Get to know the Southeastern Wisconsin FCA Staff
Rick Mathison
SE WI Area Director
rmathison@fca.org
My wife Shelley and I have been married for 36 years; we have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. We have lived in Mukwonago for 30+ years (same house). I grew up in Madison attended James Madison Memorial High School. I played football, basketball and baseball in high school and attended the University of Wisconsin and played basketball. I worked for 20 years for Deluxe Check Printers before coming on staff with FCA in 1997. I have been involved with the ministry for 25+ years and Shelley and I served as huddle coaches at Mukwonago High School for 18 years. It has been a blessing to think back on all the ways God has been working in the lives of athletes and coaches over these past 25+ years.
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Ralph Mierow
SE WI Area Representative
rmierow@fca.org
I grew up in Brookfield, Wisconsin, attended Brookfield Central High School and graduated from UW-Stevens Point in 1978. I then worked for Playmakers, Inc. from 1979-1982 before entering seminary. I graduated from the International School of Theology in 1986 with a Master of Divinity degree, and then served on the pastoral staff at Elmbrook church in Brookfield, WI. from 1988-2006 as Pastor of the Sports Ministry. In 2007 I joined the staff of FCA as the area representative in Southeast Wisconsin
Family: Linda and I have been married for 22 years and have two adult children—Leah and Jaime.
Sports: In high school I played football, basketball, track and baseball, and then played all four at different times during my college career. Following college, I travelled with a Christian basketball team (Sports Ambassadors) on several short-term missions trips—Africa in 1979, Guatemala in 1980, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong in 1983, China in 1984 and the Philippines in 1987. I have also coached boys basketball at Brookfield Central H.S. since 1987.
My FCA connection started when I attended an FCA sports camp at St. Olaf’s College during high school and decided to follow Jesus Christ. I then served at several FCA camps as a huddle leader during my college days. Later, as a sports ministry pastor, I partnered with FCA many times and am now delighted to be serving athletes and coaches through the FCA ministry here in Southeast Wisconsin.
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Meghan Ernsbarger
SE WI Administrative Assistant
mernsbarger@fca.org
I grew up in Brookfield, WI and graduated from Brookfield East High School in 2009. I am currently a student at Carroll University studying Relational Communication and French. Throughout high school I was involved in an FCA huddle and played tennis and lacrosse. I now lead two Bible studies on campus at Carroll and I had my first experience as a Huddle Leader at Leadership Camp last summer. It is such a blessing to be a part of FCA and to see how students and athletes are truly impacting the world around us!
