Clearwater College has a solid core of qualified and dependable faculty and staff that ground the programs and operations of the college. This amazing staff team helps to ensure consistency in courses, a wholesome community, a variety of college services, regular interaction with students, frequent student activities, life mentoring, and more.
Faculty & Staff
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Pastor Gene Enns, B.A., B. Comm
President & Resident Faculty
Pastor Gene graduated with a B.A. in Christian Ministries from Clearwater College (formerly Living Faith Bible College) in 2002. After serving on staff for two years, he moved back home to Manitoba where he served as youth pastor at Shalom Family Worship Centre in Steinbach for two years. During this time, he was licensed for ministry within the Fellowship of Christian Assemblies of Canada, he studied at Providence Theological Seminary, and he married his wife Marla. In 2007, they moved back to Alberta to serve at Clearwater College where he was on staff for seven years as Office Manager and Vice President. In 2015, he and Marla, along with their five young children, moved back to Manitoba where he completed a B. Comm. through Athabasca University. He then served a variety of ministries in business and financial administration and joined the FCA Elder Board as Secretary-Treasurer in 2017. Then in 2019, the board of Clearwater College approached him to serve as President upon Pastor Paul Reich’s departure. As a result, in July of 2020, he and his family (including six children now) made the move back to the campus of Clearwater College where he is currently serving.
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Glenn Stone, B.Th.
Vice President
Glenn came on staff in the summer of 2014 to take on the role of Business Administrator. He graduated from Clearwater College (formerly Living Faith Bible College) in 2009 and had been working in various ministry roles including youth pastor, teacher, and administrator. Glenn was made Vice President of Clearwater College in October of 2020. Glenn, his wife, Julie, who is also an alumna, and their five children are excited to be part of the team at Clearwater College and to assist in its ongoing ministry.
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Peter Engle, B.A., M.Div., Ph.D.
Dean of Education & Resident Faculty
Dr. Engle has been in the teaching ministry since the early 1970's. He graduated at the top of his class at Central Washington University, completed a M.Div at Asbury, and did his Ph.D. at Westminster in Philadelphia. He has taught in Bible colleges and seminaries in North America and overseas and is also adjunct faculty at several other schools. Dr. Engle also presents professional theological topics at colloquiums, lectureships and similar venues, and had his long-awaited theology book, Patterns of Redemption, published in 2018.
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Dennis Traverse, B.A., M.A.
Resident Faculty
Pastor Dennis has been serving God for over 30 years in pastoral and teaching positions. Following 8 years of pastoral ministry in Rocky Mountain House, AB, and after completing a Masters degree in Christian Ministry from Briercrest Seminary, Pastor Dennis joined the faculty at Clearwater College from 1998 to 2001. After a short 3 year return to pastoral ministry in Cranbrook B.C. Pastor Dennis and his wife Darlene answered the call to missions in 2004 and a 12 year teaching and leadership position at Yesu Akwagala Bible College (YABC) in Uganda followed. Although still involved with YABC as a professor, Pastor Dennis and Darlene spend most of their time in Canada at Clearwater College.
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Lisa Robideau, B.Th.
Dean of Women & Music Director
Lisa originally came to Clearwater College in 2001 where she received her Bachelor of Theology after completing her internship in Nelson, BC, in 2005. She stayed on to work at Kootenay Christian Fellowship as the Office Administrator, volunteer worship director and youth group co-leader. She then went on to study Contemporary Music and Technology at Selkirk College in 2007 where she earned her Diploma as a Vocal Major and Sound Engineer. Upon graduating, she returned to Alberta where she worked as a piano and voice teacher at Sherwood Park Music from 2010 to 2015 which is coincidentally where she met her husband, Eric. After which she moved on to take a bookkeeping position in Thorsby, AB, and from there she and Eric decided to relocate their family for her to join the Clearwater College staff in August of 2020. Lisa has been involved in many different worship leading or team roles since graduating from Clearwater College. She is passionate about helping women step into their God-given roles and seeing the church educated, healed and unified in the area of worship.
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Anne Edwards
Cook & Resident Staff
Anne has been involved with Clearwater College and the Living Faith Evangelistic Association since 1975. She attended camps for several years and was asked to come on staff as the college cook where she held the position from 2006 to 2007. She again returned in 2014, but this time chose to volunteer her time serving as the college cook. Anne and her husband, Wayne, have 13 grandchildren and love to serve in any capacity at Clearwater College. When she is not in the kitchen you will see her reading her Bible, the latest Janette Oke novel she was able to get her hands on or working in her sister’s thrift store. When asked what the one thing was she would want everyone to know about her, her response was she loves Jesus and is an encourager and that is certainly true of Anne.
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Rhonda Leslie
Bookkeeper
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Pastor Cliff & Donna Stalwick, B.A., B.Div.
Founder, Chancellor of Clearwater College (formerly Living Faith Bible College)
After a number of years in pastoral and evangelistic ministry, Cliff and his wife, Donna, founded Living Faith Bible College in 1971. Cliff served as President of the college until 2002. Since then, he and Donna have continued to travel each year doing missions and preaching at various camps and churches.