SBYCamp

Meet the Staff

Christopher & Carrie Kallal

Chris is the Executive Director of SBYCamp. An Illinois native, he has been in camping ministry since 2001. In that time, he has served at 4 different camps! Chris loves camp and loves seeing Jesus transform lives at Camp! He started attending camps in 1991 right after 3rd grade and hasn’t stopped since! In fact, he loves camp so much that he spends a lot of his free time teaching others about camp! He teaches camping classes at different conferences around the world and written 21 books about the various aspects of camp life. As well, Chris co-hosts a podcast, Scamp Life - The Programming Side, where he talks all things Camp Programming. One of his favorite things to do is visit other camps and “steal” ideas from them to bring back to his camp.


Carrie is the Guest Services Director at SBYCamp. She has been in Camping Ministry longer than Chris! She started working as a CIT at Camp Manitoumi in 2000, then moved onto Girl’s Leader, Dining Room Hostess, Counselor, Craft Person, Camp Store Director, Canteen Manager, Bookkeeper, Kitchen Director, Assistant to the Director, and now Guest Services Director (She has literally done it all!!) In her free time, she enjoys teaching in children’s ministries, creating children’s ministries resources, and crafting.

Chris & Carrie have a total of 4 children; Rowan, Emmalina, Autumn, and Aurora, as well as two dogs, a cat, and and a pet skunk, Stinkerbell!




Hannah Eberts

Hannah is the Assistant Director of SBYCamp. She has been working at SBYCamp since 2014. She also currently serves as the Indiana Section President for the Christian Camp & Conference Association.

She has been married to her husband, Braxton, since July of 2016 and they have a daughter named Evelyn. Hannah loves the summer and sunshine and absolutely loves working at camp! She enjoys leading worship at her church, reading, crocheting, hiking, and warmer weather.




Alex Wallace

Alex is the Maintenance Director of SBYCamp. He has been working at SBYCamp since September 2022. He has been married to his wife, Kelsey, since 2018 and they have a nine month old son named Parker. Alex loves getting to interact with the youth and watch the Spirit of God work in their lives. It reminds him of the impact camp had on him when he attended as a kid. In his spare time, Alex enjoys hiking, kayaking, and reading. He also attends Nazarene Bible College and is majoring in Counseling in Christian Ministries.