John Webster – Elder Chairman
John was born and raised in New Jersey graduating high school in 1966. Moving on to college in North Carolina (Catawba College) and receiving his BA in 1970. It was here he met his wife Sue and began a wild journey in business moving for opportunities seven times in seven years. Finally landing in Mobile Alabama where he started two businesses in 1980. Plastics manufacturing for the chemical industry and a mechanical construction company kept him busy for 28 years until he sold his businesses un 2008.
It was the fall of 1976 that he met Jesus at a John Osteen Wednesday night service in Houston Texas. The journey has been challenging and gratifying experiencing a number of denominations and service on boards along the way. Additionally, serving as Board Chairman for a Pro Life organization (Sav-A-Life) for 10 years. In the business community he found activity serving locally with CBMC (Christian Business Man’s Committee) facilitating a group of business owners called the Forum.
Chad Wermer
Chad Wermer grew up in northwestern Ohio farming community where he helped his grandfather on the farm. When Chad graduated High School in 1990, he enlisted in the Marine Corp and served a short time. An old football injury ended his time in the Marines, so he started working at Kennedy Manufacturing in the tool box industry. He attended a small protestant church as a young boy and was confirmed into the church at the age of 13. Although Chad knew who Jesus was, he didn’t understand the relationship Jesus wanted to have with him.
In 1995 Chad moved to Montana where he met his wife Denise while working at her family’s cherry farm. Chad and Denise went to College in Wenatchee, Washington to attend Wenatchee Valley College in 1996. He learned to be a Refrigeration/Heating and Air Conditioning service Tech while Denise studied horticulture. Chad and Denise moved back to Montana where they were married in September of 1997. They have 3 Children, Adam 19, Aaron 16, and Ayla 12. Chad worked at Kalispell Regional Healthcare for 20 years in Facilities Management until June of 2019, when he chose to end that career and work full time on the family cherry farm.
In the Spring of 2012, Chad attended Tres Dias and ran flat into Jesus, where he had a radical transformation of his heart. He entered into a Relationship with Jesus after reading Romans 10:9-10. Today, his passion is to help men understand who they are in Christ and to recreate that passion in other men.
Bill Goodwin – Elder Board Secretary
Bill Goodwin was born and raised in West Virginia. After graduating from Duke University in 1968, he joined Northwestern Mutual where he spent his entire business career. For the final 27 years of that career, he was the company’s Managing Partner in their Atlanta, Georgia, office. During his tenure there, his team built an esteemed organization, and in 1996 Bill became the 33rd person to be inducted into his industry’s Agency Management Hall of Fame.
Jon Marinaccio
Russ Sande
Russ was born and raised in Southern California, attending elementary, high school, and college in San Diego. He received his BA from San Diego State University in 1971. He married Sue several years later and they have been blessed with two daughters and five grandchildren.