Our Leadership
Our three leadership groups work separately in function but together in a unity that comes from the common desire we have at SunHills to:
Love God, Love People and Live the Mission
Staff: Our staff is responsible for the day-to-day operations of SunHills. The staff serve through leading people and ministries to help our church move forward in our mission.
Elders: SunHills Elders meet weekly to pray for the people and ministry of our church. The elders serve in two primary ways: caring for people spiritually (shepherding) and overseeing the health and development of our mission.
Directors: The Board of Directors (BOD) is responsible for oversight of the administrative aspects of the church including budget and property. The directors serve in these financial and administrative matters to help facilitate our mission.
Our Staff:
Dan Haakenson, Lead pastor
Dan has served as Lead Pastor at SunHills since August 2008. Dan is passionate about people being drawn to the greatness and grace of God.
Before coming to SunHills, Dan had been Pastor of College Ministries in Fullerton and then Pastor of Spiritual Formation and Missions in Vacaville (both Evangelical Free Churches). He has served in full-time ministry since 1993, following his graduation from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Master of Divinity). Other than the years of graduate school, Dan has always lived in California. From age ten through high school, Dan was in the greater Sacramento area. During those high school years Dan met - and fell in love with - Michelle. They both went to Chico State (yes, Chico!) and were married in 1989. Dan and Michelle live in EDH with their 4 kids.
Contact Dan:
Clint Davenport, Director of Worship and Church Life
Clint joined SunHills as the Director of Worship and Church Life in March 2011. His genuine desire is that his passion, gifting, and skills would be used for the benefit of the church to the glory of God. Clint was raised in Southern California and graduated from Biola University. Clint and Kate met during their undergraduate studies and were married in 2008. Clint and Kate live in EDH and are looking forward to starting a family soon. Clint enjoys backpacking, hiking, snowboarding, shooting, reading, listening to and playing music, and relaxing with family and friends.
Contact Clint:
Jackie Adams, Director of Adult Ministry
Raised in El Dorado Hills since third grade, Jackie, her husband Reggie and their three grown daughters have been at SunHills since 1997. Jackie accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at the age of twenty and began her faith journey. Coming to SunHills has definitely impacted the depth of her faith and provided opportunity to serve the Lord in various ministry areas. Since 1997 she has served on the women’s ministry team and in 2005 became the Director of Women’s Ministry. In 2012, she took on additional responsibilities, including oversight of small groups and became the Director of Adult Ministry. She is passionate about God, worship, serving, Bible study, and leading others on their faith journey. She loves spending time with her family, listening to worship music, watching volleyball, playing golf, reading and cooking.
Contact Jackie:
Jill Vogel, Director of Children's Ministry
Jill has been actively involved in Children's Ministry since 1999. Her family moved to El Dorado Hills in 2005 and she joined our Children's Ministry staff the following year. She leads our Elementary, Pre-school, and Nursery programs. She grew up in the Bay Area and studied Communications at Cal Poly, where she met her husband, Kent. They have been married twenty-three years have three sons. Jill is currently finishing up her AA in Child Development at Folsom Lake College. She believes each child is an individual and learns in his/her own way. She is creative in her teaching and has a passion for helping children see God's Word come to life.
Contact Jill:
Heather Waisner, Administrative Secretary
Heather and her family began attending SunHills in 1996 and have called it their church home ever since. Heather joined the SunHills office staff in 2006 as the administrative secretary and website manager. She also serves on the Women's Ministry team and leads a small group Bible study. She is originally from Colorado and has a B.S. in Business Finance from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her interests are reading - especially study of the Bible and Koine Greek - as well as scrapbooking, classical music, and baseball. Heather and Jeff and their three sons live in EDH.
Contact Heather:
Mat Craig, Director of Middle School Ministry
Contact Mat:
Allison Carpenter, Bookkeeper
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Leadership Boards
Board of Directors
- Sandy Oglesby, Fred Plutchak, Tammy Smith, Kent Vogel, and Dan Haakenson
- Contact the Board of Directors:
- Click here to view the BOD Overview document.
Board of Elders
- Scott Beijer, Jeff Bock, Jeff Waisner, and Dan Haakenson
- Contact the Board of Elders:
- Click here to view the Elder Overview document.
