Day Seven Staff and Board

Dan Keefer, M.A., began his current position as Executive Director with Day Seven Ministries in November 2009. Prior to this Dan served as Community Relations Director for two years. Before serving with Day Seven Ministries, Dan spent 12 years in pastoral ministry with over eight of those years in ministry to youth and their families. Dan first became involved with Day Seven Ministries as a recovery group leader and completed his practicum and internship toward the completion of a Master of Arts degree in Marriage and Family Counseling at Lancaster Bible College's Graduate School. In addition to his studies at LBC, Dan completed classes towards a Masters of Divinity Degree at Asbury Theological Seminary. Current responsibilities at Day Seven include providing individual counseling, leading groups, building relationships with pastors and community agencies, providing seminars for churches and community groups, and leadership and administrative responsibilities. Dan and his wife, Heather, have three children, live in York Haven and attend Wyndamere Heights Evangelical Congregational Church.

Danene Guistwhite has been Day Seven Ministries’ Mentor Program Director since 2002. She spends her time at Day Seven leading groups, individually mentoring, and in various administrative roles. Her business background has been helpful in implementing the Individual Mentoring Program and in overseeing the training of Day Seven mentors, both group and individual. She is a Board Certified Biblical Counselor by the International Board of Christian Counselors and a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Danene and her husband, Jeff, reside in Harrisburg and are active in their church, Bethany Church of the Nazarene.

Counselors & Therapists

	Mark Burkholder, M.A., has been with Day Seven Ministries since 2003. In his counseling role he is especially interested in providing spiritual direction for his clients. He received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Taylor University and his master’s degree from Columbia International University. Mark and his wife, Eva, and their two sons live in Ephrata and attend Washington Avenue Bible Church where Mark, also a licensed pastor, currently prepares the music and worship. Mark grew up in Lancaster County before leaving the area to attend college and seminary, and to serve in Indonesia as part of a church-planting team until 2003. Mark is a graduate of the Marriage and Family Counseling program at Lancaster Bible College and is working toward fulfilling counseling requirements for state licensure.
	Darren Crowden, B.A., joined Day Seven Ministries in September 2004, after graduating from Lancaster Bible College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Christian Life Ministry and a minor in counseling. Darren is currently working on a master’s degree in mental health counseling with Regions University, Montgomery, AL. With Day Seven, Darren counsels with men who struggle with sexual brokenness in a number of areas. He spent 23 years in the Air Force and is employed as a program manager at the Navy Depot in Mechanicsburg. He serves in a leadership position with the Camp Hill Church of Christ, Camp Hill, where he and his wife, Jennifer, attend. The Crowdens have a married daughter and twin grandsons.
	Alesia Dunlap, M.A., has been a women's counselor and group mentor at Day Seven Ministries since 2005. She has focused on spouses of sexual addicts and women with sexual abuse histories. Alesia holds a bachelor's degree from Georgia Institute of Technology and expects to receive a Master of Arts in Counseling degree from Lancaster Bible College and Graduate School in May 2007. She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counseling. Alesia and her husband, Danny, live in Lititz, have three adult children, and attend Lancaster County Bible Church.
	Craig Hickey, M.Div., a chaplain with Water Street Rescue Mission, works part-time for Day Seven Ministries as an intake counselor. He is also the author of a memoir, "A Walk With God to Remember," about his first wife, who died of leukemia. A graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, he was worked in campus ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and in church ministry with an Evangelical Free congregation. He is married to Diane and has two daughters adopted from China.
	Gary L. Lord, Ph.D., licensed clinical psychologist and certified school psychologist, works part-time with Day Seven Ministries and full-time as a school psychologist for Reading School District. He is an active member of Lancaster Evangelical Free Church. His focus in counseling is, and has been for 25 years, relationships and problems with intimacy and anything that prevents individuals and couples from achieving healthy, effective, faithful, and fulfilling lives. In addition to his clinical work, Gary has done executive coaching and consulting with businesses and organizations, and he has taught and done research at universities and colleges. He has also taught and served in various leadership positions in the church. Gary and his wife, Temmy, live in Leola. Their two married children live in Seattle, Gary's home state.
	Bill Snyder, M.S., LPC, has been a part-time therapist at Day Seven Ministries since 2003. He works with individuals dealing with sexual addiction, depression, and anxiety-related problems including obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. His particular area of interest involves helping trauma survivors rediscover and strengthen their sense of self. Bill received his Bachelor of Science degree in Bible and Professional Counseling in 2003 from Lancaster Bible College and his Master of Science degree in Clinical Psychology in 2007 from Millersville University. He is a member of the American Counseling Association and attends Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lancaster. Bill and his wife, Carry, live in Lancaster with their two daughters.
	Jessica Dixon, M.A., joined Day Seven Ministries in February 2010. She is a graduate of Messiah College with a B.A. in Psychology and graduated with an M.A. in Marriage and Family Counseling from Lancaster Bible College and Graduate School. The requirements of Jessica’s graduate degree, as well as ministry at her church have helped to prepare her to provide spiritual and relational counsel for those in need. Jessica has a passion to come alongside adolescent girls, women, and couples to provide counsel for them at their point of need. Jessica is married and has a young daughter. We are excited to have Jessica as a part of our counseling team.

Board of Directors

(Back row, from left) Kurt Miller, Executive Director; Jeff Lefever; Jay Mylin, Vice Chair; Marcus Kline, Treasurer; Nick Frey, Chair; (front row) Deb Pelger, Secretary; Sue Bollinger; Reba Buckwalter; and Andrea Shaw.