Board Members

Jesus Christ ministered to the whole person. CAN does the same. I’m honored to help CAN build up the community.

Kristofer Tripp serves on the Life Elevation Center Advisory Committee and is the Pastor of the Crescent City Church of Christ.

Why CAN?

Because CAN serves my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ by following His command to love others. That is put into practice by the many programs provided that help care for the homeless and needy of our area — folks whom I am very concerned for. By being a part of CAN, I can do much more than I ever could as an individual.

Community Affiliations:

• Lighthouse Community Church
• Sutter Coast Auxiliary
• Local Homelessness Project, Volunteer
• Life Elevation Center Advisory Committee

I have been involved with CAN for close to 12 years. During that time I have watched it not only survive, but also grow with lots of prayers and great people. CAN is a wonderful organization because it helps so many people and it does so by working together with other organizations in our community. The Lord has blessed CAN in so many ways — it is exciting being apart of it.

Melody works as a Secretary at Dr. Inouye’s Office and is an active member of the Church of the Nazarene.

Why I am happy to serve at CAN:

I am pleased to be involved in the ministry of CAN, because it is an important vehicle for carrying out the mission given to Christians by our Lord Jesus — to care for one another. CAN offers to many, an opportunity to be used by God to spread His love in tangible ways and to share the Good News of how He showed us His ultimate love by giving His Son for us.

Pastor Schlensker is a part of the Coastal Aires Barbershop Chorus and serves as the Senior Pastor of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church.

The decision to serve on the Board of CAN began by concurring with CAN’s Statement of Faith and General Purpose to engage in and carry on a general program of Christian-based life improvement for our community. It is my desire, as a member of the body of Christ, to contribute my time and resources to serve one another and that we are to remember the poor. I’m reminded of the words that say, ‘A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp stand and it gives light to all who are in the house.’

Stuart works as a real estate agent and is an active member of Calvary Chapel of the Redwoods.

With 24 successful years in the human services field under his belt, and as the entrepreneurial leader of eight organizational start-ups, including two nonprofits, Doug Morgan has now served as executive director of Community Assistance Network for the last six years.

Doug is a magna cum laude graduate of Simpson University, and earned highest honors as a Master of Arts in Philosophy of Religion from Denver Seminary.

Named the 2006 Nonprofit Leader of the Year by the Northern California Association of Nonprofits, he is also a member of American Mensa, holds local memberships with the FEMA Designated Local Board, Del Norte Evangelical Ministerial Association, Children's Services Coordinating Council, Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, Child Abuse Prevention Council, Family Resource Center Advisory Board, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Community Health Alliance of Humboldt-Del Norte.

Doug, his wife Kathy, daughter Somerset, and son Stirling, have made their abode in the earth’s most beautiful area – Del Norte County – for the last seven years and plan to make it for life.