Hannalei was born in San Diego, CA. She came up to OR in 2021. Despite her plans for a short-term stay, the Lord's Spirit began healing her heart (through community at Calvary & Real Life), and she ended up staying for 6 months, before being presented with the opportunity to join the Real Life staff. She officially came on staff in September 2022! She is the women’s director of Real Life (college ministry), so she makes sure all the girls who want to be discipled are connected with a mentor or small group. She helps plan retreats, works on administrative tasks, helps organize outreaches, and often checks in with the student leaders! A day in the life for Hannalei looks like: babysitting her nephew in the morning, heading to lunch with a new freshman or one of the student leaders, spending some time with the Lord, planning/texting leaders/shopping for the next big event, and attending either a worship night, party, small group, or event RL is putting on at night.

She loves traveling, exploring new coffee shops, playing volleyball, spending the day at the beach, and spending time with her friends & family. Her current favorite Bible verse is John 15:5.