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The Search Team

The Transitional Executive Director Search Team is made up of CRCNA members from across Canada. This includes:

Chris deWinter- Chair
Pastor at Immanuel CRC
Langly, B.C. 

Andrew Beunk
Pastor at New Westminster CRC
Burnaby, B.C.

Heather Cowie
Pastor at The Road CRC
Calgary, Alta.

Malorie DeBruyne
Graduate Student
St. Catharines, Ont. 

Elly Boersma Sarkany
Pastor of Worship at Covenant CRC
St. Catharines, Ont.

This search team is being assisted by Nelson/Kraft and Associates, specifically:

Keith Knight -  Keith has a long career in leadership development, communications and marketing. Over the past decade he served as Executive Director of the Canadian Christian Business Federation, a national network of Christian business and professional leaders.

He served as director of communications with the Christian Reformed Church in North America, then director of communications with The Presbyterian Church in Canada. He served on the global board of the World Association for Christian Communication and as president of the Institute for Faith, Culture and Technology.

He has served in leadership roles throughout his life, both within his church community and the broader provincial, national and international communities. He thrives on relationship-building and discovering organizational and individual needs. Keith says that his passion is “people and helping them flourish.”

Jeff Pitchford - Jeff is an accomplished Senior Executive, with over 25 years of leadership experience across the chemical manufacturing and food processing industries. He wears many hats including Business Consultant, Executive Coach, Board Member, Forum Chair and Birkman Certified Professional. Jeff specializes in leadership development and team-based business success. He is passionate about developing leaders and building high performance teams.

Please direct all inquiries to [email protected].