Chief Executive Officer

JJ has a passion for empowering the next generation and this has spanned the majority of his life. Ever since he was a child, he envisioned working with young people and helping them discover how they can make a difference in this world. As a graduate from Whitworth University in 2005, he has served with several youth serving organizations — most recently as the Executive Director of Seattle Area Youth for Christ. Generation Alive is the perfect confluence of his passion and calling and he is humbled to serve alongside an incredible staff.

JJ has been married to his wife, Katy, for 15 years and together they have two kids: Owen (age 10) and Nora (age 5). They live on the South Hill in Spokane, WA, and enjoy skiing as a family, playing board games, eating good food, and laughing a lot. In his personal time, JJ loves reading (often 3-4 books at a time), having coffee with friends, playing any and every sport, and watching football.

Program Director – Spokane Headquarters

Darrin is the Program Director, and has been the creative brain behind GA’s youth programs since 2011; devising program strategy and measuring effectiveness, working with and speaking to youth, and directing his team of staff, interns and volunteers.

Darrin has 25 years of experience working with youth as the Director of Spokane Youth for Christ Campus Life, as a Youth Pastor, and now with GA. He took a four-year hiatus from youth work (as a Regional Sales Manager representing Comcast and Time Warner for American Marketing and Cable Services) before returning to his true calling at Generation Alive. A graduate of Whitworth University, Darrin is a proud Spokanite and father of three sons.

Fun Fact: Darrin is a professional photographer and hot sauce enthusiast, once eating a pepper so hot that his eyes literally swelled shut.

Community Engagement Director

Chris, better known as “Sloan”, brings to Generation Alive expertise in both youth ministry and non-profit philanthropy. After graduating from Eastern Washington University with a degree in marketing, Sloan served as youth pastor at Timberview Church for 18 years, as well as denominational youth director. In 2013 he co-founded At The Core, a non-profit organization focused on empowering businesses, churches, and civic organizations to adopt local elementary, middle, and high schools to provide weekend meals for students facing hunger. At The Core and Second Harvest combined their efforts in the fall of 2013 and formalized the Bite2Go program, with Sloan at the lead. Today, over 5,000 students receive Bite2Go every weekend in every school in Spokane County. Sloan and his wife Brenna were married in 1997 and have three children Ella, Aidan, and Norah. Sloan loves everything football and has been a high school football coach for 25 years. He also thoroughly enjoys almost any outdoor adventure: fly fishing, hiking, snow shoeing, camping. GA is the perfect confluence of his passion and calling and he can’t wait to get started.