Your 2025 Family Camp Team
Speaker
JASON RINNE
I love my wife and three kids. I love Jesus. I have been able to work with Young Life in lots of ways over the past 30 plus years. I’m blessed by this community and I’m passionate about helping friends and family love and follow Jesus by taking their next step in faith. Excited to be with you at Lost Canyon.
Musician
CATIE THREW
Hi! My name is Catie (Spade) Threw, originally from Scottsdale AZ but got the chance to work for YL in Flagstaff and San Diego. My husband Jared and our son Asher and I recently relocated to Lakewood Colorado where I get to be a full time mom. We love to explore all the new hikes and local spots. I’ll be your musician this year and I’m so excited to have fun with you and your family!
Program
JOE & GRACE BECK
We’re Joe and Grace Beck. We live in Southeast Tucson with our kids Daisy (2.5) and Ryder (7mo). Grace is a wedding and event florist and Joe is a 12 year veteran Area Director. We met while leading Young Life together in Flagstaff in 2012 and have learned that one of our favorite things to do together is serving on the program team at camp. Something fun about all of us is that Joe has 2 artificial hips, Grace has had many different hair colors, Daisy’s favorite singer is MGK, and Ryder is squishy. We are excited to laugh with you and your family!
Program
ZACH KIBBY
My wife, Kylee, and I are so excited to serve you at Family Camp this Labor day weekend! We have 4 big dogs at home and love hosting game nights at our home in Flagstaff! We have been volunteering and working with Young Life since 2018 and are very excited for this next chapter of life! I am the new Sedona Area Director and I am very excited to serve your family in laughter and fun this family camp weekend! If you see us walking around, we would love to say hi to you and your family and to thank you for supporting our Young Life kiddos! Can’t wait to see you there!
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Camp Director / Sound Tech / Lifeguards
EMILY & ERIC PEPPERS
​Eric & Emily Peppers have been volunteering with Flagstaff Young Life and Family Camp since 2014. They are honored to be returning as our volunteer Camp Director (Emily), Sound Tech (Eric), and Lifeguards (both of them)! They have one son out of the nest, and two still at home: Tyler and John. Emily is an Orthodontist and Eric is a Realtor in their spare time.
Area Director / Student Staff Coordinator & Head Leader
JANA & TIM MCDONALD
​Jana and Tim McDonald are serving as medic and Head Leader / Student Staff Coordinator. Jana is our Area Director in Flagstaff and Tim is a paramedic in Williams and they both lead with the college students at NAU. They love Jesus, community and the Flagstaff kids!
Registration
CHRISTINA THIBAULT
Hello! I am the Administrator for Northern Arizona Young Life and have had the privilege of serving you during the registration process! We will be having our third baby beginning of August, so I will be handing off the registration duties to our awesome team then. Until August, let me know if you have any questions at familycamp928@gmail.com. :)
Head Leaders
CAM & KELLY LIPPERT
We’re Cam and Kelly Lippert, parents to three incredible kids—Knox (11), Silas (9), and Amelie (6). We first met through friends while Kelly was serving in childcare at a Young Lives camp at Lost Canyon. Recently, we made the move from Phoenix to Flagstaff to plant Flag City Church. We also serve on the Flagstaff Young Life Committee and love getting to spend time with college students and leaders. Our whole family is so excited to be part of Family Camp this year!
Childcare Coordinators
AMBER & NICK MCKAY
Meet Amber and Nick McKay, our dedicated Childcare Coordinators! Part of our Family Camp team since 2018, they stepped into their leadership role in 2021. They are passionate about your family's experience, pouring their hearts into preparing our volunteer team. Their goal is to create a safe, fun, and loving environment where children of all ages can learn about God and feel deeply cared for all weekend long.
Head Lifeguard & Lead Sound Tech
ANNA & SCOTT LYONS
Anna and Scott Lyons are headed into their 6th year volunteering at Family Camp! Anna is our Head Lifeguard and Scott is our Lead Sound Tech (and Lifeguard too). They look forward to making sure your experience is top notch. When they aren't reminding your kids "not to run" or making sure the bass is dialed in and is "just right", you will find them in Flagstaff with their two boys Charlie and Oliver.