Our staff is dedicated to learning and living out the life of Jesus, and creating a space where students can do the same.

Joel Drenckpohl

Joel has been the Executive Director of Front Porch since 2013. He has a background in church ministry and client management. Joel has a BA in Communications from Whitworth University and a MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has lived and worked in Washington and Southern California prior to moving to the Central Coast of California. Joel lives in San Luis Obispo with his wife Kristi, and their three kids. When not connecting with people at Front Porch, he enjoys coaching baseball, camping, gardening, surfing, and spending time with his family.

Dominique Floyd

Associate Director
dominique@frontporchslo.org

Dominique Floyd has been the Associate Director of Front Porch since 2017, before then she was an intern for two years starting in 2015. One of her favorite parts of Front Porch is the consistency it offers in seeing students daily and getting to connect with them. Dom has a BA in Psychology from Azusa Pacific University. She is passionate about personal and leadership development. Dom loves living on the Central Coast and exploring all it offers with her husband, Barrett, and their pup Charlie. She enjoys reading, taking a barre class, listening to podcasts, and catching with friends and family.

Kallie Kidder

Intern
kallie@frontporchslo.org

Malia cooke

Intern
malia@frontporchslo.org

Malia graduated from Cal Poly in 2022 with a BS in Recreation Parks and Tourism Administration and a minor in Psychology. She loves living in SLO, yoga, good food, time enjoying the outdoors, and spending time with friends and family. Most of all she loves being with people and community.

On her first day of school freshman year she was introduced to Front Porch and thought it was the best place ever! She spent a lot of time over her 4 years at Front Porch where she found a fun study space, a beautiful community, and a safe space to explore new ideas. She loved Front Porch so much she decided 4 years was not long enough. She is so excited and grateful for the opportunity to work with students in this special space on a daily basis!

Alana Krull

Intern
alana@frontporchslo.org

Alana graduated Cal Poly in 2022 with a Bachelor’s degree in Child Development. She has worked in SLO county as a NICU “Cuddler”, with hospice, and for a local Childbirth network. She hopes to work one day as a NICU nurse in the central coast. She enjoys going for long walks, camping, reading, playing all sorts of card games, and quality time with the people around her.

Since her first day at Cal Poly, Front Porch was a place where she felt welcomed and that she could just show up as herself each day. She loved every minute of her time spent at Front Porch for all four years. She fell in love with the everyday at Front Porch whether it was meeting new people, sharing meals, participating in a supportive community, exploring her spirituality, or asking difficult questions. She believes that Front Porch exhibits the most beautiful form of love and generosity. She is honored and excited to come along with students to support them through the formative, yet sometimes stressful and difficult years of college.