Leadership

The Leadership Team
Crossroads Career Network Ministry
Grace Church - Eden Prairie

We are committed to helping you seek God for guidance, wisdom, and support in your career transition.  We also hope to provide advice and support in the tactical aspects of a successful job search.  Please contact anyone on the leadership team if we can be of assistance to you in any way in your career search.

David Sparkman:  david_sparkman@uhc.com
Vice President of Human Capital Development, United Health Group
 
Dave founded the Crossroads Career Ministry at Grace Church after having gone through his own job search following the demise of Arthur Andersen.
 
Dave's career as a Senior Human Resources Executive with Arthur Andersen and currently with United Health Group has given him a great deal of knowledge and insight into a wide range of aspects of what makes a successful match into an organization and how individuals are effective in the hiring process.

Dave drives all aspects of the Crossroads Ministry at Grace Church.  He facilitates the Monthly Network Meetings, leads Small Groups, frequently presents on job search topics, and provides outstanding overall leadership.
 

 
Jeff Kornoelje:  Jkornoelje@atgrace.com
Executive Pastor of Administrative Ministries at Grace Church
 
Jeff is responsible for the overall operations of the church, including finances, accounting, banking, bookstore, facilities, communications, food services, information technology, and human resources.  He provides the Crossroads Ministry with church resources, planning, and a great deal of support.
 
His own background as a Branch Manager for Merrill Lynch and his career change decision has equipped him to be a tremendous resource for the Crossroads Ministry.

 
 
Jon Nelson:  jon_nelson@usc.salvationarmy.org
Divisional Director of Development, Salvation Army

Jon's extensive experience in Sales, Sales Leadership, and currently as Director of Fund Raising operations at the Salvation Army has helped him develop into an Expert Networker.   His expertise has proven to be a great resource for this Ministry.

Jon does frequent presentations and leads small groups for the Crossroads Ministry where he is able to share his knowledge and experience for the benefit of all those that participate.

 

Harry Urschel:  harry@eexecutives.net
Founder & CEO, e-Executives Search Professionals

Harry's 20 years of experience in the professional placement industry has provided him with knowledge and insights into what makes a successful candidate.  He gets a unique perspective from getting feedback from both the interviewer and candidate in a hiring process and gets a view of how the selection is really determined.

Harry also does frequent presentations and leads small groups for the Crossroads Ministry.

Contact Harry at:   harry@eexecutives.net

 

Julie Yedoni:  Julie@mckinleygroupinc.com
Executive Recruiter, McKinley Group, Inc.

Julie experienced first hand the blessings and benefits that Crossroads Career Network offers to those going through job transition. Julie experienced a crossroads in her career in 2005 and through her participation in Crossroads found "God's calling in her life" which led to a new career that utilizes her gifts and passions.

"Without going through the Crossroads journey I would have ended up in my same old job with a different company. Crossroads gave me the tools to look at my strengths, interests and passions and than explore new avenues that I had not considered before. Through this process my faith walk with the Lord grew exponentially which gave me the boldness and confidence to walk the path He had for me!"

Julie's experience as an Executive Recruiter provides great insight for the Crossroads Ministry team from both a candidate preparation and employer perspective.

Julie leads small groups for the Crossroads Ministry team where she is able to share her passion and enthusiasm of the Crossroads process to others in their journey.
 

 
Natalie Ackerman:  nackerman@cornerstonecareerconsulting.com
President, Cornerstone Career Consulting

Natalie brings 20 years of diverse professional experience across the financial services, marketing, hospitality and healthcare industries to the Crossroads Ministry.  It is her broad background that provides a unique business perspective and which brings value to those in job transition. Natalie specializes in helping people discover their unique strengths and passions to find work that is purposeful and energizing.

Natalie has first-hand experience with the Crossroads Network process and is passionate about helping others through transition. She leads small groups for the Crossroads Ministry.

 

David Anderson:  ddainfo@gmail.com
Fiscal Services Supervisor, Intermediate School District #287

David brings an extensive background in hiring and managing employees, as well as successful job searches of his own.   As part of his contribution to the ministry, he provides expertise and support in a number of ways.  Dave is a valuable resource in the continued growth and success of the Crossroads ministry, and is the webmaster for this website.

  


Robin Borg: robin@people-factor.com
Human Capital Business Partner, Ingenix (a UHG company)

Robin Cahow Borg has over 20 years of Human Capital experience ranging from start-up venture backed businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Robin has worked for Boston Scientific, St Jude Medical and Ingenix. In addition, she started her own consulting business called People Factor that provided talent acquisition, organizational strategy and executive coaching services. She is passionate around connecting people's talents with their calling from God.

She is married to Eric (her best friend) and together they have 5 children and a golden retriever Tucker. She is an avid runner and loves to garden.

 

Marnie Barnhart:  mbarnhart@themarsh.com