HAGGAI BOARD OF TRUSTEES
At Haggai International, our board of trustees are a committed group of women and men who help drive our mission with oversight, accountability, and encouragement.
HAGGAI BOARD OF TRUSTEES
At Haggai International, our board of trustees are a committed group of women and men who help drive our mission with oversight, accountability, and encouragement.
HAGGAI BOARD OF TRUSTEES
At Haggai International, our board of trustees are a committed group of women and men who help drive our mission with oversight, accountability, and encouragement.
Laura Abernathy
Atlanta, GA
Laura Abernathy
Laura and Robert Abernathy have been supporters of Haggai International for over 25 years. Their daughter, Elizabeth, worked at the Haggai International Mid-Pacific Center as a summer intern during college. They are residents of Atlanta, Georgia, and Neenah, Wisconsin.
Laura is a leader in community and global Christian organizations. She currently serves on the National Leadership Council for World Vision and co-chairs their Mother and Child Initiative. Laura and her husband, Robert, have lived across the U.S. and overseas as a result of Robert’s work with Kimberly-Clark and, most recently, Halyard Health. Laura has a background in biology and nursing, using those skills in professional and philanthropic ways. They are the parents of two grown, married children, with three granddaughters, and two grandsons.
Laura is an ordained deacon and a member of The Church at Wieuca.
Austin Day
Atlanta, GA
Austin Day
Austin is an entrepreneur in the New Ventures group at Kenzie Lane Innovation, a venture founded in Atlanta, backed by Cox Enterprises. Kenzie Lane builds technology companies from the ground up, with more than five companies in development at any point in time.
Austin’s team is responsible for the formation of these businesses – identifying consumer problems in day-to-day life, developing technology solutions to these problems, building a go-to-market strategy, starting the company, running it in the early stages, hiring a CEO, and subsequently continuing in a consultative role to ensure success.
Austin followed in the steps of his grandfather, Cecil, and his father, Peyton, in attending Georgia Tech, where he majored in business finance, with an interest in investment banking and consulting. After graduating, he was hired by the strategy group of Deloitte Consulting, working in financial services, specifically in the banking and insurance sectors.
Clinton M. Day
Atlanta, GA
Clinton M. Day
Clint is certified as a master Christian life coach by the Board of Christian Life Coaching, an affiliate of the American Association of Christian Counselors. A 1982 graduate of Florida State University with a B.S. in business, he has served as a Georgia state senator, a member of the Georgia Ports Authority board, the chairman of a bank, a director on many nonprofit boards, and in numerous other leadership capacities.
He and his family currently live on Saint Simons Island, Georgia. The significant challenges Clint has overcome in his own life have given him an unusual degree of wisdom and empathy for serving his clients. His extensive professional experiences as a leader in business, banking, politics, and the nonprofit sector have uniquely equipped him to coach leaders in a wide variety of fields. “My goal as a life coach is to enable leaders, with God’s help, to identify and eliminate the obstacles that hold them back, so they can live prosperous lives in the fullest sense of that term,” says Clint.
During their times of trial, Clint comes alongside his clients as a coach to encourage them, to help them see what needs to be changed, and to help them develop a renewed vision of how God designed them to be.
Peyton Day
Duluth, GA
Peyton Day
Personal
Peyton and his wife, Vicky reside in Johns Creek, Ga. He is the father of three grown children, Austin, Courtney and Zachery. His hobbies include golf, fitness and reading.
Professional
Peyton is an accomplished, entrepreneurial business leader. His current role focuses on giving leadership to Roam, an innovative workplace startup located in Atlanta, Georgia. He has held a series of progressive roles in real estate development, hotel and hospitality, and investment arena. He has served as Chairman and CEO of Atlanta-based Day Holdings, LLC (2005-2010), a successor to Day Hospitality Group (2004-1994), which developed and managed award winning properties for the Marriott and Hilton hotel brands. He formerly founded C.P. Day Development (1986-1983) and also worked for Trammell Crow, which at the time, was the country’s largest commercial real estate developer.
Peyton formerly served as a director on several for profit and non-profit boards, including KeyWorth Bank, the College of Management at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Haggai Institute and Wesleyan School.
Haggai International Involvement
Peyton was introduced to the ministry at the age of ten through his father, Cecil B. Day. He has previously served on the Board of Trustees from 1991 – 2005.
Education
Peyton earned an MBA at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from the Georgia Inst. of Technology
Church Home
Peyton is an elder at Perimeter Church where he has been a member for over 22 years.
William “Bill”
DeMartino
Johns Creek, GA
William “Bill” DeMartino
William (Bill) DeMartino has been a supporter of Haggai International since 2009. He was first elected to the board in 2013. He is a resident of Johns Creek and a member of Perimeter Church where he has been involved for over 20 years. Recently his family has been serving at Christ Church in Suwanee. Bill is married with two children. He has been managing financial portfolios for over 20 years. He is a First Vice President with Merrill Lynch where he has been a financial advisor for over 14 years. He received his MBA degree from Cornell University Business School. Bill stays actively involved with his family along with a few close friends.
Tom Ferguson
Ft. Worth, TX
Tom Ferguson
Thomas E. Ferguson has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ) since November 2013. AZZ Inc. is North America’s largest independent hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating company with #1 positions in both markets. The company provides sustainable, unmatched metal coating solutions that enhance the longevity and appearance of buildings, products and infrastructure that are essential to everyday life.
From 2010 to 2012, he served as president of Flowserve’s Flow Solutions Group, a global manufacturer of engineered pumps and mechanical seals. Mr. Ferguson previously served as senior vice president of Flowserve from December 2006, as president of Flowserve Pump Division from 2003 to December 2009, president of Flow Solutions Division from 2000 to 2002, vice president and general manager of Flow Solutions Division North America from 1999 to 2000 and vice president of Marketing and Technology for Flow Solutions Division from 1997 to 1999. He also served in a variety of marketing, sales, engineering and operational roles from 1987-1997 with BW/IP International, the predecessor to Flowserve
Tom has served on the Texas A&M Dwight Look Engineering College Advisory Board, Texas A&M Industrial Distribution Advisory Council, Curtis Mathes LED Lighting Board, Lionheart Children’s Academy Board of Directors, and was past president and chairman of the board of the Hydraulic International.
John Gramling, III
Spartanburg, SC
John Gramling, III
John is the Founder and Managing Partner of New Canaan Impact Capital, which is a Kingdom-focused activist investment firm that focuses on high impact opportunities that not only seek to generate exceptional returns, but also to create lasting value in the lives of others. John is also a Managing Director with Investment Banking Firm Carolina Financial Group, where he works with private companies to create and offer private securities to facilitate growth capital, debt facilities and other project-specific capital needs.
John’s roots are firmly established in agriculture through his continued participation in a 100-plus-year-old family agricultural business that has owned and managed large farm acreage, equipment dealerships, and manufacturing facilities. Through his parent company, Gramling, Inc., John founded and successfully exited both Gramling Brothers Contracting and Gramling Equipment Company, which together equated to a multi-million-dollar heavy highway construction entity that specialized in building complex projects and managing difficult schedules.
John holds a B.S. in Business Administration from The Citadel and, upon graduation, was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army, where he completed the US Army Infantry School and became Airborne qualified.
John is a member of Gramling United Methodist Church and has served in several positions to include, Trustee, Administrative Council, Sunday School Teacher and as Lay Leader.
John is married to Laura Nash Gramling (22 years) and has two children Anna Gramling (18) and Jake Gramling (15).
Dr. William “Bill” Hall
San Clemente, CA
Dr. William “Bill” Hall
Bill has been an active certified financial planner since 1985 and has been with Securities America, Inc. since 1991. He also co-founded The Executive Committee (TEC – now Vistage) on the West Coast in 1969. Vistage is now a worldwide organization with over 20,000 members. In addition, he held positions as executive vice president and chief financial officer with Vedax Corporation, the former parent of Vistage.
Bill was a registered professional engineer while working offshore for Shell Oil and in marketing operations with Mobil Oil. He served in the U.S. Army as an officer in Germany. He was a professor at Pepperdine University and California State University at Fullerton, in the School of Business.
His academic credentials include a Doctorate of Business Administration from the University of Southern California, a master’s degree in business administration from San Diego State University, and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia International of Technology. Bill’s past activities with nonprofit organizations include serving as chairman of California Baptist Foundation and vice chairman of the SBC Foundation, as well as chairman of the Board of California Baptist University.
He frequently serves as an adviser to CEOs of nonprofit organizations, and he has served on several advisory boards for Southern California Companies. He currently serves on the Mission Hospital Foundation Board and the Haggai International Board of Trustees.
Lisa Hendrickson
Lantana, TX
Lisa Hendrickson
Lisa, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, now lives in Argyle, Texas, with her husband Jon.
Lisa has a diverse background in education, communication, and political science. During her undergrad years, she began volunteering on local campaigns in Montana, which parlayed into running a successful statewide campaign. After the birth of their son, Lisa began to teach government and civics in secondary grades while living in New Mexico, Oregon, and California. She completed her Master of Education and returned to Texas in 2006, at which point she was led into the realm of marketing, public relations, and politics.
Lisa spent seven years in television and product marketing before stepping out on her own in 2013. She volunteers for various political campaigns and causes and is heavily involved in fundraising, event management for several campaigns and nonprofits as well as podcast production.
Lisa is currently the Director of Operations at Sojourn Church and the Executive Producer for the Steadfast & Loyal podcast with Lt. Col. Allen West.
Hiro Isogawa
Huntington Beach, CA
Hiro Isogawa
Hiro Isogawa has over 30 years’ experience in international, corporate, and individual accounting, finance, and risk management.
In 1998, he founded Two Miles Accountancy Corporation, an international accounting and finance firm with one core principle: to go the extra mile in products, services, and client support. Through the experience of consecrating the company to God, business has grown and Hiro’s firm now serves both U.S. domestic and international companies.
Hiro’s extensive professional experience includes international tax; tax savings planning and compliance; accounting system implementation; and leading company with KPIs and measurement.
Hiro has earned a Master of International Management from American Graduate of International Management and a Bachelor of Economics from Kyoto University.
A missionary from California to Japan led Hiro to the Lord. Hiro has been involved in international missions work that provides well-paying jobs, schools, and community building in the Philippines. He and his wife, Kunie, moved to the U.S. in 1994 from Japan. They have been members of First Christian Church of Huntington Beach for 25 years.
Terry Johnson
Dallas, TX
Terry Johnson
Upon graduating from Auburn University in 1983, Terry joined his father, Buddy Johnson, at the newly acquired Johnson Industries. At the time, the company had annual revenues of $1 million, with five employees. In 1996, Terry was named president of Johnson Industries and later CEO in 2001, serving the company in that position until his departure in 2004. He led the company domestically and internationally through hyper growth and change, reaching annual revenues of $300 million.
Johnson Industries was recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the U.S. foremost leading companies in retaining and motivating associates. Terry has acquired or sold over a dozen companies successfully, as well as incubating and launching many new business’. Now CEO of Jeremiah Partners, an investment and advisory firm with numerous real estate holdings, Terry continues his passion of growing companies and developing organizational cultures that empower and inspire individuals to heightened personal and professional growth. His calling in life is to prove out that the Intersection of faith and business, purpose and profit, is not only an achievable and powerful combination, but also a tangible force of positive change in the world.
Terry enjoys reading, fishing, listening to music, and spending time in the Caribbean.
Wallace Jones
Peachtree Corners, GA
Wallace Jones
Personal
Wallace is married to Tonya and has three children: Rylie (15), Lacie (11), and Charlie (9). Much of his free time is spent supporting his children’s activities such as coaching sports and volunteering with musical theatre, but he also enjoys snow skiing, water skiing, running, and hunting.
Professional
Wallace has been a technology consultant for his entire career with companies such as GTE and Booz Allen Hamilton and founded Purisolve, Inc. in 2007. The firm is located in Atlanta, Georgia specializing in delivering enterprise technology solutions, information management, and consulting for a variety of Commercial and Government clients.
Haggai International Involvement
Wallace became acquainted with Haggai Institute through his church’s association with the ministry and has been an advocate and supporter of the work God is doing around the world through the trained leaders.
Education
Bachelor of Electrical Engineer, Georgia Tech
Master of Arts in Christian Studies, Luther Rice Seminary
Church Home
Wallace has served in numerous roles with his church home, Peachtree Corners Baptist Church including Chairman of the Personnel Committee, member of Missions Committee, and Secretary on the Elder Leadership Team. He teaches and leads a Life Group of adult couples as well as a small men’s group. He has served on the Financial Sustainability task force of Cornerstone Christian Academy and served on the Board of Re-Christ Ministries, a local ministry supporting after school programs for at-risk youth.
Kevin King
Signal Mountain, TN
Kevin King
Kevin has been a financial adviser for 20 years. He is one of a select group of UBS financial advisers who has earned the “Wealth Advisor” designation, which ranks him among the top advisers in the firm.
Kevin was born in Alabama, and he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration (accounting) at Auburn University. Now the senior vice president of wealth management with UBS Financial Services, Inc., he works in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He attained the certified public accountant designation while working in public accounting after graduating from college. Kevin also obtained the certified financial planner designation and has provided financial planning services to a select group of business owners and executives.
Outside of UBS, Kevin is a member of numerous associations, including: AICPA, TSCPA, the Chattanooga Estate Planning Council, and the CFA Society. He currently serves on the board of FACES and the Chattanooga Estate Planning Council and is actively involved with Young Life.
He is an avid snow skier and enjoys watching college football. Kevin has four children – Caroline, Matthew, Lauren, and Kate.
Dorothy Kisaka
Kampala, Uganda
Dorothy Kisaka
Personal
She is passionate about helping couples develop in their marriage relationships and works with several groups as motivational speaker. She enjoys singing with her family and playing board games.
Professional
Dorothy has had twenty years’ experience as a private law practitioner and legal counsel to various executive Boards, and advocate for the placement of abandoned children in families. She also worked as Commissioner at the electoral commission of the ruling party in Uganda. She is currently a Senior Presidential Advisor to the President and deployed at the Office of the Prime Minister. She is the founder of Destiny Leadership School in Uganda, where they train professionals to serve with excellence and integrity.
Haggai International Involvement
Dorothy attended Haggai Leadership Experience as a participant in July 2000. This was a life transforming engagement and she left knowing that she had to participate in her father’s world and not be just an onlooker. She successfully led the alumni work in her country for ten years as President of the Uganda Alumni Association. She serves as a facilitator with Haggai Int’l.
Education
Dorothy is a graduate of Law from Makerere University, Kampala. She has attained graduate studies, Masters in Leading Innovation and Change from York St. John University, United Kingdom, and Masters in Organizational Leadership and Management from Uganda Christian University, Mukono.
Church Home
Dorothy Kisaka lives in Uganda with her family, married to Peter and have four children. She is a member of Deliverance Church Makerere Hill, Kampala where she serves as Deacon in the Marrieds ministry and has been member for thirty years. She is a regular preacher at her home church.
James “Jim” McCormick
Birmingham, AL
James “Jim” McCormick
Jim’s grandfather was on the first board in 1962. He served as chairman from 1965 to 1969.
Jim McCormick, partner and COO, grew up in Vestavia Hills, Alabama with younger brother, Gregg, and parents, Jim and Tricia. Together they attended Shades Mountain Baptist Church where Jim is still an active member.
After graduating from Vestavia Hills High School, Jim went on to Auburn University. There he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. Jim graduated from Auburn with a B.S. in Psychology in 2003. That same year, Jim began working with Mass Mutual.
Jim has a son, Daniel James and a daughter, Caroline. He recently married Melanie Dickinson of Vestavia Hills, AL. In Jim’s spare time, he likes to build and sell different business entities, travel, and work with non-profit organizations.
Dr. Quentin Pirkle, Jr.
Ellijay, GA
Dr. Quentin Pirkle, Jr.
Dr. Pirkle received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Emory University in Atlanta, and his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals.
Dr. Pirkle, a board certified Internal Medicine physician, established a private practice at Piedmont Hospital in 1977, and in 1995, joined Piedmont Physicians Group (PPG) as one of its first practices. He served as President of the Physicians Council (the governing body of PPG) from 2001 – 2006. In 2005, he became part-time Chief Medical Officer for Piedmont Medical Care Corporation (PMCC) and in 2006, gave up his part-time practice to become the full time CMO of PMCC. In 2012, Dr. Pirkle was selected as the Chief Physician Recruiting Officer for PMCC and held that position until his retirement in March 2014. He also served as a member and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Piedmont Clinic from 2003 until March 2014.
Dr. Pirkle is a member and the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Medical Association of Atlanta; a member of the Board of Directors of Medical Association of Georgia; a member of the Emory Medical Alumni Board of Emory University School of Medicine; a member and Treasurer of the Board of Directors of Haggai International; a member of the American Medical Association, a member of the American College of Physician Executives; and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He is a former member of the Board of Directors for Developmental Disabilities Ministries; a past Medical Director for It’s the Journey, the Atlanta Two-Day Walk for Breast Cancer; and a past member of the Leader’s Board for Group Practice Executives.
Currently he is semi-retired, working part-time as an Independent Medical Consultant. He is also a Medical Consultant for the Social Security Administration Region IV Center for Disability and a Medical Review Board member of the Employees’ Retirement System of GA.. He and his wife, Linda, have two daughters and live in DeKalb County.
Amory Scott
Auburn, AL
Amory Scott
PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
Amory is the executive director of the Scott Foundation in Opelika, AL. The foundation is the corporate giving mechanism of Scott Bridge Company, which has been a supporter of Haggai for many years. In her professional life, she has worked in development with both the Hudson Family Foundation and the Georgia Tech Athletic Association’s Alexander-Tharpe Fund. After her work with nonprofits, Amory worked for COMM-360, a political consulting firm in Atlanta, GA, on various campaigns including Senator Johnny Isakson’s 2016 re-election bid.
EDUCATION:
Amory graduated from Auburn University with a degree in finance from the Harbert School of Business.
PERSONAL INTERESTS:
Amory enjoys when personal and professional worlds come together, and she serves as a member of the Young Alumni Council for Auburn University’s Harbert School of Business. A graduate of the Southeastern Council of Foundations Hull Fellowship Program, she has had the opportunity to share her leadership skills as a guest lecturer at Auburn University in the Introduction to Nonprofits course.
CHURCH HOME:
Amory resides in Auburn, AL, where she is a member of Auburn United Methodist Church and enjoys singing in the chancel choir.
Grace Marie Small
Orlando, FL
Grace Marie Small
Grace Marie is the third generation of the Dunkin family to begin a career with the agency. While attending Auburn University, she became the first college student to intern with Johnson Outdoors. Grace Marie officially joined the group in September of 2009, dedicated to learning each and every aspect of the business. Grace Marie is actively pursuing opportunities for the company to grow and brings fresh perspective to the group.
She was recently promoted to Vice President of Strategic Development where she will continue to work with our manufacturer’s on business growth strategies and with our territory managers on efficient territory alignments.
J. P. “Jody” Stubbs
Statesboro, GA
J. P. “Jody” Stubbs
Jody Stubbs is an accountant by training and a CPA. Jody and his wife, Beth, are members at First Baptist Statesboro where Jody has served as Chairman of the Board of Deacons. They were introduced to the work of the Haggai by Cade Willis and have been enthusiastic friends and supporters since 2001.
In 2011, the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce named Jody Stubbs 2010 Business Leader of the Year. Jody and Beth together have five children.
Trustee Advisory
Alex Barron
El Paso, TX
Alex Barron
Alex Barron was born in El Paso, TX and was raised in Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. He graduated from Agape Christian Academy in El Paso TX in 1990 as Valedictorian. He graduated in 1995 from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) with a 4.0 GPA in Civil Engineering. He attended Stanford University from 1996-2001 to pursue graduate studies in Structural Engineering and Construction Management.
After finishing his graduate studies at Stanford University, Mr. Barron began his Wall Street career in 2001 in the real estate team at Franklin Templeton focused on the housing sector. He has distinguished himself in his career by becoming the leading housing analyst in the nation who accurately predicted the rise of the housing market from 2001-2005, the housing bubble crash in early 2006 as well as the bottom and recovery of the housing market to the day in 2011. Through his independent sell-side research firm Housing Research Center LLC, he has become the leading source of information on the housing market and the publicly traded builders for institutional investors.
Over the last few years, he has become active in the community, serving as an Advisory Board Member for the UTEP College of Engineering, and has served as Founder and President of Dare to Dream Foundation, Options 12 Investment Club, and Financial Freedom & Success Institute.
Sam Naff
Rome, GA
Sam Naff
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. I attended Florida State University for two years, but when my parents moved to Atlanta, I changed my major and transferred to the University of Georgia.
After graduating from the University of Georgia, I worked for Kraft Foods in manufacturing in numerous locations including Gallatin, Tennessee; Garland, Texas; Lakeland, Florida; Lowville, New York; Champaign, Illinois; Burley, Idaho; and Chicago, Illinois.
While at the Kraft headquarters, I had responsibility for all of their U.S. cheese plants and received my MBA while in Chicago at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. After 25 years, I resigned from Kraft. Sarah and I then joined Campus Crusade for Christ, working with Dennis Rainey and the Family Life Ministry in Little Rock, Arkansas.
In 1988, I was introduced to Haggai Institute by now deceased John Allen, who became my good friend. He and I spent many hours together in Maui taking care of the newly acquired Mid Pacific Center. I had the privilege of working more than eight years for Haggai Institute, but in 1997, due to the daily commute of ninety miles, I found it necessary to resign. I became a licensed real estate agent and bought a Century 21 franchise near our home in the mountain community of Big Canoe which I owned for eight years. In 2008, my business partner and I formed The Crown Business Group. Now affiliated with Harry Norman Realtors, we help small business owners, wanting to sell, find a qualified buyer.
In 2000, Sarah and I along with four other couples helped form Foothills Community Church where we are members today. We have been married 50 years, have 2 daughters, ten grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. After living in the Big Canoe area for the past 26 years, we are relocating to Rome, Georgia, later this year, to be closer to our family.
On a personal note, Sarah and I are forever grateful to Dr. Haggai for preaching an evangelistic message one Sunday in September of 1965 at First Baptist Atlanta, where Sarah received Christ as Savior.
Ong Hock Siew
Selangor, Malaysia
Ong Hock Siew
After attending a Haggai International Session in 2005, Hock Siew says, “I returned to Malaysia with a new resolve and purpose. I asked the Lord to open doors for me to serve Him.”
Deeply involved in Haggai’s National Seminar program in Malaysia, Hock Siew spreads enthusiasm for missions through his entire network, teaching 200 young leaders every year. As an expedition leader, he has notched up an amazing 63 ascents of Mount Kinabalu, South East Asia’s highest peak. He regularly takes disabled groups to the summit. A recent trip included four blind people and 14 with cerebral palsy.
He says, “My call is really the same as Haggai’s: to develop and build leadership so that through these leaders, so we can change lives and reach out to a world that needs the Lord. That is my passion.”
Hock Siew is a highly sought after corporate consultant and trainer in the Asian region, he has more than 25 years of experience specializing in the field of corporate rehabilitation, corporate entrepreneurs development, strategic growth mapping, strategic marketing management, and other business presentation & negotiation.
Laura Abernathy
Atlanta, GA
Laura Abernathy
Laura and Robert Abernathy have been supporters of Haggai International for over 25 years. Their daughter, Elizabeth, worked at the Haggai International Mid-Pacific Center as a summer intern during college. They are residents of Atlanta, Georgia, and Neenah, Wisconsin.
Laura is a leader in community and global Christian organizations. She currently serves on the National Leadership Council for World Vision and co-chairs their Mother and Child Initiative. Laura and her husband, Robert, have lived across the U.S. and overseas as a result of Robert’s work with Kimberly-Clark and, most recently, Halyard Health. Laura has a background in biology and nursing, using those skills in professional and philanthropic ways. They are the parents of two grown, married children, with three granddaughters, and two grandsons.
Laura is an ordained deacon and a member of The Church at Wieuca.
Austin Day
Atlanta, GA
Austin Day
Austin is an entrepreneur in the New Ventures group at Kenzie Lane Innovation, a venture founded in Atlanta, backed by Cox Enterprises. Kenzie Lane builds technology companies from the ground up, with more than five companies in development at any point in time.
Austin’s team is responsible for the formation of these businesses – identifying consumer problems in day-to-day life, developing technology solutions to these problems, building a go-to-market strategy, starting the company, running it in the early stages, hiring a CEO, and subsequently continuing in a consultative role to ensure success.
Austin followed in the steps of his grandfather, Cecil, and his father, Peyton, in attending Georgia Tech, where he majored in business finance, with an interest in investment banking and consulting. After graduating, he was hired by the strategy group of Deloitte Consulting, working in financial services, specifically in the banking and insurance sectors.
Clinton M. Day
Atlanta, GA
Clinton M. Day
Clint is certified as a master Christian life coach by the Board of Christian Life Coaching, an affiliate of the American Association of Christian Counselors. A 1982 graduate of Florida State University with a B.S. in business, he has served as a Georgia state senator, a member of the Georgia Ports Authority board, the chairman of a bank, a director on many nonprofit boards, and in numerous other leadership capacities.
He and his family currently live on Saint Simons Island, Georgia. The significant challenges Clint has overcome in his own life have given him an unusual degree of wisdom and empathy for serving his clients. His extensive professional experiences as a leader in business, banking, politics, and the nonprofit sector have uniquely equipped him to coach leaders in a wide variety of fields. “My goal as a life coach is to enable leaders, with God’s help, to identify and eliminate the obstacles that hold them back, so they can live prosperous lives in the fullest sense of that term,” says Clint.
During their times of trial, Clint comes alongside his clients as a coach to encourage them, to help them see what needs to be changed, and to help them develop a renewed vision of how God designed them to be.
Peyton Day
Duluth, GA
Peyton Day
Personal
Peyton and his wife, Vicky reside in Johns Creek, Ga. He is the father of three grown children, Austin, Courtney and Zachery. His hobbies include golf, fitness and reading.
Professional
Peyton is an accomplished, entrepreneurial business leader. His current role focuses on giving leadership to Roam, an innovative workplace startup located in Atlanta, Georgia. He has held a series of progressive roles in real estate development, hotel and hospitality, and investment arena. He has served as Chairman and CEO of Atlanta-based Day Holdings, LLC (2005-2010), a successor to Day Hospitality Group (2004-1994), which developed and managed award winning properties for the Marriott and Hilton hotel brands. He formerly founded C.P. Day Development (1986-1983) and also worked for Trammell Crow, which at the time, was the country’s largest commercial real estate developer.
Peyton formerly served as a director on several for profit and non-profit boards, including KeyWorth Bank, the College of Management at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Haggai Institute and Wesleyan School.
Haggai International Involvement
Peyton was introduced to the ministry at the age of ten through his father, Cecil B. Day. He has previously served on the Board of Trustees from 1991 – 2005.
Education
Peyton earned an MBA at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from the Georgia Inst. of Technology
Church Home
Peyton is an elder at Perimeter Church where he has been a member for over 22 years.
William “Bill” DeMartino
Johns Creek, GA
William “Bill” DeMartino
William (Bill) DeMartino has been a supporter of Haggai International since 2009. He was first elected to the board in 2013. He is a resident of Johns Creek and a member of Perimeter Church where he has been involved for over 20 years. Recently his family has been serving at Christ Church in Suwanee. Bill is married with two children. He has been managing financial portfolios for over 20 years. He is a First Vice President with Merrill Lynch where he has been a financial advisor for over 14 years. He received his MBA degree from Cornell University Business School. Bill stays actively involved with his family along with a few close friends.
Tom Ferguson
Ft. Worth, TX
Tom Ferguson
Thomas E. Ferguson has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ) since November 2013. AZZ Inc. is North America’s largest independent hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating company with #1 positions in both markets. The company provides sustainable, unmatched metal coating solutions that enhance the longevity and appearance of buildings, products and infrastructure that are essential to everyday life.
From 2010 to 2012, he served as president of Flowserve’s Flow Solutions Group, a global manufacturer of engineered pumps and mechanical seals. Mr. Ferguson previously served as senior vice president of Flowserve from December 2006, as president of Flowserve Pump Division from 2003 to December 2009, president of Flow Solutions Division from 2000 to 2002, vice president and general manager of Flow Solutions Division North America from 1999 to 2000 and vice president of Marketing and Technology for Flow Solutions Division from 1997 to 1999. He also served in a variety of marketing, sales, engineering and operational roles from 1987-1997 with BW/IP International, the predecessor to Flowserve
Tom has served on the Texas A&M Dwight Look Engineering College Advisory Board, Texas A&M Industrial Distribution Advisory Council, Curtis Mathes LED Lighting Board, Lionheart Children’s Academy Board of Directors, and was past president and chairman of the board of the Hydraulic International.
John Gramling, III
Spartanburg, SC
John Gramling, III
John is the Founder and Managing Partner of New Canaan Impact Capital, which is a Kingdom-focused activist investment firm that focuses on high impact opportunities that not only seek to generate exceptional returns, but also to create lasting value in the lives of others. John is also a Managing Director with Investment Banking Firm Carolina Financial Group, where he works with private companies to create and offer private securities to facilitate growth capital, debt facilities and other project-specific capital needs.
John’s roots are firmly established in agriculture through his continued participation in a 100-plus-year-old family agricultural business that has owned and managed large farm acreage, equipment dealerships, and manufacturing facilities. Through his parent company, Gramling, Inc., John founded and successfully exited both Gramling Brothers Contracting and Gramling Equipment Company, which together equated to a multi-million-dollar heavy highway construction entity that specialized in building complex projects and managing difficult schedules.
John holds a B.S. in Business Administration from The Citadel and, upon graduation, was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army, where he completed the US Army Infantry School and became Airborne qualified.
John is a member of Gramling United Methodist Church and has served in several positions to include, Trustee, Administrative Council, Sunday School Teacher and as Lay Leader.
John is married to Laura Nash Gramling (22 years) and has two children Anna Gramling (18) and Jake Gramling (15).
Dr. William “Bill” Hall
San Clemente, CA
Dr. William “Bill” Hall
Bill has been an active certified financial planner since 1985 and has been with Securities America, Inc. since 1991. He also co-founded The Executive Committee (TEC – now Vistage) on the West Coast in 1969. Vistage is now a worldwide organization with over 20,000 members. In addition, he held positions as executive vice president and chief financial officer with Vedax Corporation, the former parent of Vistage.
Bill was a registered professional engineer while working offshore for Shell Oil and in marketing operations with Mobil Oil. He served in the U.S. Army as an officer in Germany. He was a professor at Pepperdine University and California State University at Fullerton, in the School of Business.
His academic credentials include a Doctorate of Business Administration from the University of Southern California, a master’s degree in business administration from San Diego State University, and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia International of Technology. Bill’s past activities with nonprofit organizations include serving as chairman of California Baptist Foundation and vice chairman of the SBC Foundation, as well as chairman of the Board of California Baptist University.
He frequently serves as an adviser to CEOs of nonprofit organizations, and he has served on several advisory boards for Southern California Companies. He currently serves on the Mission Hospital Foundation Board and the Haggai International Board of Trustees.
Lisa Hendrickson
Lantana, TX
Lisa Hendrickson
Lisa, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, now lives in Argyle, Texas, with her husband Jon.
Lisa has a diverse background in education, communication, and political science. During her undergrad years, she began volunteering on local campaigns in Montana, which parlayed into running a successful statewide campaign. After the birth of their son, Lisa began to teach government and civics in secondary grades while living in New Mexico, Oregon, and California. She completed her Master of Education and returned to Texas in 2006, at which point she was led into the realm of marketing, public relations, and politics.
Lisa spent seven years in television and product marketing before stepping out on her own in 2013. She volunteers for various political campaigns and causes and is heavily involved in fundraising, event management for several campaigns and nonprofits as well as podcast production.
Lisa is currently the Director of Operations at Sojourn Church and the Executive Producer for the Steadfast & Loyal podcast with Lt. Col. Allen West.
Hiro Isogawa
Huntington Beach, CA
Hiro Isogawa
Hiro Isogawa has over 30 years’ experience in international, corporate, and individual accounting, finance, and risk management.
In 1998, he founded Two Miles Accountancy Corporation, an international accounting and finance firm with one core principle: to go the extra mile in products, services, and client support. Through the experience of consecrating the company to God, business has grown and Hiro’s firm now serves both U.S. domestic and international companies.
Hiro’s extensive professional experience includes international tax; tax savings planning and compliance; accounting system implementation; and leading company with KPIs and measurement.
Hiro has earned a Master of International Management from American Graduate of International Management and a Bachelor of Economics from Kyoto University.
A missionary from California to Japan led Hiro to the Lord. Hiro has been involved in international missions work that provides well-paying jobs, schools, and community building in the Philippines. He and his wife, Kunie, moved to the U.S. in 1994 from Japan. They have been members of First Christian Church of Huntington Beach for 25 years.
Terry Johnson
Dallas, TX
Terry Johnson
Upon graduating from Auburn University in 1983, Terry joined his father, Buddy Johnson, at the newly acquired Johnson Industries. At the time, the company had annual revenues of $1 million, with five employees. In 1996, Terry was named president of Johnson Industries and later CEO in 2001, serving the company in that position until his departure in 2004. He led the company domestically and internationally through hyper growth and change, reaching annual revenues of $300 million.
Johnson Industries was recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the U.S. foremost leading companies in retaining and motivating associates. Terry has acquired or sold over a dozen companies successfully, as well as incubating and launching many new business’. Now CEO of Jeremiah Partners, an investment and advisory firm with numerous real estate holdings, Terry continues his passion of growing companies and developing organizational cultures that empower and inspire individuals to heightened personal and professional growth. His calling in life is to prove out that the Intersection of faith and business, purpose and profit, is not only an achievable and powerful combination, but also a tangible force of positive change in the world.
Terry enjoys reading, fishing, listening to music, and spending time in the Caribbean.
Wallace Jones
Peachtree Corners, GA
Wallace Jones
Personal
Wallace is married to Tonya and has three children: Rylie (15), Lacie (11), and Charlie (9). Much of his free time is spent supporting his children’s activities such as coaching sports and volunteering with musical theatre, but he also enjoys snow skiing, water skiing, running, and hunting.
Professional
Wallace has been a technology consultant for his entire career with companies such as GTE and Booz Allen Hamilton and founded Purisolve, Inc. in 2007. The firm is located in Atlanta, Georgia specializing in delivering enterprise technology solutions, information management, and consulting for a variety of Commercial and Government clients.
Haggai International Involvement
Wallace became acquainted with Haggai Institute through his church’s association with the ministry and has been an advocate and supporter of the work God is doing around the world through the trained leaders.
Education
Bachelor of Electrical Engineer, Georgia Tech
Master of Arts in Christian Studies, Luther Rice Seminary
Church Home
Wallace has served in numerous roles with his church home, Peachtree Corners Baptist Church including Chairman of the Personnel Committee, member of Missions Committee, and Secretary on the Elder Leadership Team. He teaches and leads a Life Group of adult couples as well as a small men’s group. He has served on the Financial Sustainability task force of Cornerstone Christian Academy and served on the Board of Re-Christ Ministries, a local ministry supporting after school programs for at-risk youth.
Kevin King
Signal Mountain, TN
Kevin King
Kevin has been a financial adviser for 20 years. He is one of a select group of UBS financial advisers who has earned the “Wealth Advisor” designation, which ranks him among the top advisers in the firm.
Kevin was born in Alabama, and he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration (accounting) at Auburn University. Now the senior vice president of wealth management with UBS Financial Services, Inc., he works in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He attained the certified public accountant designation while working in public accounting after graduating from college. Kevin also obtained the certified financial planner designation and has provided financial planning services to a select group of business owners and executives.
Outside of UBS, Kevin is a member of numerous associations, including: AICPA, TSCPA, the Chattanooga Estate Planning Council, and the CFA Society. He currently serves on the board of FACES and the Chattanooga Estate Planning Council and is actively involved with Young Life.
He is an avid snow skier and enjoys watching college football. Kevin has four children – Caroline, Matthew, Lauren, and Kate.
Dorothy Kisaka
Kampala, Uganda
Dorothy Kisaka
Personal
She is passionate about helping couples develop in their marriage relationships and works with several groups as motivational speaker. She enjoys singing with her family and playing board games.
Professional
Dorothy has had twenty years’ experience as a private law practitioner and legal counsel to various executive Boards, and advocate for the placement of abandoned children in families. She also worked as Commissioner at the electoral commission of the ruling party in Uganda. She is currently a Senior Presidential Advisor to the President and deployed at the Office of the Prime Minister. She is the founder of Destiny Leadership School in Uganda, where they train professionals to serve with excellence and integrity.
Haggai International Involvement
Dorothy attended Haggai Leadership Experience as a participant in July 2000. This was a life transforming engagement and she left knowing that she had to participate in her father’s world and not be just an onlooker. She successfully led the alumni work in her country for ten years as President of the Uganda Alumni Association. She serves as a facilitator with Haggai Int’l.
Education
Dorothy is a graduate of Law from Makerere University, Kampala. She has attained graduate studies, Masters in Leading Innovation and Change from York St. John University, United Kingdom, and Masters in Organizational Leadership and Management from Uganda Christian University, Mukono.
Church Home
Dorothy Kisaka lives in Uganda with her family, married to Peter and have four children. She is a member of Deliverance Church Makerere Hill, Kampala where she serves as Deacon in the Marrieds ministry and has been member for thirty years. She is a regular preacher at her home church.
James “Jim” McCormick
Birmingham, AL
James “Jim” McCormick
Jim’s grandfather was on the first board in 1962. He served as chairman from 1965 to 1969.
Jim McCormick, partner and COO, grew up in Vestavia Hills, Alabama with younger brother, Gregg, and parents, Jim and Tricia. Together they attended Shades Mountain Baptist Church where Jim is still an active member.
After graduating from Vestavia Hills High School, Jim went on to Auburn University. There he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. Jim graduated from Auburn with a B.S. in Psychology in 2003. That same year, Jim began working with Mass Mutual.
Jim has a son, Daniel James and a daughter, Caroline. He recently married Melanie Dickinson of Vestavia Hills, AL. In Jim’s spare time, he likes to build and sell different business entities, travel, and work with non-profit organizations.
Dr. Quentin Pirkle, Jr.
Ellijay, GA
Dr. Quentin Pirkle, Jr.
Dr. Pirkle received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Emory University in Atlanta, and his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals.
Dr. Pirkle, a board certified Internal Medicine physician, established a private practice at Piedmont Hospital in 1977, and in 1995, joined Piedmont Physicians Group (PPG) as one of its first practices. He served as President of the Physicians Council (the governing body of PPG) from 2001 – 2006. In 2005, he became part-time Chief Medical Officer for Piedmont Medical Care Corporation (PMCC) and in 2006, gave up his part-time practice to become the full time CMO of PMCC. In 2012, Dr. Pirkle was selected as the Chief Physician Recruiting Officer for PMCC and held that position until his retirement in March 2014. He also served as a member and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Piedmont Clinic from 2003 until March 2014.
Dr. Pirkle is a member and the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Medical Association of Atlanta; a member of the Board of Directors of Medical Association of Georgia; a member of the Emory Medical Alumni Board of Emory University School of Medicine; a member and Treasurer of the Board of Directors of Haggai International; a member of the American Medical Association, a member of the American College of Physician Executives; and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He is a former member of the Board of Directors for Developmental Disabilities Ministries; a past Medical Director for It’s the Journey, the Atlanta Two-Day Walk for Breast Cancer; and a past member of the Leader’s Board for Group Practice Executives.
Currently he is semi-retired, working part-time as an Independent Medical Consultant. He is also a Medical Consultant for the Social Security Administration Region IV Center for Disability and a Medical Review Board member of the Employees’ Retirement System of GA.. He and his wife, Linda, have two daughters and live in DeKalb County.
Amory Scott
Auburn, AL
Amory Scott
PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
Amory is the executive director of the Scott Foundation in Opelika, AL. The foundation is the corporate giving mechanism of Scott Bridge Company, which has been a supporter of Haggai for many years. In her professional life, she has worked in development with both the Hudson Family Foundation and the Georgia Tech Athletic Association’s Alexander-Tharpe Fund. After her work with nonprofits, Amory worked for COMM-360, a political consulting firm in Atlanta, GA, on various campaigns including Senator Johnny Isakson’s 2016 re-election bid.
EDUCATION:
Amory graduated from Auburn University with a degree in finance from the Harbert School of Business.
PERSONAL INTERESTS:
Amory enjoys when personal and professional worlds come together, and she serves as a member of the Young Alumni Council for Auburn University’s Harbert School of Business. A graduate of the Southeastern Council of Foundations Hull Fellowship Program, she has had the opportunity to share her leadership skills as a guest lecturer at Auburn University in the Introduction to Nonprofits course.
CHURCH HOME:
Amory resides in Auburn, AL, where she is a member of Auburn United Methodist Church and enjoys singing in the chancel choir.
Grace Marie Small
Orlando, FL
Grace Marie Small
Grace Marie is the third generation of the Dunkin family to begin a career with the agency. While attending Auburn University, she became the first college student to intern with Johnson Outdoors. Grace Marie officially joined the group in September of 2009, dedicated to learning each and every aspect of the business. Grace Marie is actively pursuing opportunities for the company to grow and brings fresh perspective to the group.
She was recently promoted to Vice President of Strategic Development where she will continue to work with our manufacturer’s on business growth strategies and with our territory managers on efficient territory alignments.
J. P. “Jody” Stubbs
Statesboro, GA
J. P. “Jody” Stubbs
Jody Stubbs is an accountant by training and a CPA. Jody and his wife, Beth, are members at First Baptist Statesboro where Jody has served as Chairman of the Board of Deacons. They were introduced to the work of the Haggai by Cade Willis and have been enthusiastic friends and supporters since 2001.
In 2011, the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce named Jody Stubbs 2010 Business Leader of the Year. Jody and Beth together have five children.
Trustee Advisory
Alex Barron
El Paso, TX
Alex Barron
Alex Barron was born in El Paso, TX and was raised in Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. He graduated from Agape Christian Academy in El Paso TX in 1990 as Valedictorian. He graduated in 1995 from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) with a 4.0 GPA in Civil Engineering. He attended Stanford University from 1996-2001 to pursue graduate studies in Structural Engineering and Construction Management.
After finishing his graduate studies at Stanford University, Mr. Barron began his Wall Street career in 2001 in the real estate team at Franklin Templeton focused on the housing sector. He has distinguished himself in his career by becoming the leading housing analyst in the nation who accurately predicted the rise of the housing market from 2001-2005, the housing bubble crash in early 2006 as well as the bottom and recovery of the housing market to the day in 2011. Through his independent sell-side research firm Housing Research Center LLC, he has become the leading source of information on the housing market and the publicly traded builders for institutional investors.
Over the last few years, he has become active in the community, serving as an Advisory Board Member for the UTEP College of Engineering, and has served as Founder and President of Dare to Dream Foundation, Options 12 Investment Club, and Financial Freedom & Success Institute.
Sam Naff
Rome, GA
Sam Naff
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. I attended Florida State University for two years, but when my parents moved to Atlanta, I changed my major and transferred to the University of Georgia.
After graduating from the University of Georgia, I worked for Kraft Foods in manufacturing in numerous locations including Gallatin, Tennessee; Garland, Texas; Lakeland, Florida; Lowville, New York; Champaign, Illinois; Burley, Idaho; and Chicago, Illinois.
While at the Kraft headquarters, I had responsibility for all of their U.S. cheese plants and received my MBA while in Chicago at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. After 25 years, I resigned from Kraft. Sarah and I then joined Campus Crusade for Christ, working with Dennis Rainey and the Family Life Ministry in Little Rock, Arkansas.
In 1988, I was introduced to Haggai Institute by now deceased John Allen, who became my good friend. He and I spent many hours together in Maui taking care of the newly acquired Mid Pacific Center. I had the privilege of working more than eight years for Haggai Institute, but in 1997, due to the daily commute of ninety miles, I found it necessary to resign. I became a licensed real estate agent and bought a Century 21 franchise near our home in the mountain community of Big Canoe which I owned for eight years. In 2008, my business partner and I formed The Crown Business Group. Now affiliated with Harry Norman Realtors, we help small business owners, wanting to sell, find a qualified buyer.
In 2000, Sarah and I along with four other couples helped form Foothills Community Church where we are members today. We have been married 50 years, have 2 daughters, ten grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. After living in the Big Canoe area for the past 26 years, we are relocating to Rome, Georgia, later this year, to be closer to our family.
On a personal note, Sarah and I are forever grateful to Dr. Haggai for preaching an evangelistic message one Sunday in September of 1965 at First Baptist Atlanta, where Sarah received Christ as Savior.
Ong Hock Siew
Selangor, Malaysia
Ong Hock Siew
After attending a Haggai International Session in 2005, Hock Siew says, “I returned to Malaysia with a new resolve and purpose. I asked the Lord to open doors for me to serve Him.”
Deeply involved in Haggai’s National Seminar program in Malaysia, Hock Siew spreads enthusiasm for missions through his entire network, teaching 200 young leaders every year. As an expedition leader, he has notched up an amazing 63 ascents of Mount Kinabalu, South East Asia’s highest peak. He regularly takes disabled groups to the summit. A recent trip included four blind people and 14 with cerebral palsy.
He says, “My call is really the same as Haggai’s: to develop and build leadership so that through these leaders, so we can change lives and reach out to a world that needs the Lord. That is my passion.”
Hock Siew is a highly sought after corporate consultant and trainer in the Asian region, he has more than 25 years of experience specializing in the field of corporate rehabilitation, corporate entrepreneurs development, strategic growth mapping, strategic marketing management, and other business presentation & negotiation.
