Meet our office staff

  • Chandler Bass

    CONVENTION MANAGER
    ALUMNI COORDINATOR

    Chandler Bass first fell in love with apologetics and evangelism through Worldview Academy as a student in 2011. Since 2016, he has served as a Staff Member and Staff Director. He went to a vocational & technology school and became certified as a Instrumentation and Processing Controls Technician. He worked as a Controls Technician for two years before joining Worldview full time in 2021. Born and raised as an “Okie” in Edmond Oklahoma, Chandler now lives in Georgetown Texas. He enjoys camping, dancing, playing table tennis, and going on adventures with friends.

  • Lizzie Duffy

    HUMAN RESOURCES
    OFFICE MANAGER
    CONFERENCE MANAGER

    Lizzie Duffy attended Worldview Academy as a student from 2010-2012 and has been involved in serving with the ministry in some capacity since 2014. Since graduating with her master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Eastern Kentucky University in 2021, she has begun full-time work with the ministry as the HR and Office Manager. She also helps plan and manage all Christianity and Culture Conferences and serves as a Staff Director during the summer months. Lizzie lives in Georgetown, TX and enjoys surfing, hiking, hanging out with friends, and playing tennis.

  • Micah Jordan

    CAMP LOGISTICS
    CAMP DIRECTOR
    CONTENT COORDINATOR

    Micah Jordan is from Clemson, South Carolina. He graduated in 2018 from Clemson University with a degree in Packaging Science. He has worked the past 3+ years as a Packaging Engineer in Memphis, TN and Asheville, NC. His loves include disc golf, board games, traveling, and sharing meals with friends. He attended camp as a student in 2011-2014 and has served on staff and on the leadership team 5 times between 2015-2021. His passion for camp ministry and service opportunities has led him to pursue full time work with Worldview Academy as he joins the team as the Camp Logistics and Content Coordinator.

  • Joan McElveen

    EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
    OFFICE MANAGER

    Joan McElveen started with Worldview Academy in January 2021 and serves as the Executive Assistant and Database Manager. She earned her BBA in both Business Management (1992) and Computer Information Systems (1995) from Texas State University after which she worked for American Express Corporate Services as a Systems Analyst in the Global Information Systems division and Senior Business Analyst in Global Product Development. In 2001, Joan felt the Lord's call to serve her family in the home full-time until 2014 when she began as the Communications/Program Coordinator for CLS Law Student Ministries. Joan resides in Mt. Pleasant, TX with her husband Les and they have 2 grown children. Joan serves on the leadership team of the local Community Bible Study group, and is active in her church and her community.

  • Mike Schutt

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    FACULTY OF THEOLOGY

    Mike Schutt is the executive director of Worldview Academy, and he has served students as a Worldview Academy faculty member since 2002. Before taking on the executive director role, he served as Clinical Associate Professor at Trinity Law School and Director of the Institute for Christian Legal Studies (ICLS), a cooperative ministry of Trinity Law and Christian Legal Society, where he directed CLS’ Law School Ministries. He also taught on the faculty of Regent Law School for 20 years. Mike’s book, Redeeming Law: Christian Calling and the Legal Profession (InterVarsity Press 2007), is an exhortation to students and lawyers on Christian integrity in the law. He lives in Mount Pleasant, Texas, with his wife, Lisa. They have three grown children and six grandchildren. Before entering academia, Mike practiced law in Fort Worth, Texas. He is an honors graduate of the University of Texas School of Law.

  • Mike Tiland

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
    CAMP DIRECTOR
    FACULTY OF THEOLOGY

    Mike has been a part of the Worldview Academy team since 2006 and has served in a variety of capacities over the years. Currently, Mike serves as the Director of Operations, Camp Director, and Faculty with Worldview Academy. Mike holds a Masters of Divinity degree in Christian Ministry from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has a passion for the church and helping to train the next generation of leaders that will live faithfully to the gospel in all areas of life. Mike has taught youth and adults across the country at camps, retreats, conferences, and leadership seminars. He and his wife Angela live in central Texas with their three children.

  • Cathy Wigley

    REGISTRAR

    Cathy Wigley, a Texas A&M graduate, has lived in East Texas for the past seven years. She and her husband, Chris, have four teenagers. Cathy loves encouraging and working alongside local homeschooling families and has homeschooled her own children for the past ten years. She is passionate about camp ministry and the life changing experiences that are likely to happen during camp sessions. When Cathy is not spending time with her family, she enjoys investing in the lives of teenagers at her church. She believes a biblical worldview is based on the infallible Word of God and loves spending time sharing the love of God with those around her.