Meet Our Staff
Cheryl Mast, Outdoor Education Coordinator
Cheryl has a BA in Education from Goshen College and taught for ten years in the private and public school sector before becoming involved in camping ministry. She loves being outdoors and thrives on opportunities to lead and teach in the outdoors. Cheryl has over 25 years of experience facilitating groups in team building initiatives. In her free time, she enjoys photography, gardening, wilderness trip camping and exploring the wonders of God's creation. Cheryl has served as Coordinator of Outdoor/Environmental Education at Amigo Centre since 2001.
Eva is the wife of Brent Beeker, and mom to Krista, Justin and Jenna. She is also a Nana to Hannah, Natalie, Luke and Emma. Eva has been an educator for 17 years and most recently retired as the St. Joseph County 4-H Program Coordinator through the Michigan State University extension office, where she had served for 11 years. Passions of hers are the education of life skills & the natural world, as well as seeing God's hand at work in the lives of others.
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Emily is in her sixth year serving as the K-2 Teacher in the Homeschool Nature Study Program. In the past, Emily served as Amigo's Summer Camp Director for four years, and she also worked in Elementary Special Education for one year. Emily graduated from Bluffton University with a bachelor's degree in Theology and now lives in Goshen with her husband (Micah) and cat (Cosmo). In addition to her work with Amigo, Emily is the office administrator for Anabaptist Disabilities Network. In her free time, she enjoys reading, gardening, and baking.
Colton has a BA in Youth Ministry from Bluffton University and has worked at Amigo since 2015. He has served as a Summer Camp counselor. In 2020, Colton became the Youth Ministry Coordinator for both summer and winter youth camps at Amigo. This is his third year as the Gr 3-5 teacher for the Homeschool Nature Study Program. Colton has been a substitute teacher in the public school setting. He is constantly trying to learn new information about nature. This includes learning and recognizing trees, flowers, birds, and fish. Colton also enjoys canoeing, hiking, biking, camping, and playing guitar.
Jeanna (pictured at left) is a homeschool mom; who has been homeschooling for 27 years. She has 4 children, three of whom have graduated and her youngest is in 11th grade. Her family has been participating in Amigo's homeschool program since it started in 1999. When she is not homeschooling, she enjoys playing games with her kids, making various hand crafts, and playing with her pets She enjoys nature and being outside, as well as seeing students learn and explore outdoors. |