Kathy Norquist is Randy's executive assistant. She was previously one of his secretaries when he was a pastor and has enjoyed the privilege of working with him at EPM since 1997. (See

Married for 39 years, she has two daughters, a son and eight grandchildren. When she's not working at EPM she enjoys time with her family (especially those adorable grandchildren!), baking, reading, vegetable gardening, and travel. Read more from Kathy.

Bonnie Hiestand is considered the resident typist for Randy, which includes deciphering his handwritten notes for numerous book projects, articles and speaking engagements. She was a secretary for Randy for several years when he was a pastor. In addition to various other office duties, she formats website material.

She has been married for 24 years and enjoys family time with her husband Dennis, daughter Jennifer (new son-in-law Ben), and son Chris. Bonnie's hobbies include quilting and reading. Read more about Bonnie.

Linda Jeffries is the EPM office manager. She considers it a joy to serve the Lord in this ministry. Linda facilitates the office, staff and volunteers. She also answers correspondence and telephone calls, along with assisting Randy and Kathy with a variety of tasks.

Linda has been married to Kerry for 28 years. They have three children: Erin, Christopher, Adam, and daughter-in-law Wendy. Linda enjoys sewing, crafts, and reading. A perfect day for her would be spending time with her husband and kids at home. Read more about Linda.

Janet Albers has been the financial secretary for Eternal Perspective Ministries since the beginning of 2000.  She handles all aspects of the accounting system, from processing the contributions to writing checks to creating year-end reports.  She also prepares orders for the shipper to process.  Janet enjoys taking her turn answering the phone for the ministry, as well as proofreading when something needs checked for grammar and accuracy.

Janet and her husband Gary have been married for almost 40 years.  They have four children and seven grandchildren.  Janet enjoys reading, knitting, and spending time with her grandchildren.  She also does freelance editing and proofreading for people who need a little polishing done on formal presentations. Read more from Janet.

Catherine Simons works part-time as staff support at EPM, assisting the other staff in assigned projects and performing general office duties. She also works as receptionist as needed and enjoys all aspects of customer service. She feels this is not only a job but also a ministry.

She served with her husband in the pastoral ministry for over 20 years. At present she assists her husband Dennis in his full-time emergency services chaplaincy. She has been married for 46 years and has two children (daughter Kelly and son Dan) and four grandchildren. Her life includes travel, hiking, long walks on the beach, hospitality and lots of friends. She also loves to read, cook and create things for home and gifts. She loves the busy life she has and feels blessed that it is so full of ministry opportunities. People are definitely a priority in her life. Read more about Catherine.

Stephanie Anderson is the promotions director at EPM. She updates the website, oversees book promotions, works on design projects, helps with Randy's blog, and creates the monthly EPM E-News Update. Her favorite part of her job is getting to see how God works in the hearts of those who come in contact with EPM. It's a privilege to hear that a book, website article, or blog has impacted someone's life and to know that God, by His grace, truly is using this ministry to encourage people to live in light of eternity.

Stephanie is married to her college sweetheart and best friend Dan, and together they enjoy being involved with church. They recently had their first child, Evelynn Kay.  Read more from Stephanie.

Sharon Misenhimer works part-time as staff support at EPM. She handles the prison ministry responsibilities, and other general office duties. Her favorite opportunities are being able to reach out to some of the most needy people of our society-not only prisoners but also the hungry, the abused, and the persecuted. She feels it is an incredible privilege to have a small part in helping others grow in their relationship to Jesus Christ. She considers it a gift of God's grace to be a part of what He is doing through Randy and the ministry of EPM. It has had a tremendous impact on her as well as her family.

She has been married to her best friend, Joe, for 40 years. Together they enjoy talking, taking walks, serving others, and reading. She also loves to spend time with her family and friends, flower gardening, hiking, and being involved in Bible studies. They have two children, Erin and Seth. Read more from Sharon. 

Dwight Myers is the shipping clerk for EPM. He also takes part in inventory control and the receiving of incoming book shipments from publishers and suppliers. Dwight has been married to Dawn for 54 years. They have 3 children, 6 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. Read more about Dwight.

Wendy Jeffries joined our staff in June 2009. Her main responsibilities include editing audio and video clips for the website. She is also assisting Stephanie with promotions, networking and marketing. Because of her background in journalism, she is a great asset to our Eternal Perspectives newsletter production team.

Wendy completed her Bachelor's degree in Music and Journalism at Warner Pacific College, where she fell in love with classical music. She enjoys playing and teaching guitar and doing anything creative including composing music and designing jewelry. What she loves most is discovery, especially about her Savior and the Scripture.

Wendy is married to her high school sweetheart, Adam. Together, they enjoy hiking, "urban adventuring" (getting lost in Portland), playing with their mini dachshund Malcolm, reading/watching science fiction, and serving on the sound crew at their church.

And, by the way, Linda Jeffries, our office manager, is her mother-in-law. Read more about Wendy.

Doreen Button began as an editorial assistant for EPM on a very limited, volunteer basis in 2006 while Randy was working on the last five stages of Deception. She joined the staff in October 2008 and her main responsibilities are editing Randy's books and articles.

Her husband, Mike, is an advertising specialties salesman and a photographer. They have been married since 1982 and have twin sons and a daughter. Apparently, they seem to be pet magnets, because they have an American bulldog, a yellow lab, a tabby cat, several fish and a cockatiel-almost all of which adopted them. When she's not working, she reads, takes long walks with the dogs, and watches NASCAR and football with her hubby.

Paul Martin has worked as a paramedic in the Portland area for over 30 years. His main calling is personal and small group apprentice training in the local church. He and his brother Dave lead Apprentices to the Master classes, where it is their joy to see the development of mature, joyful, reproducing followers of Jesus. His daughter Amy, her husband Jacob, and their three children live in Boston which has taken on second "home town" status for him. Paul regards it a great privilege to serve with EPM; Randy's writings, along with his friendship, have been very significant encouragements to his own growth and ministry.

Randy and Nanci Alcorn were married in 1975. They have two married daughters and four grandsons—all of whom live close by. Randy enjoys reading, tennis, biking, and when he gets the chance—snorkeling. Nanci enjoys reading, exercising their dog Moses, watching professional football, and traveling with Randy. They both love spending time with their growing family.

Robin Green is a retired 3rd grade teacher from Central Oregon. Shaping the next generation 20 children at a time has been quite a challenge, but also very enjoyable.  She has three grown children (now known as 'men') and it is her joy to see the Lord working in their lives. Gardening, hiking, quilting and reading have been her favorite spare time activities. Her most recent challenging book was Stepping Up: Psalms of Ascent by Beth Moore. 

Kress Drew is blessed to be a local high school math teacher and football coach, and feels truly honored and thankful to work with people at such an exciting time of life. He is excited to be part of the EPM Board. Kress also enjoys many other things such as hiking, biking, running, and reading. He has also been very blessed to travel overseas on six different short-term mission teams reaching out to others and sharing God's love with them in many wonderful ways.

Steve Keels has been on the EPM board since its beginning. Steve and his wife Sue have been married since 1978 and have six children, four of them married. He has five grandchildren. Steve is a graduate of Multnomah Bible College and Western Seminary. He has been a pastor at Good Shepherd Community Church since 1983.

Jay Echternach has been on the EPM Board since 1991. He started Walk Off Sales in 2006 and is an independent sales representative for Christian book publishers. He also volunteers time at the EPM office for special projects. Jay has been married to Deborah Kay for over 30 years and has two grown children, Jayson and Jennifer and one grandchild. He is also a high school baseball coach, and enjoys fly fishing and golf.