Meet the Engage Team
The Rt. Rev. dr. steven tighe
Bishop of the Diocese of the Southwest
Steven was recently consecrated as Bishop in the Diocese of the Southwest. Previously he served as the Canon for Youth Ministry for the Anglican Church in North America, having been involved with youth ministry since leaving college. He graduated Rice University, with two degrees in Electrical Engineering and did computer research in Austin before attending Trinity School for Ministry (TSM) and taught youth ministry there while on staff with Rock the World Youth Mission Alliance. Steven has an Mdiv from TSM and PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL. Steven currently lives in El Paso, TX with his wife, Tricia. Steven gets most of his exercise mountain biking in the El Paso hills. He reads a lot, plays computer games, writes songs, is an accomplished sand sculptor and has recently taken up kite surfing.
Contact Steven at steven.tighe@anglicanchurch.net
Dave wright
Interim Executive Director
Dave Wright served as a youth minister in the Chicago suburbs and Cheshire, England before serving as Coordinator for Student Ministries in The Diocese of South Carolina for over two decades. Dave has led youth ministry training in the UK, Canada, and across the USA, written numerous articles for youth ministry publications in the UK and USA and blogs at http://www.engagingeverygeneration.com. He and his wife worship at Good Samaritan Church in Summerville, South Carolina and serve together on the leadership team for Grandcamp.
Contact Dave at dcwright@engagingeverygeneration.com
The Rev. Canon Tracey Russell
Co-Rector, Trinity Church in Washington, PA in the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh
Tracey and husband Jamey graduated from Trinity School for Ministry (M.Div) before planting Seeds of Hope Anglican Church in Pittsburgh. Tracey then became the Youth Pastor at Christ Church Fox Chapel served as Canon for Discipleship in her diocese before assuming her current role with her husband. Originally from New England, Tracey and Jamey have been married since 1997. They have five children: Conor, Lily, Jeremiah, Isaac and Hannah. Besides preaching the gospel and raising a family, Tracey enjoys cooking, crocheting, Anime, board games and walking her Corgi named Ein.
Henry Covert
Director of Youth, Technology, and Sunday Ministries, Grace Anglican Community in Katy, Tx
Henry graduated from Belhaven University with a degree in Biblical Studies. He has been working with youth for the last 8 years in a variety of roles including being Grace’s Full Time Youth Minister for the past 5 years. Youth Ministry is his passion and calling from God. He loves to talk about anything that has to do with God, especially theology, and to teach it, relating it to a level that the youth can understand. Henry is a firm believer that context is king and teaches the Bible in that fashion. He considers himself a lifelong learner, always striving for knowledge and new fun facts. Outside of youth ministry, Henry loves to read theology books and manga (Japanese comics), play soccer, watch movies, and play games of both the video and board variety. Henry is married to his wife Emilie. She has a very cool job as well, she is zookeeper.
Meredith Omland
Missionary with SAMS (Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders) in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
Meredith grew up in the Washington, D.C., area and graduated from Wheaton College (IL) in 1997. Upon graduating, she joined a young missionary team that was planting a church in Fresnillo. There she has worked primarily with children and youth, teaching and discipling them through Kid’s Bible Club and youth group, but she has taught and worked with adults as well. The previous church plant, La Iglesia del Gran Pastor, has now become a thriving church where she has been the only non-Mexican since November 2014. She has the privilege of serving the church in many ways, administratively and spiritually, as she works to equip, train, and raise up Mexican Christian leaders. In her free time, Meredith enjoys traveling, baking, reading, and hanging out with her four dogs.