Anna is originally from Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii. She has a B.A. in Art & Education from Seattle Pacific University. It was during her time at University God called her into missions. In September of 1986 she did a Discipleship Training School with YWAM in Kona, HI. Anna is a lifelong learner and continues to take many courses in YWAM. (School of Evangelism, School of Biblical Studies, School of Worship, Biblical Teaching and Preaching school, Titus Project and Leadership Development Course) She has also staffed many of these schools throughout the years. Anna first moved to YWAM Lakeside, MT in 1991 to attend the School of Worship. She has left and returned several times. She spent some years working in Ukraine before returning to be on staff in MT again. She has also been through a couple of course in Spiritual Formation and Direction. She has been a part of the debriefing ministry since the beginning of 2010. She has discovered that every person’s story is unique and a privilege to listen to. It is an honor to be a part of this ministry as she has a heart for people to find perspective, healing and making space to hear God’s voice. She continues to look forward to seeing more of God’s transforming work in the future!

Tammy has been on staff with YWAM Montana-Lakeside since 2004. She worked with the School of Biblical Studies (SBS) for the first 4-1/2 years with a focus on hospitality and pastoral care. After staffing SBS, in the Summer of 2008, she began leading the hospitality department and served there for 9 years. In 2017 she began working with the Strategic Missions Office serving YWAM Montana’s missionaries overseas. She also has a heart to bless and mentor staff. In 2009, she took the debriefing seminar offered to YWAM Montana staff and had it on her heart to help in the area of debriefing but just needed to wait for God’s timing. In February 2013 she interned and then started working with the Debriefing department quarter to half-time. She has a heart to see others understand, in a deeper way, who God is and understand their identity in Christ. She loves to cook, a good cup of coffee, hiking in God’s creation, watching sports (Go Eagles!) and a good book.

Philip Anderson joined YWAM in 1982. He lived in Thailand for 24 years, started 2 churches and met his Australian wife on the mission field. They are both fluent with the Thai language and were leaders with YWAM Thailand many years. Phil joined the YWAM Lakeside Debriefing Ministry in 2013. Presently Philip, Yvette and their daughter Pearl live at YWAM Montana and serves in the Strategic Missions Office where they recruit, send and support missionaries.

Yvette was born and raised in Australia and has served in the ministry and with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) for more than 25 years. She did her Discipleship Training School (DTS) in Goulburn, N.S.W, Australia and afterwards came on as YWAM DTS staff. Yvette met her husband, Phil, who was a long term missionary in Thailand, during staffing a DTS outreach in Thailand and later they married in Western Australia in 1995. The newly weds returned to Thailand in 1996 to serve with YWAM Southern Thailand, doing church planting. Their first and only child, was born in 1999. The Andersons, along with co-workers, continued with the church planting work until 2004, passing the church over to Thai leadership. They also helped with Asia Tsunami Relief during 2005. Yvette and her family then moved to YWAM Montana-Lakeside, for her to pursue the School Of Biblical Studies (SBS) and Teaching English Students of Other Languages (TESOL). After this they returned to Southern Thailand to become Regional Leaders of YWAM and continued there until 2011. The Andersons decided to relocate to YWAM Montana-Lakeside to become full time staff, where they still currently live. Yvette has served in Hospitality, Accounting, Cross Cultural Fellowship and also completed the Community Development School (CDS). She is currently serving in the Strategic Missions Office (SMO) which focuses on the base’s Target Nations and 60+ missionaries around the world as well as Lakeside Debriefing Ministry (LDM). She uses her experiences and skills learnt, to help others in long term missions, to be healthy and walk in the calling God has given them.

Lori is originally from Minnesota, and was part of YWAM as a youngster. She did her DTS in Honolulu in 1998 and joined DTS staff in Montana in 1999. In 2005 she moved to St. Croix, U.S.V.I, as the DTS Director and helped re-pioneer a small YWAM base, also serving as part of the Resource Team for the IDTSC in the Caribbean for 4 years. Recognizing the great need for staff development worldwide, Lori has staffed four DTS Equip’s in Montana, and was part of pioneering the DTS Equip in St. Croix in 2009. In 2009 Lori returned on staff in Montana. Upon Lori’s return from the Caribbean in 2009 she was personally debriefed after having gone through a series of difficult/traumatic events. She later attended the debriefing training and began working with our Debriefing Ministry in the fall of 2012. Lori has a heart to see staff succeed in their calling to disciple others. She is passionate about staff development, staff care, and helping people discover and become who God made them to be.

Jeanette was born and raised in Idaho. She has served in the ministry and Youth With A Mission (YWAM) for 25 years. She did her Discipleship Training School (DTS) in 1990 with YWAM Lakeside and later came on staff in 1991 as DTS staff and has served in a variety of different capacities from hospitality to the registrar’s office including serving on the base council while her husband was the base director from 2002 to 2010. She and her family have had the opportunity of traveling to many countries in addition to living in Thailand for almost a year and also served on staff with YWAM San Diego Baja for five years. She has an AA in Biblical Studies and certification in debriefing courses. She has been debriefing since 2010, now works with MBI (Mission Builders International) and lives in Lakeside.