Geneva Hills is a non-profit 501(c)3 Charitable organization located in Lancaster, OH. Geneva Hills was founded by the Columbus Presbytery in 1959 as a childrens summer camp ministry. In June 2008 the Presbytery decided to sell Geneva Hills. It is now operated by a board of directors who are independent of the Presbytery.

Meet our Board of Directors

Glenn R. Burns - Chairman
Jim Callahan - Vice Chair/ Treasurer
Glen Greenwood - Missions
Kurt Lape
Kevin Stalter
Don Cook
Richard Beidler

Meet the Staff

Director of Operations

After graduating from Valparaiso University, married his wife Kristy in December of 2004. Geoff attended the National Ranger Training Institute at Hocking College in 2005 where he graduated First in Class Rank.

Geoff has been the director of Geneva Hills since 2005. Geoff along with his wife Kristy have founded two non-profit organizations, and also operate a non-profit consulting and management company.

Office Manager

Kristy has a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from Valparaiso University.  Kristy was born in Hobart, Indiana. Kristy is the first of four children. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Janet Schlosser of Hobart.

After graduating from Valparaiso University, Kristy moved to South Dakota where she worked as a special education teacher for Crow Creek Tribal Schools on a Lakota Souix Indian Reservation. During her first year teaching, she began her masters degree in special education and also met her soon to be husband Geoff.

After moving to Ohio Kristy worked in both special education and hospitality management. Kristy left her position as a manager of an Inn located in the Hocking Hills to work full time managing the office at Geneva Hills.

Kristy along with her husband Geoff have founded three companies including two non-profit organizations. Kristy is the key visionary to expanding Geneva Hills to more people, groups and organizations every day. 

She currently is the former Chairman of the Main Street Lancaster Promotions Committee, where she was directly responsible for helping coordinate monthly community activities in downtown Lancaster. She currently volunteers for the promotions committee and sits on the board of directors for Main Street Lancaster.


Office Assistant

Karla Duncan is the youngest of three children. She moved from Groveport to Sugar Grove, OH with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Karl D. Neely, and her brother Curtis and sister Crystal in 1992.

Karla Graduated from Berne Union High School in 2006. She furthered her education in Health and Information Management, Billing, and Coding. In the summer of 2006 she married Christopher Duncan, her boyfriend of five years.

Karla began working for Geneva Hills in 2009 and plans on staying with us for many years to come.