BO GILLOOLY
Executive Director
Bo, our Executive Director, graduated from Clemson University in 2003 with a B.S. in Business Management. After three years of successful management of Eagle Rock’s programming and finances, Bo was promoted to Executive Director in 2007. In addition to the strategic and financial aspects of running Eagle Rock, he has a heart for discipleship and teaching practical life skills to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Aside from his duties at Eagle Rock, Bo enjoys following Clemson football, traveling to Christian Camping conferences across the nation, and serving on a variety of non-profit community boards. Bo was married to Amanda Baker on October 28, 2006, and they currently reside in Maryville with their three children.
You can contact Bo at bo@eaglerockcamp.com
LON GILLOOLY
Administrator
Lon, our Administrator and Spiritual Director, received his B.A. in Philosophy and Religion from the University of Central Florida and has been in ministry for 35 years. He studied and trained at Dr. Solomon’s Grace Fellowship International and attended Dr. Larry Crabb’s Institute of Biblical Counseling. He has served on the pastoral staffs of The Messenger, a private Christian counseling ministry, and All Saints Episcopal Church of Winter Park. Lon is a co-founder of the House of Hope, a home for runaway and throw-away teenage girls in Orlando. After volunteering for many years with Fellowship of Christians in Action (the Lynx ministry), God gave Lon a vision for Eagle Rock in 1991. Lon counsels teenagers and young adults and mentors married couples as a part of his ministry at Eagle Rock. In his spare time, Lon enjoys his season tickets, cheering the UT Volunteers at Thompson-Boling arena, and teaching his grandsons the perfect shots in the game of basketball.
You can contact Lon at lon@eaglerockcamp.com
LIZ CHAVARRIA
Director of Guest Relations
Lizbeth Chavarria was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico, immigrated to the United States when she was five years old, and attended school in Goshen, Indiana. In 2015, Liz came to volunteer for a couple of weeks at Eagle Rock and never left! Liz has held several different positions in the ministry and is currently the Director of Guest Relations. As such, she is responsible for booking retreats, giving tours, and handling other special projects. She enjoys meeting and getting to know the wide variety of people who come through Eagle Rock. Liz loves anything to do with creativity, adventure and personal growth. When she is not at work, you can find her baking, catching up on her favorite TV show or working on a painting. If you want to see some of her artwork, you can find it at lizchavarria.com.
You can contact Liz at liz@eaglerockcamp.com
BEBE GILLOOLY
Director of Development
Bebe was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. After graduating from Lake Highland Preparatory School, she received a degree in Elementary Education from Clemson University, home of the 2016 and 2018 National Football Champions. Her responsibilities at Eagle Rock include development, supervising the food service and being a retreat speaker. Bebe can also be found teaching a women’s non-denominational Bible study each week and doing couple’s spiritual mentoring with husband, Lon. Speaking of Lon, the two have been married since 1977, having met working at Disney World’s Fort Wilderness Campground. They have 4 adult children (Jon, Bo, Bethany and Annie) as well as a daughter in law, Amanda and sons-in law, Paul Doerner and Sam Delk. However, what truly has her heart is the love of her 4 grandchildren -Caroline, Jack, Charlie, and Ellie. In Bebe’s spare time, she enjoys playing team tennis at Green Meadow Tennis Center, and cheering on the Clemson Tigers and the Tennessee Vols.
You can contact Bebe at bebe@eaglerockcamp.com
NATHAN PANDOLFI
Program Director
Nathan was raised in central Florida and graduated from Southeastern University in 2019 with a B.S. in Criminal Justice. He is pursuing his Master of Divinity through Liberty University online and is also currently a Captain in the Army Reserves. After working in law enforcement for the last several years, Nathan has followed the Lord’s calling into full-time ministry. He and his family relocated to East Tennessee to accept the Program Director position here at Eagle Rock. Nathan is responsible for coordinating the programming aspects of each retreat to meet the needs of our guest groups. Nathan additionally oversees all adventure activities and programs as well as the recruitment of all summer staffers.
Outside of Eagle Rock, Nathan enjoys growing in his education in both religion and leadership, and following his Florida State Seminoles (2nd best team in the ACC). Nathan enjoys spending time with his wife, Emily, and daughter, Opal.
You can contact Nathan at nathan@eaglerockcamp.com
AMANDA GILLOOLY
Art Director
Amanda, originally from Clinton, TN, studied Art and Business Management at Maryville College. After graduating, Amanda followed God’s leading to join an international missions group, Youth With a Mission (YWAM). With YWAM, Amanda traveled to New Zealand, French Polynesia, the Cook Islands, Australia, and Brazil to serve and share God’s word. Once back in the United States, she married her long-time sweetheart, Bo Gillooly, and began serving as Special Projects Coordinator for Eagle Rock. In 2016, a Creatives ministry began for our summer staff. After two summers, it was clear that this ministry was growing, so Amanda was named Art Director at Eagle Rock. In this role, Amanda gets to explore what the Lord is doing through the creative arts at Eagle Rock. Amanda brings with her not only her artistic training, but her professional experience from many area non-profits including East Tennessee Foundation, Maryville College and Leadership Blount. Bo and Amanda have three sweet babies, Caroline, Jack and Charlie.
You can contact Amanda at amanda@eaglerockcamp.com
PAUL DOERNER
Director of the Prayer Ministry
Paul was born and raised in the Sacramento, California area. At the age of 21, he came back to Jesus and started reading his Bible, where in the first two chapters of Genesis, the Lord revealed to him that He still heals today. After receiving his own physical healing, Paul then witnessed three healings of people for whom he had directly prayed. After those life-changing events, he decided he would dedicate his life to full-time ministry. He moved to Redding, California and studied three years with Bethel Healing Rooms. During his time with Bethel, he also served in Madrid, Spain, where he worked with a school that filmed and documented God’s supernatural power. While in Spain, God told him that his next stop would be to move to Tennessee to work for Eagle Rock.
Since moving to Tennessee, Paul has married his best friend Annie (who he met while at Bethel) and also founded the Eagle Rock Healing Rooms. Through the Healing Rooms, Paul and the Eagle Rock team have had the honor of praying over hundreds of people and have witnessed many miracles. In his free time, Paul enjoys visiting coffee shops, watching football, exploring new cities, and spending time with his wife Annie.
You can contact Paul at paul@eaglerockcamp.com
HALEY NICELY
Creatives Ministry
Haley grew up going to Eagle Rock most of her life. It’s at Eagle Rock where God transformed her heart and mind. Haley grew up always creating something and because of that the Lord use those desires to speak to her through painting and drawing. She started with graphic design in but then later graduated from Milan Art Institute in 2021 for oil painting. She wants people to see Gods heart when they create. No matter their skill level.