Meet Our Staff
Amanda Hoxit: Office Manager
Amanda has lived in the Western Carolina mountains her entire life. She is married and has two daughters. They all enjoy spending time together on their small hobby farm. She enjoys fishing, camping and cooking in her free time. She is grateful to be here and looking forward to her future at Ridge Haven.
amanda@ridgehaven.org
Archie Moore: Chaplain
"Uncle" Archie, as he is affectionately known by campers, is a longtime friend and speaker at Ridge Haven since 1995. He is the former pastor of Greenwood Presbyterian Church in Greenwood, SC. He and his wife, Glenda, have five children and ten grandchildren! We are glad to see Archie become a Pastoral Associate with us!
Becca Gojda: Lead Teacher and Event Director
Becca teaches on RH Cono’s staff full time. Becca graduated in 2021 from the University of Georgia with a degree in English and English Education. She is certified in the state of Georgia for grades 6-12th. Becca was born and raised in and around Augusta, GA. She has been a faithful and exciting part of our summer team at Cono since 2018 is thrilled to be a resident of Walker, IA.
rebecca.gojda@ridgehaven.org
Braxtyn Gardner: Cono Teaching and Event Assistant Intern
Calvin Brown: Operations Coordinator
Calvin joined full time staff as our Operations Coordinator at the start of 2022. He worked three summers throughout his time in college. He looks forward to seeing how Ridge Haven’s ministry will continue to grow, and enjoys spending time with the other Ridge Haven staff.
calvin@ridgehaven.org
Cameron Anderson: Executive Director
Cameron grew up spending his summers working at Ridge Haven. After graduating from Covenant College, where he met his wife Jeanna, they moved to Augusta, Georgia. While in Augusta, Cameron served as the Middle School Youth Director at First Presbyterian Church and obtained his MDiv from Erskine Theological Seminary. In 2018, Cameron returned to Ridge Haven to serve full-time and became an ordained minister in the PCA in 2019.
cameron.anderson@ridgehaven.org
Jeanna Anderson: Healthcare Coordinator
infirmary@ridgehaven.org
Diane Welch: Office Coordinator
Diane has lived in the local area her entire life, and joined our team here at Ridge Haven in the winter of 2019. She is married and has four children and four grandchildren. She spends her free time with her family and friends, and has three dogs and a cat. She is very happy and proud to be a part of our Ridge Haven team.
diane.welch@ridgehaven.org
Emily Rosser: Event Staff
Emily grew up moving around overseas for most of her life. She settled in Birmingham in 2019 to attend the University of North Alabama where she completed her bachelor's degree in Social Work. She loves bringing others together through her home-cooked meals and baked goods. Emily hopes to use her experience overseas and working at Ridge Haven to pursue international missions in the future.
emily@ridgehaven.org
Fabiola Doty: Group Coordinator
Fabiola is originally from Honduras but has spent most of her life in Spartanburg, SC. She actually grew up attending Ridge Haven as a camper and was a part of our summer staff for three years during college. She and her husband, Bryson, met in college and are now planning on traveling throughout the United States for the next few years while Fabiola continues to work for Ridge Haven remotely. She is most excited to play yet another small part in what the Lord is doing at Ridge Haven!
fabiola@ridgehaven.org
Sam Hodge: Retreat Coordinator
After graduating from Auburn in 2019 with a degree in Supply Chain Management, Sam went to work in Memphis, TN for International Paper Company. In his time at International Paper, he has worked as an operations planner to support the logistics of paper mills and warehouses in NC, SC, and GA. Outside of work he attended Independent Presbyterian Church since arriving in Memphis is 2019 and enjoyed being involved with the young adults community and volunteering with the youth group. He attended Ridge Haven as a camper in Middle and High School and served on staff for 3 summers.
Hannah Hodge: Administrative Coordinator
Hannah grew up coming to Ridge Haven as a camper and spent 5 summers on staff. After graduating from Covenant College in December 2019 with a degree in Computer Science, she worked for a church management software company doing data conversions and software development in Memphis, TN. She is so excited to finally be a part of the full-time team at Ridge Haven!
sam@ridgehaven.org; hannah@ridgehaven.org
James Newman: Event Staff
James is from Jackson, GA, and came to work at Ridge Haven because it seemed like a fun and inviting place with a great community centered around God. He loves to play any sport and is an avid Atlanta United fan. His favorite place on campus is Jolly Dining Hall and he is most excited about getting to know his fellow coworkers and grow in faith alongside them!
Joe Owen: Maintenance Director
Joe Owen was born and raised right here in Brevard, NC. From the age of ten, Joe has been working with his father building custom homes for their family business and for the past seven years has owned his own tree company. He decided he wanted to be able to spend more time with his family, so he took the position of Maintenance Director at Ridge Haven. He and his wife Crystal have four children and are active in their local church, where Joe serves as a deacon. You can see his love for the Lord in the way he treats those around him and through the intentional, quality work that he does.
joe@ridgehaven.org
Jon Gunter: Facilities Assistant
Jon Gunter joined our team in 2015 and is from the local Rosman, NC area. In his spare time, Jon loves to hunt and fish.
jon@ridgehaven.org
Jon McConnell: Cono Property Manager
jon.mcconnell@ridgehaven.org
Juanita Owen: Office Administrator
Juanita has lived in this area her entire life, and is married to her wonderful husband, Dwight. They have four children, seven grandchildren and one fantastic great-grandson. She loves spending time with her family, friends and working in her yard. Juanita is very excited to be returning to Ridge Haven!
juanita@ridgehaven.org
Karina Sherrill: Housekeeper
Karina was born in Cuenca, Ecuador. She went to Catalinas High School and graduated from University de Cuenca with a doctorate in Law. She met her husband, Lee, while he was volunteering in the Peace Corp in Ecuador. They now reside in Brevard and have two children, Julia and Woody.
karina@ridgehaven.org
Sean Cazel: Two-Year Intern
Sean is from Wake Forest, NC. He is excited about working at Ridge Haven because he likes working with people and is excited to learn more about the Lord. In his free time, Sean likes to write stories, talk to people, play and sing music, draw, and play games.
Steve Cobb: Guest Services Manager
After visiting his parents, who retired to the Ridge Haven subdivision, Steve and his wife, Kelly, fell in love with Ridge Haven and decided they wanted to find a way to move to the area. A couple of years later Steve got a call from Ridge Haven asking if he was interested in a position here. Within two hours Kelly got a call asking if she wanted to apply for a position as the head operating room nurse at Transylvania Hospital in Brevard. They both were hired and their dream to live and work here came true. Steve and Kelly have three daughters here on earth, Rachel, Anna, and Cassidy, and one daughter in heaven, Bethany.
steve@ridgehaven.org
Troy Williams: Guest Coordinator
Troy met his wife, Hope, while she was working for Wallace Anderson at MTW in Atlanta. They have lived the last eight years in Germany where Troy is a scout and manager for the New York Mets Baseball Organization. They have two children, Elijah and Emme Kate who will be attending RH Cono and dual enrolling at North Linn Community High School. Troy is able to work for Ridge Haven while also scouting and coaching baseball in Europe.
troy@ridgehaven.org
Will Wallen: Food Services
Will is from Gainesville, GA. He joined our full-time staff in 2021, after 2 years on summer staff! His favorite thing about working at Ridge Haven is being in the mountains.
will@ridgehaven.org
Wallace Anderson: Development Officer /Ridge Haven Cono Director
Prior to coming to Ridge Haven, Wallace worked at Covenant Seminary, Mission to the World, and Covenant College. He is married to Paige and they have three children, Kendi, Roy, and Cameron, all of whom have served as Ridge Haven summer staff. Wallace served as the Executive Director at Ridge Haven for 14 years.
wallace@ridgehaven.org
Gap Year Interns
Angela Craven
Angela was born in Miami, FL and has moved around a lot due to being a military kid. This is her first year at Ridge Haven and she is excited to grow in her relationship with God and learning new skills! In her free time, Angela likes to sew, read, draw, run, and cook.
Holly Jones
Holly is from Sweetwater, TN and this is her first year at Ridge Haven. She enjoys photography, art, and exploring and is most excited about learning about Christ and helping others!
Jocelyn Pronovost
After finishing college at Anderson University, Jocelyn joined the Gap Year program and is most excited about growing closer to the other interns and being challenged to grow in new ways. She is from Seneca, SC and enjoys playing pickleball, hiking, and visiting coffee shops.
Nate Arnold
Nate is from Cheraw, SC and was a camper at Ridge Haven before being on Summer Staff for three years. He is excited to learn more about the ministry of Ridge Haven as well as get into rock climbing this year! Nate likes to be active and challenge himself and is excited to be recently forklift certified.
Tobie Peterson
After coming to Ridge Haven as a camper for two years, Tobie joined Summer Staff for three summers and is excited to be on the Gap Year team! She is from Live Oak, FL and loves art, weightlifting, listening to podcasts, and hiking or anything outside. She is most excited to spend more time outside and getting to see the retreat side of working at Ridge Haven while getting to know the staff better.
Wes Harshbarger
Wes is from Orlando, FL, and this is his first year on staff at Ridge Haven. He is excited to get into climbing, local music, and to grow deeper in his relationship with Christ!
