Leadership

Chris Gough

Chris Gough is a natural connector who has worked with churches in the greater Seattle area for over a decade with Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission. He has the heart to see healthy church gospel movements in every city in the Sound, and has a hand in several regional initiatives, including church/school partnerships, the Foster Support Faith Alliance; Faith Work and Economics; and Homelessness. His wife Rebekah is a jewelry designer and they have four amazing kids in Simon, Levi, Josie, and Zeb!

saturatethesound.com

Lucas Fennell

Lucas Fennell, Boys Outreach Advisor for CanaVox JV (PNW).

I was raised in a small, blue-collar, Alaskan town. It was a culture that hastened boys through adolescence yet
didn’t seem to produce enough real masculinity. All that stoic, self-made, womanizing, overly sarcastic, machismo ideology worked well on a boat, or job site, but never amounted to much in the family.

After 13 years of marriage to my best friend, Angela, having three daughters, completing an undergraduate
degree, and more than 10 years in full-time youth work (both secular and sacred sector); we now live on the
Olympic Peninsula in WA state - mentoring incarcerated men, pregnant women, and at-risk youth. For the last four years, CanaVox has equipped me to parent more confidently, grow in compassion, and communicate effectively – in a cultural minefield of controversial topics.

www.canavox.com

Nick Dalgardno

Nick has been in full time church ministry for over 18 years in the Pacific Northwest. He has served throughout the church in various pastoral roles including being a catalyst for growth as the Executive Pastor of a large multi-site church. Currently, he is on the pastoral staff at New Community Church near Seattle. He is highly committed to partnering with churches, teams, and individuals to bring health, simplicity and increased effectiveness. His insatiable curiosity enables him to discover and understand organizational culture at a deep level and distill customized, client-centered solutions for organizational growth and development. Nick and his wife, Johannah, have been married for 12 years and have two kids. They enjoy time as a family hiking and spending time on home remodel projects or exploring new places by booking food tours and staying at unique Airbnb’s.

Matt Steen

Co- Founder of Chemistry Staffing. Matt has served the local church for over two decades as a youth pastor, church planter, and executive pastor. Originally from Baltimore, Matt currently lives in the Orlando, FL area with his wife Theresa, and has a B.S. in Youth Ministry from Nyack College and an M.Div. and MBA from Baylor University. Certified as an Urban Church Planter Coach by Redeemer City to City and as a StratOp facilitator by the Paterson Center, Matt has made a career of helping churches thrive through intentionality, clarity, and creating healthy cultures. He is convinced that a healthy church is led by a healthy team with great chemistry, and loves partnering with Chemistry’s churches to do great things for the Kingdom.