Faculty and Staff
Director Adam Poole - (B.S., Oregon State University; M.Div., Multnomah Biblical Seminary) Adam is passionate to see students instructed, matured and spiritually transformed through a relationship with God and knowledge of His Word. Adam was able to help plant a Calvary Chapel church in Recife, Brazil, where he served for almost two years until returning in 2003. Adam and his wife Grace have five children: Micah, Isaiah, Zachariah, Jeremiah and Charis.
Virgil Hebert - (B.A., University of Oregon; M.S., University of Colorado) Virgil serves as CSOM’s Administrator and has a passion for studying the Bible verse by verse and associating what he learns there with God’s physical creation. His formal education and experience in the high tech industry give him a unique perspective to pursue and teach this intersection of the physical and spiritual realms.
Kaela Schamp - (B.A., Oregon State University; Certificate in Bible, School of Ministry) Kaela serves CSOM in the role of Student Care and Administration. She has a passion for history, education, worship, theology, philosophy, the Scripture and seeing people grow in their faith through intellectual and spiritual experiences. She is also known for repeatedly falling for student pranks and loves to spend as much time with students as possible.
Kēne Panas - (B.A. Multnomah University; M.Div., Multnomah Biblical Seminary) As pastor of Northside Church , Kēne shares with students his passion for evangelism, seeing people come to Christ, and equipping God’s people to make an impact for the Kingdom. He loves to study theology, the Bible, church history, and to teach difficult concepts in a way that is understandable, transforming and practical. He has a beautiful wife, Machele, and two wonderful children, Korban & Trajan.
Rob Verdeyen - (Certificate in Bible, YWAM School of Biblical Studies) As the Senior Pastor of Calvary Corvallis, Rob brings to the school a depth of insight. Having been tried and tested in the ministry he has seen God’s great faithfulness time and again. Students will greatly benefit from one who has gone before them in life’s experiences.
Gene and Trish Stokes - (Certificate in Bible, School of Ministry) As Accountant and Marriage Pastors at Calvary Corvallis, Gene and Trish bring a unique perspective of God’s heart for couples and families. They also contribute a healthy discipleship influence in the School of Ministry by teaching and demonstrating a life of discipline and wise stewardship. Trish helps to coordinate the practical service ministry for the school. Above all, they bring a genuine love for Christ and for people into the school.
Ryan Smith - (Certificate in Bible, School of Ministry) – As Worship Leader at Calvary Corvallis, Ryan loves leading people into the presence of God, and teaching by way of both experience and instruction on how to enter into worship and how to live worshipful lives. He has a passion for the Love of God and sharing His heart for people.
Cindy Rodgers - Cindy serves at the hub of ministry life at Calvary Corvallis. Cindy loves serving in her official roles as Calvary’s full-time Office Manager and Women’s Ministry Leader, but the thrust of her influence in the school comes from the sum of her life that she has spent walking with the Savior. Cindy loves being involved in shaping women’s lives and encouraging students to keep pressing hard after Jesus.
Curt Duever - (B.S., University of Missouri; Calvary Chapel Bible College) When Curt speaks concerning the role of an Assisting Pastor, he speaks from experience. Before coming to Calvary Corvallis he served at Calvary Bible College and Retreat Center in California. For the last decade he has assisted Pastor Rob Verdeyen in Corvallis as the Administrative Pastor.
Tom Ewers - Tom brings to the Cornerstone classroom the lessons of a life well lived. He celebrates more than twenty years of marriage, the privilege of being entrusted with five children and living a life under the light of the Gospels. It is from this perspective that Tom tutors students from the life of Christ as recorded in the Synoptic Gospels. Tom has been an elder and teacher at Calvary Corvallis since 1995.
Larry Lyon - (Certificate in Bible, School of Ministry) As Missions Pastor at Calvary Corvallis, the Lord has given Larry the delightful role of participating in the lives of missionaries around the world. As a man of prayer and sincere devotion, Larry is a spark-plug for CSOM. He has God’s heart for the world, and wishes to transfer this passion to the students.
Brenton Sabo - (Associates Degree in Theology, Calvary Chapel Bible College; Cornerstone School of Ministry) Brenton is the Middle School pastor at Calvary Chapel. He is the oldest of 12 siblings and is a gifted and dynamic speaker and teacher. His respect for the Word of God and his tender heart are emphasized in roles with the middle schoolers and the School of Ministry.
Gail Winterscheid - (Certificate in Bible, School of Ministry) Gail serves with CSOM in an internship role, supporting the staff and students through administration and community building. Her primary passion is just to live loving God and knowing Him more fully, to build up the church body, and she desires believers to have an open heart for missions and to study the Scriptures to draw close to God.
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Various guest speakers make their way to Cornerstone each term in the Lectures in Ministry course. These faithful men and women have a vast array of life and ministry experience from overseas missionaries home on furlow, to church planters in the Pacific Northwest, to pastors of churches in the community, to mothers joyfully living for Christ as homemakers, to businessmen and -women. In these times the students are able to connect with someone outside the classroom context in areas they may be sensing God is taking them.