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Nate started as a youth worker in 2017 at Burnside High School. He completed six years as a youth worker, and three years as the team leader and trust administrator. Alongside these roles he spent time as a support worker and youth pastor. Nate is now leading at a new church plant, Restoration Church, is a trainer for new youth workers at 24-7YW and has been selected to lead the Waitaha region as the Canterbury Regional Coordinator!! Congratulations Nate! He is passionate about seeing people discover and step into their calling to impact their communities.

Allysia started working with Cambridge High in 2016 and now leads the team at Cambridge Middle School. Allysia has been passionate about working with young people since she was in college, surrounded by great role models and wanting to help bridge the gap between the intermediate and high school years. She is passionate about helping others realise their potential and achieve their purpose, no matter their age.

Shannon joined the 24-7YW Network in 2010 as a Youth Worker in Nayland College. After nearly five years he stepped into the team leader role and supported a team of youth workers in Nayland College, Nelson College for Girls, and Broadgreen Intermediate until the end of 2022. Shannon was appointed as the regional coordinator 2023 for the Nelson/Marlborough area.

Has been a youth worker in the 24-7YW Network for 8 years. She loves young people, and her heart is to see a country where all our young people thrive and are well supported. Prisca was appointed as the regional Coordinator 2023 for the Auckland region! She moved up to Auckland in January and is extremely excited to help take 24-7 through its next season!

Brian has been working with Intermediate-age youth since 2010 and he now leads the Phase Youth team at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Brian is passionate about intermediates, as they transition from kids into teenagers, their enthusiasm for life, and all the questions they bring! His passion for youth has grown into the role as a 24-7YW Youth Worker at Otumoetai Intermediate and 24-7YW Team Leader in Bethlehem College.

He would love to see the local churches in Tauranga and Bay of Plenty work together to see 24-7YouthWork introduced into all the local schools, as there is such a great need to support our youth as they face increasing challenges in the world we live in today.

Daryl became the team leader for Tawa College when the school joined the 24-7YW Network at the beginning of 2015. Employed as the Youth and Associate Pastor at Tawa Baptist, Daryl has been involved in youth work (either paid or voluntary) for a number of years.

Daryl has been interested in the work of 24-7YW and Duane Major (24-7YW founder) for many years and his maturity and sound wisdom are a welcome addition to the Regional Coordinators Group, which he joined late 2015.

Stacey has been working as a youth worker and team leader in Invercargill for two and a half years. She has recently accepted a role as regional coordinator for Southland/Otago. An occupational therapist by training, she is effective at journeying with young people, and is passionate about hearing young people's hearts. She loves to understand where they are at and where they hope to be, and support others to do the same.

Ruby started as a youth worker at Ashburton Intermediate in 2016 and also Ashburton College in 2018. Based at Ashburton New Life Church, Ruby joined the team as a Regional Coordinator at the start of 2020. Ruby has a passion to see the next generation empowered and understand their value and purpose.

Luke started as a youth worker in 2001 at Hillmorton High as a part of South West Baptist Church (formerly Spreydon Baptist). He completed eight years before going to university and then training as a secondary teacher. Luke has now come full circle as he became the Canterbury Regional Coordinator in January, 2015. We greatly value his historical knowledge and on-the-ground understanding of what it means to be a 24-7YW youth worker.

Grant Chivers has recently moved to the role of kaihautū / Lead Pastor of Northcity Church in Papanui, Christchurch.

Grant has been involved with different youth trusts, youth work and children’s work of varying sorts for the last 25 years.

He works with four not-for-profits around the city. Grant’s passion is to see young people flourish and grow into healthy, contributing, whole adults.

Grant and his wife, Emma, spent three years with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) in Southern Africa in their life before kids and their passions are youth, children, global missions and family – along with a great cup of coffee or a mountain bike ride on a forest track.

Alan Aitken is a management consultant for a variety of charitable and community-based organisations including 24-7YW. He has been involved with church and community groups for over 25 years including 16 years as a church pastor which saw him undertake a range of youth, administration, teaching and leadership roles.

Alan reflects that success, in whatever charitable organisation, is always about people and always comes back to people.

Alan Ameye and his wife, Heather, spent 13 years working for YFC (Youth for Christ) in Wellington before moving to the City of Sails to serve as youth pastors for nearly 11 years at Windsor Park Baptist Church on the North Shore.

His current role is the Northern Regional Youth Ministry Coach for Baptist Churches, which he has been doing for the last seven years. Alan enjoys identifying and observing trends in youth ministry and endeavours to keep up with new initiatives around the world. He loves sitting with youth pastors and hearing their stories over a coffee

(which he doesn’t drink so it’s usually a water).

Gabrielle Bisseker is a former 24-7 youth worker at Rangiora High School. For the last twelve years, Gabrielle has been working as a Child and Family Psychologist across the areas of speciality mental health, clinical education and perinatal psychology.

Outside of work, Gabrielle enjoys being creative, learning new skills and having mini-adventures.

Teresa Parsons has been working as a 24-7YW Team Leader and a full-time student support worker at Waitara High School, in Taranaki for six years. Teresa has also been involved with her local church in an administration role.

Teresa absolutely loves being part of the student support team at Waitara High School looking after their small town’s rangatahi. She is privileged to share this pivotal part of their lives with them.

Being a past 24-7 youth worker and youth pastor, Beccy Haylock has seen first hand the impact in schools and young people's lives that youth workers have. She is passionate about seeing our rangatahi realise their value, find places to belong and grow, and reach their full potential. Being a part of the 24-7YW board allows her to be involved in seeing this happen at a nation-wide level.