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