Our Team
Meet Mountain T.O.P.’s incredible staff members! Feel free to connect with us at info@mountain-top.org or 931-692-3999.
rev. mike feely -
executive director
Mike has been in various forms of ministry in and around the southeast for the past 30 years. He served as a Pastor at numerous United Methodist Churches around East TN. He helped found and was the Executive Director for St. Andrew’s Center in Chattanooga, TN. Mike also served as Director of Development at Camp Lookout in GA, and a Director at the Henderson Settlement in KY.
Mike is an avid history buff, having completed his MA in History with a focus on Appalachian History in 2021, and has been an adjunct History Professor at University of Tennessee Chattanooga and Tennessee Temple University. Mike's eagerness to connect with everyone he encounters has been a blessing to this ministry, continues to be as he leads our staff and communities into our next chapter of ministry.
julie keel - program director
Julie, a graduate of Mississippi State University, is married to Jerrett, a high school teacher, and they have a daughter, Randie.
Julie started participating as a youth in the late 1980s, has been an Adults In Ministry camper with her parents, and spent one year on summer staff. Over the past 13 years, she's managed logistics, served as the Associate Executive Director, and helped Mountain T.O.P. remain connected to the surrounding community. In 2019, Julie moved over to Program Director and works part time, remotely managing strategic projects and filling in the gaps on day to day operations when necessary. Julie offered her leadership as she served as our Interim ED for 10 months. Julie is now Mountain T.O.P.’s Program Director with a focus on recruiting and Mountain T.O.P.’s New Home Build.
annabel hines - service area manager
Annabel is from Germantown, Tennessee and graduated from The University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a B.S. in Food Science. Annabel loves to be outdoors and make art!
Annabel started volunteering with Mountain T.O.P. in 2017 and spent two years on Summer Staff and a year in AmeriCorps service before becoming a Service Area Manager. She works to match the skills of the volunteers to projects as they are planned and completed. As well as to update van notebooks and construction guides for volunteers. In the summer, she supports Camp Baker Mountain in Spencer, TN and the service project team. Annabel is also in charge of all our merchandise in the Camp Store and Canteen. She is a member of the recruiting team and social media team. Annabel is currently studying for her contractor’s license!
analiese evans - recruiter and resource educator, americorps member
Analiese grew up in Collierville, Tennessee and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a degree in Audiology and Speech Pathology. Analiese is a huge fan of Taylor Swift and Jeni’s ice cream.
Analiese came to Mountain T.O.P. as a YSM camper for 4 years before working on Summer Staff for 3 more. In May of 2023 she started working with Mountain T.O.P. through AmeriCorps as a Recruiter and Resource Educator. Her year-long AmeriCorps project centers around disseminating resources and information to Mountain T.O.P.’s volunteer base about the complexity of poverty as well as recruiting new volunteers and staff members. She’s the head of the recruiting team and a member of the social media team.
dan eby - service area manager
Dan is from Saline, Michigan and graduated from Michigan State University in 2016. Dan loves to cheer on all things Michigan State, especially the marching band as he played trombone in his college years.
Dan came to Mountain T.O.P. as a youth for 4 years, then spent 4 summers on our Summer Staff. Dan is one of Service Area Managers. He primarily matches service projects with the skills of our volunteers and oversees in-camp facility projects. He works hard to keep relations within the community as well as manage the main grant we use through the USDA. Dan is the qualifying agent for Mountain T.O.P.’s contractors license. In the summer, Dan supports Camp Cumberland Pines and the service project team. Dan loves spending time outdoors with his dog Rocky!
jacey brady - logistics coordinator
Jacey is a Grundy County native, born and raised in Altamont, TN. She graduated from Berea College in December of 2022 with a degree in Communications. A fun fact about Jacey is that she lived in Mexico for half a year!
Jacey came as a child to Mountain T.O.P.’s Day Camp program and got connected with us again in July of 2023. As Logistics Coordinator Jacey is responsible for all the people coming in the gates of camp, from the moment of registration all the way through their post-event follow ups. Through her monitoring of our qualitative and quantitative data, Jacey is in charge of managing our ministry’s impact on our service area and volunteers. She’s also a member of our social media team.
jane lannom - development and marketing intern
Jane grew up in Collierville, TN and is currently a senior at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where she studies Nonprofit Management. A fun fact about Jane is that she was almost in a movie with Oprah!
Jane began volunteering as a youth with Mountain T.O.P. for many years and has been on summer staff the past 3 years. This semester, she will be assisting in maintaining donor relationships and fundraising development as well as being a member of the social media team.
Rachael Jorstad - director of formation and impact
After graduating from Miami University with a degree in Professional Writing and Sustainability in 2016, Rachael moved to Tennessee to work at Mountain T.O.P. In that role, she oversaw volunteer logistics, program assessment, and spiritual life programming. Rachael graduated from Vanderbilt Divinity School with a Master of Theological Studies in 2022 and is in the ordination process to become a deacon in the United Methodist Church.
Currently, Rachael is serving as Director of Formation & Impact. In this part-time and remote role, she works on big-picture programming initiatives, including expanding Mountain T.O.P.’s spiritual retreat offerings. She cares about creating spaces for people to encounter God through contemplative practices to become more generous, grounded, and loving people. Additionally, Rachael serves as the Pastor of Spiritual Formation at Belle Meade UMC in Nashville, TN.
Rachael has a husband, Cody, and a dog, Jake. She loves reading and considers chocolate chip cookies to be her favorite food group.
Allie Rhule - Volunteer management and communications coordinator, americorps member
Allie is from Columbus, Ohio, and graduated from The Ohio State University in 2023 with a degree in Visual Communication Design. A fun fact about her is that she recently learned how to knit!
Allie came to Mountain T.O.P. five times as a camper and has served on summer staff the last three years as a service project ministry coordinator and service project manager (x2). She will finish her journey on summer staff as a director this year. Allie is currently serving through AmeriCorps as the Volunteer Management and Communications Coordinator. Her work focuses on creating graphics for our 50th anniversary and annual themes, updating the field guide, and developing program evaluation strategies.