Student Impact

Nick Scheske

Starting as a high school small group leader at Student Impact in 2011, Nick has been on the Student Ministries staff of Willow since the spring of 2015, and currently serves as the Associate Director of Student Impact. A graduate of Wheaton College, Nick is passionate about making the scriptures come alive to students in new and exciting ways and loves helping leaders grow in their ability to lead students. Nick enjoys watching college football, running, and spending time with his amazing wife Abby and their Golden Retriever (Ellie).

Lauren Zaworski

As a former student, small group leader, and House Group Leader in Student Impact, Lauren is overjoyed to now serve as a Community Life Pastor for the ministry that allowed her to flourish in her relationship with Christ. Lauren says that shepherding those in this community is the most life-giving thing she has been a part of! When she is not working, you can find Lauren walking outside, engaging in a lip-sync battle, or thinking of a new pun to work into conversation.

Sav Kilgallon

Savannah, known as “Sav”, is the Creative Producer of Student Impact. Joining the team in July of 2017 from Orlando, Florida, Sav is passionate about helping students develop their creative gifts while producing unique and engaging weekend services. She also loves tacos.

Amethyst Klinger

Since her time as a student with Impact, Amethyst has had an appreciation for the more creative things in life; writing, photography, drawing, and crafting lattes bring her immense joy. In her role as the Administrative Assistant to the Operations Director of Student Impact, she seeks to cultivate an authentic atmosphere for students to experience the love of Christ. Amethyst is passionate about guiding students toward a fuller understanding of the identity that Christ has given them, and has had the honor of doing this as a small group leader in Impact since 2017.

Chi Can To

In life, Chi Can mainly wants to eat tasty food, bake gluten & dairy-free treats, and hang out with his family. He also loves learning about the stories of students and how they have been gifted. As Student Ministries Music Director, he has the privilege of calling out and developing those gifts and encouraging students to lead one another in worship and service. Hit him up for a meal - it’s one of the favorite parts of his day!

Jenna Nystrom

Jenna is the Director of Operations with Student Impact. She has volunteered with Impact since 2013 as a small group leader and a house group leader. She has always had a love for high school students and enjoys walking alongside them navigating the murky waters of their high school journey. She also has a deep, irrational love for office supplies and will often find herself lost in the office supply section of any given store.

Katie Veatch

Katie joined the Impact team January of 2019 as a Group Life Pastor. Growing up in Student Impact sparked a love for discipleship, and five years training missionaries with YWAM affirmed her belief that young people are fully capable of knowing God and making Him known. Katie once swam, much too far out, into the open ocean to swim with a pod of wild dolphins in Hawaii.

Mario Gonzalez

Mario has served Willow’s middle school ministry, Elevate, for the past couple of years and has recently stepped into the Student Ministries Worship Leader sharing his time with Student Impact. He brings great energy to Impact and his love for students is apparent in his leadership. A fun fact about Mario is that he is an owner of many chickens (300+) and goats.