ABOUT REHOPE

Becky Moyer, co-owner of Moyer & DesCombes Insurance Agency, is a ministry insurance specialist with extensive expertise and experience working specifically with houses of worship and non-profits. Becky graduated summa cum laude from William Jewell College with degrees in communication, public relations, and psychology. A pastor’s daughter and a lifetime of serving in her local church, she serves on the board for REHOPE out of a passion and belief that every person is created in the image of God and should be able to live free from exploitation and bondage.

Gregg Boll is one of the founding board members of REHOPE. He has served in various roles on the board including planting the garden each year, canning salsa with the program participants, doing general maintenance, leading the personnel sub-committee, and overseeing the renovation of the Home for Minors and the REHOPE Coffee & Market. Gregg is Associate Director of Missions for Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association which serves a network of 140 Southern Baptist churches in Jackson and Cass Counties. Prior to joining BRKC, he served as pastor of First Baptist Church in Crane, Missouri for 15 years. Gregg holds a B.S. in Economics and Finance from Missouri Southern and a Master of Divinity from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Dr. Alisa J. Henley, Ph.D. is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur whom God uses to teach, empower, and encourage believers from all walks of life to ignite their vision. She founded The Sunshine Organization, which focuses on creating, growing, and strengthening healthier faith-based organizations. She serves as a trustee on several national boards and teaches leadership classes for Global Grace Seminary. Earning a Ph.D. in Industrial Psychology, she has authored five books including Catch The Vision, Stay the Course and Find It. Follow It. Finish It., 12 Mindset Shifts to Ignite Your Vision.

Dennis Roth is the co-owner and manager of Roth Grains and Montrose Grain. The two companies combined have four grain elevator locations in west central Missouri serving the agricultural community by purchasing grain from farmers and shipping it to end users in Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas. Dennis is part of the fourth generation of a five generation family farm that recently celebrated its 100th year on the original farmstead. The farm is located just east of Harrisonville Mo and is adjacent to ReHope farms.

Dennis served in vocational ministry for 13 years as Director of Campus Operations at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and COO of the Kansas City affiliate of the National Christian Foundation. Dennis is passionate about international missions having lead over 30 groups to Canada, Asia, East and West Africa. Specifically in Togo, West Africa he has worked with local pastors to start three churches, partnered with Manna Worldwide to dig fresh water wells, started a health clinic in a rural area, and is consistantly providing proper nutrition for over 100 children.

Dennis has a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Missouri and earned his Doctorate of Ministry from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for his project on Theological Education for rural pastors in West Africa.

Rick Morris, PhD, is Co-Founder and President of Morris, Nelson, & Associates (MNA) in Leavenworth, Kansas. A former college professor, he had a long career in the Army and Air Force Civil Service working at Fort Leavenworth, in the Pentagon, and on the Southwest Border. He held positions such as Command Historian, Program Manager Army Lessons Learned, Chief Knowledge Integrator of the US Army, and Director of Joint Interagency Collaboration on the southern border and approaches. After nearly 30 years of developing and leading integrated, interdisciplinary innovation, learning, and knowledge capabilities for some of the world’s largest enterprises, Rick now leads the MNA innovation practice.

Using creative teams, Rick designed and successfully applied breakthrough information technology, processes, structures, leader development, and facilitation approaches. Over their life cycle, these applied innovations have saved many lives and billions of dollars and helped create highly significant new sources of value, including transnational approaches to war and crime fighting.

His current focus is on innovative approaches to countering human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. MNA is a member of the KC Collaborative Against Sexual Exploitation (KC CASE) and several national organizations fighting sex and labor slavery. MNA and Morris support the emerging heartland vision promoted by the Anti-Human Trafficking Taskforce, Missouri Attorney General’s Office, KC CASE, and their network partners, to eradicate human trafficking and its causes while restoring all victims. Morris joined the Board of Directors of REHOPE in January 2019 and advises on strategy, plans, operations, and partnerships.

A retired FBI Agent, Jerry relocated to Kansas City with his wife Jan, in 2014. He worships at Christ Community Church-Leawood Campus where he is active in the Church’s community outreach program. Jerry spends time mentoring men who are recently released from the criminal justice system as well as young adults who seek a career in the skilled trades. He also serves as a board member for CornerStone Enterprises, Ltd., a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower young adults. Jerry and Jan have been married for 34 years. They are extremely active in the life of their great granddaughter Skylar.

Bishop John Lewis, Jr. Ph.D. serves as the Bishop and Senior Pastor of the Second Missionary Baptist Church in Grandview, Missouri. He started his college journey at Georgia Southern University and continued to Hampton University Minister’s Institute. He has also earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology, a Master’s Degree in Divinity, and a Doctoral Degree in Religious Philosophy from Tabernacle Bible College and Seminary.

His kingdom principles extend beyond the pulpit and into our communities as an entrepreneur. He is the recipient of the Georgia Southern University’s Image Award for Spiritual Outreach. As the founder of BJL Ministries and KMP Kingdom Coaching and Branding, he empowers all to “Embrace the Power to Be” the best version of themselves. As a “Solutionologist”, he empowers others to find their niche in life and become debt-free of student loans.

Steve founded Providence Financial Advisors, LLC to provide individual clients and small business the same level of investment management services and financial planning process enjoyed by larger institutional investors. He observed that technology and product development within the financial industry allowed individuals the same access to many of the same investment disciplines that his institutional clients were utilizing. Since founding the firm, Steve has the pleasure of working with variety of clients, helping them achieve their financial goals.

Steve has over 22 years experience in the investment business. Prior to founding Providence Financial Advisors, LLC, he was a partner in a global investment management firm, representing multiple investment disciplines to clients and investment consultants. Before joining this organization, he was a Vice President and Consultant for a national investment consulting organization. He was responsible for helping clients develop investment policy, asset allocation strategy, conducting investment manager searches and monitoring investment progress.

Steve earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1996. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the Kansas City Society of Financial Analyst. Steve is also a founding member of Kingdom Advisors. He serves on the board of The Hope Network and the Finance Committee of the National Christian Foundation Heartland.

Lorraine Potter Zechmann spent most of her career in mid and high tech marketing with stints as a professor and a consultant. Lorraine most recently served as President and CEO of Stonecroft Ministries (an evangelistic outreach for women) before starting the nonprofit consulting company > zeal (because it takes more than zeal to realize your dreams...). Lorraine currently lives in Idaho with her husband Bill, having emigrated from Kansas, where she served as a volunteer with ReHope. Lorraine received her BS from Duke University and her MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Karen Finke received her Certificates in Women's Ministry and Advanced Women's Ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and served as the Women's Ministry Director of Noland Road Baptist Church (now The Gathering Baptist Church) from 1995-2001. For twelve years she worked for LifeWay Christian Resources training women throughout the country to minister within their churches. She has also been a retreat and event speaker.

She currently leads the Women's Ministry vision team at her home church, The Gathering Baptist, and continues to teach a women's Sunday morning Bible class she began 35 years ago. Karen is a retired interior designer. She is wife to Ron, mother to Greg (Mindi), Joe (Whitney) and Elizabeth (Conor), and a busy "Grammy" to 10 grandchildren.