OUR TEAM

Do you remember your favorite your favorite summer as a kid? What if you could create a dream summer for kids right where you live?

Skylark takes the fun of the traditional camp experience and brings it to you, and we think it will end up being one of your best summers, too. A summer at Skylark means investing in the community where your life happens, while building valuable skills and preparing for your future.

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STAN DOBBS

Stan Dobbs is the founder of Apartment Life, Lionheart, and Skylark. After a career in the computer industry, Stan attended seminary in Fort Worth, Texas and developed a passion for serving apartment communities while on staff at a church. His passion is to birth and develop "business-try" visions which are spiritually effective, scalable and sustainable via integrated business models. He lives in the Dallas area with his wife, Vicky.

JAKE COLLINS

Jake's life was changed during a powerful camp experience as a young man. For the last 20 years, he's followed in the footsteps of the men who invested in him by serving in some form of camp ministry. He received his master's degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing additional graduate work with the goal of completing a doctoral program. When he's not busy leading the Skylark team or studying, you'll probably find Jake on a mountain somewhere. Whether it's hiking, climbing, snowboarding, or potentially being stalked by a grizzly bear (you should probably ask him about that one), he loves being outdoors. Jake and his beautiful wife, Emily, live in Richardson, and they love adventuring together, especially when it involves spending time with their nephews.

SARAH CRAFT

Sarah spent the last ten years in the corporate sector, providing operational excellence and driving productivity and project management. After a series of events that only God could orchestrate, she has happily made her home with Skylark, where she is helping to scale the behind-the-scenes operations while getting the team ready to grow! Sarah holds a B.S. from Texas A&M (WHOOP!) along with an M.B.A. and M.S. from Texas Woman’s University.

She grew up going to camp every summer and was “that camper” who did not want to jump around and yell chants and cheers. Sarah is passionate about building up moms who work outside the home and ministering to their unique challenges and needs. She firmly believes in learning to say “no” in a world that continually demands more. When she’s not at work you can find her in her happiest place - somewhere outside with her husband, two young kids, and dog, most likely needing more caffeine (and even more grace).

KYLE SCOTT

Kyle was born and raised in Alabama (Roll Tide!). For 13 years, he attended church, but it wasn’t until a youth pastor shared the gospel with him on a church retreat that he was overwhelmed by his need for Jesus as Lord and Savior. A call to the ministry was confirmed as Kyle worked at a summer camp throughout college, and another major life event also happened at camp for Kyle – he met his future wife! After college, he moved to Texas to attend Southwestern Seminary. While at Southwestern, he developed a deep love for the local church and non-profit work. He's spent the last ten years in non-profit administration roles that serve and support the local church.

In His great kindness, the Lord opened a door for Kyle to join the Skylark team as the Vice President of Growth. When he's not finding new church partners and supporters for Skylark – call me if you know someone who’s interested!–you can find Kyle spending time with Hannah and their three sweet children, usually at a park, enjoying a football or baseball game, riding bikes and scooters, or playing Gaga Ball! They live in Richardson and attend Citizens Church.

EMILY GENTILES

After moving a gazillion times, Emily finally settled in Texas, which she now considers the Motherland. She grew up in a Christian home with her two sisters and gave her life to the Lord at a young age. After graduating with a degree in Religion from ETBU, she spent the next several years serving in full-time camp ministry. Then, she met a handsome guy named David Gentiles. He was a singer, songwriter, and worship leader... and she HAD to have him. After an extensive time of dating (only three months...), the happy couple decided to marry one another. Since then, they’ve been involved in church ministry together for over 17 years. In 2016, they began to foster and were able to adopt two wonderful children, Royal and Bethel, who are both famous Skylark Campers and love spending their summers at our Plano location.

RYAN DUNLEAVY

While at Dallas Baptist University, Ryan spent his summers crammed in a van with seven other college students traveling across the US to do camp ministry. Three summers later, there was no denying that Ryan fell in love with camp — and more in love with his Creator.

After graduating from DBU, Ryan served at various non-profits, helping spearhead effective communication strategies. He deeply longs for families to behold the truth, beauty, and goodness of Jesus through Skylark at the local church.

Ryan and his wife, Rylee, call Northway Church home. Whenever you interact with Ryan, the odds are that he will have a cup of coffee close by. (If not, he most likely just finished a cup… or one's on the way!)

BAYLEE BLANKENSHIP

Baylee is from a small town in north Louisiana. She spent most of her life there and even stayed to attend Louisiana Tech University. Throughout her time at LA Tech, she spent her summer as a camp counselor, sharing the good news with 8th and 9th-grade girls. During this time, she also met her incredible husband, Reeves, while he was finishing up his football career at LA Tech. Since graduating, she has spent time in ministry at the Austin Stone Community Church, The Bridge Community, and financial institutions. Baylee and Reeves live in Dallas with their son, Cameron. Baylee loves serving, developing, and preparing people for life and for the Kingdom!

ELLIOTT DOBBS

Caitlyn Cooper

Caitlyn is originally from Little Elm, Texas. During her high school summers, she attended summer camps, which were invaluable in her spiritual journey. During college, Caitlyn served in camp ministry as a Worship Team Member & Bible Study Leader. Caitlyn graduated with her Bachelor's in Music Education from Northwestern State University, where she met her husband, Hunter. After graduation, the two moved back to North Texas, where Caitlyn worked in education before joining the Skylark team. When not demonstrating her administrative skills, you can likely find Caitlyn reading fantasy books, playing video games with her husband, or playing with her dog, Rosie!

JACOB SHELLUM

Jacob grew up in Fort Worth and graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Recreation, Parks & Tourism Sciences with a certificate in Youth Development. His love for summer camp began at a young age, starting as a counselor at 16, where he discovered his passion for camp ministry. In 2022, Jacob took on the role of Camp Director at Cottonwood Creek Church, where he loved every single moment of his two summers. Now, he’s thrilled to step into the role of Senior Director, looking forward to deepening his work with campers, families, and his team, all while connecting people to the local church.

Outside of camp, Jacob enjoys spending time with his fiancée, Holly, and his dog, Kelce. He’s a dedicated Dallas Mavericks season ticket holder and can always be found rooting for his team.

Hannah Garcia

Hannah graduated from the University of North Texas in May of 2021 with a Spanish degree in hopes to pursue a life in Latin missions. In college, God ignited Hannah’s heart for reaching the lost, intentionally loving others, and mentoring those who desire to grow in their relationship with the Lord. In the past year and a half, Hannah served and moved to Boston to help a church plant, but she moved back in 2022, allowing her to serve her first summer as a senior counselor for Skylark, where she was able to utilize her passion of mentoring. Her time at camp has been short, but it’s fitting for how the Lord has equipped her. Hannah is hopeful and expectant for God to move in the next season as a camp director!

JACKSON RODERICK

Jackson is an OG Skylarker and has served on summer staff since 2020! He found his passion for camp ministry while in college at DBU. Jackson is currently pursuing his MDiv at Southern Seminary in hopes of blessing the Church. During his time on summer staff, Jackson was drawn deeper with the Church, and there he saw the beauty and truth of Jesus even more than he had before. He hopes that would be true for everyone who interacts with Skylark.

Jackson and his wife, Kinsley, live in Plano and enjoy getting to partner with CityBridge to do the work of the Gospel. If you are curious about what's on Jackson's mind these days, ask him what he is currently reading!

TANNER LIGON

Tanner is a BIG camp guy! After growing up in San Antonio most of his life Tanner worked at T Bar M Camps for over 7 summers throughout high school and college, even spending a full year there as a part of their Timothy Team program. Tanner has a strong desire for discipleship and loves having intentional conversations while asking fun questions that make you think. Tanner loves Skylark because it uses the fun intentional environment of camp to point people to the local church. He graduated from Dallas Baptist University in 2023 and is so pumped to be here on the team here at Skylark!

JULIE BARKER

Julie has over 25 years of experience in Accounting and Finance both in for-profit and not-for-profit companies. She has been an AVP and Controller for multiple organizations. She is a CPA and holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Angelo State University and an M.B.A. from Texas Tech University. She has served with Lionheart Children’s Academy since its’ inception. She took 3 years (2005-2008) to serve on the mission field in Mexico City as a teacher at Mexico City Christian Academy and taught middle school and high school students in Math, History, Science, and Bible. She enjoys spending time with family, friends, and her two dogs.