David Dean is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dean International, Inc., an international public policy consultancy. He is also the principal shareholder of David A. Dean & Associates, P.C., a public policy administrative...

Bishop Claude Richard Alexander, Jr. has pastored The Park Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1990. Originally a congregation of 600 members, The Park is now home to more than 9,000 members. Bishop Alexander earned a bachelor’s...

Paul Brown is President of First Midstate Incorporated, an investment banking firm specializing in public finance. He has a degree in Finance from the University of Illinois. Paul serves as a trustee for the Bloomington and Normal Water...

Fidencio Burgueno is an ordained Bishop with the Church of God in Cleveland, Tennessee, and has served as the Administrative Bishop for the South Central Hispanic Region of his denomination for the last six years. Previously Fidencio served as...

Dan Butler has been a member of Wycliffe USA since 1980. Over the years, Dan has served in a variety of support and administrative roles, including as the Language Programs Director and other leadership roles for SIL Sudan, and Africa Area...

Larry Cheng is a managing partner of Volition Capital, a private equity firm that invests in high growth, founder-owned technology companies. Larry focuses on investment opportunities in different technology sectors including internet...

Grace Mathews is Program Director for India Mobile Congress – India’s largest industry conclave for IT and communications. Grace served as the Vice-Chair of the Global Board for the Lausanne Movement until 2016; she held various...

Pat Miersma is a Mental Health Nurse-Ethnic Clinical Specialist. She currently serves as the SIL Global Trauma Healing Consultant for the work of SIL and SIL partners, using materials and workshops she helped develop in Africa for communities...

Bonnie and her husband, John, have spent more than 28 years working in a language project in Papua New Guinea. For the last 15 years, the project has expanded to serve 10 different languages in the Aitape West area. Although they no longer live...

Lindsay Olesberg is a renowned Bible study teacher and trainer with more than 25 years of experience in ministry. She loves the Bible and God's global mission. Lindsay graduated from Pomona College in 1988 with a degree in Asian studies. She...

Brian has been involved in ministry for much of his career. He was active in cross-cultural work and kingdom business ventures in North Africa for more than a decade. Brian currently serves as the Executive Director of YouVersion — maker of...

Chip Sanders and his wife, Kathy, have been with Wycliffe USA and SIL, a Wycliffe strategic partner organization, since 1997. Until 2007, they lived in the Philippines and worked with SIL in Southeast Asia, where Chip served as Academic Resources...

Dr. Julie Shimer retired in 2012 from the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Innovation Officer of Welch Allyn, a $700 million revenue global manufacturer of medical equipment. She served as CEO of Vocera Communications, a wireless...

Mark Taber and his wife, Kathy, have been working with Wycliffe USA and SIL — a Wycliffe partner organization — since 1982. Until 2008, they lived in Southeast Asia doing language development and Bible translation among minority...

Juanita Watters grew up as a Wycliffe missionary kid in Mexico, where her parents served from 1960 until they retired. As she lived among the Sierra Popoluca people, Juanita witnessed two things that have eternal value — people and...