Jeff Boucher

Chief Visionary Officer/Founder

Rev. Jeff Boucher is a 23-year ministry veteran who has given his life to the service of God’s Kingdom.  Born in Newark, NJ, Boucher spent much of his early childhood in Morris County and most of his ministry career in Bergen County.  At age 16, Boucher had a life-changing experience with God and immediately new he wanted to serve full-time in the ministry of spreading the Gospel.

Boucher is perhaps best known for his ability to cast vision and start new ministries.  In his 23-year ministry he started:

• Tel-A-Teen Youth Helpline, a phone hotline for teens seeking help to connect with other teens ready to help.
• Four Campus Life Groups in Bergen County, New Jersey.
• Touch The World Ministries, a youth mission organization taking young people all over the world to serve the poor and disenfranchised   www.touchtheworld.org.
• Powerhouse Christian Church in Wyckoff, New Jersey.

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Greg Prairie

Chief Experience Officer

In 2000 Greg joined the staff of Touch the World as a freshman in college working in the discipleship branch of Touch the World. 

In 2001 Touch the World launched Holy Grounds Café in 2001 and Greg quickly stepped in as the Ministry Manager until graduating from Nyack College in 2003 with a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies of Missions and Religion. 

In 2003 Greg also took on the role of Ministry Assistant to the President.  In this role, Greg assisted President Jeff Boucher in the start of new ministries in Scotland and Mexico.

In 2004 Greg merged his passions of technology and ministry by starting Outreach FX, a sound lighting and video ministry that assists churches and Christian organizations in meeting their technical needs

In 2004 Greg was also part of a church plant team that started Powerhouse Christian Church in Wyckoff, NJ.

In 2005 Greg graduated from Alliance Theological Seminary with a MA in Intercultural Studies.

In 2008 Greg was licensed for ministry by Powerhouse Christen Church and today Greg serves as an elder of Powerhouse Christian Church and is active in the Youth and Children’s Ministries.  He also served on the board of Teen Revolution.

In 2009 Greg became Chief Experience Officer of Touch the World.

Mary Degelman

Bookkeeper

Theresa Brotherton

Assistant Director Short Term Missions

My involvement with TTW goes back to 1991 when I volunteered as a childcare worker at TTW’s first training camp when my daughter was only 8 months old.  Since then, I have been involved in different ways, serving on the board for a number of years, helping out in the office, continuing my involvement at training camp, and now serving in the position of Assistant Director of Short Term Missions since September of 2006.  My husband Wayne and I live in Mahwah, NJ, and have been privileged to see our daughters Amy, a college sophomore, and Emily, a senior in high school, serve at a number of different locations on missions trips throughout the years.  We have already seen how their experiences on mission trips have served them well, opening up their hearts and minds to the amazing ways in which God can accomplish His purposes through them.  I am so privileged to have been able to watch this ministry grow through the years to what it has become today, but not lose its focus of encouraging young people to step out and accomplish great things  that the world would never expect they could accomplish.  

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Emily Shattuck

Co-director of Leadership Recruitment and Development

Born and raised in New England, Emily is a graduate from Eastern University with a BA in Youth Ministry.  Emily has a heart for sharing the Gospel and discipling young believers, specifically teenagers.  

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Janine A. Monize

Director of Development

Early years

• 15 yrs as a master hair stylist in Allendale Hair Studio; Allendale NJ.
• Traveled the East Coast with Rusk Design Team teaching and training Rusk techniques in Hair Color, Style and Sales

Year 2000

• Self Employed as a licensed and trained Business Consultant and Life Coach
• Worked with John Di Julius and The Di Julius Group as Director of Events and Development

Year 2008

• Currently working with Touch the World Mission Organization as the Director of Development

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Debbie Ayars

GUTS Program Director for Touch The World

Graduating with an Elementary and Special Education degree from Indiana Wesleyan University gave her many opportunities to invest in the academic and sometimes personal lives of young people, but not necessarily their spiritual lives.  The summer of 2007, Debbie interned at the Abraham Project in Costa Rica.  God revealed Himself and made missions come alive in her life as she served children who were abandoned and assisted in the construction of the third children’s home.  She is now excited to prepare mission experiences for teens that will move them out of their comfort zones and challenge them in their walk with Christ.

Touch The World has given her the opportunity to follow the calling God placed on her life, being involved in missions on a larger scale and building meaningful relationships with young people.  She is very excited to see what God has in store for the future!

Steve Wolfe

SFNJskateboarding Director

Steven has been involved in the skateboarding culture for over 15 years and full time with SFNJ / TTW for 6 years.  He co-founded SFNJskateboarding hoping to give young people a place to express themselves, serve their community and grow closer to our Creator.  Through SFNJ, Touch The World hopes to inspire many skaters to serve God with their gifts and abilities.  

Steven Wolfe received his bachelor’s degree in business from Montclair State University.  He lives in Hawthorne, NJ with his wife Kim, daughter Natalie and two cats.  Almost every Saturday from May through October you can find him at Solid Foundation Skatepark.

Visit SFNJ's website. WATCH A SKATEPARK VIDEO.

Eric Johnson

Elizabeth Engelsdorfer

Missions Assistant

Nishanth Thomas

Global Projects Coordinator

Nishanth Thomas was raised in an orthodox Christian family, spending most of his childhood residing between Kuwait and India. From the time of his birth, Nishanth’s eyesight was rapidly deteriorating to the point that doctors assumed his forthcoming blindness. Through God’s intervention, a visiting missionary prayed for Nishanth at the age of 10 which brought about complete healing for his eyes. After witnessing first-hand the divine love and power of God, Nishanth committed his life to the Lord. Moreover, the servant heart of the missionary who ministered to him left a lasting impact, bringing forth a personal desire to join in the expansion of God’s Kingdom.

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