Deacon Team
Aaron Adams
Aaron grew up in a Christian family but did not understand the meaning of faith or being a Christian until he was a teenager. At the age of 14, Aaron went on a mission trip to Scotland mainly because his sisters went on similar mission trips the year before. During this trip to Scotland, a friend asked Aaron why he decided to go on this trip. Aaron did not know how to respond, as he did not know his motivation either. Pondering about this question, Aaron decided to spend time reading and digging into God’s words. Gradually, Aaron came to the realization that he needed to put his trust in God and that he needed to own his faith. Through this mission trip, God opened Aaron’s eyes and showed Aaron His will and purpose for this trip — it was to bring Aaron to faith, strengthen his faith, encourage the church there, and minister to those he encountered in Scotland. Since then, Aaron went on mission trips to Hungary, Ghana, and Namibia to live out God’s calling to serve and to learn more about God. During his time in Namibia, Aaron helped start an orphanage of fifty children near Katima Mulilo, which inspired Aaron to serve children and teach them about God’s words (despite language barriers). Throughout Aaron’s teen years, he was involved in children’s ministry at his church as well as a mime/drama group that preformed Bible stories at different churches. In his twenties, Aaron started volunteering for the youth group and basketball ministry at his church and found great joy sharing life with people he got to know and growing with them in faith. Aaron met Charlene in the summer of 2017, and they got married the following year. They moved to Rockville, MD from Arlington, VA in December of 2018 and started looking for a church in their new area. While driving out of the Shady Grove metro station after work each evening, Charlene had been noticing the beautiful cross shining at the window of Derwood Bible Church. They knew they needed to check it out. Since their first visit to DBC in January of 2019, they knew that we found their church home, and have loved growing their faith and family at DBC. Aaron has been leading DBC’s basketball ministry on Sunday nights, actively involving in a weekly discipleship group, and serving as a leader at AWANA, men’s ministry team, and security team.
Aaron and Charlene have four children, AJ, Daisy, and Andrew, and Matthew.
James Aman
James was born in 1961, in a suburb of Philadelphia. When James was a teenager he became involved in a group called FOCUS that ministered to kids in private schools, and for several years he investigated the claims of Christianity. At the age of 18, he was convicted by the Holy Spirit of specific sins, and asked Christ to forgive him and save him. James went to college in St. Louis, MO and got a degree in Meteorology. While in college, he met his future wife, Nancy, while on a FOCUS ski trip. James and Nancy got married in 1990. In 1995, he felt led to move back to the East Coast to be closer to their parents. They moved to Gaithersburg and started attending Derwood with his growing family. James and Nancy have three children: Josh, Tim, and Beth. James serves in the Helping Hands ministry and is a Hall Monitor for AWANA. James and Nancy help lead the Career Singles Care Group, and together they serve in the Two Year Old Nursery class. Nancy is one of the leaders of the Care and Comfort Ministry.
Justin Atwood
Justin is passionate about connecting people together and plugging them into the life of DBC. He believes that meeting together regularly for encouragement, mentorship, getting in the Word, and prayer is critical for a healthy church. Life Group's aim to bring believers together physically and spiritually. In his spare time, Justin loves woodworking and being outdoors. He and his wife have two school-aged daughters.
David Brown
David put his faith in Jesus Christ at an early age. Blessed to grow up in a Christian family, he developed a passion for studying and memorizing the Bible and evangelism. In the past, David has served in several capacities including children’s ministry, along with his wife, who has been the Nursery Coordinator at DBC since 2012. David currently has the pleasure to lead a weekly Bible study where he enjoys studying and teaching the Bible. David met his wife Abigail at college and in 2008 they were married and joined DBC. Since then, they have been blessed to have four children: Caleb, Jeni, Sophia, and Olivia.
Brian Green
Brian was raised in Hampton, Iowa with his parents and sister. Brian prayed to accept Jesus as his savior with his parents at the age of five after a service at his home Church. He attended the University of Northern Iowa and received a bachelor’s degree in accounting. Brian relocated to the D.C. area in 1988 and began attending Montrose Baptist Church where he met his wife Kim. Brian and Kim were married in 1992 and welcomed their daughter Abby into the world in 1997. The Greens have been attending Derwood Bible Church since 2002. Brian has been helping the Church with financial and administrative matters since becoming a Deacon. Kim has been teaching in the 3 year-old Sunday School class for much of their time at Derwood as well as has been a Cubbies leader. Brian works for Consumer Healthcare Products Association in Washington, D.C.
Jeff Osborn
Jeff was born on May 31, 1956 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He grew up in Narragansett, RI after moving there with his family when he was 1 year old. He was raised in the Catholic Church but he was no longer attending by the time he went to college. He first heard the gospel in college from a Navigators staff member but initially did not receive Christ. Another Navs member, Erika, encouraged him to read scripture and pursue God, which he did. He eventually received Christ as his Savior in 1980 and married Erika two years later. They have 4 kids who are all believers and all married believing spouses. They currently have 11 grandchildren, several of which have professed faith in Jesus Christ. Jeff retired from AT&T after 28 years and is now semi-retired from JHU Applied Physics Lab, working there for the past 14 years. He and his family began attending Derwood Bible Church in 1991 after their move to Olney from Freehold, NJ. He has served on both the elder and deacon teams alternatively since 1995 with some sabbatical years in between. He just finished a sabbatical year from serving.
Jim Sellevaag
Jim was born in Bridgeport Connecticut but moved to southern New Jersey when he was three months old. He was saved at an early age and attended church and youth groups all the way through college. Jim attended Northeastern University in Boston and was involved in the ministry of Campus Crusade during his time there. He met his wife Kelly through the ministry, and they have been together ever since.
Jim and Kelly moved to Maryland after college and have been involved in ministry at multiple churches within the area. They came to Derwood in 2016 and enjoy serving in various areas of church life.
Jim is excited about his role as a deacon and looks forward to serving the body of Christ!
Matthew Vile
Matthew has attended Derwood Bible Church with his family (Karen, Hannah and Malachi) since 2003 after moving to Maryland from Louisiana. Matthew current serves on our Tech and Security teams and often helps the chair team break down after Sunday morning worship services. Matthew works as the Sr. Director of Research and Analytics at Goodwill Industries International, Inc.. In addition to leading the department to meet its strategic goals, Matt is primarily responsible for authoring and managing internal and external surveys as well as consulting on major research projects, maintaining data archives and authoring research reports to help increase understanding of Goodwill practices and outcomes.
"I look forward to serving the body at Derwood Bible by working along side the deacons to address the many physical and managerial tasks necessary to keep our campus functioning well. I also look forward to learning and growing with the deacons and elders as a team that is dedicated to the church family."