Our Team

 

Terra Montford

i-61 Ministries Director

In June, 2015, the i-61’s Founding Director, Tri Robinson, retired from vocational ministry and transitioned the i-61 leadership to Terra Montford. Terra was part of the founding team of i-61. Prior to that, she was the Director of VCOM (Vineyard College of Mission) and the Director of SOBA (School of Biblical Action) at the Boise Vineyard. Terra has been in missions work for the past 20 years. She is excited about the future of i-61 and believes God will continue to use it as a vessel for hope amidst crisis.

Contact Terra at:

Email: Terra.Montford@vineyardboise.org

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Kip Sikes

i-61 Environmental Virtual Coach

Water Sanitation & Environment Specialist

Kips’s professional background spans from electrical engineer, business manager/advisor, college adjunct professor, economist, & strategist at Idaho Power. He’s also been a farm laborer, construction worker, martial arts instructor, author, but most importantly a husband & father. Kip has a passion for clean water, energy systems, and environmental sustainability. He was part of the original i-61 founding team and has a great heart for mentorship and a wealth of experience to offer.

Contact Kip at:

Kip.Sikes.US@ieee.org

(208) 866-2103

Jennifer Pascoe

i-61 Medical Virtual Coach

Medical Specialist

Jen received her PhD, Pharmacy at University of Wyoming; She’s been working as a pharmacist at Saint Alphonsus since 2003. Jen began the i-61 Mission Medics School and has been running it since 2008. She has led several medical outreaches abroad and has a passion for raising up healthcare evangelists. Jen has served with i-61 for over a decade and continues to live with a heart for the nations. She is blessed with a wonderful husband and three children.

Contact Jennifer at:

Missionmedics@gmail.com

Lynn Brown

i-61 Injustice & Agriculture Virtual Coach

Human Injustice Specialist (trafficking, orphan-care, domestic abuse, child slavery, trauma counseling street children, etc.) Agriculture specialist.

Lynn studied Biblical Counseling and Trauma & Crisis Care at Light University, as well as Spiritual Direction through Sustainable Faith. She also has training in Member Care, Transformational Prayer, Immanuel Approach Prayer, and Biblical Leadership at Vineyard Institute. Lynn was the founding Director of the i-61 Love Justice School (2006-2019)and has served i-61 for over a decade. She has a deep love for people and seeing them experience true healing and freedom through Jesus. Lynn also has extensive gardening experience and has learned Korean Natural Farming from some of our i-61 experts.

Contact Lynn at:

Email: lynnmpb@yahoo.com

Phone: (208) 794-5326

Tamarack Grammon

i-61 Education Virtual Coach

Educational Specialist

Tamarack received her BA Theology; MA TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language); Ph D. of Curriculum & Instruction; Has taught GED(2 years) & K-12 Public School English Language, Language Arts, & Reading Interventions (10 years). Tamarack has a passion for educating refugees and those who have limited access to education. Her upbringing as a missionary in Thailand has given her a heart for the nations and she joyfully serves others wherever she can.

Contact Tamarack at:

Email: Tamarack.grammon@gmail.com

Gerald Reddix

i-61 Spiritual Confusion & Undeveloped Leadership Virtual Coach

Spiritual Direction, Missional Care, and Leadership Development Specialist

Jerry and his wife Val have provided spiritual, relational, psychological and leadership support to missionaries and emerging church leaders in many countries for the past 23 years. Jerry served Vineyard USA Missions for 20 years and helped develop and provide support to Vineyard Partnerships and the emerging churches they support. Val and Jerry are Spiritual Directors (trained with Sustainable Faith) and have a missionary guest house near their home in the mountains north of Boise, Idaho. Jerry is a retired clinical psychologist (Psy.D. from Rosemead College, Biola Univ.), counselor and assistant pastor (Oxford, England). They have attended Vineyard Boise since 2006 and began their journey with the Vineyard in 1981 at Vineyard Anaheim.

Contact Jerry at:

Email: drreddix@gmail.com

Patrece Meza

Cross-cultural Virtual Coach and Refugee Specialist

Patrece received her MSW in Social Work& MA in Public Administration-Health Emphasis and currently supervises Social Workers in the Treasure Valley. She holds certification in Transitions coaching, is an end-of-life Doula, and was a private practice clinical social work and medical social worker for over 20 years. Her upbringing in the Far East has led her on a life-long journey serving people of other cultures and has a wealth of experience in dealing with refugees. Patrece has a true heart of empathy for others and is passionate about helping individuals find peace in the midst of chaos.

Contact Patrece at:

Email: patrecekcc@gmail.com

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Pastor So Da

Pastor of Vineyard Christian Asian Fellowship in Boise, ID

Pastor So Da arrived to Boise, ID in 2008 as a refugee from Myanmar (Burma). Since then, God has given him a heart to reach his people and he currently ministers to the Karen and Chin new residents from Myanmar/ Burma. Pastor So Da is an important part of our church-planting efforts in Myanmar and we hope to have him lead many teams to train and deploy indigenous church planters, even some from his own refugee communities in Thailand. He faithfully serves with integrity and a pastor’s heart.

Contact So Da at:

Email: So.Da@vineyardboise.org

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Pastor John Nguru

Ministers to the African refugee community locally and serves on mission to Kenya

Pastor John has a heart for fellow Africans come to know the love of Jesus in a transformative way. He seeks to empower those locally and globally to get out of the bondage of poverty.

Contact John at:

Email: nguru.john@yahoo.com