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Bruce Tamlyn was the Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Life for the Silver Bay YMCA for many decades. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ.
Bruce has a Bachelor's of Science and a Master's of Education from Springfield College, and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Counseling Psychology from Bridgewater State College. In addition he completed a Master's in Psychology and Religion at Andover Newton Theological School in Boston. Bruce is a certified spiritual director and a member of Spiritual Director’s International.
Bruce is married to Sarah. They have three daughters and live in Silver Bay, New York.
Sean McFeely is a 25+ year veteran of Christian Camp and Conference Ministry, getting his start as an Employee In Training at Silver Bay YMCA. Sean loves using God’s Creation as a tool for spiritual growth and reflection. He is a trained wilderness instructor, rock climbing guide, scuba diver, and wilderness first responder. Sean currently leads Oasis Ministry Ventures, a non-profit developing and funding Christian camping opportunities for urban youth in the greater Los Angeles region. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Grove City College, as well as a Certificate in Apologetics and a Masters in Organizational Leadership from Biola University. He is married to Amy, his wife of 26 years, and has two young adult daughters, Abbey (23) and Rebecca (20).
Dave Ingrey has deep roots at Silver Bay YMCA. He is a former insurance executive and teacher, whose pursuit of truth led him to Christ. Dave is active in his church as a lay preacher and leader of their commissioning class. A budding author, Dave has a three book lay apologetic series ready for market, and is the publisher of the ‘Facts, Faith and Formation’ blog. Dave and his wife Karen have three young adult children, Henry, Lindsey and Owen.
Wendy (Oliver) Walters is the Director of Women’s Ministry and Community groups at Church of the Saviour in Wayne, PA. Wendy has her Masters of Divinity from Missio Seminary, and served as the Director of Strategic Relations at her alma mater. A multi-talented woman of God, she also served as an Environmental Engineer using her Masters of Engineering degree from Penn State and undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University. Wendy has served on the spiritual life staff of Silver Bay in the past, and is a skilled facilitator for groups of all types. She is mom to two young adult daughters and one son, and wife to husband Russ.