Chad Cherry

With over a decade in marketing, Chad loves telling stories and leading creative teams to success. He’s led large marketing teams both in-house and at agencies, helping bring big ideas to life. Chad grew up in Chicago and was involved in church from a young...

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Alex Kaites

As Community Outreach Coordinator, Alex plays a vital role in connecting people to the mission of Global Action—building relationships to grow awareness and engagement. With a deep passion for serving others, Alex is committed to helping people see how God is transforming lives around the...

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Rich Griffith

As Chief Development Officer, Rich’s role involves building strong relationships with our donors and developing church partnerships. For the past 20 years, Rich has served as an associate pastor at three different US churches. He is passionate about Jesus Christ and desires to contagiously engage...

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Kylie Vernon

Kylie serves as the Global Action Intern. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in History and Psychology from Baylor University. Having grown up in China as the child of Southern Baptist missionaries, Kylie is passionate about cross-cultural engagement for the sake of the gospel and is...

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Zuvarashe Chivaviro

Zuvarashe (Zuva) serves as the Global Ministry Coordinator for Global Action. Zuva holds an honors degree in Psychology and is pursuing an MSc Degree in Human Resource Management where her research is focusing on the importance of the Human Resources Function in organizational success and...

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Megan Doddridge

Megan Doddridge serves as Communication Specialist with Global Action. Receiving and relaying stories of God’s global redemption plan is a joy. She first began working cross culturally living in Utsunomiya, Japan, sharing the gospel and making disciples among college students. In addition to her work...

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Dr. Elizabeth Marvel

Liz serves as the Chief Mission Officer for Global Action. In addition to teaching courses in our program, she oversees faculty development and curriculum writing. Liz holds a Ph.D. in History from Baylor University, where her research focused on the history of Christianity in the...

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Dennis Ruano

Dr. Dennis Ruano was born and raised in Guatemala, where today he runs a successful dental practice. The son of a pastor, he has followed in his father’s footsteps by serving as pastor at a church in Guatemala City for nearly ten years. This church...

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Scott Dickson

Scott Dickson is a veteran of the transportation, hospitality and technology industries. Scott’s background encompasses both senior leadership roles in operating companies as well as consulting. He currently coordinates the Travel & Hospitality sector for a global developer of custom software solutions. He has served...

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Dr. F. Lionel Young III

Lionel serves as the Mission Theologian for Global Action with a special focus on writing and teaching in the areas of theology and world Christianity. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Stirling (Scotland) where he did his research on the history of Global...

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