The staff team is guided by a committee chaired by Rev. Scott Rowland, Senior Chaplain of St Mark’s Anglican Community School, Hillarys. CRU is run by a dedicated Board.
Ed Surrey
Director of CRU West
Ed studied Psychology at Exeter University, UK, before training to be a maths teacher. He taught at Stowe School in Buckingham before training for ministry in Perth while serving at a church. After serving back in Exeter as a pastor in a church, Ed and his family returned to Perth to join CRU West in their work of sharing Jesus with the next generation.
Dougal Steven
Schools Ministry
Dougal worked in churches and schools in Perth for 25 years before joining CRU West. He has a passion and love for encouraging the next generation to enthusiastically pursue a relationship with God through developing an understanding of the Salvation Story of the Bible. Dougal and his wife Kelli have four children who have all been involved in CRU Camps.
Joe Baeg
Schools Ministry Worker
Joe has recently graduated from Trinity Theological College and has joined the CRU West team in 2023. He is super excited to be leading on heaps of school and holiday camps, as well as visiting lots of CRU Groups and schools. When he's not at work, Joe loves watching the Dockers and looking after his pet shrimp.
Matt Merrick
School Camps
Born and raised in Perth, Matt completed his teaching degree in Health and Phys Ed before teaching at a Christian school for 4 years. After a season of travel with his wife, he spent 6 years working as a school chaplain before going back into full-time teaching in the Education Support field. He is excited about using his diverse experience in schools to further the work of CRU in sharing the good news of Jesus.
Jess Smith
Ministry Coordinator
Jess originally worked as an economist before doing a ministry apprenticeship with the Christian Union at UWA. With over 10 years experience in youth ministry, Jess loves working with young people and even better - sharing God’s love with them! Jess is married to Aidan and mum to Riley.
Gary Hill
CRU Executive Director
Gary heads up the work of CRU nationally, and supports the WA team both in person and from behind the scenes. He’s been on the staff team for over 3 decades, from when there was just a handful of staff members, through to the 100+ staff members today. Gary and the whole team partner with CRU West by providing administrative support, along with their camping and schools ministry experience and resources.
Want to get involved?
CRU West is propelled forward by its volunteers. We want to love and grow our volunteers as we work together in this great mission. Do get in touch if you would like to join in, whether as a teacher, chaplain, parent, leader or cook.