Pastor Gino Geraci: Calvary Chapel South Denver

Gino Geraci is the founding Pastor of Calvary South Denver. Gino accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior March 3, 1973, at Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa. Gino grew in his relationship with the Lord during the “Jesus Movement” and has been closely linked to Calvary Chapel ministries, Chuck Smith and Skip Heitzig. He met and married his wife Mary in the Inland Empire of San Bernardino County.

The Geraci family has three sons: Miguel, Anthony, and Jonathan

Gino received his undergraduate degree (B.S.) from the University of San Francisco. He spent seven years employed with the Department of Social Services of San Bernardino County. Gino received his P.O.S.T. certification through the Rio Hondo Academy. Gino has served as a police chaplain for Chino

Police Department: Denver Police Department and currently serves as a Police Chaplain for the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Department

Alpha Omega Institute

Dave and Mary Jo Nutting

Founders and Directors of Alpha Omega Institute. They were college math and science instructors when they first grappled with the problems of evolution and became convinced of the evidence for Creation. Their personal contact with students convinced them of the importance of the issue, not only in science, but in evangelism and Christian growth. Since founding AOI in 1984, they have spoken extensively, giving presentations for churches, universities, camps and tours both in the USA and internationally.

Raleigh & Tanika Roberts

Raleigh is currently the youth pastor at Ashley Valley Calvary Chapel, Vernal Utah. Raleigh has been married to Tanika, his wife, for nine years. They have two children, a boy Kelton and daughter Tahlia. Raleigh has been teaching Jr high Sunday school since 2018 and has been the youth group leader since 2022. He is currently enrolled in Calvary University pursuing a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies.

Ellie Huspen

Ellie Huspen is an intern at Alpha Omega Institute.

She has a passion for the sciences, history, and the Bible, sparked by two generations of faithful biblical teaching. In the sciences, especially, that started with her grandparents and mother having attended an AOI seminar 40 years ago.

After her homeschool graduation in 2020, she taught high school history, literature, and biblical worldview studies at a Classical homeschool cooperative for 3 years. She also taught elective classes at the middle/high school level in biblical archaeology, apologetics, and Creation science.

She is interning at AOI with the desire to continue learning and teaching about Creation science and biblical interpretations of history, to then present the Truth of God's Word and His world to the public.

Mike Smith

Mike is a retired USDA Wildlife Biologist. His specialty is human/wildlife interactions. To that end he has

hands on experience with everything from mice to bears, sparrows to eagles.

He has a BS from Utah State University. He received a MS in wildlife biology from SUU through the office of OPM Wildlife Biology Series 0486 program. He holds a master bird banding permit from US Fish and Wildlife Bird Banding Lab. He holds a Utah Master class falconers license. Along with various state and federal

permits for wildlife collection and possession of protected wildlife parts for education. In February of 2023 Mike felt his God calling him to do something for Him something with eternal value. Mike said he heard a still small voice as if God asked him if he wanted to do something for Him rather than continuing his life living totally for himself. Mike said yes, and the mission of the Vernal Creation Museum came into being.

He has been married to his wife Liz for 27 years. They have six children, fifteen grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.

Brian & Aimee Mariani

Brian and Aimee Mariani were both raised with a solid foundation and a deep passion for God’s word, science, and God’s Creation. In public schools and secular universities, Brian saw the deception of evolution all around him. He later taught the credibility of creation and the pervasiveness of evolution from a Biblical perspective as a science teacher at a Christian high school. Aimee has spent many years teaching campers about God’s creation at a Christian living history camp. They met at a Bible College that strengthened their creation worldview where Brian also had the opportunity to be one of the main researchers and contributors to the book, The Genius of Ancient Man. Brian and Aimee served with AOI from 2013 to 2025 because they have a passion to teach others about God through history, science, and His creation. They are raising their six children in Western Colorado as they seek God’s direction as they serve Him in the local church, ministry and life!