Support Staff Profiles

Linnea Aaland, Receptionist

Linnea Aaland is a part-time receptionist. In addition to general receptionist and secretarial duties, she keeps our database updated. Please contact Linnea directly with information changes.

Linnea was born and raised in North Dakota and attended Lutheran Bible Institute in Seattle where...

Diane Ackerman, Assistant to Youth Worship

Diane Ackerman is the adult leader of the Youth Worship Team, and helps the student band and praise team plan, prepare, and rehearse a weekly worship set for the Monday night high school and middle school programs.  Also, each spring...

David Cosio, Webmaster and Powerpoint Operator

My name is David Cosio and I am the webmaster for Autumn Ridge Church. I am thrilled that you are visiting my profiles, because that means you had to see the rest of the website to get to it! I have been working at Autumn Ridge Church since June 2005. I work here because I have felt for a number of...

Michelle DenHartog, Assistant to Children's Ministries

Tami Gabrielson, Nursery Coordinator

Hi my name is Tami Gabrielson and I am the nursery coordinator at Autumn Ridge Church. I started working here in November of 2005, right before the big move to Salem Rd. I love being part of the Children’s ministry team. My position is to find volunteers for the three youngest nursery rooms on...

Carol Geselle, Administrative Secretary

Carol Geselle serves as Administrative Assistant to Pastor C. John Steer. Her duties include transcribing dictation for all correspondence, sermons, weddings, funerals, parent and child dedications, along with general secretarial and administrative duties.  She also oversees monthly staff...

Martha Gibson, Facility Coordinator

My name is Martha Gibson and I serve as the Facility Coordinator at Autumn Ridge Church. In my position, I am privileged to work with our church staff and congregation assisting them in scheduling events on the...

Colette Gilbertson, Receptionist

I'm Colette Gilbertson and I attend to duties in several areas of the church office.  I process fees for events, youth activities and special giving,  I manage spread sheets for all short term mission trips and I...

Brenda Johnson, Head Custodian

Brenda has served as church custodian since February of 1997  is the senior member and only woman in the Autumn Ridge Properities Dept and is the church's "queen of clean." She also assists with church calendar coordination, helps...

Scott Jones, Office Manager


Leah King, Assistant to Student Ministries

Leah’s role includes administratively supporting the Middle School and High School ministries. She attended Northwestern College in Saint Paul where she received a bachelor’s of science degree in business administration. She brings a vast amount of professional...

Sara Krause, Receptionist

The main objective of my position as Assistant Receptionist is answering phone calls with a warm and friendly voice, making people comfortable while they wait for appointments with other support staff and being available to support staff to fulfill misc office tasks. I...

Dorothy Morris, Assistant to Worship

Dorothy Morris is the Worship Administrative Assistant.  Her role is to assist in the preparation for the weekly Adoration and Celebration services.  She also coordinates music preparation for the choir and orchestra and schedules all scripture readers and projection...

Laurie Norton, Christos Bookcenter

Laurie is the manager of Christos Bookcenter.  She, along with help from the bookcenter's Deacon ministry team, and the store's devoted volunteers work tirelessly at putting some of the highest quailty books onto the shelf.  Laurie officially started her work at...

Sherrie Porterfield, Communications

Sherrie works with all areas of ministry at Autumn Ridge to enable effective communication to the congregation. Her main job each week is to produce the church newsletter, RidgeLines. She also produces other printed pieces that serve as informational publications within the church and community....

Tom Regnier, Site Manager

My ministry duties and responsibilities revolve around planning for and managing new construction, solving new project start-up issues, identifying and coordinating updates or enhancements needed for the existing campus operation. I’m also involved in assuring we meet city and county project...

April Rowe, Assistant to Worship

April Rowe is the Celebration Worship Administrative Assistant.  Her role is to work with the Celebration singers and instrumentalists – getting them all their music, creating the musician and singers schedule, and coordinating all the extra elements that occur in the Celebration service on a...

Robyn Terpstra, Preschool Coordinator

Robyn Terpstra is the pre-school coordinator at Autumn Ridge Church. Her duties include working with volunteers to provide safe care for the preschool age children in the Ladybug, Turtle, Bumblebee and Salamander classes.  Along with that, ensuring...

Tom Ulwelling, Facility Director

Tom Ulwelling is the Facilities Director here at Autumn Ridge Church. His many tasks include overseeing the Facilities Department and facility staff, working on maintenance and repair issues, assisting the Facility Coordinator on the scheduling of events and meetings, ordering supplies and working...

Becky Wiens, Director of World Missions

My name is Becky Wiens and I serve as the Assistant to Spiritual Development and World Mission.  I am privileged to work with Adult Ministries as well as with our global ministry ARCH International.  Within these responsibilities I help coordinate Adult Bible Communities and Classes on...

Elann Wright

wright.elann[at]autumnridgechurch.org