Our Team

Mike Douglass

Mike has been the Youth Minister at St. James Parish in McMinnville, Oregon, since 1998 and has served as a parish Youth Minister in Oregon, Washington, and California since 1983.  Mike has been the Camp Director since it first started in 2000.

Camp Director

Jason Kidd

Jason Kidd serves as the National Director for Alpha in a Catholic Context, traveling nationwide to help Catholic ministries center their mission on evangelization. With over 20 years in parish and diocesan ministry, he has also served with Young Life and led the Catholic Family Life Association. Jason holds degrees in Engineering and Theology from Notre Dame and lives in Portland with his wife, Sarah, and their four children.

Keynote Speaker

Music

To be announced

Music Director

Christina Kosiewicz

Emily Rastovich

Patti Stritzke

Assistant Camp Directors

This camp cannot happen without the support of a number of youth ministers from the Oregon and Washington area and their amazing volunteers. 

Youth Ministers and Volunteers

Fr. Hans Mueller

Fr. Hans serves as the pastor at St. Juan Diego Parish in Portland and has been camp chaplain since 2017. His connection to Higher Calling Camp runs deep—he once stood here as a camper himself, later returning as a seminarian before eventually serving as chaplain.

Chaplain