STAFF
Adam Tomlinson (Minister)
Adam grew up in Kenosha, WI, attending and graduating from Christian Life School. After developing a great relationship with his Youth Minister, he decided he wanted to pursue ministry. After graduating from Milligan College in 2012, Adam went on to begin working on his Master of Divinity degree at Emmanuel Christian Seminary. In 2014 he and his wife, Lauren, moved to New Hampshire where they served in ministry for 5 years before moving back to Tennessee to finish in MDiv in 2019. Adam and Lauren have three children: Nathanael, Caleb, Junia, and Matthias. Adam enjoys disc golf, rollerblading, tabletop gaming, and spending time with his family. Adam cheers for the Cubs, the Packers, the Celtics, and the Badgers!
Need to get in contact with Adam? Email him adam@westwoodchristian.com
Drew Larson (Family Minister)
Drew grew up in Louisville, KY and graduated from Taylor University in 2004 with a degree in journalism. Originally trained as a writer, Drew came to Madison in 2011 to work for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s national communications team. He enrolled at North Park Theological Seminary to get his Master of Divinity and joined Westwood as Family Minister in 2024. Drew also holds an MA in Nonprofit Management from Northeastern University. In his spare time, Drew loves staying active (baseball, basketball, rock climbing), reading, board games, and playing guitar (very) averagely.
Reach Drew at drew@westwoodchristian.com
ELDERS
Rob EhlerS
Rob and his wife, Gloria Jean, have been members of Westwood since 1986. They have a son Michael who is married to Nicole. They have two grandchildren named Josephine and James. Rob graduated from University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1974 and worked as a civil engineering consultant for 34 years. Rob retired in 2009. Rob serves the church as a trustee and heads the property ministry.
Marion GreaseR
Marion and Marilyn have been Westwood members since 1976. Marion grew up on a farm in Iowa and attended both Iowa State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, receiving degrees in Animal Science and Biochemistry. He worked as a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison doing teaching and research before retiring in 2013. Marion considers that one of his spiritual gifts is being an encourager. He has served in a variety of leadership positions at Westwood through the years. Marion enjoys playing soccer as a hobby. Marion and Marilyn have two grown children (Suzi and Scott) and three grandsons (Arik, Karsten, and Davy).
Eric Quarm
Eric and Evelyn joined Westwood Christian church with their children in March of 2011 and have been members since then. Westwood was the first church they joined when they moved from Bergen, Norway to Madison, WI. Eric is originally from Ghana and is a naturalized US citizen. Eric studied computer science at the University of Science & Technology in Kumasi, Ghana and completed courses in Masters in System Dynamics at the University of Bergen, Norway. Eric works as database administrator with the state of Wisconsin. Eric is married to Evelyn and they are blessed with 3 beautiful kids, Eva, Evan and Erika. Eric serves in the children’s ministry. He is a sports enthusiast and supports Liverpool football club, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Packers. In his free time he plays tennis and enjoys nature.
Tom Sippy 
Tom has been a member since 1979 and has served Westwood in a variety of ways including the mission’s ministry and the men’s group. Tom grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and attended University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, receiving degrees in Finance and Accounting. He retired as an accounting manager for a health insurance company.
Tom is married to Ann who became a member in 1992. They have two adult daughters that are both active in ministry – Karen with Westwood and Laura, who is married to Andrew who serves as a youth minister in north eastern Indiana.