The Center for Online Evangelism Team
Meet the COE Team
Seventh-day adventists dedicated to the online mission field.
Our dedicated workers are each Seventh-day Adventist professionals that have demonstrated expertise in their respective industries. They have chosen to devote a sizable part of their commercial careers to the Center for Online Evangelism in order to help spread the Gospel to the online mission field.
Dave Sharpe
Deputy director
In 1995 Dave left his job with a mail order house and started building websites for clients. He has been involved in online marketing ever since. Core skills include content marketing, direct response copywriting, SEO and email marketing.
Tina Gennette
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Tina holds a degree in Data Management and has been working in the accounting and technology field for over a decade. She has worked for both corporate and non-profit agencies. Core skills include administrative, accounting, budgets, database management, strong written communications, project management, research and grant writing.
Stephen Lee
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Wendy Cacka
WEB DEVELOPER
Kim Wagner
SEO MANAGER
Kim has been working in the SEO industry since 2013. She leads the SEO team and trains new employees and interns that work in this area. Core skills include technical SEO, on-page SEO, keyword research, online marketing strategy, and social media strategy.
Elaineliz Asumen
SEO SPECIALIST
Elaineliz has been working in the digital space since 2012, and is COE’s resident YouTube expert. Along with her SEO skills she is proficient in social media strategy and video editing and production.
Amy Prindle
CONTENT STRATEGIST
Amy has been a writing and editing professional since 2010. She has worked as a managing editor for a union paper and later incorporated an online copywriting business. For COE she leads the team of writers, creating and finalizing content for a variety of projects.
Hannah Robinson
CONTENT STRATEGIST
Hannah graduated from Southern Adventist University with a bachelor’s degree in English, with an emphasis in writing. All throughout college she worked as a writing tutor, especially enjoying the process of helping students critically evaluate and improve their work. Core skills include content creation, copy editing, and topical research.
Arnaldo Oliveira
PROJECT MANAGER
John Huynh
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Rock Deche Kai
RWANDA STUDENT COORDINATOR, WRITER, SEO SPECIALIST
Rock works with the Center for Online Evangelism’s students enrolled under our Digital Evangelism Project. He makes sure they are on track with their courses and assignments and have access to the tools and information they need to complete the digital marketing training requirements. He also has experience in marketing and team leadership and has demonstrated skills in SEO and content creation.
Stephanie Bergsma
SEO SPECIALIST
Guarev Joseph Zacharaiah
SEO SPECIALIST
Joseph has been working in the SEO world since 2015, primarily with ecommerce and SaaS projects. He also has significant experience with A/B testing and pay-per-click ad development, along with managing several campaigns. He enjoys having the opportunity to put these skills to use in ministry through his work at COE.
Lauren McKinny
WRITER
Lauren has a Master’s in English from Claremont Graduate University. She has helped other writers with critical thinking and analysis for 8+ years. Her core skills include copyediting, research, and content creation. She enjoys learning about theology and how to make these topics accessible and enjoyable for online readers.
Joy Inyele
WRITER
Joy comes to COE from the Writing and Publishing program at Hartland College. She has demonstrated remarkable skill in the interpretation of complex biblical concepts and explains them in ways the average online reader can understand. Core skills include copy editing and developmental editing.
Bob Dale
WRITER
Jennifer Burkes
WRITER
Jennifer has been involved in online writing projects for many years. She received her Bachelor’s in English with a Creative Writing emphasis from Southern Oregon University. She appreciates the collaborative writing process at the Center for Online Evangelism, combining the strengths of each person in order to produce content that can lead readers to get to know Jesus.
Zariah Wilbur
INTERN - GRAPHIC DESIGN
Gad Rukundo
INTERN - WEB DEVELOPMENT
Samuel Manzi
INTERN - WEB DEVELOPMENT
Mugisha Jean
INTERN - SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION (SEO)
Daniel Nsanzabandi
INTERN - SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION (SEO)
Emmanuel Gashema
INTERN - SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION (SEO)
Amani Claude
INTERN - SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION (SEO)
Gilbert Tumusifu
INTERN - SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION (SEO)
Jackson Nizeyimana
INTERN - SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION (SEO)