched woman after woman walk into a local abortion clinic to murder their very own sons and daughters. I knew I couldn’t stand by and do nothing. With some friends I met through THM, we started the ministry’s very first satellite team in the Seattle area. Today, I am so blessed to be used by God as a full-time staff member in the Outreach Department. In my free time, I enjoy swing dancing and playing pickleball with friends.

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Alexa

Seasonal Outreach Coordinator

In nursing school, I was captivated by the wonder of life on a Labor and Delivery unit—until I learned a baby had lost her life by abortion in the same hospital just a week prior. Shattering my complacency, I was burdened for the thousands of pre-born lives lost every day. When I was asked to give up my summer to advocate for these precious lives, I knew I had to say yes. With the time the Lord gives me, I will live out Proverbs 31:8–9: “Open your mouth for the speechless, in the cause of all who are appointed to die.”

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Abigail

Sr. PR & Development Coordinator

I was introduced to the ministry when I was sixteen. After seeing what abortion does to these innocent babies I made it a point to go to every outreach I could while still in high school. After completing the Tiny Heartbeat Ministries internship in 2022, I believe God called me to this ministry full-time to be a voice for the voiceless and to bring the Gospel to everyone He lays in my path. In my free time, I enjoy outdoor activities such as rock climbing and hiking.

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Katelyn

PR & Development Coordinator

From my earliest memory, I have prayed with my family for an end to the atrocity of abortion. Then, in the spring of 2024, God provided the opportunity for me to put action to my prayers and join Tiny Heartbeat Ministries’ summer internship program. As a result of this life changing experience, I have become even more passionate about defending the pre-born, and have clearly seen God’s blessing on my pursuit of a full time staff position. In my free time, I enjoy singing, playing volleyball, and making memories with friends.

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Board of Directors

Patch

Board Chair

Jesus Christ said, “I came that they may have life and have it more abundantly.” My wife and I have always believed in the truth and efficacy of the Word of God, and because of that we have promoted the proclamation of the gospel and are supportive of the battle against the murder of the unborn in their own mother’s womb. I am a former commanding officer of a US Navy warship and retired as a Navy Captain. My wife and I have been married for 41 years, and have four children and 11 grandchildren.

Jassen

Treasurer

I have spent most of my life serving to protect innocent life in my country and community. I spent 32 years serving in the military in three separate branches as well as serving as a police officer for 20 years. Abortion is a brutal and savage act being perpetrated on the lives of the innocent in broad daylight with too many people denying the truth of this evil. I am proud to serve on the board of Tiny Heartbeat Ministries supporting the bold and courageous missionaries striving daily to abolish this evil practice while sharing the hope of redemption in Jesus Christ.

Dr. Matt

Secretary

I am a postdoctoral researcher in Biosystems Engineering at Washington State University. While at WSU, I first saw the need for showing students the horrors of abortion; the greatest injustice of our generation. I believe the most effective way to combat abortion is through proclaiming the truth of God’s Word which provides the basis for believing all life is valuable and worth protecting. I am an active member of my church and participate regularly in evangelistic and pro-life outreaches.

Andrew

Board Member

Paul

Board Member

I have been a builder for over 30 years. Building communities and building citizens for God’s community. “Teaching the next generation the praises of the Lord and his mighty works, so they can arise and teach the next generation, so the children yet to be born will put their trust in God“. I continue to serve in ministries as God opens doors to be a tool for the building up of His spiritual house.

Pastor Riley

Board Member

I serve as a worship pastor and Elder at Redeemer Church in Bellevue, Washington. Over the years my conviction for action to stop the killing of innocent lives has grown because of the work of the Spirit in my life and the faithful witness of other Christians. May God open the eyes of many others who have been silent or complacent in the face of great evil. I have been married to my wife since we were twenty and we have three wonderful, energetic, and loud children. All glory be to Christ!

Advisory Council

John

Chairman

After a 15 year career working for the Department of Corrections, John followed God’s call to start Vision House, a ministry that has met the housing, counseling and spiritual needs for over 1300 homeless men, women, and children. John directed Vision House for 25 fruitful years and even after his departure sees it continue to blossom. He now serves as the Washington Area Director for Man In The Mirror.

Cheyenne

Council Member

Cheyenne was raised in Florida. He now resides there with his wife and three children. He and his wife, Arellys, have served as non-resident missionaries to Nicaragua for over 24 years, and they continue to serve. Additionally, Cheyenne serves as an executive pastor and as a partnership development coach. Cheyenne is licensed and ordained through International Gospel Outreach and Global Fellowship and is currently pursuing his Master’s in Christian Counseling from Midwest Theological Seminary.

Seth

Council Member

In high school, Seth’s life was changed by pictures of abortion victims, though it was not until 2010 that he began full-time pro-life ministry. He serves as vice president for Created Equal, a pro-life education and outreach organization based in Columbus, Ohio. His formal training is in teaching and Christian worldview, which he unites in Created Equal’s goal to equip anyone, anywhere to talk rightly about abortion. Seth also engages university professors in formal debate. He resides in Ohio with his wife and five children.

Support Staff

Donna

Finance & Administrative Coordinator

For the past 12 years, my passion and privilege has been in providing support to organizations like THM who are fighting on the frontlines for the preborn. While my background is in engineering, I spent many years in the greatest and most satisfying role of raising our children, before finding ways to use my gifts in the world of nonprofits. I felt the Lord's nudge to come on staff at THM and use my background to assist in finance. My husband and I have been married for 39 years, and have four children and six grandchildren.

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Zoie

Finance & Administrative Coordinator

God has blessed me with the opportunity to use my finance-econ degree and my experience in bookkeeping and tax advising to serve with THM. While attending the University of Idaho, my husband and I were both involved in campus ministries. We were first introduced to some of the THM staff members through church. I love hearing stories of how God is using THM to minister to the lost. I have seen a strengthening of Christians in our community and have been encouraged to see Christians who answer the call to be bold in their faith and seek to rescue children through sharing the hope that Christ offers to the world.

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Nikki

Executive Assistant

Children are such a blessing, and as a mother of three myself I am passionate about giving the unborn a voice and seeing the end of abortion. I am grateful to have the opportunity to use my skills to serve this ministry as we work to save these precious lives. Outside of THM, I enjoy serving alongside my husband on the worship team and as a graphic designer at our church. In my spare time I love playing board games with my husband and our three crazy-fun kids, painting, and reading historical fiction books.

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