The Intergenerate leadership team
Gabby Brandner
Team Member, InterGenerate
Gabby Brandner serves as the Children’s Minister at Central Church of Christ in Amarillo, Texas. She graduated from Lipscomb University in May of 2024, where she majored in Children’s Ministry. She is passionate about the role of children in the faith community and children’s spirituality. Her current research includes the intersection of children’s spirituality and trauma, the implications of children being made in the image of God, and adapting spiritual disciplines for children.
Betsy Dishman
Team Member, InterGenerate
Betsy Dishman served as GenOn Ministries Training Director for 9 years before moving to her new role in 2025 as GenOn’s Intergenerational Ministry Consultant. Her work has included writing and leading workshops for GenOn, InterGenerate, Lilly Endowment, Inc. grant recipients, and various ecumenical and denominational organizations. Betsy has served on staff at local churches for over 30 years, leading music ministry and children, youth, and family ministries.
Larry Green
Team Member, InterGenerate
Dr. Larry L. Green, pastor, motivational speaker, and holistic development advocate, originally from Jamaica, brings a rich and diverse ministry background from his work in the Bahamas. He currently serves as Associate Pastor at Restoration Praise Center in Bowie, MD, together with his wife, Schkara, and their four children. Larry is committed to empowering individuals and families to grow spiritually, emotionally, and relationally. His doctoral thesis from Andrews University Theological Seminary focuses on the intergenerational church. He excels at fostering meaningful connections across generations, promoting a balanced approach to personal growth, community engagement, and spiritual leadership.
Richard Griffith
Team Member, InterGenerate
Dr. Rich Griffith is Associate Professor of Youth Ministry and Ministry Leadership at Toccoa Falls College in Northeast, Georgia. He has two master’s and a Doctorate in “Youth, Family and Culture”. He is the Author of “Voices: Helping Our Children and Youth Listen to Wise Counsel” (2023), “Discipleship Is Leadership” (2024) and Editor and Contributor to “Reimagining Church As Family” (2025).
Valerie Grissom
Chair, InterGenerate Team
Valerie M. Grissom, MDiv, DWS, is certified for ordination as Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Northwest Coast Presbytery (PC-USA), near Seattle, Washington. She serves as Chair of the InterGenerate Team. Valerie is the editor of All Ages Becoming: Intergenerational Practice in the Formation of God's People. As a worship leader and pastor for over 20 years, Valerie is passionate about worship renewal in the Church. To find out more about Valerie’s research, writing, speaking, coaching, and mentoring regarding intergenerational and intercultural worship, visit valeriemgrissom.com.
Wilson McCoy
Secretary, InterGenerate Team
Dr. Wilson McCoy (MDiv, DMin) is a minister, professor, writer, and church consultant. He loves spending time with wife and two daughters when he is not experimenting in the kitchen and listening to music. You can find free faith formation resources as well as learn more about Wilson’s writing, speaking, and intergenerational consulting at his website: drwilsonmccoy.com.
paola Montes-roldan
Team Member, InterGenerate
Paola came to know Christ as Savior as a teenager. During college, she discovered a passion for vocational ministry. Her passion is to help people mature in their faith as they grow into Christlikeness by engaging with Scripture, community and a devotional life. Paola believes intergenerational is the Bible's model for discipleship.
Dawn Rundman
Treasurer, InterGenerate Team
Dr. Dawn Rundman is Director of Congregational Development and Marketing at Augsburg Fortress Publishers. Wielding a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, a fondness for innovative faith practices, love of wordsmithing, and several years as a summer camp counselor, Dawn believes intergenerational church communities can be hubs for healthy human development. Dawn is the InterGenerate Treasurer.
Breen Marie Sipes
Team Member, InterGenerate
Pastor Breen Marie Sipes is an ELCA Lutheran pastor, a full-time parent, and an all-time advocate for intergenerational ministry. She is the board president and a facilitator for Music that Makes Community, where she practices brave shared leadership in building community through singing together. She is also on the leadership team for Virginia Theological Seminary’s Roots & Wings Intergenerational Worship Initiative as a content developer and facilitator for their cohort of fellows.
Our Bookkeeper
Jennifer Williams
Bookkeeper, InterGenerate
Jennifer Williams has spent more than 25 years supporting religious and nonprofit organizations through bookkeeping, fundraising development, and human resource administration. Her passion is helping mission- driven communities build strong financial practices, improve organizational systems, and sustain their programs overtime. Jennifer lives in Las Vegas, Vegas, Nevada with her husband, and enjoys having her son and daughter-in-law nearby.
