Meet the Team
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Board Members
Nathan Herschberger
President
Nathan Herschberger grew up in the church and benefitted from Awana club at an early age where he learned to love and memorize God’s Word. This instilled within him a true passion for understanding the Bible, which continues today through deep study into apologetics, systematic theology, and biblical history. He wishes to implant the love and wonder of God’s Word into everyone, young and old. Nathan has led high school and middle school ministries as well as adult small groups over the years in churches located in Colorado, Kansas, Maryland, Washington, and Missouri.
Nathan works professionally as an aerospace engineer and pilot, where he leads the technical development and delivery of large-scale development programs. His secular skills for leading large, long-term projects equipped him to take on this curriculum development project with Kelly.
He is married to Andrea, and they currently reside near St. Louis, MO with their two sons Caleb and Ethan.
Kelly Flores
Vice President of Culture & Strategy
Kelly Flores has been an avid follower of Christ since her college days where she discovered her unquenchable thirst for learning and growing. A lifelong student of the Bible and an educator at heart, Kelly has a deep passion for inspiring others to think critically and creatively, finding their life purpose and meaning through diligent study and application of God’s Word.
Kelly earned her doctorate in educational leadership and gets to use her secular training both as a professional (she is a professor, author, speaker, and coach in the fields of people, culture, learning, and leadership), and also as a volunteer (including the middle school and teen ministries). Kelly’s family has served around the world through HOPE Worldwide’s Volunteer Corps in Philadelphia, Philippines, New Zealand, Alaska, and Daytona Beach.
Kelly is married to Kye, and they currently reside in Seattle, WA with their three teenage boys: Isaiah, Roman, and Micah.
Brian Gross
Vice President of Finance & Administration
Brian Gross is the Chief Financial & Operating Officer for City Academy and CFO for Gateway City Church in St. Louis, MO. Brian Gross serves as co-chair of the ICOC Admin service team and was on the Board as Treasurer for the Eurasian Missions Society for many years.
Brian has over 15 years’ experience working in finance, budgeting, and operations and has worked for non profits, local governments and companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Chase Bank (formerly Bank One) in Chicago and AmeriCorps.
Brian has a Master’s in Public Administration specializing in Fiscal Administration and is a graduate of the Executive Scholar program from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School.
Brian and his wife, Danielle have two daughters in High School.
Teddy Otero
Vice President of Marketing & Technology
The son of an Air Force officer, Teddy Otero attended churches of several denominations across the United States and Europe in his youth. His faith became his own in college, and he led small groups on campus and into young adulthood. He connects with God through intellectual pursuits in history, philosophy, biology, sociology and political science, marveling at how every system points back to the Creator!
Teddy began his career in engineering and the Air Force but felt called by artistic pursuits and ultimately received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Northern Colorado. After 5 years as a graphic and web designer, he made the jump to marketing and hasn’t looked back. He has been blessed to lead a marketing team that allows him to take on ambitious projects and explore his passion for how people experience a company: its brand and culture.
Teddy is married to Jenny, and they currently reside in Edgewood, WA with children Theo, Camden, Micah, Amelia, and Arthur.
Project Vision
Bruce & Lorna Pflaumer
Bruce and Lorna Pflaumer, elder couple in the Eastside region of the Seattle Church of Christ, regard the pivotal middle school years as a critical juncture and had a vision to create a program in the church consisting of two arms - curriculum and community. The vision would empower middle schoolers to navigate life's challenges while fostering character development and a strong faith in God. The approach leveraged the "community" (of parents and church) to help create the curriculum. Led by Nathan and Kelly, the team took it far beyond their imaginations to become what Scatter What Matters is today.
Special Acknowledgements
Lesson Writers
Rudy Baca
Christian Basa
Idang Basa
Allie Benton
Josh Benton
Austin Bolves
Sara Bolves
Gary Burch
Charice DeGuzman
Mark Farney
Tammy Fleming
Kelly Flores
Kye Flores
Laura Fouts
Andrea Herschberger
Nathan Herschberger
Tim Humphrey
Jorge Jimenez
Carmen Lugo
Jason Lugo
Becky Meadows
Sharon Messer
Bobby Moore
Bruce Pflaumer
Lorna Pflaumer
Laurie Robertson
Paul Robertson
Elise Sanderson
Riley Sanderson
Jennifer Schulz
Alana Smith
Ellen Soter
Colby Soule
Robert Vidal
Marcus Wallace
Naomi Wallace
Alex Whitaker
Danielle Whitaker
Handouts & Lesson Summaries
Lauren Helmers
Nathan Herschberger
Website Development & Maintenance
Teddy Otero
Kelly Flores
Andrea Herschberger
Nathan Herschberger
