Prior to becoming the Director of AwakenU, Pastor Tom Foster was the Director of the Internship. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Leanndra since 1997. They have two children Jackson and Remington and have been a part of Awaken Church since Mother’s Day, 2013. Tom spent nearly 22 years serving in the U. S. Coast Guard and retired in 2016 as the Command Master Chief of the Maritime Security Response Team. He enjoys spending time with his family, surfing, and working out. He is called to help people discover their God given identity and purpose and to assist them in living out their lives as true Kingdom people.

Prior to becoming the Coordinator of AwakenU, Mayra was the Internship Coordinator since 2018. She is newly married to her husband Jesus Gonzalez since 2021 and they love getting to build God’s house together. Mayra did the internship herself in 2015 while working for the County of San Diego as a Health and Human Service Agent. The internship completely transformed her life and in 2018 she decided to leave her career to follow in what God has called her to do. She is passionate about building disciples for Christ and helping people live out their purpose.