The Office Team

Here is our team. Take a minute to check out our pictures and read our biographies to get to know us a little better. Also we would all love to hear from you. Send us an email if you have any questions, want more information, or just want to send us an encouraging note. We would also greatly appreciate your prayers for us and any type of support.

Kristopher Keating, Director

and Gloria Yurihn Keating

Kristopher Keating began his ministry career in 1996 when, following a short-term mission trip, he moved to Chihuahua, Mexico to work for a non-denominational Christian church and school. While living and working in Mexico, Kristopher met and married his wife Gloria. In 1999 The Keatings relocated to Kristopher’s hometown of Bristol, CT. In 2000, they founded Hillside Missions Organization; the international ministry of Hillside Community Church. In June of 2009, with the support of Hillside Community Church, Hillside Missions Organization relocated its headquarters to Richmond, VA and became its own entity in order to pursue broader collaboration with international and multicultural outreach organizations. As the Director of Hillside Missions, Kristopher supervises the training, sending, pastoral care and administration of sustainable aid and missions work in a number of countries Kristopher still personally leads many short-term group trips to unreached people groups areas around the world.  Kristopher has degrees in Organizational Leadership and Counseling. He also completed accredited ministerial training through Global University/Assemblies of God. He currently lives in the Shockoe Bottom neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia with his wife Gloria, his seven-year-old daughter Ana and his four-year-old son Max.

Terry Mahoney grew up on the Jersey shore in the late 50’s and early 60’s. At the age of fifteen, after hearing Arthur Katz give his life story, Terry answered the call to ask Jesus into his life. This began a lifelong commitment to serve Christ in whatever way he could. After Graduating from North Central University in Minneapolis, MN with a degree in Pastoral Studies and Behavior Science, he moved to southern Florida to be near his family in early 1980. After working with several ministries within New Covenant Church in Pompano Beach, Florida, he moved in October 1981 to help his brother, Rev. Patrick Mahoney and Rev. Joseph Jakum plant a church in Bristol, CT. For the next 28 years he worked and ministered in numerous ways at Hillside Community Church, from elder to home group leader to children’s church worker and just about everything in between. In 2004 he began to become more involved with the missions ministry at church. After three trips to Afghanistan and several trips to Mexico, God began to lead his life in new direction. In late 2008, the decision was made to work full time with Hillside Missions Organization. At the same time, God was leading the organization in a new direction, drawing the ministry out of one local body in Bristol, CT and into Richmond, VA to work with the body of Christ on a larger scale.

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Susannah Boyed – Communications Manager

Susannah Boyed is the Communications Director. She’s been with Hillside Missions for 5 and a half years. She began as an intern in 2005 and has since traveled to China, Mexico, Lebanon, Haiti, and India. Her responsibilities in the office include helping to facilitate a School of Missions Mobilization in Mexico and coordinating short term trips. Some of the highlights of her work with Hillside include: learning Spanish, telling gospel stories in rural villages, and teaching art to Haitian students. Susannah also teaches piano and works at a gym in Shockoe bottom. She is an excellent towel-folder. Susannah is currently working on getting her degree and also likes to wander around art museums, blog about fashion, and try different kinds of Asian food.

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Kati Von Bank – Administrative Coordinator

and Michael Von Bank
KatiAnn Von Bank grew up on the West Coast and had never been east of Wyoming before her Hillside internship in 2005. Her role as Administrative Coordinator encompasses newsletter design, maintaining federal and state paperwork requirements, contact management, and teaching English. Kati lives in Richmond, Virginia with her husband Michael and border collie, Salem. She is working on her Masters in international business and hopes to open an international store. Michael has eleven years of service in the Army and is currently a field surgeon in the Reserves. He dream is to earn an MDiv and re-enlist as an active Army Chaplain. Kati likes to play the piano and sing. She also enjoys running, exploring new places, and relaxing at the beach. Michael loves cooking, martial arts, and finding ways to insert the word “onomatopoeia” into daily conversation.

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Josh Conrad – Director of Church Relations

and Stacey Conrad

Josh was born and raised in Bristol, CT, the home of ESPN and the Clock and Watch Museum. He has toured neither. Josh married Stacey Conrad (the girl in the picture), who is from Colorado and completed her Internship with Hillside in June 2007. Together, they form the Church Relations and Accounting wing of Hillside Missions: Josh does the talking, and Stacey does the counting. Josh is an avid sports fan, following the Yankees, Jets and UConn as if he were paid to do so. Stacey loves the beach, and desperately wants a puppy. Josh loves movies, and quotes them often, and given the chance, will always ask for seconds at every meal. Stacey is a big fan of ice, and never finishes any of her beverages. Josh’s wears a size 10 shoe, and has done work as a play-by-play commentator for college soccer and basketball games. Stacey’s middle name is Nicole and she makes the best cornbread you will ever eat.

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Robert Kennedy – Web Developer

Tim and Betsey Kennedy beget Rob Kennedy. Who is Rob Kennedy…? Rob entered into this world April 8, 1992 in Ellsworth Maine. From there he migrated south to Massachusetts then north once more to New Hampshire. In New Hampshire he tackled an adventure called High School. High School is normally a relatively easy task but for Rob it was different. This high school had four thousand students and was centered on career training. He started college course engineering programs in his second year and excelled. In the last year all the plans he had made blew sky high and crashed down in flames. He made it through High School but was left with no further task and felt lost. He went out in search of guidance and found the answer. At a weekend training conference he found and confirmed the next task in his life. He was to be a servant to the highest ruler in the universe. God was calling him to personally serve in his courts. This was a high honor. Rob met Terry Mahoney at the training conference. Terry told him of the INTERNSHIP. The internship would train Rob to do his new duty in the court of the King. Rob tried for the spot as an INTERN and was accepted. He began on July 8, 2010. He continues to serve as a staff member. His life is now in the service of the King, telling the world of the Splendor of his Master.

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Jessica Stepensky – Social Media Coordinator

Jessica joined Hillside as an intern in hopes of growing personally and spiritually and learning what it means to be a part of a bigger picture. She is passionate about absorbing information through form of books, documentaries, talk radio, social networking, and… smart people. She likes the idea of bicycle riding as a form of transportation, but doesn’t like the way it makes her bottom feel. She does it anyway. Truthfully, her great, great, great uncle was the strongest man in the world. She wishes she was multilingual and roller coasters that spin give her motion sickness. Coming from a life of indecision where she changed her major from General to Photography to Fine Arts to Psychology to English/Literature back to photography, she thinks she may have found something in Missions. Learning to be a part of a family and to help the people who no one else seems to have time for is more comforting and fulfilling than anything she has yet experienced.

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Veronica Gil – Current Intern

Vero began her adventure to Richmond by deciding that she wanted to do something more for God and that she wanted to get out and go do whatever God had for her. She had a desire to study and learn English and was looking for a Christian school to go to. She found it hard to find a place where so could go and then she found us. not only could she learn English but she could go out and serve God. She likes to cook and would like to study culinary arts in America and she is excited to have God use her during her year in Richmond!

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Sarah Moen – Current Intern

Sarah came to Hillside with a desire to learn more about missons and to pursue a desire to see people gain the opportunity to know Christ. Sarah is a recent graduate of Longwood University where she studied Communications and Public Relations. Sarah is excited to see what God will grow in her heart during her time here and hopes to gain a better understanding of His presence in her life. Sarah loves acoustic guitars, music is a must in her life. Documentaries are Sarah’s favorite type of movie because she likes knowing and investing in the lives of other people. One of Sarah’s favorite thing to do is go outside in blinding rain storms and just stand there…it’s the most refreshing thing ever! Sarah is excited to see where this internship will take her, and all the awesome people that will cross her path. Sarah believes that there is nothing more valuable or rewarding than just getting to have a conversation and share life with someone. Sarah gets really pumped about that!