Shawn Small

Executive Director

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In a small church in northern New Jersey at the age of 17, Shawn fell on his face before God and acknowledged that Jesus was Truth. This revelation started the greatest pilgrimage of his life.  His 20+ years of full time ministry experience has included pastoral, missions and administrative duties.  He adores his amazing wife, Cheryl, and four wonderful children.  His hobbies include exploration, reading, comic collecting, writing and all things Celtic.  Shawn has now dedicated his life to calling others to embark on the Wonder-Voyage that God has designed for them.

Cheryl Small

Business Administrator
Administrator

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Cheryl is an administrator extraordinaire.  Along with managing her own household, raising 4 children, being married to Shawn and running her own at home business called Out of the Office, she also operates as the administrator of Wonder Voyage. Years of office management experience and a love for seeing a staff grow in strength has trained Cheryl for this challenging experience.

Sammy Chesser

Director of Expozure

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Sammy has been involved in youth ministry for over 20 years. Although his daily job is in the corporate jungle, he prefers to spend his time engaged in the adventure of Expozure. He dreams to one day own and direct his own camp. Sammy has been married over 25 years, and he is the dedicated father of two.

 

Molly Wren

Voyage Director

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Molly graduated with a dual degree in History and Sociology from Rice University in 1984.   She has been a youth minister in the Episcopal Church, and she continues to be actively involved in the Dallas diocese. Molly joined the staff of Wonder Voyage as a Voyage Director in 2003.   She has dedicated her life to bringing the gospel alive, and pilgrimages are one of the best ways she utilizes that gift.  Molly has been married for over 20 years and plans to be married forever and ever.

Jason Wendel

Director of Communications

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Jason was one of the three brave souls to join us on our first pilgrimages to Ireland in 2000, making him the longest standing staff member of Wonder Voyage.  Jason has a degree in Media from Oral Roberts University, and he owns his own web design company, Flying Donut Media. Though Jason spearheads the huge responsibility of our web design and communication, his greatest love is the adventure of traveling around the world and serving those who are in need.

Ken Janke

Voyage Director/Board Member

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Ken Janke received a B.S. degree from Oral Roberts University. He started out his career in business before going into full-time ministry. Ken has served as an Executive Pastor for 13 years. During his tenure he created Groundworks, an organization that focuses on the emerging postmodern culture. In 2005, Ken launched out and moved his family to Connecticut to help pioneer a new church near the Yale campus. He has a passion for missions, leadership development, and team-based ministry. He and his wife, Lori, have been married for over 20 years and have four children.

Eric Neubauer

Voyage Director

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Eric comes to Wonder Voyage with a passion for people.  After serving as a pastor for 4 years, Eric founded Compassion Corps – a charitable organization dedicated to reaching people who are impoverished, destitute, or otherwise in need because of injustice(s) in our world.  He has worked with the poor, orphaned and refugees in 15+ different nations.  Eric has been married for over 10 years, has two children and lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

Ryan Koenig

Voyage Director

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Ryan comes to us after six years of ministry work overseas in the Republic of Ireland serving youth. He has been a friend to Wonder Voyage for many years, and he has been a part of many trips we have taken to Ireland. After graduating from Moody Bible Institute in 2005, Ryan is now pursuing his Masters of Divinity at Asbury Theological Seminary and Masters of Business Administration at the University of Dallas.

 

Michael Flickinger

Voyage Director

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Mike had just graduated from high school when he embarked on his first pilgrimage with Wonder Voyage. Though it took five years to reconnect with Shawn, Mike remembered his encounter with God in Ireland and wanted others to have the same experience. Mike works as an Administrative Director during the summer and as a full-time student during the school year. He currently lives in Minnesota and spends most of his time reading for his literature classes, and when he has time to spare: he's reading.