MEET OUR STAFF
DEREK
SCHERING
Married for 22 years Derek and his wife Belen have 3 children. He is Anchor's leading Executive Director. Anchor allows Derek to share and show the love of Jesus through personal teaching, discipleship and care. He is especially excited about college students as this is a time in life where students really develop their faith and personalize it while grappling with the big questions.
REBEKAH CROCKETT
Rebekah began her journey with Anchor as a student in 2019, where she first discovered a deep love for sharing the gospel. After graduating college in 2021, she spent four years working in the funeral industry while the Lord continued to develop a passion for mobilizing believers into a missional lifestyle. Rebekah remains committed to seeing lives transformed by the hope of Christ through evangelism, discipleship, and mobilization.
JESSICA CRUZAN
After working for a few years as a speech pathologist , Jessica felt a call from the Lord to give her life to work with American and international students at the University of Central Oklahoma. She desires that students discover who Jesus really is, who God has fashioned and designed them to be, and hopes to equip them to share the freedom of Christ with those they come in contact with.
ZACH HITES
Zach is a 2013 graduate from the University of Central Oklahoma. In college, he began a relationship with Jesus and has since been involved in collegiate ministry. God has called Zach to serve the campus of UCO while reminding students where their true identity lies.