Rick Allen
Retired, Former SVP of Group Operations, Enterprise Mobility
LEADERSHIP
At Living Water International, leadership begins with service.
For more than 35 years, we have worked alongside local churches, community leaders, and technical experts to bring lasting access to safe water, improved sanitation, and renewed hope. Our leadership team stewards this mission with integrity, accountability, and humility—so communities are equipped to thrive long after a project is complete.
Guided by faith and shaped by partnership, we lead with a long-term vision of solutions that last and lives transformed through safe water and Living Water.
Board of Directors
Kevin Bell
Team Leader, Broker Associate
Bell Property Team/KW Memorial
Hollis Bullard
Volunteer
David Entrekin
Retired, Former Executive VP & CFO
Jason W. Hall, PE
Retired, Former Reservoir Engineering Advisor, Marathon Oil and Apache Corporation
Greg Holder
Lead Pastor
The Crossing
St. Louis, Missouri
Leonard Hruzek
Chief Financial Officer
Square Mile Energy
Michael Welch
Chief Financial Officer
Asbury Automotive Group Inc.
Dr. Robert Wiley, PhD
Principal, Wiley Aquifer Dynamics & Wiley Consulting
Lydia Zamora, PhD
Retired, Former President of the Polytechnic University in Nicaragua
Lynn Ziegenfuss
Ministry Development Consultant, The Looper Foundation
Council Members
Ken Adams, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Medicare and Retirement, Texas UnitedHealthcare
Mollie Allen
Treasurer & CAO
Square Mile Energy
Randi Belisomo, PhD
Co-Founder & President
Life Matters Media
Steven Birdwell
President & CEO
Remedial Construction
Services, LP
Kyle Brantley
Chief Product Officer
Proof Analytics
Alvin Chee
Senior Program Manager
Itron
James R. Coleman, PE
Vice President
Hydrologic Monitoring Inc.
Bill Cummins
Pastor
Bear Creek Church
Chad Dresser
CEO
Buffalo Bayou Resources, LLC.
Dr. Jerry L. Edmonson
Lead and Founding Pastor
The Fellowship
Sharon Evans
Founder
Kyle Evans
Lead and Founding Pastor
The Fellowship
Gary Evans
Founder
Regional Vice President, Asia
Living Water International
Eric Francis
Founder & President
eTech System Solutions, LLC
Douglas Gaither
President
Gaither Petroleum Corporation
Mike Hale
Owner
Halex Oil Corporation
David Hawkins
Senior Pastor
Living the Word Church
Collinsville, Illinois
Shannon Hayes
Director of Women’s Ministry
Crossing Point Christian Church Rosharon, Texas
Susan Hodge
Retired Executive Coach and Financial Executive
David Holland
Senior Vice President
Investments with Caldwell Companies
Pastor Marcus D. Holman Sr.
CEO, Bethel’s Global Reach
Shoby John
President
at Clear Sky Group
Rosemary Laird
Founder
Rev. Dr. Trey Little
Senior Relationship Manager
National Christian Foundation, Houston
Gary W. Loveless
Board Chair Alumnus
Chairman & CEO
Square Mile Energy
Stephanie A.S. Loveless
Volunteer
Neil Martin
Of Counsel
Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP
Mike Mason
CEO
Weathermatic, Inc.
Mike Mattina
Retired Sr. Vice President
Westlake Chemical Corp
Dr. Laurent Mbanda
Archbishop
Anglican Church of Rwanda
Malcolm Morris
Chairman
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Melissa Morris
Volunteer
Becky Morris
Founder
Volunteer
Mitch Peairson
Ministries Pastor
Church of the King
Paul J. Pearce, PhD
President
Nova Biologicals, Inc.
Robert Pettigrew, P.G.
National Account Manager
ENTACT, LLC
Jim Reid
Board Chair Alumnus
Retired Senior Vice President SEFA
Tedde Reid
Retired President
SEFA
Chris Seay
Lead Pastor
Ecclesia
Luther Tarpheh
President
Best Brains International University
W. David Welch, CFP
Board Chair Alumnus
Retired VP & Controller, Conoco, Inc.
Jo Ann Westmoreland
Founder
Retired Technical Manager
Henry Wong, PE
Retired Technical Manager
Scott Young
President
PennComp, LLC
Lydia Zamora, PhD
Retired, Former President of the Polytechnic University in Nicaragua
Senior Staff
Jonathan Wiles
CEO
Living Water International
Mike Mantel, PhD
President
Living Water International
Read Mike’s story in his new book.
Gebe Ayele
Vice President,
Program Impact
Living Water International
Shona Barnard
Chief Human Resource Officer
Living Water International
Barak Bruerd
Senior Vice President, Programs
Living Water International
Wesley Charles
Regional Vice President, Latin America & Caribbean
Living Water International
Jeff Chase
Vice President, Philanthropy
Living Water International
Russ Debenport
Chief Strategy Officer
Living Water International
Victor Madziakapita, PhD
Regional Vice President, Africa
Living Water International
Natalie Mantel
Vice President, Grants
Living Water International
Camille Rodriquez
Vice President, Marketing
& Communications
Living Water International
Jonathan Schinzler
Chief Financial Officer
Living Water International