Who is the YuthGuy?

 

 

 

The “YuthGuy” is Glen Dawursk, Jr.  

 

*      Glen is a creative, energetic and "on-fire" youth leader and educator whose focus in youth programming and education has stretched over 26 years. 

*      His extensive technology based background includes experience in radio, television, multi-media, computer and Internet development. 

*      He has spoken across the country on technology's influences on our youth ("M3 & Me"), youth ministry development ("Eat Your P's" & “Generations”), and on the learning concepts of youth and children in ministry ("The Brains of the Bunch" and “True Colors”). 

*      In addition to being a licensed secondary educator, Glen has written numerous technology-centered curriculums, original songs and plays, and various youth ministry articles.

*      Glen has a Master of Arts in Education and Administration, is a certified Director of Christian Education, and a KINDLE (Karpenko Institute for Nurturing and Developing Leadership Excellence) graduate.  He is DPI state certified as a secondary educator in #300 English, #320 Speech, #325 Theatre, and #51 Principal (k-12 administration).

*      He is married to Donna and has five children: Amy (23), Sarah (21), David (16), Ben (14), and Matthew Paul (born fall 2010). 

*      He was the founder of Fisherman’s Festival in Milwaukee and Rainbow Valley Christian Music Festival in Wausau, WI, has been a featured co-host on WCLQ-89Q in Wausau, WI and is a certified National Institute of Youth Ministry (Youth Builders) instructor (trained personally by Jim Burns).

*      Currently, Glen is the part time (20 hr p/w) Director of Youth Ministries at Mt. Hope Lutheran Church in West Allis, WI (a burb of Milwaukee), a fulltime high school English and Theatre Teacher for West Allis Central High School (Go Bulldogs!), and an Assistant Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 580.

 

 

Glen’s E-bio Website       Downloadable Promotional Brochure

 

 

 

 

Why “YUTHGUY”?

Glen was given the “name” while co-hosting on WCLQ-89Q radio in Wausau, Wisconsin in the mid-90’s. 
At that time, they joked about him being “da yute guy.”  The name stuck and gradually people began referring to him as the “YuthGuy.”