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Corvallis, Oregon 97333
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SouthSide Staff

Steve Kimmell, Director, worked at Hewlett Packard in Corvallis, Oregon for twenty years before leaving to assume his calling in March of 2001. Co-founder of SSYO with his wife, Tena, Steve has overseen the growth of SouthSide Youth Outreach including incorporation, IRS tax-exempt status, board formation and development, facility construction and program development.

Christena "Tena" Kimmell, Co-Director, has worked as a registered nurse since 1994. She started and has been the heart and soul of the SSYO flagship program called Tuesday Club. She and her husband Steve have parented four biological children to adulthood as well as several "adopted" children including three who currently live with them.

Trisha Allard, Office Assistant, has been involved with SouthSide Ministries for many years. She is active in many ways including the breadth of administrative tasks needed to keep the ministry going. Trisha and her husband, Matt, have a son in college and a daughter in high school.

Matt Kimmell, Youth Director, oversees middle-school and high-school programs. He runs Summer Squad in the summer and middle-school Tuesday Club during the school year. Matt also is in charge of the newly formed ACES after-school program. Matt is a talented drummer and artist and is pursuing a degree in counseling.

Chuck Lund, Volunteer Coordinator, has a breadth of experience from his 20 years as a bank manager throughout Latin America, 9 years as administrator of a small seminary in Madrid, Spain and 4 years spent starting an inner city outreach to street children in Panama City, Panama. He also serves as Secretary/Treasurer of SSYO. Chuck and his wife, Flerida, have three adult children, two sons and a daughter.

Flerida Lund, Accounting Assistant, a bank teller when Chuck discovered her, is focused on the many accounting and clerical functions needing attention to keep the ministry on track. She is a native of The Dominican Republic and has been married to Chuck for 39 years.

Ed Volker, Transportation Manager, takes care of all the needs around the bus and van fleet of SSYO. This vital function helps as SSYO busses in around 80% of the kids who attend Tuesday Club. The fleet is also used to take kids to camps, conferences, mission trips and summer school field trips.

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