Summer Ministry Staff

Chris Witt

Executive Director

Because Chris’ dad was a football coach, he moved around some in his early years, but spent most of his life among the cactus and jack rabbits of Ft. Stockton, TX. In 1992, he graduated with a degree in Communication from Texas A&M University. (Yes, he is an Aggie. But he has heard all of the jokes so don’t bother.) Chris worked as a youth pastor before coming to Sky Ranch to serve full time. He first encountered this ministry as a sophomore in High School when he came to work here one summer on the maintenance work crew. He will tell you that while he was here and in two summers as a counselor, he met men and women who challenged him in his faith in ways no one else ever had. Those summers were what he calls “Lazarus moments”, times when God brought his walk back to life. In 3 summers as summer staff, and 13 years of full time service Chris has “been around the block” at Sky Ranch. He currently serves as Sr. Director of Ministries, overseeing the camping ministry teams of our three camps and our year round college ministries. But, what is most important to him is his bride of 17 years, Kim and his two boys Caleb (12) and Austin (10).

John Morgan

Texas Site Camp Director

John Morgan grew up around Dallas, TX, and he has been a part of Sky Ranch in many different ways since 1998. John is passionate about ministry and feels like God called him into the ministry when he was 16 years. He was the song guy for Sky Ranch in 1998 and a counselor in 1999. He was a youth minister at White’s Chapel UMC in Southlake Texas for almost 2 years and then he worked as the Sky 3 & 4 director at Sky Ranch for 4 years. He is back now as the Texas Site Camp Director and is passionate about bringing fun into camp and making it a place that kids love and are drawn to. Sky Ranch feels like home to John and he is excited about the ways that he is challenged and grows in His relationship with Christ at Sky Ranch. John’s family, Amanda, Reeci and Boston, are his most important ministry and he loves being a husband and a dad.

Clinton Pfalser

Sky 1 & 2 Boys Program Manager/Asst. Summer Camp Manager

Clinton started working for Sky Ranch in the Summer of '96 as a summer maintenance worker and has worked on and off at Sky Ranch for 10 summers. He grew up in a strong Christian military family and spent the better part of those years in North Carolina, Kansas, Virginia and Texas. Upon graduating from the University of Kansas in 2003 he went to work for a traditional summer camp outside of Austin, TX, called Camp Champions where he was the Lower Camp Boys Director. While at Camp Champions he married his college sweetheart, Jill, whom he met while working as a Cabin Counselor at Sky Ranch. Clinton and Jill in 2005 returned to Sky Ranch as members of the Sky Ranch Sales & Marketing team and then in 2007 Clinton moved to our School Programs department as the Staff Coordinator. In June of '08, Clinton returned to full-time summer camp ministry as he took over the Asst. Summer Camp Manager role for the Van site as well as working with Sky 1 & 2 programs.

Jill Pfalser

Sky 3 & 4 Girls Program Manager

Jill is a 2004 graduate of Texas A&M University. She began working at Sky Ranch as a college student in 2002, serving as a counselor for High School girls for 2 amazing summers. Jill grew up in Bowie, Texas with an incredible family and met her husband, Clinton Pfalser, while working at Sky Ranch together. In August of 2004, Clinton and Jill got married and she worked on the marketing team for Camp Champions for a year. In 2005, Jill and Clinton returned home to Sky Ranch, realizing their passion to be back at the place where they both fell in love with camping ministry. Jill has been the Sky 3 & 4 Girls Program Manager for one year now, loving every minute of her time with the campers, the college staff, and the full time Sky Ranch ministry team.

Malcolm Pettigrew

Sky 3 & 4 Boys Program Manager

Malcolm started at Sky Ranch in 2005 working at Ute Trail in Colorado. He spent two summers there as a backpacking guide and a third summer on leadership staff. Malcolm graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Psychology and shortly thereafter came to join the summer camp team full time. Malcolm’s heart is to have fun with youth, showing them how to understand and experience real relationship with the Lord in everything they do.

Tamara Brock

Sky 1 & 2 Girls Program Manager

Tamara first heard about Sky Ranch growing up in Plano, TX. She attended Sky Ranch as a camper and is thankful to be back serving on the other side. She served as a counselor for one summer during college, and joined the summer camp team after graduating. She completed her studies at Texas A&M University with a degree in Industrial Distribution. Prior to joining the team, she was active in college ministry where she discovered her passion for investing in people. She is most fulfilled when she gets to see youth enjoying life and when she's teaching them about God’s endless pursuit of us.

Joe David Nelms

Gary Morgan

Sky Ranch Family Camp Director

Gary and Deena Morgan have four beautiful children: Christin 30, Haley 21, Bradi-Kathryn 16, and Madison 13. Having been a practicing attorney for 26 years, Gary is investing his days in ministry, following his passion to minister to and encourage families. The Morgans reside in Tyler, Texas and are active members of the Green Acres Baptist Church.

Summer Camp Counselors

Sky Ranch Camps is blessed to have the opportunity to work with and minister to over 400 college aged men and woman from over 26 universities across the U.S who will pour into the lives of our campers. Each counselor takes part in an introductory interview, as well as undergoes a national background check and provides us with two references. Before the summer begins, each counselor will take part in a 2-week staff training that is also used as a probationary period, which allows Sky Ranch Camps to evaluate personally, each individual. During the summer each cabin will have a CPR certified counselor as well as a radio that is connected to our Nurse Station. Our cabins will hold to our 1 to 5 counselor to camper ratio.