Meet The Team
Jimmy Schauerte
Jimmy is the Lead Pastor of Roots NYC and is the Director of Calvary Chapel Bible College New York City. He is a CCBC graduate that spent seven years on the foreign mission field Directing a Calvary Chapel Affiliate campus in Spain. During his years spent in Europe he had the opportunity to speak at churches and conferences all over the globe. Before planting in New York City Jimmy also helped plant a church in Chicago, IL. His wife's name is Liz and they have two babies, Haven and Malachi.
Claude Stauffer
The Lord called Pastor Claude into ministry in 1980. He is a graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary (M.Div. 1983-86). He pastored from 1986 to 1993 in the Church of the Nazarene where he also taught Bible College extension classes. In 1993 he joined the Calvary Chapel fellowship and planted Calvary Chapel of Hope where he remains the Senior Pastor.
He has written six books and maintains the Shepherd of Hope blog. He can be heard on the Living Hope radio program on WGSS 89.3 FM. Find out more at www.calvarychapelofhope.org. He is married to his wife Dee and they have been blessed with three grown children and four grandchildren.
Jacob Ramsey
Jacob is a graduate of Calvary Chapel Bible College. He is the Dean of Men and runs the Men's Discipleship class at CCBC NYC. He also served as an intern in the Community Service and Dean of Men department at CCBC Murrieta in California. Jacob moved to New York City in April of 2017, and has been serving in a leadership role at Roots NYC. He has a passion for shepherding the flock of God, discipleship, and the teaching of God's word. He and his beautiful wife Danielle live walking distance to the campus.
Alec Dominguez
Alec is a CCBC graduate who spent his life as a missionary kid growing up in Mexico. He is a gifted Photographer and Videographer with a desire to serve, specifically in New York City. God Burdened his heart for the City several years back on a mission trip where it became evident to him of its great need for a Savior. Alec is one of the regular teachers at CCBC NYC.
Seth Kasamis
Seth graduated from Calvary Chapel Bible College spending his final semester here with us in NYC. Early on both he and his wife Teagan sensed a strong call to serve the Lord in the City. They packed their bags and moved from Colorado, leaving everything behind to pursue The Lord. Seth has an evident gift and call to the ministry of the word and has been a phenomenal teacher for us here at Calvary Chapel Bible College NYC.
Joey Rozek
The Lord set Joey apart in his early years giving him a strong passion to lead people to Christ, to inspire others to wholeheartedly live out their faith, and to make disciple-making disciples. Over the years, Joey has served as a youth pastor, assistant pastor, evangelist, and lead pastor from the west coast at the original Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, CA to the east coast in Old Bridge, New Jersey, and then overseas in the UK where he became the founding pastor of Calvary Cambridge for over 10 years. He is a passionate Bible teacher and conference speaker equipping believers to be authentic followers of Christ with an evangelistic, disciple-making, and missions heart. Joey and his family returned to the US to do a fresh work in New Jersey, where he now resides with His wife Tiffany and three children: Madelyn, Josiah, and Jordan.
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Kaylie Acuna
Kaylie is a graduate of Calvary Chapel Bible College in York, England. She loves art and graphic design. Kaylie has a heart for community, whole hearted service to the Lord, and the Book of James. She helps teach Woman's Discipleship and has been a leader at CCBC NYC from the beginning.
Danielle Ramsey
Danielle has her Bachelors Degree in Biblical Studies from Cairn University. She has been serving at the Bible College here since the beginning and moved to Queens after getting married in 2018. Danielle has always had a deep desire to disciple young women and serves here at CCBC as Dean of Women and Administrator. She teaches Women's Discipleship and is passionate about seeing young women rooted and grounded in Jesus.
Daisy Avalos
Born in Ecuador and moved to NYC at the age of five. Surrendered her life to the Lord in 2004 and has a heart to serve others and the church in any capacity. She served In Harvest Christian Fellowship later in Calvary Chapel of Agape before the Lord leading her to Roots NYC. She oversees the finances at Roots church, and serves in hospitality and the Children's ministry.