Our Staff
Greg Von Tobel – President
Founder and President of PFC, Greg started the ministry in 1989 in the offices of Overlake Christian Church in Redmond, WA. Since that time, he has continued to head the ministry with strong leadership, integrity and vision. Click here to read his biography.
Peyton Burkhart – Yard Out Editor
A part-time PFC Missionary since 2005, Peyton is the vision and the hard work behind our Yard Out newspaper for inmates, which is distributed several times each year to over 1,000 institutions across the nation.
Brent Hoiosen – Assistant to the President
Brent began his association with Prisoners for Christ as a volunteer grading Bible Study lessons in 1993. In 2002, the Lord called Brent into a full-time missionary staff position. Brent is responsible for the PFC Pen Pal program, literature distribution, and assists the President with special assignments.
Jean Ishmael – Van Transportation Coordinator
Jean understands the importance of keeping the vital link of families together while separated by prison time. Her organizational skills and smiling face have kept our vans running smoothly since 2002! Jean is also responsible for compiling the stats for all PFC services, both in the Northwest and in the eight countries where we have PFC missionaries overseas.
Margaret La Pointe – Front Desk & Prayer Team Coordinator
Margaret joined our staff 2006 and applies her organizational skills, love of writing and passion for prayer to her job of running the Front Desk and coordinating the PFC Prayer Team. Hers is the friendly voice you hear when calling PFC. She coordinates a wide variety of projects ranging from overseeing the Bulk Mail Team volunteers to writing and editing assignments.
Jamie Neault – International Coordinator
Jamie has been affiliated with PFC since 2009 as a teacher and missionary. He moved to the Woodinville office in 2011 to assist in managing the ever expanding International Ministry.
Mike N0rth – Volunteer Placement Coordinator
Before joining the Prisoners for Christ team in 2012, Mike served at Overlake Christian Church leading their prison ministry. This experience has proven very useful in his duties with PFC. Mike currently co-leads worship for Celebrate Recovery at Overlake and is working toward his Bachelor’s degree in Multimedia Design, utilizing his skills to create PFC graphics, posters, and help maintain the Web site.
Jill Payne-Holman – Vice President of Operations
Jill joined the organization in 2004. She handles all the major issues that come through the ministry, serves as the bookkeeper for the organization, processes all financial donations, and is in charge of human resources for our employees.
Rich Sheets – IT Manager
Since 2002, Rich’s knowledge and dedication to PFC’s computer network has been vital to our mission. Rich currently administers PFC’s Technology needs from his home in Kalispell, Montana. Technology and remote access create some amazing opportunities!
Rhonda Von Tobel – Bible Study Correspondence School Coordinator
Rhonda began serving as a volunteer with PFC alongside her husband Greg back 1989. She officially joined the staff in 2007 utilizing her many years of experience as a staff member at both Overlake Christian Church and Canyon Hills Community Church. Rhonda processes all new requests from inmates enrolling in our Bible Study Correspondence School.
