We are Committed to Empowering Ordinary Believers
to Embody the Gospel of the Kingom

Our Team

Executive Director | Founder & Content

Meet Amy Howard

  • Speaker & Author

  • Teaches EncounterEquip

  • Coaches EncounterLife for pastors & leaders

  • Leads EncounterGod Weekends

  • Mom of six & fruiting plant enthusiast

B.Mus. from Houghton University M.Div. equivalent from Trinity Anglican Seminary D.Min. in process with Trinity Anglican Seminary

Meet Justin Howard

CFO | Partnerships & Mission

  • Church Relations & Generosity

  • Leads EncounterBuilder

  • Organizational leadership team coaching

  • Leads EncounterGod Weekends

  • Dad of six & home projects enthusiast

B.A. Religion from Houghton University M.A.R. from Trinity Anglican Seminary Certified Coach | Small Business Flight Plan Certified Life Coach | Full Focus Productivity

Meet Andrea O’Connell

COO | Operations & Implementation

  • Internal ECMC operations

  • Coaches EncounterBuilder Implementation

  • Coaches EncounterLife Cohorts

  • Leads EncounterGod Weekends

  • Mom of two & culinary enthusiast

B.S. Psychology from Bridgewater State University M.Ed. from Cambridge College Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), MA Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor (LADC I), MA

Encounter Culture Board

  • Dr. Daniel Veno


    Family Physician, Beth Israel Lahey Primary Care, Ipswitch, MA

    MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School

    BA, Dartmouth College

  • Michelle Tolleson


    Marketing and Development Manager, Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island, Bristol, RI

    MA, Liberty University, Business & Non-Profit Organization Management

    BA, Grand Canyon University

  • Samantha Kenerson


    Manager, Treworgy Family Orchards, Levant, ME

    Mother of four beautiful children

    BA, University of Maine

  • Ryan Richardson


    Project Manager, Triangle Refrigeration, A/C, & Plumbing, Somerset, MA

    Springfield College Business School

    Bristol Community College Business School

  • Paula Schrad


    Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Illinois

    M.A. Counseling, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary

    BS, Taylor University

  • Sarah Heanssler


    Deer Isle, ME

    Mother of five beautiful children

    BA, Columbia International University

    Missionary, Burkina Faso

  • Rev. Dan Lamos


    Associate Senior Pastor, Kings Church

    New Brunswick, Canada

    Coordinator of Freedom Prayer Ministry, Kings Church

    BA, Kingswood University