Children’s Ministries Certification Faculty 

Heather Dirkse
(Evangelical Presbyterian Church)
Annapolis, MD

Sherry Kendrick
(Covenant Presbyterian Church)
Naples, FL

Lisa Updike
(Covenant Presbyterian Church)
Harrisonburg, VA

Laura Tucker
(Covenant Presbyterian Church)
Birmingham, AL

John Kwasny
(Pear Orchard Presbyterian Church)
Ridgeland, MS

Joseph Parker
(Atlanta Westside Presbyterian Church)
Atlanta, GA

Dana Russell
(Christ the King Presbyterian Church)
Cambridge, MA

Jajuan McNeil
(Redeemer Church)
Jackson, MS

Jeanette Simpson
(St. Andrews Presbyterian Church)
Columbia, SC

B.A. Snider
(Great Commission Publications)
Atlanta, GA

Bethany Belue

CDM Children’s Ministry Communications Coordinator

Saralyn Tyler
(Christ Church)
Toronto, Canada

Certification Administration | Faculty

Stephen Estock

Committee on Discipleship Ministries Coordinator

Katie Flores

CDM Children’s Ministry Coordinator