rev staff

contributors to REV! Magazine and rev.org

	Alan Nelson \| Executive Editor Has enjoyed over 20 years in pastoral ministry (well, most of it), having planted 2 churches; Married to Nancy for 26 years (poor gal); Enjoys writing books and reading them; Loves a game of tennis with his three sons: Jeff (20), Josh (18) and Jesse (14); Grew up on a farm in southern Iowa, but prefers Southern California and north Scottsdale, AZ; Little known fact: Alan worked his way through college as a ventriloquist. "People paid to have the dummy talk, and sometimes they'd let me preach, too."

	Lee Sparks \| Managing Editor Married since 1998 to Kathryn, who's also an ordained pastor. Foster dad to over 25 kids (not all at once). Has served at Group Publishing in just about every department over 20-plus years. Born in Denver, and grew up in Loveland, Colorado. Sojourned in Oklahoma for college, law school, and seminary, and then for several years as a trial attorney. Little known fact: Was a kid in Group's founder and president Thom Schultz's first youth group.

	Kathy Dieterich \| Associate Editor Has been at Group for 13 years and was formerly associate editor of Group Magazine; Loves editing, especially long, rambling interviews; Never tires of reading books; long, rambling walks; watching the neighborhood cows; or interacting with her family (not necessarily in this order); Grew up in a Northern Ohio steel town and has lived all over the place; Little known fact: Aspires to be more like Pam on The Office.

	Jeff Spencer \| Art Director Began his graphic design career when dinosaurs walked the earth. He actually drew stuff by hand... His 4 daughters and 4 grandsons all rise up and call him "blessed" when he walks into the room; Enjoys wordplay and writing things that nobody ever sees, even though he's the "art guy"; Celebrated his 50th birthday by running a half-marathon; Grew up in Elkhart, Indiana dreaming of the mountains. Now he lives in the Rockies; Little known fact: Jeff is the only team member who's been strip-searched at the Miami airport.

	Linda Davis \| Advertising Sales Manager involved in ministry leadership for over 25 years including 2 church plants; have 2 incredible kids that bring me great joy and strengthen my prayer life: Mary (24) Steven (22); Grew up in Newark, NJ but moved to Colorado to be near the mountains; love the outdoors; spend a lot of time running, hiking & coffee time with friends and family; Favorite Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6,7; Little known fact: I'm a garage saleaholic.

	Sherri Gilliland \| Manager, Subscription Services I've been in the subscription business for 26 years; Live in CO, but grew up in Southern CA, a bit warmer there! Married to Mike for 6 years, we have four boys between us; Love to fish and camp with Mike, Travis (21), Zach (19) Michael (18); Die Hard football fan (Go Broncos and Chargers); love watching with my son Robert (26); Little known fact: First job was as a mechanic for outdoor power equipment!

	Nancy Friscia \| Copy Editor lead copy editor for Rev! Magazine and gets paid to read and be critical. Her husband says that's not fair! But, hey, she's using her gifts, and she's glad to work with a team that knows it; When she's not chasing commas and quotations, she likes to dance, hike, roller skate, cook, and work in her garden.

	Jane Allmann \| Advertising Coordinator Enjoys being involved in the music ministry of her church; Grew up a PK in rural Iowa; Enjoys spending time with family -- especially her 2 little granddaughters!