Chris Tarver

Founder and Executive Director

While obtaining a B/A from the University of Tennessee Chris worked in Young Life Ministries. Also, while in college Chris taught small group classes, and even substitute taught in public schools. Chris coached his boy’s teams in youth sports growing up and volunteered as a Chaplain working with the football team at largest high school in the Southeast for many years.

Chris and his wife Lisa are Commissioned Missionaries. Chris is a certified Team Member with the John Maxwell Organization as well as a Habitudes Facilitator with Growing Leaders. He is open to sharing about Leadership Principles, Raising Young Leaders, or the work God is doing with Camp Amplify.

Lisa Tarver

Director of Operations

Lisa recently retired from a prominent suburban school district. She and her husband, Chris, have been married for 39 years and are proud parents of two children and grandparents to four. Lisa hails from a small rural county in East Tennessee, where she grew up attending a Southern Baptist church and accepted Christ at a young age. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In her free time, Lisa enjoys cookie decorating and exploring her family’s genealogy.

Mitch Chapman

Board Chair

Mitch Chapman is vice president with Northeast Georgia Bank in Braselton, GA. He has been in banking for the past 22 years. In addition to serving on Camp Amplify’s Advisory Board, he currently serves on the Braselton Downtown Development Authority and is a member of the Braselton Rotary Club. Prior to joining Camp Amplify’s board, he served on the Boys & Girls Clubs of Jackson County Board of Directors for 10 years.

Mitch is a UGA graduate and received his MBA from Brenau University. He and his wife Julie live in the Buford area and are active members of First Baptist Buford. Julie is a teacher at Chestnut Mountain Elementary School in Hall County. Mitch and Julie enjoy spending time with their 4 wonderful children and are avid UGA football fans.

Greg Garvin

Treasurer

Greg is a financial advisor with Advisory South located In Johns Creek, Georgia.  His practice specializes in assisting pre-retirees in developing the optimum plan to finish strong with their financial goals.  Greg has worked his entire professional career – 45 years – in investment management and banking.  Prior positions were held at American Century Investments, South Trust Bank, Fidelity Bank, and C & S Bank.

Greg attended Georgia State University where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration.  He and his wife, Angela, are both native Atlantans.  They currently reside in the Suwanee area where they raised their 3 grown sons.  Now they get to reap the reward for their labor by enjoying their 5 grandchildren.

Greg also volunteers to share his financial expertise through a church financial mentoring program.  He has taught Financial Peace University small groups as well.  He and Angela also share Godly principles while they advise engaged couples prior to their wedding.  They are active at Sugar Hill Church.

When Greg is not serving, you will find him on the golf course, on a pickleball court, or riding off on his motorcycle.

Lynn Chapman

Board Member

Lynn Chapman is Branch Manager and AVP at Renasant Bank in Dacula GA. She has been in banking for 47 years. Lynn currently serves on the Board of the Dacula Business Association and also is a Board Member for The Women of Community Impact. Lynn has been involved in home builds with Habitat for Humanity. She and her husband Marty live in Auburn GA and are long time active members of Union Grove Baptist Church. Lynn has served in many capacities most recently as Finance Committee Chairman. Lynn and Marty are sports enthusiasts and enjoy spending time with family and friends.

Kristy Cowart

Board Member

Kristy Cowart is the Administrator of Bouchard Farms in Jackson County, GA, where she’s been employed since 2009. Over her career she has been employed with the Jackson County Board of Education, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, and Delta Air Lines. She has served as Treasurer on the Jackson County Family Connection Board of Directors and is a Leadership Jackson graduate. She is an elder in the Presbyterian Church where she directed the vacation bible school program for over 10 years.

Kristy earned her MBA at Piedmont University and is a graduate of the Georgia Economic Development Academy. She has two grown children and two fur babies. She is an avid Atlanta Falcons fan and enjoys spending time with friends, watching football, and working in her yard. After prayerful consideration, Kristy is excited to join the board in 2024 because she believes in the mission of Camp Amplify and the potential growth of building its own camp site for the ability to serve more and more kids each year.

John Dorton

Board Member

John has spent the majority of his career in marine manufacturing. He is the past CEO/President of MasterCraft Boat Company, the co-founder and CEO of Heyday boats and is the current CEO of Yellowfin Yachts and Invincible Boats (Warbird Marine Holdings). Warbird employs 800 employees in Miami, Sarasota and the Yucatán, building world class saltwater fishing boats. John is a lifelong avid boater and fisherman as well as a rancher and horseman. John has been married to his wife Suzanne for 39 years and has two children and two grandchildren.

John’s ministry work started as a leader in the YoungLife organization and later as the chairman of Knoxville Leadership Foundation. John has been a member of YPO (Young President’s Organization) and CEN (Christian Executive Network). John also served as the chairman of the NMMA (National Marine Mfgs of America) Boat Builders Division, and Chairman of the WSIA (WaterSports Industry Assoc). He is a former director of MasterCraft Boat Company, Crown Line Boat Company and Icon Aviation. He is a current board member of Warbird Holdings and JobAire and Camp Amplify.

Angela Garvin

Board Member

Angela has actively been involved in the ministry of Camp Amplify since its inception.  She herself gave her heart to Jesus as a young child while attending a Christian summer camp.

She knows firsthand the impact Camp Amplify can have on the lives of children today and throughout eternity.  She is honored to contribute to the ministry of Camp Amplify through event planning, fundraising, teaching, and partner support. 

Angela is also on the Board of Directors of Real Life Impact Ministries who also evangelizes and loves on children.  She is a previous educator who feels called to share Jesus with elementary-aged children.  She has taught Bible lessons from stage to hundreds of children for almost 20 years.  She continues to do so through Good News Clubs in the local public school and neighborhood Bible clubs.  She also serves as a full-time volunteer with Operation Christmas Child who purposes to evangelize children across the globe one shoebox at a time.

Angela has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Samford University.  She is currently pursuing publication with her 12 children’s books wanting her written word to also touch young children for eternity.

Angela and Greg have been married for 36 years and they enjoy serving this fine ministry together for the glory of God!

Lyndsey Langley

Board Member

Lyndsey always had a God ordained gifting to serve and care for children. This led her to pursue her Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from North Georgia College. In college, she worked at YMCA summer camps with underprivileged children. Upon graduating, she spent a year teaching Georgia Pre-K followed by some time as a preschool director at 12Stone Church. When her children approached school age, Lyndsey took the opportunity to stay home full time and homeschool her children.

The vision and heart of Camp Amplify spoke to Lyndsey and her husband, and—after one of their fantastic events—they prayerfully began supporting the organization. They involve their children by reading update letters about the camp and posting pictures around their home to remind them to pray for the children, counselors and leaders. In her spare time, Lyndsey enjoys traveling with her family, having game nights with friends and volunteering at her daughters’ school. Lyndsey resides in Jefferson with her husband of 15 years and their four children.

Sharon Lee

Board Member

Sharon Lee is the Principal at Pinnacle Strategic Advisors, a collaborative marketing consulting group that fosters enduring brand-consumer connections, cultivating loyalty and long-term success.

A dedicated advocate for women in business, Lee co-founded InPowered Women, a leading networking group in metro Atlanta, offering mentorship and celebrating achievements of women in the solar, renewable energy and utility space, as well as female business leaders. She also hosts and executive produces the InPowered Women podcast, showcasing powerful women in various industries. The podcast provides a platform to share amazing success stories and learn from challenges they have overcome throughout their careers.

With extensive experience in sales leadership and marketing, Lee has excelled in solar energy, manufacturing, construction and even pioneered a solar division, developing a robust solar portfolio exceeding 17 megawatts. She actively contributed to the Georgia Solar Energy Association, including serving as a board member, and as the first female president.

Lee is a charter member of the Professional Women in Building chapter, a member of the Greater Hall County Chamber of Commerce, the Northeast Georgia Literary Society and serves as a supporter and Camp Champion for Camp Amplify, a local Christian summer camp serving underprivileged children.

Lee holds a B.S. degree in Communications with double minors in Marketing and Psychology from Middle Tennessee State University. Beyond her professional pursuits, she cherishes her role as a mother to two boys and revels in her passion of college football. In her leisure time, she and her husband, John, can often be found at the baseball or football fields, though they occasionally indulge in a quick round of golf.

Juha Miettinen

Board Member

Juha was born in Kuopio, Finland and moved to the United States when he was 17 year as a foreign exchange student. Juha attended Campbell University in North Carolina and reeived his business degree and MBA there.

Juha has been a resident of Knoxville Tennessee for 30 years and has worked for Clayton homes for the past 30 years.

Juha have a wife, Whitney, two boys and two girls, all adults, and has one Grandson.

For recreation, Juha loves to play sports and be on the lake. He is a member of Sevier Hights church in Knoxville Tennessee. He has been attending BSF Bible study for the last 15 years and is a child of God.

Marvin M. Wyatt, Jr.

Board Member, Emeritus (1947-2023)

Marvin Wyatt was born in Dublin, GA and moved to the metro Atlanta area to attend Georgia Tech in 1967.  He was married to Nancy Wyatt for 32 years and has two grown children.  Nancy passed away in 2003.  He is currently married to Sue for the past 15 years.

Upon college graduation Marvin enlisted in Officer Candidate School with the U. S. Army.  He retired from the military after twenty years of service in 1990 at the rank of Lt Col..

Upon graduation from Georgia Tech, Marvin was employed by Atlanta Gas Light Company.  After serving the company for 29 years, he retired from the company in 1998 as the Vice President of Operations Support.  Marvin also served as Director of Operations of the Atlanta Botanical Garden between 2000 and 2002.  Marvin’s last employment  was with the Gwinnett County Public Schools system where he served as an  Area Manager, responsible for the facility management of over 5,000,000 square feet of schools and other buildings.  He retired from Gwinnett County Schools in 2017 and has remained retired to this date.

Marvin is active in many community organizations including:

• Senior Gwinnett Leadership, Board of Directors Member and Co-chair Steering Committee
• Chateau Elan Military Support Foundation, Board of Directors Member
• Watermarke Homeowners Associations, Board of Directors Member
• Braselton Citizenship Academy
• Mountain Park First Baptist Church, Deacon and Chair of Missions Committee
• Mission Moldova, President

 Marvin was raised in a Christian home and spent the majority of his early years in church activities and services.  He gave his life to Jesus at the age of ten during a summer revival at Marie Baptist Church in his home town of Dublin, Georgia.