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Bob Creson and his wife, Dallas, have been working with Wycliffe for over 30 years. Throughout that time, Bob has served in a variety of positions, including leadership roles in Wycliffe Bible Translators International and SIL International, one...
Read MoreRuss Hersman and his wife, Lynda, joined Wycliffe in 1976 with the goal of providing the Scriptures for one Bibleless people group somewhere in the world. They began working on the Toposa translation project in southern Sudan, but were moved into...
Read MorePrior to joining Wycliffe in 2007, John served in a variety of leadership roles, both professionally and vocationally, for more than 30 years. These roles include Chief Financial Officer of The Orchard Foundation, as well as Assistant Vice...
Read MoreJohn and his wife, Kelly, have been members of Wycliffe USA for 18 years. Prior to that, John served as a pastor in the United States for 13 years. When the Chesnuts joined Wycliffe USA in 2001, John served with SIL Philippines as Associate...
Read MoreDoug and his wife, Jenny, joined Wycliffe in 2010. Prior to joining Wycliffe, Doug began his IT career as a programmer. In 1986 he founded the network consulting company MicroNet, Inc., providing IT consulting to approximately 700 businesses....
Read MoreJennifer Holloran, SPHR, joined Wycliffe USA’s Personnel department in 2002. Prior to taking on the role of Chief HR Officer in 2011, Jennifer served as the Human Resources Director and Vice President for Human Resources. She earned a...
Read MoreVicky Mixson started working at Wycliffe in 2012, serving as the Director of Public Relations and later as the Senior Director of Communications and Public Relations. Vicky now serves as the Chief Communications Officer, using her years of...
Read MoreDr. Sam Barkat has served as Chief Organizational Development Officer for Wycliffe USA since 2013. In this role, Sam is responsible for the overall leadership of organizational development initiatives. He works closely with the Chief Operations...
Read MoreJosh and his wife, Susan, joined Wycliffe in 2013. Prior to joining Wycliffe, Josh spent several years in an international law firm practice in Chicago, representing corporate clients in a wide variety of business litigation matters. After years...
Read MoreChris joined Wycliffe in 2005 after visiting some friends who were working for Wycliffe in Cameroon. While there, he saw how naturally the local Kwasio people connected with one another in their mother tongue, but how much disconnect there was...
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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...
Read MoreBishop 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...
Read MorePaul 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...
Read MoreFidencio 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...
Read MoreDan 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...
Read MoreLarry 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...
Read MoreGrace 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...
Read MorePat 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...
Read MoreBonnie 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...
Read MoreLindsay 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...
Read MoreBrian 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...
Read MoreChip 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...
Read MoreDr. 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...
Read MoreMark 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...
Read MoreJuanita 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...
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