Gretchen Dedina serves as the Junior High Student Pastor of Willow Creek Church South Barrington outside of Chicago, IL. With 20+ years of student ministry experience, her passion for developing leaders stems from her own moment of life change in a summer internship that confirmed her calling. Gretchen has a deep desire to see students and leaders pursue their God given purpose, leveraging the influence of this generation to help them change their world. She is known for her energetic personality so you’ll find her right in the mix of all the fun never wanting to be too far from students and leaders or a good themed party. Gretchen and her husband, Bradley, love to travel, enjoy a good campfire and are licensed foster parents.