About | House Right – Your vision. Our Mission.

OUR HEARTBEAT

HouseRight began in 2013 out of a calling to serve the local church.

Since then, our staff team has grown to several dozen across 9 states and we’ve been given the opportunity to partner with hundreds of churches nationwide.

Our team is made up of former executive leaders, worship pastors, technical directors, and other seasoned church leaders. On the weekends when we aren’t on a project, most of us are volunteering at our home church.

Our desire is to truly be a partner and encouragement to both you and your church. Long after the project is wrapped up, we will still be here ready to help however we can.

Leadership

Matt McKay

Founder

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Matt McKay

Founder

A mechanical design engineer by day, church volunteer by night and weekend, Matt left the product development world to join the staff at Crossroads Christian Church in Lexington, KY as their Technical Director. After serving Crossroads for over a decade and leading the design and construction of all AVL systems through multiple expansions, Matt spent the next six years helping churches all across the country implement their vision for using technology at their church, consistent with God’s unique thumbprint for them. From that experience, Matt launched House Right in 2013 and is dedicated to carrying out the mission to help churches fulfill the Great Commission.

Austin Hill

General Manager of Contract Execution

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Austin Hill

General Manager of Contract Execution

Austin loves teaching people, simplifying the complex, and orchestrating a great live mix. He has spent the majority of his career in production roles at a large church in Southern CA, and in the live entertainment industry, gaining experience in areas such as production management, company operations, and AVL consulting. While leading a team to deliver simple, effective, budget appropriate solutions is his primary job function by day, Austin also enjoys hiking with the family and serving at his local church.

Luke Hesher

General Manager of Church Relations

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Luke Hesher

General Manager of Church Relations

Management

Andy Slone

Installation Manager

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Andy Slone

Installation Manager

Andy joined the team after serving in the local church for over a decade. He loves helping people connect the dots of the ever-changing technical realm and is an audio nerd at heart. Andy is a fan of riding motorbikes, watching the Cincinnati Reds, and eating any form of fried potatoes–mainly tater tots. He and his fiancé, Rachel, love to travel and are rapidly approaching their goal of seeing all 50 states.
Follow Andy on Twitter or Instagram, @andyslone

Jeremy Metcalf

Design and Engineering Manager

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Jeremy Metcalf

Design and Engineering Manager

Jeremy joined the House Right team after serving on the production staff at Southland Christian Church for over 7 years, where he still volunteers. He started in church production as a teenager and has served the church in a volunteer or staff capacity ever since. He studied electrical engineering, computer science, and music at the University of Kentucky and uses his skill set to design and build practical solutions to equip churches to fulfill their mission. In his free time, Jeremy enjoys hiking, flight simulation, and electronics design. He and his wife, Ruth, live in Lexington and enjoy traveling and spending time with family. Follow Jeremy on Instagram @jmetcalf or on Twitter @jametcalf

Josh Burkholder

Project Lead Manager

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John Burkholder

Project Lead Manager

Josh joined the House Right after serving the church for many years. He’s passionate about lighting design and loves to use light to enhance the worship experience. Josh, his wife, Hannah, and their two kids–Sadie and Aiden, live in South Carolina where they love to play on the lake and make the occasional weekend trip to the beach. Follow Josh on Instagram @joburkh

Kerry Kemp

Office Manager

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Kerry Kemp

Office Manager

Zach Eskue

Purchasing Manager

Zach Eskue

Purchasing Manager

Near and dear to Zach’s heart is helping the Church grow and succeed in whatever way possible. Zach enjoys studying the ancient Near East, writing poetry, kayaking, and eating coleslaw. He likes to spend his days trying to convince everyone that Steel Magnolias is actually his favorite movie and that the X-Files is the pinnacle of American media. Zach and his wife, Breanna, have a beautiful daughter, Maddie, and two dogs, Bluebell and Sampson. Zach is perpetually caught in the early ‘90s and therefore, does not have any social media.

Church Relations

Chris Gille

Church Relations

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Chris Gille

Church Relations

Gille was born in Alaska, where he learned music, electronics, played in bands, and discovered theatre and production. He his wife Jill and moved to the Midwest for 17 years, where he worked theme parks, owned a design/integration company. After stepping foot into Grace Church St. Louis in ’92 the curtain literally opened on the next few decades of his life, serving churches that used and valued technical excellence in production technology. Crazy opportunities followed, helping over 100 churches around the country, and on staff at Willow Creek Community and Eastside Christian for 20 years. After an amazing year at his other lifelong dream job with Meyer Sound, Gille now enthusiastically works for HouseRight, where he can most fully leap towards opportunities to help solve and innovate, while continuing to love and serve the church from his office in California.

Jeff Vander Kooi

Church Relations

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Jeff Vander Kooi

Church Relations

Jeff has been with House Right since the beginning. He’s been serving churches all over the country for the past 15 years with integration of AVL systems. Before that, he was on staff at Willow Creek and Mars Hill Bible Church and a few other churches for almost a decade. Jeff’s favorite part of being on the House Right team is that he gets to build relationships with churches by working closely with pastors, staff, and volunteers. Centered around their ministry and individual needs, Jeff has a unique expertise at providing personalized, simple, and smart AVL solutions to help churches reach people in and around their community and beyond. Jeff and his wife, Jodee, are avid trail runners and love to travel and explore new places on foot. When not running, Jeff loves to read, especially historical fiction and biographies. Follow Jeff on Twitter or Instagram @jeffvanderkoo

Tony Alany

Church Relations

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Tony Alany

Church Relations

Tony Alany previously served in full-time ministry for 12 years, primarily as a Worship Pastor, the majority of which was at McLean Bible (MBC) in Northern Virginia. He also served as the Lead Audio Engineer, Studio Producer, and Technical Director for MBC at large, where his focus was on high-quality audio production. Tony resides in Northern Virginia with his wife and two daughters, and in his spare time still loves the studio and playing music.

Andrew VandenBerg

Gear Sales

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Andrew VandenBerg

Gear Sales
Graduating with a bachelor’s in music, Andrew hopped into the working musician life as a bass player, songwriter, and music director. After realizing a gift for bridging the worlds of creative artists and technical engineers, he made a career turn towards church tech directing. There he found a passion for helping churches find the right tools, skills, and tech to clearly communicate their message. Living the simple life with his wife and daughter in MI, Andrew enjoys traveling to find good food, coffee, adventure, wildlife, and donuts worthy of legend. Instagram: @thunderinthecity

Zach Lahm

Pre-Sales Engineer

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Zach Lahm

Pre-Sales Engineer

Nick Jones

Pre-Sales Engineer

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Nick Jones

Pre-Sales Engineer

Chris Pruett

Creative Director / Pre-Sales Engineer

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Chris Pruett

Creative Director / Pre-Sales Engineer

Projects

Josh Morton

Project Lead

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Josh Morton

Project Lead

Josh graduated from Indiana Wesleyan with a degree in Christian Worship, where he also toured as a vocalist and performed around the world, including several times with the Gaithers. He’s spent his professional career as a FOH engineer and lighting designer for mega churches, scenics designer for Fortune 500 companies, and stage manager for music festivals—working with nearly every major Christian music artist along the way. His greatest passion is working with churches to help them achieve their vision for worship design. (Or maybe it’s flying airplanes.) He, his wife Jamie, and their son Jesse live in Reno, NV, where they enjoy jazz, board gaming, watching the Cubs, beautiful Lake Tahoe, and 300 days of sunshine a year.

Wes Collingsworth

Project Lead

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Wes Collingsworth

Project Lead

Wes joined the House Right team after serving as a Production Leader at large churches in Franklin, TN and Lexington, KY. Originally a Floridian, he now lives in Lexington, KY with his wife, Taylor. He began his life in production as a middle-school kid asking every question he could at church. Audio is his number one passion, but anything production/technical to serve the church and make it better is where he loves spending his time.

Ben Groves

Design Specialist

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Ben Groves

Design Specialist

Ben, originally from sunny South Florida, joined House Right after attending college just down the road from here in Lexington. He loves all things audio, video, lighting, and figuring out how to make all the pieces and parts work. Ben loves copious amounts of caffeine in the form of Red Bull or coffee and almost any type of meat that comes off a grill or smoker. On any given weekend you can find Ben, his wife Amanda, and their Australian Shepherd, Pippin, hiking or in one of many dog parks.
Follow his many adventures on Instagram @redheadben

Matt Edin

Design Specialist

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Matt Edin

Design Specialist

Using creative arts and production systems to serve the local church is Matt’s passion. Matt has worked as a Worship Pastor in the church for the past 15 years and thrives on seeing college students connect with God through worship. Matt and his wife, Andrea, have two children named Jian and Olivia and they also have two beagles named Brit and Izzy. Matt enjoys marathon running, biking, and spending time at the beach. You can follow Matt’s worship songwriting group Heights Collective @heightscollect

Chris Brash

Install Lead

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Chris Brash

Install Lead

Dylan Goreham

Install Lead

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Dylan Goreham

Install Lead

Dylan spent 6 years in the Twin Cities earning a degree in audio recording while serving at a multi-site church followed by four years as a production director at a church in Southern California, while also gaining experience at a live production company. He is a firm believer of equipping staff and volunteers with the right skills and gear to help fulfill their impact and mission. Dylan and his wife, Brandi, enjoy going to the movies, visiting new places, taking their dog, Gunnar to the park, and cheering for their favorite sports teams. #GoBigRed
Follow Dylan on Instagram, @dylangoreham

Colton Walker

Project Specialist

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Colton Walker

Project Specialist

Colton joined the team after working for a vibrant multi-site church in western Tennessee. He has a heart for the local church and loves helping people reach their technical goals. Colton enjoys the outdoors: hiking, kayaking, and camping. He likes high-quality tv shows (Futurama/King of the Hill). Colton loves dogs, will tolerate cats, and will happily explain to ANYONE why dogs are better.
Follow Colton on Instagram @coltonwalker

Max Rechel

Project Specialist

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Max Rechel

Project Specialist

Max started with House Right after a career in the Air Force and church production. A graduate of Asbury University media communications, Max has always had a strong pull to the field of technology and enjoys using those skills to integrate systems at churches across the country. He and his wife, Elise, live in Winchester, KY with their dog, Hank. On the weekends you’ll find him enjoying time working around the house or visiting family in Knoxville, TN.
Follow Max on Instagram, @marechel88

Josh Miller

Technology Intern

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Josh Miller

Technology Intern

Josh is not a man of many words. He prefers to wear dark clothing in order to not be noticed in public. Along with that, Josh loves using his knowledge and talents to give people the tools needed to share the love of Christ with others. Josh enjoys watching movies, cracking the occasional “wise guy” joke from across the room, and playing video games. In college, Josh was a part of a collegiate e-sports team for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Josh is very single so you can follow him on instagram @josh_milier

Seth Vander Kooi

Design Specialist

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Seth Vander Kooi

Design Specialist

Logistics

Steven Soles

Process Coordinator

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Steven Soles

Process Coordinator

Steven joined the House Right team following the crucible of working at a summer camp, volunteering at the local megachurch, and having a productive career in film sound. Audio is his preferred area of expertise, but he is well-versed and proficient in video and lighting. He greatly enjoys the art of storytelling and welcomes conversation on his favorite books, movies, and tv shows. His love of post-apocalyptic sci-fi has prepared him well for the zombie apocalypse, and he is currently accepting applications for his post-apocalyptic society. Steven doesn’t participate in the social media game.

Katy Mulderink

Purchasing Specialist

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Katy Mulderink

Purchasing Specialist

Megan Marcum

Projects Administrator

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Megan Marcum

Projects Administrator

Megan has a passion to serve and encourage others. Megan and her husband, Andrew, have three energetic boys. She enjoys playing the piano, shooting basketball with her boys, and eating sushi as much as possible. Megan is an avid University of Kentucky fan and looks forward to another championship in the near future. Go Cats!
Follow her on Instagram @kymarcum12

Debbie Harrison

Accounting

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Debbie Harrison

Accounting

Debbie likes knowing that her accounting skills are being used to help the House Right team empower churches to accomplish their mission. Debbie and her husband, Kelly, reside in Nicholasville, KY where life is always entertaining with their three boys. Debbie enjoys watching her boys play baseball or football, going to the beach and just being outdoors.

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