My Work and Volunteer Experience

Hi. I’m Deb Schroeder and I have been working with young people for over 20 years in both the workforce and in the church.

My experience working with front line youth workers:

• training youth workers specifically in youth development
• training youth workers in service learning
• guiding and encouraging youth workers
• supervising youth workers and programs
• implementing programs led by youth workers

My experience working with youth ministry volunteers:

• training and coaching youth volunteers
• creating activities to encourage relationship building with young people
• establishing volunteer recognition programs

My experience working directly with youth:

• serving youth in crisis and in corrections
• teaching lifeskills to youth
• substitute teaching in our public school system
• designing and instructing homeschool co-op classes
• leading youth small groups
• customizing youth ministry curriculum to fit current population of youth
• leading service learning projects with youth