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Lyle R. Bracken |
Executive Director |
lyle@talloaks.org |
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Lyle has
28 years of full time camp administration experience in Kansas. He is a certified “Conference
Center Administrator” by the International Association of Conference
Center Administrators, and is active in ACA, and the Association of
Disciples Outdoor Ministries. |
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Roberta Christenson |
Resident Food and Hospitality Manager |
roberta@talloaks.org |
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Roberta
is the person in charge of the “happenings” at All Peoples Dining
Hall. She is our dietitian and meal coordinator, greeter,
receptionist, Hospitality Guild and Volunteer Programming
Coordinator and provider of tender care for all who come through the
doors of All Peoples Dining Hall. Roberta is the only staff member
who can cook, talk on the phone, and crochet at the same time! You
will hear her say “I'm only the cook” but you know better. |
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Sharon Bracken |
Director of Guest Services |
sharon@talloaks.org |
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Sharon
brings a wealth of experience from the many different programs she
has coordinated. Sharon will help you schedule, plan and give you
the best ideas for making your event the most successful it can be.
She will encourage you to spend as long as you can in the great
outdoors of Tall Oaks. |
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Barbara Deaver |
Equestrian Instructor (CHA certified) |
barb@talloaks.org |
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Barbara is committed
first and foremost to your safety but she also wants you to learn
about and appreciate the beauty and grace of horses—what they can
teach us about our Creator, ourselves and one another. She has
received her accreditation through the Certified Horsemanship
Association. |
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P.J. Jamison
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Director of the Outdoor Program (Certified through Challenge
Options) |
challengeme@talloaks.org |
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PJ has over 12 years of
challenge course facilitation experience on both low and high
element courses. Her educational background includes a B.S. degree
in Art and Education, and she regularly attends advanced skills and
facilitation trainings. She has current Technical and Safety Skills
Certification through Challenge Options, Inc. In addition to working
on ropes courses, she spent several years volunteering and working
with the Girl Scouts as a trainer in the rappel and zipline
programs. Using her teaching experience background combined
with “knowing the ropes”, she has provided challenge course programs
for hundreds of groups, including student, corporate, and special
needs groups. PJ is committed to creating a fun, educational, but
most of all meaningful experience for every participant that comes
to the challenge course. |
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