Board of Directors

Jim first visited Campus by the Sea CBS as a college student in 1970. He joined the staff of InterVarsity in 1973. For the next four years, Jim relied upon CBS as a resource for discipling students, training student leaders, and strategic planning events. Jim then worked in marketing and sales of computer systems for 16 years. During that time, CBS Family Camps became significant and formative times for him and his family including his wife Connie and three daughters. In 1994, Jim transitioned into a new career of ordained pastoral ministry where CBS served as a place for staff and leadership retreats, confirmation classes, and men’s and women’s retreats. After retiring in 2015, Jim joined the Executive Board for the Center for Enriching Relationships and serves as a member of the CBS Advisory Council.

Rod and his wife Heather have a long history with Campus by the Sea (CBS). Rod first fell in love with CBS as a kid at Family Camp in 1974. Rod worked on staff during college, where his faith and love for Jesus was solidified. As newlyweds, Rod and Heather worked on summer staff together, and as parents, CBS Family Camp played a vital role in their parenting, their marriage, and in fostering the faith of their three boys. All three of their boys have worked on staff at CBS and have a deep love for camp and for Jesus. Rod holds a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education from Wheaton College, a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Covenant College, and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Reformed Theological Seminary.  Rod served as the Head of School for The Brook Hill School in Tyler, Texas, for 19 years before taking the helm of Campus by the Sea in 2023. He has a proven track record in delivering God-honoring Christian education, significantly growing enrollment, and raising capital to fund state-of-the-art facility growth. Rod’s legacy with CBS runs deep. His grandmother, Betty Fletcher, was part of the team that founded the camp in the 1950s. Campus by the Sea is Rod’s favorite place on earth – and not just because he loves to fish.  It is at CBS that Rod “comes away, meets God, and is renewed.”

John and his wife Laura with their family of five sons and three grandchildren, have attended CBS Family Camp almost every summer for the last 14 years. John is the CEO and founder of EEC Environmental, a successful California consulting and construction company with 45 employees. He has conducted numerous environmental projects on Catalina Island and is knowledgeable in the island’s water, waste disposal, and access challenges. Laura was originally invited to Family Camp by her brother Mark Fischinger. After Mark’s passing, his ashes were spread at CBS as he requested. Together, John and Laura have been active in their local church and community ministry programs for years.

Sandra has worked in marketing and public relations in the Silicon Valley for Oracle and other tech companies. God’s word became alive and vibrant during Mark Study at Campus by the Sea her freshman year at UC Irvine. During the mid-90s, she worked on staff with InterVarsity at Stanford. Sandra was the first woman and the first person of color to serve as the Chairperson of the Board at her 100-year-old church, where she also led the ministry of Adult Christian Formation for many years. She currently serves on the board of the Children’s Museum of Stockton and the CBS Advisory Council. In November 2020, she was elected to public office as a Trustee of her local school district. The hope that CBS would become a cherished space for her family has been realized during six summers at IV Alumni camp with her husband Clarence and two sons.

Tom first experienced Campus by the Sea as a student at UC Riverside while studying the Gospel of John with other college students from InterVarsity chapters in Southern California. After graduating and working in city government, Tom joined InterVarsity in 1987 as co-director of the campus ministry at UC Riverside, along with his wife Denise. Since then, Tom has directed InterVarsity’s campus ministry on colleges and universities in Orange County and the Inland Empire and served as the Regional Director for Southern California from 2008-2018. He currently gives leadership to InterVarsity’s partnership in EveryCampus, a coalition of 90+ churches and organizations working together to seek God for revival and make Gospel fellowships a reality on every college campus. Over the last 30+ years Tom has experienced God at Campus by the Sea while leading InterVarsity student and staff conferences, directing InterVarsity alumni camps, and participating in family camps with Denise and their two sons. Tom and Denise live in Riverside, California.

From his time at West Point, to a bid for U.S. Congress, and his work in several key national non-profits, Dennis has always been on a path aimed toward public service. But his life’s course took an unexpected turn, when his beloved son, Nate, suddenly passed away. Nate’s favorite place in the world was Campus by the Sea. After his son’s death, Dennis’s focus turned outward — from his ambitions to others. Today his life’s mission is to impart courage to others through business coaching, writing books, and podcasts at DennisMansfield.com. He and his wife of 43 years, Susan, have been a part of small group leadership at Campus by the Sea for 37 years. For three summers from 2011 to 2013, Susan and Dennis volunteered full-time at CBS as the Deans to the College Staff, helping coach, mentor and lead. Dennis and Susan’s daughter, Meg, was engaged at CBS to her husband, Caleb; son, Colin, met his wife Hannah at CBS. Campus by the Sea is in their family’s DNA. Three generations of Mansfields have now been attending CBS.

Steve has decades of experience in finance, accounting, and public administration with local government agencies and as a successful franchisee in the food service industry. He currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer for South Feather Water and Power Agency, a public agency that provides domestic and irrigation water service to 7,000 customers and operates four hydropower generation plants. He and his wife Valerie currently serve as elders in their church in Chico. As InterVarsity students at Sacramento State in the seventies, Steve and Valerie participated in a special month-long leadership training which culminated with a week at Campus by the Sea. They have attended InterVarsity alumni camp and have now introduced their grandchildren to Campus by the Sea.