Our Management Team
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Bryan Dempsey
Senior Director of Marketing
Georgia Miller
Senior Director of
Human Resources
Our Ministry Relations Team
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Don Spak
Ministry Relations
Development Officer
Clark Whitley
Ministry Relations
Development Officer
Terry Yates
Ministry Relations
Regional Manager
Nathan Shackelford
Director of F3 &
Associate General Counsel
Mike Cahill
Ministry Relations
Development Officer
Chip Dutchik
Ministry Relations
Development Officer
Don Billetts
Ministry Relations
Development Officer
Jeff Dietz
Ministry Relations
Development Officer
Olga Figueroa
Senior Manager
Ministry Relations
Ashley Valle
Donor Analyst
Jill Hawkins
Ministry Relations Specialist
Kathy Purdum
Ministry Relations Specialist
April West
Senior Events Manager
Isabell Barineau
Event Manager
Cheryl Batzing
Director of Events
Jan LaDue
Event Specialist
Robin Neace
Ministry Relations Admin
Sadie McNeely
Event Coordinator
Our Expert Legal Team
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Nathan Shackelford
Director of F3 &
Associate General Counsel
Andrea Justus
RFIA Community Coordinator
Mira MacDonald
Client Outreach Support Specialist
Chris Freund
Director of Media Relations
John Manning
Media Manager
Peyton Luke
Media Specialist
Natalie Konstans
Media Coordinator
Joyce Flo
Director of Legal Support
Carol Carrillo
Paralegal
Julia Voyles
Legal Assistant
Hope Ligon
Legal Assistant
Our Center for Religion, Culture and Democracy
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Jordan Ballor
Director of Research
Jillian Barr
Assistant Director,
Educational Programs
Stephen Presley
Senior Fellow for Religion and Public Life
Mercedes David
Administrative Specialist
Our Staff
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Austin Waugh
Senior Director of Accounting and Legacy Planning
Howard Goldthwaite
Senior Director of
Creative Strategy
Bryan Rogers
Senior Director of
Digital Marketing
Stuart Shepard
Senior Director of Multimedia
Kathy Cho
Art Director
Jorge Gomez
Director of Content Strategy
Jared Besse
Digital Content Manager
Sarah Merino
Digital Performance Manager
Jared Sturgill
Graphic Designer
Lisa Patterson
Executive Assistant to Kelly Shackelford
Cory O’Neill
Director of Information Technology
James Pacheco
IT Systems Administrator
Jonathan Williams
IT Support Specialist
James Hale
IT Support Specialist
Phillip Hawkins
Senior Director of Data Management
Steve Hopper
Senior Data Analyst
Larissa Daggett
Senior Accounts Receivables and Gift Processing Specialist
Robin DeMarino
Senior Accounts Payables Specialist
Lila Prothro
Human Resources Coordinator
Kim Liptak
Front Desk
