OUR PUBLISHING TEAM
Ronald Kirk: Theology Editor
Ron Kirk has been married to Christina since 1971. They have five children and six grandchildren. Upon a degree from the University of California, Berkeley, he has practiced professional landscape architecture since 1974, and now practices as Ronald Kirk Design, in Oxnard, CA. Entering Christian education, he soon became an eager student of the Reformed Faith and of America’s Christian history. Since 1980, Ron has studied and taught the Biblically and historically identified applied-faith view of life and education known as Get Wisdom! In 1982, he founded the Master’s School K through 12 in Camarillo, CA. He was ordained as a minister of the Gospel in 1984 by the American Heritage Christian Church, and served as its pastor from 1991 to 1996. Ron found Berean Christian Academy in Milford, CT in 1996, and in 2000 worked with Covenant Academy Asheboro, NC. He has served the Chalcedon Foundation to write and speak on applied faith and educational subjects, and has spoken at venues all around the USA.
Desta Garrett: Editor
For many years Desta channeled her penchant for perfection
by working in law offices and volunteering to produce church bulletins. Then
the Lord put her in touch with Verna M. Hall and Rosalie J. Slater, co-founders
of the Foundation for American Christian Education in San Francisco. She began
as a phone volunteer counseling homeschooling parents and soon graduated to
digitizing microfiche of early American documents in period English, along with
Greek and Hebrew words. For eighteen years she worked and learned in “The
Ladies’” incredible personal library, assisting in research, technical editing
and producing all of their publications from draft to printed books.
When the Foundation relocated to Chesapeake, Virginia, in 2005, Desta became a private contractor, continuing to assist with the Foundation’s publications, as well as publishing her husband’s music. She now does business as dg-ink and with Nordskog Publishing, helping produce Bible-based books that spread God’s Word and glorify Him – for the sake of the Gospel and for our Nation.
Mark Kakkuri: Editor
Mark Kakkuri is a freelance writer, editor, and proofreader as well as
an ordained minister of the Gospel and elder at Five Points Community
Church in Auburn Hills, Michigan (www.5pointscc.org
Tim & Jody Bepler: Graphic Designer
Bepler Design is a husband and wife team with 15 years of professional experience and degrees in Advertising (Design) and Journalism. Tim handles all the design work, while Jodi is the person behind communications, project coordination, and just about everything else. Bepler Design specializes in all areas of print design, and some front-end web design. They are known for our striking use of color and texture, along with innovative type treatments, to create anything from logos to packaging, brochures to mailers, book layout and design to billboards.
Kimberley Winters: Proofreader
Providing NPI with proofreading services, Kimberley Winters has more than 15 years experience in the publishing industry including 12 years with Affinity Group Inc., a premiere publisher of more than 41 magazine titles geared toward the outdoors enthusiast. After serving many years as managing editor of an international magazine with a readership of 2.3 million, currently she is a freelance editor of both books and magazines. Kimberley resides in Southern California with her husband where she also breeds national champion Morgan horses
Brent Nims: Webmaster
Brent Nims is a successful freelance design artist dedicated to creating compelling media. His expertise ranges from solid print campaigns to immersive web design and video production. Seven years of solid experience in corporate & entrepreneurial settings have yielded a sense for design that makes sense. Brent was webmaster for Gospel Light/Regal Books From 1999 to 2005 and still enjoys contributing to many of their web initiatives. He resides in Ventura with his wife and two boys.
Helen Cook: Publicist
PrimeStar Publicity & Public Relations offers cutting-edge, customized media strategies to publicize your book or product. Founded by media specialist Helen Cook, former Vice President of The B & B Media Group, PrimeStar offers exceptional quality, affordable publicity and public relation services to the Christian and cross-over marketplace.
PrimeStar's goal is to help companies establish momentum in the marketplace, achieve sustained media exposure through building lasting media relationships, increase book and product sales, create marketing opportunities and to establish credible and memorable brand awareness.
Rev. Christopher Hoops: Founding Theology Editor
(January 29, 1950 – July 17, 2008)
Nordskog Publishing’s founding Theology Editor and personal friend, Rev. Christopher Hoops, has gone home to be with the Lord, Thursday July 17, after a lengthy and painful illness at his Roseville, CA home. Hoops encouraged Jerry & Gail Nordskog, after selling Powerboat Magazine, to embark into the Christian publishing business in the last couple of years, beginning with reprinting of The Battle of Lexington book (see Chris Hoops article in that book). Chris Hoops is a long time loyal friend, who regularly participated in Nordskog’s Southern California Constitution Education Committee, giving speeches about American’s Christian History and Liberty in Christ (1987-2000). A faithful Christian for most of his adult life, Chris Hoops was a leader in Reformed theology and the history of the Church and a great reader of theology and history books, writing and speaking and teaching others in the faith. Rev. Hoops has been reunited with his oldest daughter, Erin, who died in an auto accident at age 16 many years ago in Colville, WA where the family lived for many years and Chris received his liver transplant, which eventually failed. He is survived by his devoted wife, Gail, and sons Christopher (and his wife Shay), Michael, and adopted daughters still living at home: Bridgette, Tia, and Katie.
As a student at San Bernardino Bible College, Chris Hoops began making missionary field trips to the Navajo and Hopi reservations, partnering with local missionaries. After graduation he was asked to teach Old Testament history and minor prophets at his alma mater (1976-1980).
In 1979, Hoops co-founded the Inland Christian Center Academy and served as principal and administrator. In 1980, he moved to Arizona for one year to help missionary friends teach Bible and theology to Navajo and Hopi students.
From 1981-1984 Hoops traveled around the country, lecturing on the need for home schooling, for teaching America's Christian History and for recovering the contribution of Christianity to Western civilization. These activities led to his founding of American Heritage Christian Church (Camarillo, CA) from 1984-1991, where he continued to hold seminars and conferences on those topics.
In 1994 Hoops founded Christ Reformed Church (Colville, WA) and in 1999 he founded Emanuel Presbyterian Church of Colville and led them into joining the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. In 2001 Hoops moved back to California and took a position at Monte Vista Christian School (Watsonville) teaching Bible to middle and high school students. He and his wife, Gail, have raised three children (a daughter and two sons) and are now raising three adopted daughters at their home in Roseville. Rev. Hoops is a leader in the Reformed Christian faith, biblical- theological editor for Nordskog Publishing.
Nordskog Publishing utilizes several other (not shown) professional experienced team members in addition to those listed above, who are primary and key players on the team.
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