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Mobilepreacher.org Staff
Rev. Joe Davis- Executive Director
  Joe Davis served as youth pastor here in Sarasota from 1999-2005. He has a Masters in Theology and is fondly called “Pastor Joe” by students, parents and principals of local high schools. In 2008, he and his wife Laura created a non-profit organization called MobilePreacher.org. The concept was devoted entirely to developing a wide campaign to impact troubled youth throughout Sarasota County. In order to reach out to a broader spectrum of youth and offer more services, the board of Mobile Preacher raised funds to make a down payment on a facility. The Nightlife Center was created to fulfill a dream of the Davis’ to make a difference in the future of our youth.
Laura Davis- Administrative Director
Laura Davis has been instrumental right from the beginning, along with her husband Joe, in making Nightlife Center a reality. Her business experience comes from starting a small family company in South Carolina, which grew into a lucrative corporation. Laura will use her business skills to oversee all corporate and financial portions of Nightlife Center. She will also be in charge of human resources, organizational policies and special events. Laura has been mentoring young women for over 15 years and will continue to do so with young women who come to the center in crisis.
Jason Knecht- Associate Director of Programs 
Jason Knecht will oversee the volunteers, counselors and programs offered by the Nightlife Center. He will act as a youth counselor, mentor and caseworker for the young people who participate in the activities and programs at the center. Jason was, as a youth, very much at-risk for failure until he finally decided to turn his life around. He understands the pressures facing today's youth, and wants to give back to the young people in our community by setting a good example. Jason, along with Joe Davis, will conduct special topic awareness seminars for parents and students.
 Chris joined mobilepreacher.org in August of 2009. Chris has a powerful story of redemption and has shared it with thousdands of students in all types of youth groups, high schools and colleges, as well as with Teen Court. He works with the Sarasota youth shelter, is a sports team chaplain at Riverview High and Booker High. He leads three church services once a month at Manatee Palms for their kids in the program. He also represents mobilepreacher.org at juvenile institutions in Bradenton and Sarasota, helping students that come to the Nightlife Center.
 Tony Camp-Church Outreach & Family Ministries Specialist- Tony joined the Nightlife Center in August of 2009. He works with local churches and other youth organizations to learn how the Nightlife Center work together with them. Tony is also a specailist in Family Ministries, and serves as a resource to churches regarding how to strengthen the families in their congegations.
Fran joined the Nightlife Center in June of 2010 to manage the Nightlife Grill. He is a full-on gourmet chef!!! He has decades of experience in resturaunt management. He is responsibile for making sure that the food at the Nightlife Grill outstanding and that the Grill is run smoothly so that it will become a "job factory" for the students in Sarasota.
Chris Watt- Program Director, Facility Coordinator-Chris is a veteran  of Student Ministry and he has extensive experience with promoting and booking concerts with local and touring bands here in Sarasota and beyond He joined the Nightlife Center in March 2010. He has a heart to reach out to students in unconventional ways, and is in charge of all bookings for concerts at the Nightlife Center. You Go Chris.... You Go!
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