Student Impact

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 joined Impact staff August 2018. 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. 

Sav Crow

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 is newly married and met her husband at Willow while on staff and tied the knot during the COVID quarantine. You can always find a disco ball spinning if she's around!

Katie Veatch

Katie joined the Impact team September 2018 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.

Lauren Kinsall

As a former student, small group leader, and House Group Leader in Student Impact, Lauren is overjoyed to now serve as a Group 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 going on walks with her husband Kevin, staring at her cat Paka, or thinking of a new pun to work into conversation.

Jared Niequist

Jared grew up as a part of the Impact ministry and it was here that he found a community that he loved being a part of throughout high school. It was in college that he discovered a calling towards ministry and upon graduation started serving in Impact, first as a house group leader, and then later joined the Impact team as a Group Life Pastor in 2019. When Jared isn't hanging with high schoolers, he likes to spend time outdoors with his wife and their beloved dog Gex or traveling somewhere new and exciting.

Mario Gonzalez

Mario is the Worship Director for both the Impact team, but also with Elevate, Willow's middle school ministry. 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.

Arnez Bonsol

Arnez is the Technical Director for Student Impact. He leads the team of adults & teens, that is in charge of lights, sound & video. He has a wife and 3 kids- 2 teens and 1 in college (all of whom served in production).To say that Arnez is an avid gamer would be an insult. He considers avid gamers 'casual players'- you can frequently find him online building worlds, or saving them!

 

Amethyst Klinger

Amethyst began attending Impact in high school, graduating in 2015. After working with YWAM in 2017 she returned to the Chicagoland area and began serving with Impact as a small group leader. In late 2018 she had the opportunity to join Impact staff, and excitedly accepted the offer to serve in her current role as the Operations Admin. A fun fact about her is that she loves coffee shop culture! Everything from growing and roasting to brewing and atmosphere cultivation absolutely captivates her.