Christy Rowden:
Born and raised in the Missouri State Fair city of Sedalia, MO, Christy Rowden spent five of the best years of her life (so far) as a student at Evangel University (Springfield, MO) and graduated in 2002 with an English and Social Studies Education degree. Following college, Christy served for six years as an Admissions Counselor at Evangel and currently serves as an Administrative Coordinator for The Alliance for AG Higher Education and Alliance editor of OnCourse magazine. Christy is also a huge sports fan. If the Evangel Crusaders, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs or Mizzou Tigers are playing, you will find her glued to a TV or radio - that is if she's not there in person!
Bob Cook:
Bob Cook is the Executive Vice President for The Alliance for AG Higher Education. This former Rocky Mountain district youth director (amongst other things in his resume that are way too long to list) is a graduate of Bethany Bible College (Scotts Valley, California) and Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (Springfield, Missouri). Bob loves being a husband, father and grandpa and is an avid Denver Broncos and chocolate cake fan.
Marilyn Abplanalp:
Marilyn Abplanalp graduated from Bethany Bible College (now Bethany University) where she met and married her husband, Bob. Together they served as pastors in Lovelock, Nevada, Fontana, California, and at one time even acted with a street drama troupe - Resurrection Theatre. In addition to her baccalaureate degree, Marilyn has earned an M.A. in Education from Santa Clara University and a doctorate in International Multicultural Education from the University of San Francisco. Until May 2008 she was a professor at her alma mater. She currently serves as the Assistant Vice President of Faculty and Student Relations for The Alliance for AG Higher Education. Marilyn and Bob have 2 married daughters, Alethea and Hillary who have given them five astonishing grandchildren: Emma, Clara, Jackson, HollyMay and Hope. Marilyn's favorite college football team is Notre Dame and any team that beats USC!
Dave Moore:
Dave Moore grew up in a small town in southern Ohio. He spent 20 years in Arizona as a missionary/educator to American Indians before moving to Springfield, Missouri, in 1994 to serve as Intercultural Ministries Director for AG U.S. Missions. A graduate of Evangel University, where he now teaches adjunct (anthropology and cross-cultural communications), he joined The Alliance for AG Higher Education team as an Assistant Vice President in 2008. Dave and his wife Cheri have three married children: Rachael and her husband Darin teach at Northwest University; Ryan and his wife Alyson are youth pastors in Beaverton, OR; and Royce (who is in medical school) and his wife Melanie. Dave loves to read and is a sports fan, especially of the Phoenix Suns and Cincinnati Reds.