Meet the Team

Heather Brown
Pittsburgh, PA
After graduating from Grove City College with an elementary education degree, Heather served with TeachBeyond at Black Forest Academy for five years. Upon returning to the States, Heather joined the mobilization team and now serves as Director of Mobilization, Orientation, and Partnership Services. Heather loves having people in her home, trying new coffee shops, and co-hosting the Transformed & Transformational podcast.

Christy Biscocho
Wiesbaden, Germany
Christy studied elementary education at Houghton College and has been involved in education ever since! She has had a variety of experiences from middle school science to language learning, and has lived in four countries on four different continents. Christy joined TeachBeyond in 2013, and has served with Mobilization and Educational Services. She enjoys being active and getting outside, being creative, and exploring new places with her husband, Mike, and two daughters.

Amanda Cameron
Hamilton, Ontario
Amanda is a small-town Canadian girl, who loves God and enjoys adventures.  She has a BA in Christian Ministry from Briercrest College and a B.Ed from Crandall University. Along with being a wife and mother to four children, she has been a youth pastor, music teacher, and private piano instructor. Amanda and her family lived in Nigeria for four years, where she taught Middle School Bible and loved the amazing experience of serving in a new culture. Now as a Mobilization Coach, Amanda loves connecting with teachers who are passionate about teaching and interested in serving God overseas. 

Tim Kmett
Scranton, PA
Tim taught in Maryland and Pennsylvania public schools for 16 years before joining TeachBeyond in 2016, when he and his family moved to Bangladesh to teach at William Carey Academy. He enjoyed teaching in this new context and learned that he had a passion for not only serving in missions, but also encouraging others to pursue missions. Connecting with college students who are interested in missions is a highlight of his work in Mobilization. In his free time, Tim loves gardening, fishing, hunting, and hiking, as well as teaching Middle School at his church’s Youth Group. He is refreshed spending time with his wife and four children. 

Cindy Lucas
Platte, SD
Cindy graduated from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, and then taught at Sahel Academy in Niamey, Niger from 2009-2013. She joined the mobilization team in 2014. Cindy lives on a farm in South Dakota with her husband, Doug, and two step-children.

Miriam Marsh
Lake Oswego, OR
Miriam graduated from George Fox University with a Bachelor's in Social Work, allowing her to gain experience working with refugees resettling in Oregon and folks experiencing homelessness in the Portland area. When she joined TeachBeyond in 2019, she served overseas in Hungary, Romania, and Moldova. Now based in Oregon, Miriam is a Mobilization Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. Miriam has a heart for community-building and supporting Christians exploring their callings to serve.

Jacob Palmer
Ava, MO
Jacob earned a Bachelor’s in teaching and Master’s in Administration from Missouri Baptist University, and his Educational Specialist Degree from Lindenwood University. He taught for 12 years in Missouri and one semester in Mauritius. Jacob now coordinates the support raising training and coaching program for pre-field candidates with TeachBeyond. He enjoys studying apologetics, as well as hiking, camping, and traveling with his wife and three children.

Pete Sanderlin
Buena Vista, CO
Pete taught for 22 years in Istanbul, Turkey, before returning to the US and starting to work with TeachBeyond in 2011. He and his wife, Pam, have one adult daughter. Pete enjoys floorball, running, reading, and fixing things that are broken.

Rachel Schmitt
Akron, OH
Rachel studied elementary education at Moody Bible Institute (’08) and has been involved with TeachBeyond ever since! She taught middle school math and science for ten years at Black Forest Academy in Germany and for one year at Evangelical Christian Academy in Spain. Rachel returned to the United States in 2021 to get married and is now serving as a Mobilization Coach. She has a heart for supporting missionary families on the field and is excited to continue providing transformational education through recruiting and sending new members.

Kimberly Smith
Frederick, MD
Kim serves as TeachBeyond’s Short-Term Coordinator and loves working with applicants serving for a few weeks or a few months!  Kim graduated from Eastern University in 2007 and worked for the Department of Defense in Washington, DC, for seven years. She and her husband then lived in Germany for several years. With her husband and daughter, Kim enjoys exploring new places, reading, having impromptu home dance parties, and eating cookies.

Morgan Walker
Idaho Falls, ID
Morgan attended Ecola Bible School and Corban University, where she graduated with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Music and English. She and her husband moved overseas to serve with TeachBeyond in Central Asia for three years. Morgan loves playing music with her husband, visiting the Oregon coast, and hearing God at work in people’s lives over a good cup of joe.