VitalChurch staff includes administrative and other types of support staff, such as analysts and ministry specialists, who support the overall revitalization ministry of VitalChurch.
Staff
Mike Merwin – Executive Director / Partner
Mike is the Executive Director for VitalChurch and manages the day-to-day operations of the ministry. Mike retired from the BIC Corporation after a 33-year career that allowed him to use his skills in sales and marketing in the both the USA and overseas. He and his wife, Bev, have been married for 36 years and …
Janet Miles – CFO
Janet is currently the CFO for the VitalChurch team. She recently retired from her career as physical education teacher in an ethnically diverse New York City public school. She specialized in fitness, aerobics, and health. She is the tennis commissioner for the Public Schools Athletic League (city of New York). She involves herself with small …
Laurel Schumacher – Communications Manager
Laurel Schumacher serves as the Communications Manager for VitalChurch Ministry. She holds two Master’s degrees—one in Education from Adelphi University and one in Literature from Long Island University-Brooklyn. Laurel and her husband, Noah, live in Huntington, New York, where they are partnering with their longtime church to plant a new church campus in their neighborhood. …
Chet & Rochelle Ainsworth
Chet Ainsworth has been the Diagnostic Specialist for VitalChurch team since 2012. His passion is to figure out why things are the way they are. He works closely with Gregg Caruso on all church diagnostics and report writing, as well as ongoing materials development. Chet has a BA in Psychology, an M.Div. from Fuller Theological …
Linda Caruso
Linda has served in a variety of children’s and women’s ministries and also as a high school English and Spanish teacher for 20 years. She retired from teaching in June 2014, but continues to work three days a week teaching reading at an elementary school. With a more flexible schedule, Linda enjoys participating in VitalChurch’s …
Emily McKenzie
Emily McKenzie serves as the Communications Coordinator for VitalChurch. She holds a B.A. in Youth Ministry from Eastern University and is working towards an M.A. in Clinical Counseling from there as well. She has spent the last several years working in the ministry and non-profit worlds. She and her husband, Conrad, live outside of Providence, Rhode Island, …