Brent Trask – Chair

District Superintendent

“Call me crazy, but I love the practise and process of good governance. Being at the decision making table with a such a diverse and gifted group of leaders, setting direction and giving account for our stewardship of tithe/time/talent in the district is a great pleasure for me.  I love discerning God’s will in community for our District, defining strategy and reporting on progress.  And, we often do ‘road trips’ with our DEXCOM to go and visit some of our churches, lean into their journey and pray with their leaders.  That is always a huge highlight for me. “

Brent has been serving Christ and His Church in the Alliance since 1984; 1 year pastoring at Southgate Alliance (Edmonton), 25 years pastoring RockPointe (Calgary) and since August 2011 ministering as the District Superintendent of the Western Canadian District of The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Calgary, Alberta.

Brent is passionate about the local church and he longs to see the church well led by surrendered, skilled and godly leaders ~ pushing back the darkness, redeeming lives, blessing local neighborhoods and multiplying the gospel to the least reached people groups near and far.

In his role as District Superintendent, Brent develops, casts, and implements our vision for church health and pastoral effectiveness.  He works together with DEXCOM to efficiently and effectively to administer the affairs of the District in order to fulfill our District purpose, vision, values, as well as to ensure it aligns with our denominational mandate.  On a day-to-day basis, Brent spiritually mentors and provides pastoral care to our congregations and pastors. He works with church Elder Boards in finding godly, capable pastoral leadership in local churches and to foster a healthy and spiritual working relationship between pastors and boards.

Scott Dixon – Vice-Chair

DEXCOM Vice Chair

My favorite part about serving on DEXCOM is: “hearing the stories of God at work in our family of churches as we do onsite District church visits.”

Scott has served on DEXCOM since 2015.  He is the Lead Pastor at University Drive Alliance church in Lethbridge.

Scott is married to Debbie and has two young adult children, Erin and Sean.  Scott would describe himself as a ridiculously hopeful, true green, Saskatchewan Roughriders fan. Bring on the watermelon helmets!

Calvin Andringa – Secretary

DEXCOM Secretary

My favorite part about serving on DEXCOM is: “seeing God at work in our family of churches, and learning from the many leaders I get to rub shoulders with.”

Calvin has served on DEXCOM since 2009 and is currently the secretary on DEXCOM.  He is also the Senior Pastor at our Alliance church in Tofield.

Calvin has been married to Pauline since 1984 and they have two grown children.  Calvin’s hobbies include music, macs, and motorcycles.

Wayne Heth – Treasurer

DEXCOM Treasurer

“DEXCOM has been a tremendous opportunity for me to enhance my learning curve.”

Wayne has been serving on DEXCOM since 1999. He is currently serving as the Treasurer.

Wayne has been a District Consultant at The Western Canadian District since 1999.  His serve has included consultation of operations, finance, and care of constitution/bylaws/general office manual.

Wayne is married to Lou Ellyn and they have 2 adult children and 6 grandchildren. In his downtime you can find Wayne spending time with his family (especially his grandchildren), reading, and listening to music.

Andrew Fisher

Andrew has previously served 6 years on DEXCOM and has served in Grande Prairie Alliance as an elder along with many other volunteer roles. Andrew also served more than 8 years as an Alliance pastor prior to becoming a Paramedic. Andrew now works for Alberta Health Services as the manager of the Emergency Strategic Network.

Bruce Palsky

Experience: Bruce graduated from Ambrose (CBC) in 1983 and spent 1 year in the Philippines with PSALM in university ministry. Since 1985, Bruce has served a number of churches in Western Canada, both in associate and senior roles with the most recent in Hanna, Airdrie and currently in Linden where he has been for the past 5 years. He has served on a number of community boards, and worked developing partnering relationships with various mission agencies in Canada and globally. For the past 4 years as part of the Licensing/Ordination Council.

Cheryl Zamora

DEXCOM Lay Member

My favorite part about serving on DEXCOM is: “visiting churches, pastors, and affiliated ministry organizations in our District; getting to know them and where they’re at in the Lord’s work; praying for them and hopefully serving their needs.”

Cheryl has served on DEXCOM since 2013.  She attends the First Filipino Alliance Church in Edmonton and serves there as the church’s Office Manager.  As Office Manager, she oversees church operations and provides administrative and ministry support to the pastoral staff and various other church ministry teams.  She is quite the busy lady!

Her family lives by this Bible verse: “…but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15b.  By God’s grace and mercy, her family is serving the Lord in the local church: her husband is the church custodian, her eldest daughter is the Chairman of the worship team, her son is a member of the tech team, and her youngest daughter is a youth leader and worship team member.  This talented family love to watch good movies and eat good food!

Cyndie Baum

DEXCOM Lay Member

I love being a part of the innovative thinking of the Alliance pastors, lay people and the District office”.

Cyndie has been serving on DEXCOM since 2015.  She currently attends Foothills Alliance Church.

Cyndie has a long history of serving churches in music, drama, and Christian Education roles. Her teaching career has opened doors to many unique roles, in various settings, through classroom instruction, and innovative leadership opportunities.  Cyndie is presently teaching  and coordinating initiatives for international teachers through Graduate Programs in Education at the University of Calgary, as well as serving as academic advisor to the university football team.

Gail Rodgers

DEXCOM Lay Member

My favorite part about serving on DEXCOM is: ”the view from 40,000 feet as we get to see what God is doing across the District and beyond our own backyard.”

Gail has been a DEXCOM member since 2013.  She currently attends Spruce Grove Alliance Church and serves primarily in Women’s Ministry.

Gail and her husband John are loving life and traveling.  Their family is comprised of 6 kids and 2 grandkids!  With a passion for writing on how Scripture applies to everyday life, be inspired by reading one of her articles or devotionals here.

Henry Tseung

DEXCOM Member

My favorite part about serving on DEXCOM is: “seeing the Holy Spirit at work in the heart of the members to achieve the will of the Lord…”

Henry has been serving on DEXCOM since 2015.  He is the Senior Pastor at Westside Calgary Chinese Alliance Church and oversees the Cantonese, English, Mandarin, and Children’s congregation.

In his spare time, Henry can be found exercising on the treadmill, reading, or enjoying the sounds of classical music.

Jeremy Peters

DEXCOM Member

My favourite part about serving on DEXCOM is seeing how Jesus is leading His church throughout our District and getting to know the other members of DEXCOM.

Jeremy has been serving on DEXCOM since 2015 and is currently the Lead Pastor of St. Albert Alliance Church. As Lead Pastor he provides overall leadership, vision, and direction to the church.

Jeremy is married to Lisa and they have been married since 1999.  They have two kids – Hanna (gr. 10) and Caleb (gr. 8).  During his spare time, Jeremy enjoys weight training, golf, long motorcycle trips, leading corporate worship and spending time with this family.

Johnson Charles

DEXCOM Member

My favorite part about serving on DEXCOM is: “hearing exciting things that the Lord is doing in our churches across Alberta and visiting churches and staff in remote places.”

Johnson has served on DEXCOM since 2015.  He is an Associate Pastor at Calgary Punjabi Christian Church which meets at Encompass Partnerships centre.  He is a member of the church board, mentors other in leadership development, teaches and preaches on discipleship and missions, and also leads in worship.  You can watch Johnson weekly on TV as he hosts an evangelism show (Words of Life) on Shaw digital (channel 89) and online.

Johnson is married to Daisy and they have 4 adult children who all have a name that starts with ‘J’!  They resisted having a dog for many years, but when they brought Jax home for a 4 week trial, he got the most attached to Johnson.  You can now find Johnson happily walking Jax twice a day. 🙂

Ryan Tuck

Ryan grew up at Southgate Alliance Church in Edmonton. He graduated from Canadian Bible College in 1999. Ryan and Shelly spent 3 years at Dalat International School in Malaysia. Since returning to Canada, Ryan has served in the Western Canadian district for the past 10 years as Youth Pastor at Beulah Alliance and as Associate Pastor at Deer Park Alliance. His latest venture has brought him to Calgary to serve at Westlife Church where he serves in Engage & Equip Ministries.