TYME OUT Youth Center - Retreats, Camps and Ministry
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Ben Brzeski

Executive Director

Ben first came to TYME OUT in 1994 on a sophomore retreat with Catholic Memorial High School. To this day, he can still point out the "mushroom stool" he sat on in that beautiful Pewaukee chapel! Since then, his studies have included a BA in English and a Master of Arts in English/Creative Writing. In 2007, Ben completed a Master's degree in Pastoral Studies at Saint Francis Seminary. Ben's experience working with youth includes serving as a parish confirmation catechist, Day Camp Director for the Boys and Girls Clubs' Camp Whitcomb/Mason, Director of the Coconino Rural Environment Corps' Youth Conservation Corps in Flagstaff, Arizona and his former time with TYME OUT as a Retreat Director and Camp Director.  At TYME OUT, Ben is constantly inspired by the transformation that takes place when teens and their adult leaders recognize and pursue the depths of faith to which God calls us. Ben and his wife, Liz, live in Merton and love to do anything that involves music or gets them out of doors!

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Kathy Wisnefski

Director of Development

Kathy has a secular background in sales, computer experience and clerical skills. She also has a ministerial background having been a catechist for 20 years, Director of Religious Education for 6 years, Confirmation catechist and teen mission trip advisor helping on South and North Dakota Indian Reservations, and ministering in downtown Chicago. Kathy's passion for TYME OUT's mission: dedication to the faith formation and character development of all God's children, especially teens comes from personal experience with our programming and use of our teen-friendly facility. As friend-raiser and fund-raiser she hopes to inspire continued donor support for a strong financial future.

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Margie Lang

Program Administrator

Margie Lang enjoys the challenges that being the program administrator of TYME OUT brings to her every day. She mostly enjoys the people she gets to meet and work with. Margie feels she has the best of both worlds, she works on a day to day basis with people who are like family to her, and she gets to meet and work with the larger church community. Margie has been a life time educator in the private school system. Margie received her bachelor's degree from Alverno College and her Masters degree in Religious studies from Cardinal Stritch. Her love of the diversity that TYME OUT is, gives her great satisfaction. She believes to work in a place where you can share your faith is a true blessing.  Her outside intersts include golfing and biking, but most importantly sharing time with her two beautiful granddaughters, Dakota and Addison.

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Donna Stapleton

Business Manager

Donna Stapleton has been the Business Manager at the TYME OUT Youth Center since October, 1999. This position also involves being Secretary/Treasurer for the Board of Directors. She is a part of the Administrative Team which involves many other aspects of TYME OUT. Donna is happily married and the mother of three children who have also blessed her with seven wonderful grandchildren. Having had the opportunity to work with youth at TYME OUT has proven to be invaluable to Donna's faith experience. Donna's presence at TYME OUT has been a win/win situation for both TYME OUT and Donna Stapleton.

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Marc Puechner

Retreat Team

Marc is a Retreat Director and the Intern Director at TYME OUT. He received his M.A. in Religious Studies from Cardinal Stritch University in December 2005. He also became a father for the first time in this past retreat season. Marc and his wife Eileen welcomed Brianna Faith into the world on May 8, 2009. Marc joined TYME OUT in 2002 to help teens and young adults explore and deepen their faith by encouraging them to ask questions about the Church and share stories about God's interaction in their own lives. "I've always been a kid at heart, so TYME OUT is the perfect place for me to work and to share my faith journey."  Marc is a Packers and Brewers fanatic, musician, and loves movies with outstanding special effects.

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Becca Rauworth

Retreat Team

Becca Rauworth is a Retreat Director at TYME OUT. Becca graduated from Carroll College with her degrees in Education, History, and Math. She began working at TYME OUT in October of 2009. Before coming to the TYME OUT Youth Center, Becca worked in many different roles including: sales, gymnastics coordinator, Safari Guide in Disney's Animal Kingdom, and as a middle school teacher. Becca loves helping teens and young adults explore their faith and finding God in their lives. She is ecstatically waiting to take a group of youth to World Youth Day (with Pope Benedict VI) in Madrid in 2011.  Becca hopes to provide the same opportunity she experienced attending World Youth Day in Germany and Australia. When Becca is not working, she loves being outside, fishing, traveling, reading, being with friends and family (all thirteen neices and nephews), and finding God in her everyday life.

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Lea Rosenberg

Retreat Team

Lea Rosenberg is a Retreat Director, Camp Health Director, and the Coordinator of the Leaders-in-Training Camp. Lea graduated with her Bachelor's degree in Theology and History from Mount Mary College. She is currently working toward her Teaching Certification at Mount Mary College. Lea started working at TYME OUT in March 2006, with the hope of helping teens find God in their every day lives. Lea loves seeing God work through teens especially when they've taken the time to question and understand the mystery of God. When she's not at TYME OUT Lea loves spending time kayaking, playing sports, and of course with her husband.

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Keith Bartley

Maintenance Engineer

Keith first came to TYME OUT in 1996 after the April 1st fire in Pewaukee. Previous to this he worked at St. Peter's Emmanuel as maintenance director. Keith has studied art and communications at UW Stevens Point and commercial art at MATC. He has a background in plumbing, electricity and heating. He has certificates in boiler-fireman, low and high, refrigeration, hazard communication and blood bourne pathogens. Keith divides his interests among the study of zymurgy, stain glass, ceramics, fishing and the blues.

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Brenda Benishek

Head of Housekeeping

Brenda Benishek joined the TYME OUT staff in January 2007. Her job includes Head of Housekeeping and Assistant Cook. Brenda enjoys the variety of tasks involved in the upkeep of TYME OUT, along with the opportunity to work with and help train the teen staff. Brenda and her family live in the Oconomowoc area. Brenda enjoys camping, fishing, motorcycling, and spending time with her grandkids.

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Jen Becker

Head Cook

Jen Becker is a second generation TYME OUT chef. She excels in the art of cooking for large groups and diverse students, sometimes simultaneously. In her spare "tyme" she enjoys scrapbooking, movies,country music and Harley rides with her new Husband. Jen loves to travel with preferred locations of Nashville (where country music lives) and Montana (where her family lives and where she recently was married) As of September 16, 2009, Jen has been employed by the TYME OUT Youth Center for 3907 days and looks ahead to many more.

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