IT Services
Jeremy is a studio enginner on Family Life's 24/7 technical support team. His top priority is to keep the radio network running every day - no pressure Jeremy. Besides handling normal maintenance needs for radio towers, Jeremy job is to keep the technology current and in prime operating condition.
Jermey had a desire to serve in a ministry ever since being in high school. Being very active in his church, and with a degree in Electronic Technologies, Jeremy decided to visit Family Life to find out more about radio and satellite technology. Rick Snavely immediately noticed his talent and offered Jeremy a job as studio engineer.
Jeremy’s work at Family Life has helped the expansion of several departments. He helps handle audio engineering for concerts, theater productions, radio remotes, and other special events. The expansion of FLN has kept him busy both in the studio and on the road, putting up new stations and translators, not to mention developing and installing new satellite technology.
Jeremy and his wife, Jenn, live in Bath, NY, with their daughter, Rose. They enjoy evening walks and riding their tandem bike, carting Rose behind them in a mini trailer. Their interests include remodeling their home, working in the garden, and learning about natural health. Jenn is a stay-at-home mom and plays a major part in Jeremy’s ministry.
Jamie Heale, Studio Engineer
Jamie works in the IT and engineering at Family Life. His job duties cover fixing and maintaining equipment to replacing and purchasing new equipment. Jamie is also sound engineer for some of Family Life’s productions. He enjoys the diversity of his job and the ability to take on new challenges.
Jamie came to Family Life in 2008 from Dayton, OH. A native to WNY, he moved to the Dayton area for college and was then hired at Cox Radio, where he did many different jobs, ranging from Board Operator, to Traffic Assistant, and ending up as Assistant Engineer.
In early 2008, Jamie received an email from his sister about a job at Family Life. After much prayer and talking with his wife, Jamie accepted the position. He had been thinking about switching into ministry and the job at Family Life seemed to fit his skills and talents perfectly.
Jamie and his wife Amy live in Bath, NY with their son, Bryan. He enjoys hiking and being outdoors with his family. He also loves playing the string bass.
Gary Farnham, Network Administrator
Gary builds and maintains Family Life’s IT infrastructure, including Web servers, data warehousing, internet streaming, and many other applications. Database administration is a significant part of Gary's daily work, along with patch management, user administration, and IT support.
Gary was raised in a Christian family, thankful that his parents hauled him and his siblings 30 miles to Sunday school every week. Gary believed in Christ as a young boy, but at age 17, finally accepted him as Lord of his life.
Beginning his technical fresh out of high school, Gary worked as a mechanic for a boat marina on Lake Erie. His computer hobbey turned into a career 14 years later when he was hired as computer technician for Zenith Electronics. That eventually led to an IT job in the banking industry, where Gary worked for seven years until a bank merger displaced most of the IT department. For the first time in his life, Gary was jobless. It was some 6 months later when his pastor mentioned a job opening at Family Life - a place that gave meaning to his work. (Gary's words, not ours.) It’s truly amazing how God works.
Gary is married to his high school sweetheart, Ruth, of 35 years. They have three adult children. His favorite things to do are woodworking, hunting, fishing and sitting on the porch with Ruth. He also likes grape-harvesting - a nice change-of-pace from the technical world.