Nathan Dahlstrom was born in Roswell, NM and grew up north of there in Portales, NM. He is an avid outdoorsman and a disciple of Christ. While many have had the vision to help youth, the Whetstone vision began with Nathan in 1997 while living in West Yellowstone, MT. After prayerfully deciding that this was the course God intended for his life, he moved to Rochester, MI to study the Bible. There he met and married Missy, received a Bachelor’s degree in Religious Education in May of 2001, and Masters in Nonprofit Management. After graduating, he moved to Riverhead, NY in September of 2001 and became the Campus Supervisor for Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch. During this time Nathan gained experience in mentoring at-risk youth as well as staff and program management. In December of 2004 Nathan, Missy, and their two girls tearfully left New York to continue the Whetstone vision and ministry to hurting kids in another location. Nathan and his family currently live in Lubbock, TX where Nathan is the Unit Director at the Children’s Home of Lubbock. ndahlstrom@whetstoneboysranch.com
Jeremy Thompson was born and raised in Clarkston, MI. He is an avid outdoorsman and a disciple of Christ. He has extensive experience working with all types of youth including church youth groups, street ministry, group homes and boys ranches. Jeremy received his Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management. He moved to Denver, CO in February of 2003 to begin full-time Whetstone preparation. His first project in Denver was to volunteer with the Dry Bones street ministry where he spent hours witnessing to and meeting the needs of the homeless population of downtown Denver. Later in August of that same year, Jeremy signed a one year commitment to Doulos Ministries. For a year he lived at a group home north of Denver where he mentored and supervised a number of at-risk young men. In addition, Jeremy also worked at the Children’s Home of Lubbock as direct care staff. He currently lives with his wife Cari in West Plains, MO. Cari teaches 4th graders while Jeremy continues fundraising and networking for Whetstone Boys Ranch. jthompson@whetstoneboysranch.com
Brandon Maxwell was born in Las Vegas, NV but grew up in Abilene, TX and Pleasanton, CA. He is an avid outdoorsman, a disciple of Christ, and a sub-contractor with a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management. Brandon became part of the Whetstone team in the fall of 2002 and moved to Denver, CO to begin full-time Whetstone preparation. Brandon immediately began visiting and researching various group homes and boys’ ranches in Colorado. When Jeremy moved to Colorado a couple of months later, they teamed up each week to work with the Dry Bones ministry in downtown Denver. Brandon also committed to a one-year service at Doulos Ministries mentoring and teaching the young men in that program. Following his time at Doulos, Brandon started a small remodeling business allowing him to teach many young men vocational skills as they worked alongside of him. Brandon and his wife Laura currently live in West Plains, MO where Brandon was recently hired as the Director of Development for Whetstone Boys Ranch. bmaxwell@whetstoneboysranch.com