Lindsay Olesberg serves as Senior Consultant at Clarity for Christian Leaders, with a focus on facilitating growth in spiritual discernment for boards and senior leadership teams. She has more than 30 years of experience in ministry, serving in numerous leadership and teaching roles with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA and providing Scripture engagement leadership for Urbana missions conferences, the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, and the Lausanne Movement. She loves the Bible and God's global mission.

Lindsay has a Bachelor of Arts in Asian studies from Pomona College and a Master of Arts in theology from Fuller Seminary. She is the author of "The Bible Study Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to an Essential Practice" and a Bible study guide, "Ephesians: Studying with the Global Church," published by InterVarsity Press and Hendrickson, respectively.

Lindsay and her husband, Jon, have been married 30 years and have two adult children, Michael and Mary. They live in the mountains outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Dr. Julian Dangerfield resigned from a career in software engineering to serve the ministry of Shalom Outreach as its Executive Director. He has a bachelor’s degree in business management and a Master of Arts in leadership, evangelism and mobilization from Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina. He has also completed his doctoral studies at Virginia Union University with a focus on cross-cultural ministry.

After receiving a vision to establish Shalom Outreach, Julian successfully trained and equipped pastors, medical doctors, teachers, social workers and young people for missionary travel to Africa and South America. He has devised strategies with ambassadors to the United Nations from African countries to confront social issues and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

In the United States, Julian has also organized mission efforts for over 25 churches, ministries and nonprofit organizations.

Julian’s perspective is informed by more than two dozen years of ministry experience, during which he’s traveled to over 40 countries and executed strategies that expand God’s kingdom. He’s a sought-after preacher and facilitator who is passionate about knowing God and making God’s name known.

He currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Heritage Fellowship Church in Reston, Virginia. This dynamic ministry endeavors to love God, the community and the world.

David Bowden is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Spoken Gospel, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people encounter the gospel in every corner of Scripture. 

Before starting Spoken Gospel, David received a bachelor’s degree in Bible and biblical languages from Oklahoma Christian University and a master’s degree in theological studies from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He spent the first decade of his post-academic career preaching and performing spoken-word poetry for churches and conferences around the world. 

David has authored books such as “Rewire Your Heart” and “Learning to Be Loved.” He lives in Oklahoma City with his wife, Meagan, and two sons.

Fidencio Burgueno is an ordained Bishop with the Church of God in Cleveland, Tennessee, and has served as the Administrative Bishop for the South Central Hispanic Region of his denomination for the last six years. Previously Fidencio served as the Spanish Language Director, including the Spanish Publication Ministries (Editorial Evangelica), for the entire denomination.

Fidencio has also served his denomination in a variety of ministry roles, including pastoral (three different churches), International Youth and Christian Education Director, and college and seminary professor and counselor. Fidencio currently serves on the board of directors for People for Care and Learning (PCL), a ministry focused on the holistic development of the community in Southeast Asia, as well as on the board of directors for  National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NALEC).

Fidencio has a Bachelor of Arts degree in biblical studies from the International Bible School, a Master of Divinity from the Pentecostal Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry from Oral Roberts University.

Fidencio and his wife, Dora, have been married for more than four decades and have four adult married sons — Fidencio III, Jonadab, Marco V. and Jesse E. They also have eight grandchildren.

Dan Butler has been a member of Wycliffe USA since 1980. Over the years, Dan has served in a variety of support, administrative and leadership roles, including as the Language Programs Director for SIL Sudan and Africa Area Director for both SIL and Wycliffe Global Alliance. In 2001, Dan and his wife, Barb, left Africa and moved to Dallas, where Dan served as the Vice President for Personnel for SIL and Wycliffe Global Alliance before becoming Chief Operations Officer for SIL. In January 2013, they returned to Africa, only for Dan to be asked to serve as the SIL Eurasia Area Director one year later. Following a short sabbatical in early 2021, Dan transitioned to a new role in SIL Eurasia using his experience and relationships to assist the new Area Director with key partnerships.

Dan has also served on the board of directors for JAARS and currently serves on the board of Barnabas International, an organization committed to providing pastoral encouragement to those in ministry. In addition, Dan serves on the board of Olive Tree Counseling Center in Antalya, Türkiye. 

Dan and Barb have raised two children; one currently lives in Scotland with her three children, and the other is entering law school in Arizona, having completed a Ph.D. at William & Mary.

Today Dan and Barb live in Sequim, Washington, where they are active in their local church and community.

As a third-generation Christian, Sunny Hong immigrated to the United States from Korea in 1983 and considers herself bicultural. She is passionate about Bible translation, bridging cultural gaps and speaking up for minorities and refugees. 

Sunny served as a mobilization consultant for the Wycliffe Asia Pacific office in Manila, Philippines, where she consulted and trained mobilizers so that more people joined Bible translation-related work. In addition, she served as a mobilizer and director for the Korean Relations office for Wycliffe USA for 12 years, where she helped 50 Korean Americans join Wycliffe and facilitated relationships with Korean American churches. Sunny also organized a radio program and bilingual newsletter to promote Bible translation among Korean American Christians. 

Sunny has a Bachelor of Arts in library science from SookMyung Women’s University and has pursued several degrees in higher education: a Master of Arts in information services from University of Maryland, a Master of Arts in intercultural studies from Biola University and a doctorate in intercultural studies from Biola University. 

Sunny currently serves as Director of Global Diaspora Services in Dallas, Texas. She also serves on the SIL board and as a Senior Anthropology Consultant at SIL International. 

Dr. Pramod John is the CEO at VIVIO, a public benefit corporation whose mission is to ensure every individual receives the right therapy tailored specifically to their unique needs at a fair cost. Prior to that, he founded Oration PBC, which changed the way consumers purchase prescription medicine. He was also Vice President of Strategy and Innovation at McKesson, where he helped develop solutions that leveraged advanced technologies to optimize healthcare delivery systems, infrastructure and supply chains. Earlier, he founded and served as CEO of PacketMotion, a venture-funded startup in network space that was acquired by VMWare.

Pramod holds a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also an adviser to Folia Water and a mentor at StartX.

Pramod has recently served on the boards of Folia Water, Mission Aviation Fellowship and 3Crosses Church in Castro Valley, California. He resides in the San Francisco Bay Area and is married with three adult children.

Felix Lee, a securities enforcement and litigation partner at the law firm Fenwick & West, focuses on the defense of securities class actions, derivative suits, merger litigation and government investigations. Felix also regularly conducts internal investigations for corporate boards and their audit or special litigation committees and provides advice and analysis of corporate governance and compliance issues.

Felix earned his bachelor’s degree at Stanford University and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. He has chaired Fenwick’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee for over 14 years and also serves on the advisory board of the Asian Law Alliance, a legal nonprofit that has helped tens of thousands of people obtain decent housing, justice in the immigration process and access to basic human and legal rights.

Although Felix was raised as a Mormon, his family fell away from the faith around the time he left for Stanford. There, he read the Bible and believed in God, but it wasn’t until he lived in the dorms at Harvard Law School that he began attending church and was truly introduced to the gospel. After he graduated, Felix’s strong belief in the Lord led him to attend seminary at Gordon Conwell, where he learned more about the basics of the Christian faith. Felix now serves as an elder at his church and is active in leading Bible studies, community groups and various other ministries.

Abel Lopez is the lead pastor of The LEAD Church in Dallas, Texas. He is also the president and founder of CLAY Student Leadership, a dynamic leadership program focused on reaching students and their parents in public schools both in the U.S. and abroad. Recently, he served as Awana’s U.S. Latino Director, where in three and a half years he was instrumental in developing both a discipleship structure for the Latino church and a team to lead it, as well as securing the largest grant in Awana’s 70-year history.  

Previously, he served as Youth and Associate Pastor for 18 years at Mundo de Fe church in Dallas. He also worked in corporate America, where he was instrumental in working with over 450 employees and millions of dollars’ worth of inventories. His experience with the corporate world mixed with his ministry knowledge has allowed him to impact this generation.

Abel holds a master’s degree in leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University. He is also a graduate from Rehma Bible Training College and attended Dallas Christian College from 2002-2005. He is the author of “12 Fundamental Keys to Developing an Effective Youth Ministry” and “The Leadership Bible,” and he is co-author of “Somos Padres... ¿Y Ahora Quién Podrá Ayudarnos?”  

Abel and his wife, Mary, reside in Dallas with their kids and grandkids.

Bonnie Nystrom and her husband, John, have spent more than 35 years working in a language project in Papua New Guinea. In 2001, the project was expanded to serve 10 different languages in the Aitape West area. The story of the dramatic circumstances God used to expand the translation project are chronicled in their book, "Sleeping Coconuts." Translators trained over the last 20 years are now reaching out to speakers of other neighboring languages with the hope of helping them start translation work. Although they no longer live in Papua New Guinea, Bonnie and John are still able to contribute to the project remotely.

Bonnie currently serves on the JAARS board, where she has been Vice Chair since January 2016. She also served on the SIL board for eight years. Additionally, Bonnie served as a member and chair of the Papua New Guinea Branch Executive Committee and the Ukarumpa International School board.

Prior to joining Wycliffe, Bonnie received a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and systems analysis from Taylor University in Indiana. While serving in Papua New Guinea, she especially enjoyed her training and experience as a group facilitator during the branch strategic planning process.

Today, Bonnie and John live in Seminole, Florida, in the winter and northern Wisconsin in the summer. While continuing to support the Aitape West translation project, Bonnie spends much of her time serving her mother (now in her mid-90s) and her two mentally disabled brothers. Bonnie and John have two adult children and five grandchildren.

Mark Taber and his wife, Kathy, have been working with Wycliffe USA and SIL — a Wycliffe partner organization — since 1982. Until 2008, they lived in Southeast Asia doing language development and Bible translation among minority language communities. During this time, Mark also served in a variety of administrative and leadership roles, including Language Survey Coordinator, Language Program Coordinator, Personnel Coordinator, Academic Director and Field Director. 

Mark earned his undergraduate degree at Kingswood University in New Brunswick, Canada. In 2000, he earned his Master of Science in business administration at Amberton University in Garland, Texas. Mark served on the SIL International board of directors from 2002 to 2008 and, from 2010-2016, as the Pacific Area Director for SIL International, basing in Brisbane, Australia. Mark is currently serving as Wycliffe Global Partnerships Facilitator for Islands Asia.

Mark and Kathy live in Dallas, Texas. They have three adult children and four grandchildren.

Florence Wamae has been involved in Bible translation ministry since 2004 when she joined Bible Translation & Literacy (East Africa) as Communications Officer. She later served with Wycliffe Global Alliance as Communications Coordinator for Africa and is currently serving as Director for Partnerships for SIL Global. Her heart’s desire is to see the global Church serving God’s Kingdom in unity for His glory. 

Florence earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Daystar University and is pursuing a Master of Arts in leadership at Pan Africa Christian University. She previously served on the boards of By Grace Children’s Home and Schools and the Kambui Girls High School. She was also a member of the School Support Committee for Logos Christian School, the Ridgeways Baptist Church Governing Council and the Tunzwa Advisory Council. 

Florence is from Kenya and lives in New Jersey with her husband and three children. 

Daniel Watters grew up in Asia, where he witnessed the impact of his parents’ work in bringing Scripture to an isolated language community. At an early age, he decided to follow in their footsteps and joined Wycliffe USA in 1992 immediately after getting his Bachelor of Arts in linguistics at the University of Washington. In 2000, Daniel earned a Master of Arts in linguistics and exegesis at Trinity Western University.

From 1994-2019, Daniel worked in Asia with Wycliffe USA and a partner organization in a variety of administrative and leadership roles, including as a linguist in a non-formal education project. From 2015-2019, he served as Country Director for a language development agency.

He currently serves with SIL, a primary strategic partner, in Global Marketing and Communications. Daniel’s wife, Debbie, who is also with SIL, teaches English as a Foreign Language. Daniel and Debbie were married in 2012 and live in Waco, Texas. Together they have five adult children.

Dr. Juanita Watters grew up as a Wycliffe kid in Mexico, where her parents served from 1960 until they retired. As she lived among the Sierra Popoluca people, Juanita witnessed two things with eternal value — people and God’s Word. At the age of 16, she decided to invest her life in those two things.

Juanita’s passion for Bible translation influenced her educational pursuits. She has a Bachelor of Arts in biblical studies from Rockmont College in Colorado and both a Master of Arts and doctorate in language, reading and culture from the University of Arizona.

She and her husband, Jim, have been serving with Wycliffe for over 40 years, initially as translators in Mexico and later as trainers and consultants, with Jim also working in branch administration. Beginning in 1978, they worked with the Tlachichilco Tepehua language community, whose New Testament was published in 2004. They also served as mentors and consultants for the Pisaflores Tepehua translation project and saw that New Testament published in 2015. Juanita has been a literacy consultant for SIL Mexico for over 20 years. They currently split their time serving with SIL Mexico, Asia and the Americas Area.

Juanita loves encouraging people to craft songs in their languages and has crafted many songs herself. Recently she has begun to record them.

Juanita and Jim have four adult children and 10 grandchildren who give them much joy.

Alan Wells recently retired as a partner with Financial Advisory Partners. He has over 30 years of experience in financial, operational and strategic matters, including as the Chief Executive Officer of a publicly-traded company and as Chief Financial Officer of another. While serving with one of the nation’s largest consulting firms, he advised clients in a variety of industries on strategic matters. Alan has led turn-around operations, start-ups, public offerings, and merger and acquisition transactions.

Alan previously served on several boards, including Cline Tool, Iowa Telecom, Windstream Holdings and the Lutheran Church of Hope missions board. Currently he serves as chairman of the board of Higher Trek, an organization devoted to helping young men own their faith and follow Jesus for a lifetime. He received a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Illinois State University and is a certified public accountant. 

Alan and his wife, Cindy, reside in Urbandale, Iowa, and have two adult children.