Heather Davenport - MOPS CoordinatorHeather came to Village Church in 1991 with her parents, Wade and Cheryl Mikels and her three brothers, Rob, Jason, and Travis. She attended Village Christian Schools graduating in 1994. Heather graduated with a B.A. in Child Development with an emphasis in Special Education at California State University Northridge. Upon graduation she accepted a job as a Special Education teacher at Grant High School and has been there for the last five years. She has also continued her education in receiving a Special Education Credential K-12th grade. Heather has a great love for children and has served in the Children and Youth Ministries for the past thirteen years. She had worked in Children’s Ministries from 1992-2002 and then partnered up with her husband, Nick, in the Junior High Department from 2002 to present. As of September 2005, Heather is now serving as the Director of Children’s Ministries at Village Church. Heather and Nick have been married since 2001 and have three children, James, Victoria and Jackson.
Dawn Mateo - MOPS Co-Coordinator & Publicity Team LeaderI grew up in Palm Springs for the most part after being a Navy Brat for the first 9 years of my life. My husband and I began dating in 1996 and were married in April 2000. We welcomed our first child, Mason in April 2004 and our lives were blessed again with our daughter Madison in August 2006. I am currently working at Village Church as the Office Administrator and Village Preschool doing Documentation and Media. Prior to becoming a mommy, I worked as a Marketing Assistant for a home warranty company. I have an A.S. in Graphic Design and a B.S. in Visual Communications. I enjoy scrapbooking, taking pictures of my family, baking and spending time with family and friends. My secret guilty pleasure is karaoke, although I pretty much only do it in a small setting, I'm not brave enough to do it out in public. I am so grateful that God opened the door for me to use my talents to help bring mothers together with other mothers and to help spread his word.
