Deanna Kotrla
Executive Producer
I am Deanna Kotrla, the executive producer for weekend services here at the North Shore. I have been programming services and special events for Willow Creek Community Church since 2004. Each week I am responsible for leading the teams in the preparation and exection of each weekend worship experience. We have an amazing team of creative artists and skilled techinicians who work together to create a space for our congregation to connect with God through a variety of mediums.
I have a bachelor’s degree in nursing from The University of Texas at Austin which helps me in managing weekend service “emergencies”. I am also raising two wonderful teens (Blake and Brooke) with husband Bryan who is a pastor at the Willow Creek South Barrington campus.
My top spiritual gifts are administration, leadership, and hospitality but it has also been said that I have the “annointed gift of shopping.” It is my privilege to serve God with my gifts here on the North Shore….this is a very special place.
