Staff
IdRaHaJe could not operate without our amazing staff who have dedicated their lives to full-time ministry with the mission of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. We have seen God work in our lives, and enjoy seeing God work in the lives of people who attend IdRaHaJe. We want to offer a special thanks to our current staff as well as all of the full-time staffers who have helped point campers to Christ throughout the years!
Mike DeBoer
Executive Director
director@idrahaje.orgMike’s early life growing up on a farm prepared him for the many facets of camp life. He’s worked full time at IdRaHaJe since 1996 in different roles ranging from MLS Instructor, Assistant MLS Director, Adventure Program Director, and Operations Director before becoming the Executive Director. He is comfortable wearing many hats and loves being a part of what God is doing in the lives of campers at IdRaHaJe. He and his wife, Amber, enjoy serving in ministry together.
Fun Fact: His beard is really to cover up for his charming looks.
Pam Eggleston
Office Manager
info@idrahaje.orgPam is blessed having been born and raised in the mountains of Colorado. Now she has the privilege of working at IdRaHaJe, along with her husband Micah. Pam spent her first several years cooking at IdRaHaJe and then became the Office Manager in March of 2017. While it is a blessing to work at Camp, her greatest blessings are her three children, Matthew, Caleb and Laura.
Fun Fact: Pam ran hurdles as a star athlete in high school.
Cherry Ann Laird
Cook
Cherry has been a stay-at-home mom of five kids for fifteen years. She was blessed to come to camp in the summer of 2019 when her husband, Daniel was a guest speaker at Lodge Camp. She got to help in one of the kitchens and through that the Lord called her to full-time ministry. It just so happened that camp could use her gifts from the Lord! In December of 2019, she became part of the IdRaHaJe family!
Fun fact: Cherry has a deep love for chickens.
Jennifer Gates
Bookkeeper
jennifer@idrahaje.orgJennifer joined the IdRaHaJe team as Bookkeeper in July of 2018. After a career in corporate America with a background in finance, marketing, and accounting she is thrilled to finally be fulfilling a long-time dream of using her experience to be part of a Christian camp ministry. She and her husband Cody love their life in the mountains of Colorado and enjoy jeeping, camping, hiking, fly fishing, and just being in awe of God’s creation. Jennifer and Cody have a young daughter who joins in their adventures.
Fun Fact: Jennifer has been to the top of Pikes Peak over 300 times!
Cliff McCalister
Staff Ministry Supervisor
cliff@idrahaje.orgCliff has been involved with camp since 1986. He has been a counselor, Tepee Chief, Back Pack Director, Guest Group Coordinator and Discipleship Director. Cliff and his wife Joy were sent by camp as missionaries to Mexico in 2001. Cliff is currently the Events Director for Christian Camping International America Latina Mexico. They have returned to IdRaHaJe for an extended period of time and look forward to how they can minister here and in Mexico. Cliff and Joy have been married for 25 years and have three wonderful kids; Molly, who is married to John Stark, Cailey, and Jack.
Fun Fact: In Mexico, they call me Juan Carlos "Juegoman." "Juegoman" is Spanglish so you will have to figure that one out on your own!
Brooke Nofer
SaLT Supervisor
salt@idrahaje.orgBrooke found her passion for camp at the age of 9 when she first attended a camp supported by her church in Ohio. It was at this camp where she first heard the gospel and committed her life to Christ. Brooke was brought to IdRaHaJe by a simple google search in 2015. She was a summer counselor at Tepee Camp (now Wilderness Ridge) in 2015 and fell in love with the mountains of Colorado. After a second amazing summer, Brooke joined full-time staff in the fall of 2016 as the SaLT Supervisor. She enjoys watching movies, reading by the fire, stargazing, and being outside!
Fun Fact: Brooke marched and played the trumpet at a football game in the Tampa Bay Ray’s baseball stadium.
Travis Badding
Summer Program Coordinator
travis@idrahaje.orgTravis grew up in a small town in southeastern Colorado. While studying threater at the University of Northern Colorado, he learned about IdRaHaJe and came to work on summer staff in 2014. After graduating in December of 2015, he joined the full-time staff as the Summer Program Coordinator. He enjoys shooting archery, hiking, and rock climbing.
Fun Fact: Travis has a twin brother, but they do not share the same birthday.
Amber DeBoer
Curriculum & Instruction Supervisor
amber@idrahaje.orgA native of Colorado, Amber first worked at IdRaHaJe in the summer of 1995. After marrying her husband, Mike, in 1998, her life path became closely connected to the ministry of IdRaHaJe. Amber taught various age groups in the public school system before feeling called to join IdRaHaJe's full time staff in the fall of 2014. She is passionate about creating Biblical, engaging and relevant curriculum for all facets of Camp and training staff to effectively interact with campers. Amber fully believes in the power of camp ministry to transform lives.
Fun Fact: Amber loves mountain adventures and can often be found exploring the trails, rocks and forests surrounding Bailey.
Sarah Griffitts
Registrar
registration@idrahaje.orgSarah started serving at IdRaHaJe and rocking the paperwork world in May of 2018 as your friendly neighborhood Registrar. She has been involved in camp ministry since 2005, and after leaving to pursue other ministry and career goals, has returned to her first love. She has a burden for lost souls and a passion for helping the hurting, broken, and marginalized people of this world find healing, redemption and freedom in Jesus. Above all, Sarah just wants to love and serve God with her whole self and love others well.
Fun Fact: Sarah is an artist who loves working with her hands. She enjoys woodworking, pottery, printmaking as well as a myriad of other media. You name it, she can make it!
Marissa Willimann
Mountain Lab School Coordinator & Nursing Advisor
marissa@idrahaje.orgMarissa is a Colorado native. She was born and raised in Colorado Springs, but later moved to Indiana where she has lived for the past eight years. After graduating nursing school Marissa had the opportunity to join the IdRaHaJe team and serve as a Mountain Lab School (MLS) instructor and summer nurse in 2016. She then moved back to Indiana to work at a well-known pediatric hospital. Marissa felt the Lord’s prompting to return to IdRaHaJe and join full time staff as MLS coordinator and nursing supervisor in the fall of 2017. She loves helping kids experience the character of God through His creation. Marissa enjoys a life of adventure including skiing, rock climbing, basically anything outside, caring for others, and learning new skills.
Fun Fact: Marissa has been a nurse on a medical mission in the Amazon twice!
Micah Eggleston
Maintenance Supervisor
micah@idrahaje.orgMicah was born and raised in the Denver area. He was a camper at IdRaHaJe and worked as summer staff in 1980. After running his own automotive repair shop in Denver, he wanted a change from the headaches and came to work at IdRaHaJe full time in 2010.
Fun Fact: Micah is a second generation camper at IdRaHaJe, and his kids were third generation campers.
Nathan Ewing
Adventure Program Assistant Supervisor
nathan@idrahaje.orgNathan was born in the small town of Stockton, Missouri. Raised in a Christian home with a Youth Pastor father through which he saw at an early age the importance of ministry. In the wake of a tornado in his home town, he felt a draw to disaster relief and perused that through several disaster relief mission trips, as well as an internship in that field. Through this he was able to gain insight in the flexibility needed for doing ministry. He then became aware of IdRaHaJe through his college and was on adventure staff during the summers of 2016 and 2017, following which he stayed on for the IdRaHaJe Christian Camping Internship. Nathan was the SaLT Coordinator for the summer of 2018 before coming on to full time staff as the Adventure Program Assistant.
Fun Fact: Nathan once placed second in a grocery bagging competition for the entire state of Missouri.
IdRaHaJe Interns
2020-2021
Our IdRaHaJe interns commit to spending a full year working and learning about what camp ministry is all about!