Rev. MaryAnn Young
President

MaryAnn’s passion is to love the Lord with all her heart, challenge you in your pursuit of freedom and wholeness, and inspire you in fulfilling your God given destiny.

MaryAnn has served CSI in various capacities from Nor Cal/Nev Regional Rep, National Intercessor Coordinator, Strategic Development Director, VP of Operations and now President. Prior to her many positions with CSI, she developed turnaround strategies for small businesses that were experiencing financial difficulties.

Today, MaryAnn still partners with other ministries and the marketplace to create an atmosphere full of the presence of God, power with miracles, and prosperity for Kingdom advancement. She and her husband Stuart started CS Seminar in their local church 20 years ago birthing many other Seminars in their region that became the fastest growing Retreat location. At the local level, Mary Ann served on staff at her church as the Spiritual Formations Director overseeing the way new believers were connecting and maturing in Christ – from unbeliever, believer, water baptism, filled with the Holy Spirit and serving the body. She was also the first female deaconess at her church. MaryAnn is a gifted teacher assisting, developing, and activating churches in Intercession, Altar Ministry and Discipleship.

MaryAnn is licensed with the Assemblies of God and associated with Christian Harvest Intl., ISDM, and Kingdom Harvest Alliance through GOZ. Stuart and MaryAnn have been married for over 30 years, have 3 adult children and an amazing daughter-in-law and reside in Northern California.

Rev. Leona Njoku-Obi
Catalyst-Executive Pastor

Leona’s heart is to see people reconciled to the Lord and having a dynamic relationship with Him by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Leona has been working for twenty years with her husband Joseph in marriage ministry and developing the mindset of integrity within the body of Christ.  She has served as a prayer minister and administrator to the Spiritual Formations Director & Pastoral Care Pastor at her local church.  She has been serving Cleansing Stream for twelve years in various capacities including as an Intercessor, Anointer and Presenter.

She received her ministerial certificate from School of Urban Missions and holds her pastoral license from Charis Bible College.

She resides in California with her amazing husband, has two creative and spirited adult children and one grandchild.

Ada Urias
Admin Assistant

Ada began her journey with Cleansing Stream in 2015 as a Customer Relations Specialist. She managed orders, connected with churches, and offered prayer and support to those who called in, embracing each interaction as an opportunity to minister. As Ada would often say, "This is my ministry." When the ministry relocated in 2019, Ada chose to remain in Southern California but continued to faithfully serve at retreats.

To deepen her understanding of her calling, Ada pursued theological studies at Life Christian University. She also served as a prayer leader at her church, guiding her team through Cleansing Stream University and empowering them in healing and deliverance—a calling she feels is divinely placed on her life.

Five years later, an opportunity arose to rejoin Cleansing Stream as the Administrative Assistant to the President. Ada answered the call, moving from Southern California to Northern California to serve in this new role. She is deeply grateful to be back with Cleansing Stream and excited for the chance to serve in this capacity in this season.

Robert Thomas Carrico
Warehouse Operations/Creative Development

Robert has served in full time ministry for 15 years in many different ways. He joined the team in the beginning of 2022 to serve in the need of a warehouse lead and the Lord quickly reminded him of his love for working behind the scenes with anything media.

Robert married his beautiful wife, Auriel, in 2022 and they love going on adventures that involve God, mountains, water, and of course delicious local food! A quote from Robert, “How God got me here, and what God has done during the time I have served here at CS, you wouldn’t believe me. The amount of answered prayers, freedom I’ve experienced, and the stretching God has done with me wouldn’t have happened anywhere else. God’s timing is perfect and ALL the glory goes to God.”

Veronica Wilson
Customer Care Associate

Veronica is our Customer Care Associate at Cleansing Stream. She enjoys talking to people and feels so blessed to be able to do ministry.

She graduated from Cal State LA with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2011. A major accomplishment for her was running the LA Marathon in 2017!

Veronica went through Cleansing Stream in fall of 2017 and spring of 2018, and is so thankful that she did. God used this opportunity for her to grow and set her free! As a result, God has given her tools to stay set free. Moreover, she is seeking His guidance for the destiny He has for her. She also loves serving at church because she has a heart for people, and wants to be a part of building God’s kingdom.

Rev. Gloria Tremaine
Director of Spanish Ministries

Gloria is passionate about seeing people receive healing and deliverance. She rejoices when others walk in God’s freedom while pursuing their destiny in Christ.

For seventeen years, Gloria has served as a Spanish Seminar leader as well as an Intercessor, Anointer and has helped set up the on-sight Translator at retreats.  She has served as the Spanish ministries pastor, teacher and altar minister. 

Pastor Gloria; often referred to as Pastora, has her pastoral license from the Assemblies of God.  She resides in California, is happily married to her husband Charles, talented daughter and caring son-in-law, and entrepreneurial son and beautiful daughter-in-law.

Kira Sayovitz
Print and Media Coordinator

Kira has been working for CSI the last 5 years and holds a degree in graphic design and photography. Kira is excited to assist the ministry with its media and content needs.

Chris Hayward
Pastor Emeritus

Pastor Chris Hayward was the president of Cleansing Stream International (CSI) for 25 years, having served in pastoral ministry for 17 years prior to that.

He has written three books, “God’s Cleansing Stream”, “The End Of Rejection”, and, “Wounded In The Church”. During his tenure as president, the CSI workbook had gone through 5 editions and been translated into 12 languages.

In 2021, he and his wife of 49 years moved to Fort Worth, Texas to be closer to their three children and six grandchildren. He remains a good friend to the ministry and you may just see him at an upcoming retreat.