Our Board

From Left: Rick Wessels, Marianne Youngberg, Alan Dean, Jean Black,

Ken Carlson, Kristen Utley, Paul Iverson, Sharon Johnson, Frank Kohn.

(not pictured: Garr Hintz, Bill Morton, Felicia Wenell, Dave Seehusen, Marty Garrett, Carla Rydberg)

Bill Morton (Brighton, CO)
Destination Church
Self-employed Psychologist
Camp Connections: former Calhoun County resident, provided consultation to camp in the past, Triathlon co-founder and race director

Felicia Wenell (Ames, IA)
Evangelical Covenant Church of Albert City
Junior at Iowa State University majoring in Logistics Supply

Chain Management with a minor in Political Science
Camp Connections: former camper, former summer staff

Jean Black (Somers, IA)
First Presbyterian Church - Fort Dodge
20 years of business experience in Supervision/Administration/Human Resources

with a BS in Microbiology/Chemistry
Camp Connections: lake resident, camper mom

Ken Carlson (Omaha, NE)
B.A., North Park College, M.Div., North Park Theological Seminary.
Midwest Covenant Conference Superintendent - Partner with two Associate Superintendents in

ministry to over ninety churches and fellowship groups in five Heartland states

(CO, IA, KS, MO, and NE). Superintendent for 15 years, 8 years as Associate Superintendent

and 16 years as the pastor of three local churches in MA, CA, and KS.
Camp Connections: a variety of camps throughout the U.S. as a camper, staff member, speaker, and board member.

Sharon R. Johnson (Red Oak, IA)
Red Oak First Covenant Church
Nurse Practitioner at Shenandoah Medical Center, Shenandoah, Iowa
“My grandfather was on the Iowa board that purchased the original TLCC site.”
Camp Connections: Life long TLCC camper, nurse, counselor, Mom of campers/summer staffer.

Kristen Utley (Fort Dodge, IA)
First Covenant Church
Registered Nurse at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Charge Nurse duties on a cardiac floor.
Camp Connections: Former camper, current camper mom, and supporting church member.

Marianne Youngberg (Pocahontas, IA)
Evangelical Covenant Church
Music and band teacher (27 years) at Pocahontas Area School and West Bend-Mallard.

Camp Connections: counseled at camps and led music worship at women's retreats, camper and summer staff mom

Paul E. Iverson (Lake City, IA)
Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
“I and my wife Judy own and run three businesses, God's Wood--a custom furniture

shop, Cornerstone Suites, a boutique 2-suite motel, and Fitness on Center,

a 24 hour fitness center. We have 4 children and three grandchildren.”
Camp Connections: family attended Bible Camp for 9 years, helped rebuild the round barn at TLCC and sons re-roofed it.  

Alan Dean (Red Oak, Iowa)

Pastor of the Red Oak Covenant Church since 2002

B.S. from University of South Florida M. Div. from Northpark Theological Seminary

Camp Connections: four children who are campers