Staff/Trainers

Meet the GAP Trainers

Jean-Marie Jobs - President  A Texas native, moved to Washington, D.C. for college. Jean attended two years of college at Georgetown University in Washington DC., focusing on liberal arts and philosophy. In 1983, she moved to New York City, working for Marsh & McLennan, in their corporate office, continuing her education at Loyola Marymount and changing her major to management and marketing.

Relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1988, Jean completed her Bachelor of Science degree in management at St. Mary's College in Moraga, CA. After spending 15 years in the insurance industry, she retired as Vice President of Marketing for a local brokerage firm to pursue full-time ministry. Jean and her husband John have directed the youth choir at Santa Rosa Christian Church since 1993, which ministers to the elderly in convalescent and retirement homes.

In 1998, Jean was hired as the youth pastor for Santa Rosa Christian Church and Source of Life Church in Santa Rosa, California.

Since 1997, she has been involved with the Association of Christian Character Development (ACCD), serving as a facilitator for adult experiential learning workshops. Jean is also the director and founder of GAP Youth Training Services, a ministry founded in 1998 dedicated to training young people around the country and in Europe. In 1999, Jean became a Law Enforcement Chaplain, serving nine different law enforcement agencies in Sonoma County. She lives in Northern California with her husband John and their son Shane.

Amy Maxwell - Managing Director A California native, Amy graduated from University of California at Davis, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Women and Gender Studies in June 2001. During her college years, she was active as a peer youth worker with East Valley Foursquare Church in Sacramento, California. From 1998-1999, Amy also worked as a peer counselor at the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Center (SADVC) in Davis, California. Amy has been involved in GAP Youth Training since 2000 as an apprentice trainer. She co-constructed and launched Gap's first workshop for youth in Amsterdam in the summer of 2003. In addition, she assembled and managed a team of twelve committed youth who spent six months of their time and raised over $24,000 to travel and work as staff at the workshop. Amy is married and currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin with her husband, where she is active in their local church working with youth and facilitating ropes courses. Amy has been a GAP Board member since 2003.

Robb Farrell - Operations Director  A native of New England Robb moved to Southern California in 1998 to conclude his service to the United States Coast Guard and was issued the meritorious conduct award. Now calling Southern California home Robb spent 5 years working for a non-profit organization facilitating leadership and character training for disenfranchised urban adults and youth in Long Beach California, from 2001-2004. During his time in the urban areaof Long Beach he coordinated many anti gang conferences resulting in synergistic community involvement and awareness. Robb has been involved with adult and youth character development and leadership coaching since 2002 and received his certification as an Executive Transformational Coach (CROI) in 2005. First and foremost Robb enjoys spending time with his wife Lahoma, son Micaiah, and daughter Journey. He spends his free time as an active member of the Christian Writers Guild.