Sandusky Life Teen Core Team

 

Rev. David Nuss
Spiritual Director
419-625-7465
dnuss@sanduskylifeteen.org

Ordained a priest: 1993

B.A. Marquette University
M.Div., M.A.T. Mt. St. Mary's Seminary
S.T.L. Catholic University of America

I feel closest to God at the altar and in the confessional.

Dream Job:  Priest chaplain to the Green Bay Packers.

You'll see me running, biking and playing basketball.

I am a big U2 fan: Favorite U2 album -  Unforgettable Fire; Favorite U2 concert - Joshua Tree.

 

Heather Gerber
Praise & Worship Director
hgerber@sanduskylifeteen.org

Graduated from St. Vincent - St. Mary in Akron in 1989 (yes, the one Lebron went to!)
B.S. in Communication, Ohio University, 1993 with a minor in music

Moved to Sandusky in 1995, married John in 1998 - 10 years on July 11, 2008!

Pride and joy - My dog Sophie, a Maltese who is spoiled rotten (by her daddy of course.)

Video that makes me cry every time I see it - Fishers of Men.  It is really moving!

Weird fact - I could say the alphabet backwards before I could say it forward.

Job I would most like to try - I would love to be one of those people on the Travel Channel that gets paid to have a camera crew follow them around the world.

 

John Collart
Service/Retreats/Hospitality
Home: 419-625-0407
Cell: 419-357-4484

jcollart@sanduskylifeteen.org

Graduated from Edison H.S.
Attended BGSU Firelands

8-5 Job: Sporting Goods Sales Rep and Buyer at Coach's Sports Corner.

My heroes are my parents, brother, Mike, JP2 and Mother Teresa, who have run and won the great race of life!

My amazing gifts are my wife, Marcia, my daughter, Jennifer (14) and my son Brian (7).

 

Rachelle Kristof Hippler
Technology/Logistics/Admin.
rkristo@sanduskylifeteen.org

B.S. Math Education, BGSU
M.S. Computer Science, BGSU

In real life: I teach computer programming classes at BGSU Firelands.

I feel closest to God when I am hiking in the woods, camping with my husband.

 

Nancy Kuns
Core Team
nkuns@sanduskylifeteen.org

B.S. University of Toledo College of Pharmacy

In real life I am the Practice Manager at Kuns Family Medicine and Pharmacist at Sam's Club Pharmacy.  At home, I am the chief litter box scooper! 

Favorite quote:  "Let the beauty we love be what we do.  There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground....Rumi

 

Rachel Polinski
Core Team
419-571-9623
rpolinski@sanduskylifeteen.org

Graduated from St. Peter's H.S., Mansfield, OH
B.S. University of Notre Dame
D.O. Physicain Ohio University of Osteopathic Medicine

In real life I am a fourth year medical student at Firelands Hospital.

You'll see me running, biking, playing outside, and participating in any and all sports. I'm always up for some friendly competition!

My inspiration: "Give yourself fully to God. He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in His love than in your own weakness." -Mother Teresa

 

Kelly Claar
Core Team
kclaar@sanduskylifeteen.org

Graduated from St. Mary Central Catholic in 2003
BS/BA in Human Resources Management, Xavier University, in Cincinnati OH

I live in Sandusky OH with two of my best friends from high school. 

I am an HR Generalist and love what I do.

Interesting Tid Bits: I love readings books.  My favorite books are books are faith-based or personal biographies.  I also have a slight obsession with Lake Erie and loving being near it or on it!  

If I could go anywhere in the world I would go to London, England. 

I feel closest to God on a sunny Sunday in the middle of the summer when I'm outdoors with my family.

 

Kara Groff
Core Team
kclaar@sanduskylifeteen.org

Graduated from St. Mary Central Catholic in 2003
BSBA in Marketing, Xavier University, Cincinnati OH

My favorite job has been owning the children's toy store "Full of the Dickens."

I enjoy meeting new people, spending summer days by the lake, traveling and being with my family.

Favorite quote: "Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Louis Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein." - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
 

Meghan Blake
Core Team

mblake@sanduskylifeteen.org

Welcome to Sandusky Life Teen!
 

Jude & Shelly Roth
Core Team
419-627-9918
jsroth@sanduskylifeteen.org

Jude is a 1978 graduate of SMCC, recipient of the Bishops Cross and 2 year degree from Terra Community College.

Shelly is a 1979 graduate of PHS, graduate of BGSU with a BS in Education w/ a Specialization in Special Education.

In real life, Jude is an Operations manager for OAC and former head wrestling coach of SMCC. Shelly is a HS Intervention Specialist at PHS.

Jude enjoys working with kids, loves the sport of wrestling and taking walks with the dogs.

Shelly enjoys working with kids, walking, knitting and her dogs Jack and Zoey.

Our interest in Life Teen is to come together and celebrate what we're all about as Catholic Christians. We look forward to presenting the time and opportunities to our teens, to bring them closer to Christ. We hope that teens will get excited about mass and embrace the moment. In our journey of faith of Life teen, we believe, we will learn more from our teens and deepen our faith.

 

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