The Blog



January 25, 2018

Ben Albano


Ben Albano happily calls Boston, Massachusetts—a land rich with history, cannoli, and infamously confusing streets—home.   He began his time with TeenPact in 2010 as a TeenPact One Day Student exploring historic halls of the Massachusetts State House. Since then, Ben has been challenged by the ministry to make his faith his own and live […]

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January 25, 2018

Brandon Batchelor


Brandon Batchelor was born in the mountain city of Butte, Montana. It wasn’t long though before the charm of the Midwest called and Brandon moved to the sometimes weird and flat city of Omaha, Nebraska. The Batchelor family dives deep into whatever they do – whether it’s over-watching and overanalyzing movies together, SCUBA diving together in the […]

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January 25, 2018

Brooks Clayton


Brooks Clayton is a Texan through and through. The third of five siblings and a ninth generation Texan, Brooks grew up a wide expanse of country just outside of Dallas. Though raised in a Christian home and baptized at age nine, Brooks’s personal relationship with God really began through a grace-revealing experience in his high […]

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January 25, 2018

Jonathan Gosz


Jonathan Gosz was born and raised in Stillwater, Oklahoma, along with his seven favorite people (aka his siblings). With his happy smile and cheerful demeanor, it’s no surprise that Jonathan’s hometown was named one of the Ten Happiest Small Places in America (and home of the most amazing cheese fries).   Jonathan is passionate about […]

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January 25, 2018

Amelia Gray


Amelia Gray is a Greenville, South Carolina, girl at her core–loving everything southern from grits and fried okra to exploring the Blue Ridge foothills.   Amelia was introduced to TeenPact in 2014, but she began to really know and love the program the following year as soon as she arrived at the alumni event, Endeavor. […]

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January 25, 2018

Hayley Harbin


Hayley Harbin is a Georgia peach–born and raised. Calling the happiest city in the state, Tyrone, Georgia, home. Hayley is the youngest of six siblings and now the aunt of eight little nieces and nephews.   Although she has been actively involved in the political scene over the past few years since her dad is […]

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January 25, 2018

Mason Hook


Mason Hook comes to TeenPact from the great plains of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where tornado warnings turn into a spectator sport. With his parents, brother, and two dogs, Mason loves exploring his creative hometown which is making a name for itself as one of the best coffee scenes in the U.S.   In hindsight, Mason […]

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January 25, 2018

Aaron Larvick


Aaron Larvick hails from the great northern state of Michigan. Raised in the charming lakeside town, Waterford, Aaron is the youngest of two siblings.   Aaron immediately fell in love with TeenPact after his first TeenPact experience at a One Day State Class in 2010. The focus that was placed on building a personal relationship […]

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January 25, 2018

Tommi Lynn


Tommi Lynn was raised on homemade buttermilk biscuits and stargazing in open fields and considers the South her true home. Born in Georgia, she now lives in the land of beautiful plains and spontaneous weather – Tulsa, Oklahoma.   She has a heart for worship, not only in leading musically, but also striving to live […]

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January 25, 2018

Zach McCue


Zachary McCue proudly calls the great state of Texas, aka “The Hospitality State,” home. With a passion for people, he is always eager to meet new friends and start new conversations. It seems everywhere he goes, he is befriending strangers – in fact, if meeting new people were a hobby, it would be at the […]

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January 25, 2018

Mac McGee


Mac McGee is always up to talk about his native state–Texas. Afterall, he says beaming with pride, on the eighth day God created Texas, and it was very, very good!   Through TeenPact, Mac learned the importance and value of Christ-centered servant leadership. The values and friendships he made through his TeenPact experiences are something […]

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January 25, 2018

Jessica McIntyre


Jessica McIntyre grew up in the picturesque little town of Kittery, Maine. Living “Where America’s Day Begins,” there’s always an adventure to be had. Whether she’s running a race or sipping a maple latte, she always seeks to enjoy each moment to the fullest.   After getting her start in TeenPact at the early age […]

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January 25, 2018

Anabelle Reilly


Anabelle Reilly was born in Maine, but has happily lived in the warm sunshine of Maitland, Florida, home for almost her entire life.   Her TeenPact story began in 2013 at the Florida Four Day State Class. It was there where her love for intentional conversations and high heels began, but most importantly, it’s where […]

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January 25, 2018

Danielle Sharp


Danielle Sharp comes from the sunflower state, Kansas, where she’s grown up with bipolar weather, stunning sunsets, and kind-hearted souls just outside the small town of Humboldt.   Danielle attended her first Four Day State Class in 2013 and fell in love with the TeenPact’s vision mission. She was encouraged and inspired by the true […]

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January 25, 2018

Kathleen Sullivan


Kathleen Sullivan is proud to be a native Floridian having lived Tampa, Florida, her entire life.     Forced to attend her first TeenPact Four Day State Class in 2013, Kathleen left the week a different person, having realized what it meant to not only be involved with the political process, but also what it […]

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January 25, 2018

Kate Williams


Kate Williams is grateful to call the rolling hills of Franklin, Tennessee, home.   Because Tennessee didn’t have TeenPact until 2014, Kate grew up attending classes in Kentucky, Alabama, Illinois, and South Carolina, and quickly realized that TeenPact was well worth the travel. Greatly impacted by the wholehearted discipleship of the Staff and Interns at […]

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