Business Contact Information Apex Ministries PO Box 1071 Duvall, WA  98019 main email:  buzz@apexministries.org main phone:  (360) 631-4597   Executive Director - Buzz Dahlen I grew up in the heart of Seattle, on Queen Anne Hill. I attended Western Washington State College (now know as WWU) in Bellingham, "My plan" was to become a teacher but after two years decided to focus on full-time ministry. Starting in 1985 I served as a youth pastor for 7 years. It was at this church that the Culver family attended. I was Joe & Aaron Culver's youth pastor when Joe and Deb were High School sweethearts and Aaron was in Junior High.  I moved to Idaho in 1992 to Pastor a church.  Over the 13 years in Cottonwood I kept in touch and when the day arrived, I was honored to officiate Joe and Debbie's wedding. When I moved back to the Seattle area Joe was one of the first people I contacted. After more then a year, many conversations and much prayer I became the Executive Director of Apex Ministries in December of 2006. I know that because of my age, I bring years of ministry and leadership experience. Having been involved in ministry, of some sort, for over 35 years, (20 year in pastoral ministry), I've expereinced that one can only receive while spending time in the "trenches." I am responsible for the daily operations and leadership of Apex, the "point man" if you will. If you have any inquires, I would typically be the one to contact. Although Deb, Joe and or Aaron can answer any of your questions. I can be reached at buzz@apexministries.org or 360-631-4597.   Board of Directors           Deb Culver Deb grew up in the Puget Sound region of Washington state.  She graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and later earned her Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Northwest University where she currently teaches graduate psychology.  Deb developed a heart for missions during a mission trip to Mexico in high school.  Her passion for missions, specifically in Jamaica, began in 1995 when she and her then fiance helped build a church in Jamaica with other students from The Inn at University Presbyterian Church in Seattle, WA.  Three months later, she and Joe married and returned to Jamaica for 10 days.  Deb's involvement with WSL began in 1992 and has impacted her development into a leader.  Deb brings a combination of experiences and passion for her faith into Apex Ministries to help keep the ministry growing.  Her favorite part of working with Apex Ministries is developing and implementing the mission trips!  In her spare time Deb loves being a mom and wife as well as camping, hiking, and playing with her dogs.  To reach Deb, email her at deb@apexministries.org or call (206) 683-1887.             Joe Culver Joe grew up in a small suburb of Seattle where he met his wife Deb during his freshman year in high school.  He graduated with a degree in business from the University of Washington.  After graduation, Joe continued his career with Costco Wholesale.  He worked his way up to Director in the Executive Membership Department where he was key in developing several major services.  Joe later spent 2 years working as Vice President of Business Development at TeamOn Systems, a wireless software company which was purchased by Research In Motion (makers of Blackberry).  In 2001 Joe felt God leading him to start his own business.  Through a strong trust in God, Thrive Community Fitness was born.  He leads the company as President and CEO.  Joe loves "living his faith out loud" and is able to be a visionary for Apex Ministries as well as a leadership and Mission Team Leader.  In his spare time, Joe loves to adventure race, work out, and spend time with his family.  Joe can be reached by email at joe@thrivecf.com or phone at (206) 769-5787.             Aaron Culver Aaron grew up on Mercer Island just outside of Seattle, WA.  He graduated from Mercer Island High School in the mid 90’s and went on to attend the University of Washington.  In college Aaron was very active in his fraternity, Theta Chi, and served as House Manager during his Junior and Senior years.  He graduated with a BA in Business Management and obtained his real estate license to pursue a profession in commercial real estate.  He began his career at The Staubach Company, working for a seasoned team of professionals in the Seattle office.  Born with an entrepreneurial spirit he was quickly drawn to the excitement and opportunity of starting and building a new company.  He spent the year of 2000 as the Director of Business Development for a small start-up in the Tacoma, WA area.  Later he moved on to work with his brother Joe in starting and building Thrive Community Fitness, where he serves as the Operations Officer for the company.  Aaron’s main passion is in leadership training and development and serves Apex Ministries as board member and mission trip advisor.  Aaron is also a member at Mars Hill Church (Seattle, WA) working with the Operations Pastor leading Sunday service teams.  In his spare time Aaron enjoys mountain climbing, hiking, and competing in triathlons.  Aaron can be contacted at aaron@thrivecf.com or (206) 890-4788.     Jeff Wolf Jeff grew up in suburb of Seattle, WA known as Bothell.  After graduating from Bothell High School, he received his 4 year BS degree in Human Resource Management with an emphasis in Business Communications and Industrial Organizational Psychology at Western Washington University.  After graduation, he worked in the banking industry for over 17 years, primarily in Commercial Lending and now serves as the CFO at Thrive Community Fitness and is the Treasurer of Apex Ministries.  Jeff is married to his beautiful bride, Michelle for 20 years and enjoys sharing he and Michelle’s many adventures with their three children Renee, Julia and Marcus.       Board of Advisors  Jacqueline Gustafson Jacqueline grew up in Sequim, Washington on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula.  After high school, she attended Northwest College where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, with a minor in Biblical Studies.  In 2003, she earned her Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Psychology, Culture, and Social Justice from Northwest University.  Jacqueline and her husband David make their home in Monroe, Washington where they attend Cascade Community Church.  Jacqueline and David enjoy the small town feel of Monroe and are both excited to be a part of a church community serving the needs of the community, both locally and globally.  Jacqueline currently serves as the Program Director of the School of Graduate Psychology at Northwest University in Kirkland, WA.  In addition to being Program Director, Jacqueline is also a graduate psychology professor, teaching courses in communications and cultural psychology.  Jacqueline has a passion to serve the needs of hurting individuals, especially those of women and child in international settings.  Since 2000, Jacqueline has been integrally involved in a project in a socially and economically disadvantaged urban community in South America.  This project is designed to research and understand, as well as meet the needs of, the individuals within this community.  She is excited about being a part of Apex Ministries because she hopes to bring her own respective gifts and talents to the organization in an effort to affect positive change wherever God calls Apex Ministries to serve.    Mike Boone