Pastor Journey Roseburg Church

Jeff earned his Masters or Bible Studies at Trinity College. As a leader, Pastor Jeff is regarded for his boldness, innovation and vision. He’s well-respected for his passion for the cause of Christ and for preaching messages that speak straight to the heart and challenge seeking minds. When it comes to sharing Jesus he’s a guy who loves to go anywhere and mix it up with anyone. At home, Jeff is most loved for being ‘lover of mom’ and ‘dad of the house’. He and his wife, Sharon have been married 22 years and have 6 children and 2 grandchildren whom all love and seek after Jesus. He’s a husband first, a dad second, and a pastor third. This allows him to be a pastor who loves God and people, and a speaker of life who declares to many they, too, can know Jesus and impact eternity.

Compass Behavioral Health

George is a medical doctor who is also an adult/child psychiatrist. He has practiced in Oregon since 1982. He was Chief of Staff at Mercy Medical Center in 1994 & 1995 & was honored as Mercy’s Physician of The Year in 2010. He works for ADAPT with outpatients and as a consultant to Mercy Medical Center. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and is the Douglas County representative for Physicians for Compassionate Care. Dr. Middlekauf and his wife Linda have three children, eight grandchildren and recently celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary.

Bob originally studied chemistry at The University of Akron (B.S. 65) and Purdue University (Ph.D. 68). He worked at Hewlett Packard over twenty years in various research and management positions, held executive positions in a couple of Silicon Valley startup companies, and, deciding to seek a friendlier, more rural environment, relocated in 1987 to Douglas County, OR. While ranching, operating a part time consulting business and raising the last of his six children, he enrolled at Northwest Christian College and earned a degree in Marriage and Family Therapy in 1995. His work as a therapist has included several years at Mercy Medical Center in the Emergency Department, private practice, Douglas County Mental Health and volunteer work at Casa de Belen. Bob and Susan have been married for 7 years. They enjoy travel, and once spent 6 months in a 20-foot campervan touring our beautiful country. They enjoy practicing their faith together on a daily basis. Susan gardens and is part of the leadership of the Roseburg Food Project serving the FISH Food Pantry, Bob plays bass in a local folk/rock group, and they both love to debate politics with one another.

Dr. Melton is the Assistant Dean of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Bushnell University and Clinical Director of the EASA Center for Excellence at Portland State University’s Regional Research Institute (RRI). In addition to his work with RRI, he provides clinical and technical assistance to early intervention programs similar to EASA nationwide. Dr. Melton also has a small private practice in which he supervises mental health clinicians for licensure in Oregon and provides training on current evidenced based mental health practices and trends. He enjoys training for and participating in running, cycling and triathlon events and playing Legos with his two young daughters and is a strong advocate for the health care needs and resources for individuals with mental illness

Bushnell University

I have been married to Tamie Sjogren for over 37 years and we have three grown sons and 3 grandchildren. I have worked in social services and or ministry for most of my adult life. I enjoy youth and college age ministry. I love the outdoors, hanging out with family and friends, and just about any kind of board/card game. I was drawn to FARA because we help families become healthy and whole. I have worked with hundreds of families over the years in social work settings and know first-hand how important our services are. Robert’s passion is contagious and I have been compelled to get behind FARA’s mission to build a stronger community.