John Thiesen - Board Chair

Reedley, CA 
Rio Vista Fruit Farms, Owner

Leonard Bell, Ph.D. - Vice-Chair

Glendale, AZ
Midwestern University, Professor & Director

Patrick Evans, Ph.D. - Secretary

Coarsegold, CA 
New Harvest Church, Pastor at Large

Deborah Palmer - Assistant Secretary

Fresno, CA
Wells Fargo, Project Manager

Cary Nikkel - Chief Financial Officer

Bakersfield, CA 
Vaquero Energy Inc., CFO

J. Scott Leonard - Assistant Chief Financial Officer

Clovis, CA 
Guarantee Real Estate, President/CEO

Jim Aldredge, Ph.D.

Fresno, CA
California State University Fresno, Professor (Retired)

Lynne Ashbeck

Clovis, CA 
Hospital Council of Northern & Central California, Regional VP
City of Clovis, Councilmember

Timothy Bergdahl, Ph.D.

Madera, CA
Madera Avenue Bible Church, Pastor

Dale Boese

Salem, OR
Dale Boese Construction, President

Dewayne J.R. Coleman

Clovis, CA
The Word Community Church, Pastor

Suzana Dobric Veiss

Visalia, CA 
FPU Adjunct Faculty
San Joaquin Valley College, Curriculum Consultant

Will Dyck

Fresno, CA 
Suma Properties, CEO

Jim Enns

Fresno, CA
Accountant, PDC

Royce Fast

Bakersfield, CA 
R & G Farms, Partner

Marilyn Freisen

Fresno, CA
Educator

Donald Griffith

Fresno, CA
Griffith Financial & Insurance Services, Owner

Joe Hernandez, Ed.D.

Prather, CA
Dinuba Unified School District, Superintendent

Janet Hinman

Clovis, CA
Guarantee Real Estate, Broker Associate

Kathy Issac

Garden City, KS
Educator

Sheila Kamps-Frowsing

Fresno, CA
Owner Insurance Company

Arthur (Bud) Klassen

Reedley, CA
Klassen & Associates Insurance Services, Owner/Broker

Larry Martens, Ph.D.

Fresno, CA
Retired Pastor, Seminary President and Professor

Larry L. Powell

Fresno, CA 
Fresno County Office of Education, Superintendent

Yami Rodriguez

Fresno, CA 
Youth Leadership Institute, Director of Programs

Gary Ruddell

Visalia, CA 
Ruddell, Cochran, Stanton, Smith, Bixler & Wisehart, LLP, Attorney

Eric Shenk

Phoenix, AZ
Intuit

Gary Wall

Visalia, CA 
Pacific Distric Conference, District Minister

Don Warkentine

Fresno, CA 
Daniel Towle & Warkentine, CPAs, Owner

Aaron Weins, O.D.

Fresno, CA

Joshua Wilson

Shafter, CA
Attorney