Jean joined the Riverside staff in 2012 as the Operations Director.  She has a B.Comm in Psychology and Marketing & Advertising Management.  She is currently studying Ancient Near East & Biblical World Studies.  Jean has served on the staff of several churches as the youth & children’s workers, and has also worked for various parachurch organisations arranging conferences, running events and doing leadership training.  In 2021 Jean published a devotional entitled Acts and the Exodus Come Alive, under the pen name of JS Mack. 

She is passionate about helping the Bible come alive for people through devotionals and teaching courses that provide a deeper understanding of the biblical world.  Her heart is to help people explore the richness of God’s Word in its original context and to thereby deepen their walks with Him.