Alice’s journey to New Harvest began in August 2008 when she became the Assistant Director at the Child Care Center. She is now the Director of the Child Care Center. She has been in the childcare field since 1991. Starting as a teacher in the Pre-K classrooms, eventually moving up to a 2 year old teacher and then moving into management in 2005. After attending New Harvest for about 3 months she was baptized in December 2008 by Pastor Mitch. Alice has been married to her husband Ken for 7 years. They enjoy going 4 wheeling, camping, fishing and just about every other outdoor activity that you can think of. Ken and Alice have 2 dogs, Buddy and Gus, who are a big part of their family. Alice loves to watch and play every sport possible, reading as many books possible and playing video games. Her mission is to bring excellence to the New Harvest Child Care Center through a faith based curriculum and a positive start of walking with God to the young lives entrusted to her and her staff. 

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Faith began working at New Harvest in August of 2008.  She enjoys working with the children of the New Harvest Child Care Center. She has been in this field for about 10 years and will graduate from Fresno State this semester with a degree in health science.  Faith has lived in Fresno all her life and has enjoyed every minute of this wonderful valley.  She has been married for almost nine years to her wonderful husband, Jarrod. They have three beautiful children, Corey- 12, Aron- 6 and Izzabella- 4.  Faith enjoys watching them play soccer and baseball.  In her free time she enjoys reading and playing games with her kids.   

Greg became a part of the New Harvest Church team early in 2006 as an intern in Student Ministries. In June of 2008 he made the transition to his current position as Family Life Director, which involves oversight of the ministry teams that serve birth through college. He came to New Harvest with 13 years of high school teaching and coaching experience. This proved to be vital in preparing for his current assignment. 
The faith journey Greg had brought him from what was thought at the time a dream job as a college basketball coach to a fully devoted Christ-Follower. With a lot of ups and downs the journey eventually led him to be called into full-time ministry. 

Jan is a native of Fresno.  She and her husband have lived in Clovis for the past 28 years.  They have a daughter and three grandsons.  In addition to her ministry in church administration, Jan has worked in health care administration for many years. Jan and Jim came to New Harvest Church in 2002 serving first in Children’s Ministry as volunteers in the 4 year old classroom, then as volunteer support for bulletins.  Jan accepted a position as the Move Coordinator when New Harvest Church moved to “The Plant.”  Jan is an active member of the Church Administrators Council.  

Jeanette became a part of the New Harvest Church family in 2008.  At the prompting of her step-daughter, “I know you and Daddy want to visit other churches, but on the weekends when I’m with you, could we just come here (New Harvest)?” Through the mouths of our little ones, the Lord’s truth is spoken. 
Jeanette holds a degree in Music Education, with an emphasis in Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting.  Little did she know that through her many years of teaching and performance the Lord was preparing her for something much bigger.    
To some degree, Jeanette has always been involved in the church.  Her faith and trust in Christ always guiding her through life.  In 2009 Jeanette accepted the position as the Elementary Coordinator at New Harvest.  As she helps coordinate the curriculum for Highway 14 and Innerchange (Grades 1-6) each week, the Lord has never ceased to amaze her.  Through every “Servant’s Heart” expressed through every volunteer; with each prayer lifted up to the Lord by every child each Sunday; with every note sung in Large Group during worship; with every scripture read in Small Groups, Jeanette is reassured that “this” is where the Lord needs her to be.   
The “3 Basic Truths” taught in the New Harvest Children’s Ministry are ‘truths’ that Jeanette holds very dear to her heart:  1) “Wisdom” –  I need to make the wise choice.  2) “Faith” – I can trust God no matter what!  3) “Friendship” –  I should treat other the way I want to be treated. 
“I know the plans I have fore you,” announces the Lord.  “I want you to enjoy success.  I do not plan to harm you.  I will give you hope for the years to come.” ~ Jeremiah 29:11 

A Bakersfield native, Jeremy spent most of her adult years on the Monterey/Carmel Peninsula as mom, manager of a small, boutique hotel, a high end wine tasting room, several retail establishments and a field seed processing plant in Bakersfield. Other employment included decorating homes and for special events. 
In 2004 she moved to Fresno and came to work at New Harvest Church in 2005, bringing many of her experience and work skill sets to the work place, applying them towards facility event scheduling and promotional development.   
She is a mother of 3 adult children, (2 daughters and a son), and is a grandmother to 8 girls and 1 boy, ages 5-15.   In addition to her family what she enjoys most is, good food, friends and family, reading, decorating, cooking and Leading Ladies. Her life verse is “All things work together for good for those who love God.” Romans 8:28. 
She is grateful and blessed to have such wonderful, satisfying employment serving Him and being surrounded by such a faithful supportive team! 

Jocelyn Rogers spiritual journey began in February 2001 we she accepted Christ as her Savior.. Her life as a New Harvest community member began in July of 2001.  She has served on the Welcoming Team, has been an office volunteer, and is currently serving as the Starting Line Coordinator, serving families birth thru Kindergarten. In August 2009, she was baptized and continues her walk with God on a daily basis. She is a Fresno State Alumni.  Prior to working at New Harvest Church, she taught elementary school and then began a family with her husband of 7 years, Casey.  She is the blessed mother of Cate and Carson. 

Born and raised on the west side of Fresno by loving, caring and hardworking parents in a farming community with an older brother and younger sister.   Kathy’s family has been blessed with many loving relationships in their family and with friends (even before acknowledging God and His faithfulness).  Kathy and her husband, Rudy, will be celebrating our 30th anniversary this year along with the greatest gifts of all, their children, Eddie and Ashley and son-in-law, Justin.    They enjoy going to the coast for rest and relaxation, walking, bicycling, and gardening. She worked in the secular world for over 30 years before given the privilege and honor to work at New Harvest Church.  It has been life changing on many levels, which she will be forever grateful.    

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Linda joined the New Harvest Church staff family in August of 2008 and enthusiastically accepted the position of Children’s Ministry Director in February of 2009.  Linda was born and raised in the Central Valley and graduated with honors from Fresno State University’s Journalism/Public Relations department.  Linda’s work experience includes more than a decade of managing customer service for companies in three different industries in the Fresno and Sacramento areas.   
“Created for such a time as this”…a quote taken from the story of Esther…would most describe how Linda’s colorful faith journey works together for this current season of service.  Born and raised Mormon, first marriage Catholic, never feeling “good enough” anywhere, Linda spent most of her early life confused and rejecting religion.  At age 32, after giving her life to Christ in Granite Bay, CA, Linda discovered the Grace, Truth and Freedom of a life lived completely in and for Jesus.  Gone were the lies of “not good enough,” replaced with blessings that come with becoming a disciple--someone continually searching, learning and sharing. 
Linda is now joyfully married to Derek and their blended family includes three children.  Derek and Linda enjoy “bringing the mission field into their living room” and have hosted 7 different high school exchange students from Germany and Brazil.   Linda’s passion is using easy resources to teach and model Godly principles in the home so families can live as disciples seven days a week, not just Sunday.  And children grow to stand firm as disciples of Jesus.  This passion overflows in her current work, and her prayers to see families strengthened in Christ. 

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Patrick was raised in Spokane, Washington and grew up on his grandfather’s farm. He graduated from Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington and pursued a career in business. In 1978, Pat moved to Fresno as General Manager of a local business that he eventually purchased.  As part of a long term plan, he sold his company to his top management group in 1995, and returned to graduate school to prepare for Missionary service. Pat and his wife Michele served as missionaries, for Northwest Church, in Mexico as Language teachers and provided pastoral care.  In 2001, following the extended illness of his pastor and long time friend, Bufe Karraker, he was called to serve as Executive Pastor at Northwest, through the transition to a new Senior Pastor.   
Pat now serves on Pastor Staff at New Harvest Church, a church plant from Northwest.  He also serves on the Board of Directors for Fresno Pacific University, and A.P.I. (a non-profit corporation founded to continue the work of long term Missionary Bob “Opa” Williams, in Indonesia) He is an experienced Bible teacher and continues to lead an early morning mid-week Bible Study.  Pat and Michele share 5 grown children, 19 grandchildren, and one great grand son.  dHe is a “hot-rodder”, and Harley Rider. Once a year he still rides or leads a motorcycle tour from Chicago to Santa Monica, on Route 66----just for Kicks!! 

Paul was born in Long Island, NY and moved to Winston-Salem, NC when he was seven.  After struggling to make sense of who God was through a tough childhood and adolescence, Paul heard the Gospel for the first time at a Young Life camp in Colorado.  It was there that Paul gave his life to Christ six days before his seventeenth birthday. 
Paul graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in the spring of 2000.  Throughout his time at UNCW, Paul volunteered with various youth ministries, realizing that he wanted to be for other kids what his Young Life leaders had been for him.  In the midst of serving youth in a local church, Paul fell in love with Mary Kate; and they were married in May of 2005.  After bouncing from North Carolina to California in 2006 and meeting Greg Zuffelato in a Western Seminary class in 2008, Paul and Mary Kate moved to Fresno to serve the middle school and high school ministries at New Harvest in December 2008. 
Paul has never forgotten the mindset that he had when he was struggling to make sense of life as a middle school and high school student, and he thinks that it helps him in his efforts to creatively communicate God’s heart to this next generation.  He and Paul work together in making teenage disciples who will make disciples themselves. 

Ron was born and raised in Northridge California.  He married his best friend Elizabeth in 1987 and have two great daughters, Nicole 22 a graduate of Fresno State and Rebecca 20 who attends Texas A and M University. He enjoys theater and softball as these are the passions of his girls. After the birth of their second child the Arbino family moved to a small town in Colorado to raise their kids. They spent 12 years there and enjoyed the small town feel.  In 2002 they moved back to California to be closer to family.  
Ron has a work history in the Maintenance and Construction fields throughout his career.  He has been a Press Machinist and Building Maintenance Technician for various Newspapers in both Los Angeles and Denver Colorado.  Currently he is a Licensed General Contractor in the state of California, where he has owned and operated a Construction company for many years. He came to New Harvest Church in 2008, where he has enjoy being of service to both the Church and the community.