Bradley Bryant, CPA manages financial statement assurance and consulting engagements within the manufacturing, distribution, and construction industries for Plante Moran, the 13th largest certified public accounting and business advisory firm in the United States. He has more than 10 years of experience providing financial services to public and privately held companies of various sizes and industries. Bradley became invested in the Design Outreach vision after hearing it from Greg Bixler at a meeting where they attend church together. He was truly inspired by the LifePump and its ability to fulfill the essential water needs of thousands of villages and millions of people in third-world countries. Bradley started working with Design Outreach in 2012 and has helped set up the organization’s treasury and accounting operations. He traveled to Haiti in 2016 to help install a LifePump and see its impact firsthand. Bradley hopes to aid in furthering the Design Outreach vision as well as work to bring the LifePump to as many villages as possible. Bradley, his wife Erin, and their three children, Cullen, McBride, and Brindley, enjoy spending time with family, playing sports, being outdoors, and traveling to the Outer Banks. They reside in Pataskala Village on the east side of Columbus, OH.
Dean Jessup is currently retired from daily operations of an animal agriculture products development company, Agrarian Solutions. However, he remains President of the Board. In retirement, he has had the opportunity to get deeply involved with mission efforts. Some earlier mission work was connected to a boy’s school in Honduras, El Sembrador, which operates a farm in support of the school. It was on a trip to Honduras that his wife, Jan, encountered a rural family that had no water source. This opened their eyes to the world problem of access to clean water. Shortly after, they were introduced to Design Outreach, which provided an opportunity to give back and help in alleviating this global problem. Dean and Jan live in Goshen, Indiana.
David Martin is a corporate and commercial transactions attorney with the law firm of Bailey Cavalieri LLC. He advises for-profit and nonprofit organizations on matters of corporate formation, corporate governance, commercial contracts, commercial transactions and commercialization strategies, including social enterprise for nonprofits. David previously served as in-house counsel at Battelle Memorial Institute where he focused primarily on business transactions and commercialization efforts across various technical fields. David has also served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps and as a federal judicial law clerk. David serves regularly on the boards of various nonprofit organizations and has co-founded two charitable enterprises, one domestically and one internationally. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Notre Dame Law School. He values investing his time in his faith, his family and community service.
Andy Warner is the President of Strataflo Products, Inc., a manufacturer and innovator of premium check valves, foot valves, and custom valves. After searching for several years for an opportunity to use their valves with a humanitarian, water well organization, a friend of a friend introduced Strataflo to Design Outreach in 2012. The Strataflo foot valve was a perfect fit for the Lifepump and has been used ever since. While visiting his mother in Kenya in 2016, Andy and his family were able to visit a village with a newly installed Lifepump, a very memorable experience! Andy, his wife Olivia, and two children, Campbell and Kellen, enjoy being outdoors, riding bikes, playing with their two dogs, and relaxing with family and friends. They live near Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Chris Lightfoot is a financial advisor with Collaborative Financial Partners and the Ohio Director for the National Christian Foundation. He has a passion to see his clients increase their capacity for generosity and impactful application of their Time, Talents, and Treasure through biblical principals of financial planning. His "Holy Ambition" (Chip Ingram) in life is to encourage and equip ministry leaders to stay fully engaged in their God-given purpose by providing coaching, connections, and resources. He was drawn to Design Outreach when CEO and founder, Greg Bixler, shared his heart to do exactly this for local pastors, missionaries, and organizations on the ground in some of the most desperate places on earth. In addition to his role with Design Outreach, Chris serves as the Generosity Coach at Good News Church in Powell, on the board of Cornerstone Academy in New Albany and Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy in Columbus, and is on the steering committee for The Phillip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany. He is a graduate of Faith Baptist Bible College and earned his MBA at the University of Colorado. Chris and Meghann met while teaching at a high school together in Colorado Springs, CO. They have two boys, Elias and Bennett, and all four love spending time with friends and extended family, playing, traveling, and enjoying God's creation.
Mary Kate Castor first heard about Design Outreach and the water crisis from a close friend. As a woman and mother of a young daughter, her heart broke as she learned how this issue disproportionately impacts women and girls—putting them at greater risk for physical harm and often depriving them access to an education. The Lord called her to volunteer and since 2015, Mary Kate Castor has been an ardent champion and ambassador for Design Outreach. After serving as the Volunteer and Events Coordinator and Give Water Gala Emcee, she accepted the invitation to join Design Outreach’s Board of Directors in 2019.
Mary Kate holds a B.A. in colonial American history from the College of William and Mary and an M.A. in higher education and student affairs from The Ohio State University. For several years, she used her background in educational policy and leadership while she served on staff with her local church. Currently, Mary Kate enjoys being a stay at home mom to her two kids, loves cycling, reading and daydreaming of the ocean. Mary Kate and her husband Bob live in Dublin, Ohio
Rocky started RainMakers Talent, after a successful career of over 30 years in the retail, fashion & commercial furniture industries. These industries focus on innovation, fashion & design and employ highly creative talent many of whom are strong leaders and builders that make a difference. Rocky has worked with many RainMakers over this time.
While helping leaders be more effective and reach their potential, Rocky has supported the growth of world-class brands. This includes coaching CEO's and Presidents; leadership development; acquiring top talent globally, building teams and culture shaping.
Rocky also oversaw Leadership Talent Acquisition for L-Brands including leading a world-class internal executive search business that became a strategic weapon for the company, producing an influx of strong leaders that fostered it's growth and profitability. He directed the Leadership Talent and Inclusion agenda on an enterprise-wide basis, internal/external succession planning for the top 250 leaders (VP level and higher), and executive search. These activities were performed on behalf of the L-Brands CEO, and brand/business CEO's/Presidents as well as leaders in all parts of the enterprise.
Throughout his career, Rocky has led highly successful human resource teams at enterprise brands and businesses charged with strategic business and brand initiatives. Such initiatives include organizational development and integration, talent acquisition and retention, brand management, change and talent management, organizational development/reengineering and governance, leveraging talent, innovation, and best practices across the enterprise.
Rocky holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a dual major in marketing and psychology from Kent State University. He earned his MBA from Baldwin Wallace University with a concentration in business and organizational development. He is a consummate learner with post-graduate education/development through universities including Harvard Business School, Richard Ivey School of Business (Hong Kong), The Ohio State University, University of Michigan, New York University; University of Missouri – St. Louis and others. He has taught in MBA, executive programs and at the Undergraduate level in the areas of leadership, culture shaping, organizational change and human resources management.
He has served his community in roles as Board Chair and Board member of several community organizations/agencies including the Gathering, Relā, Inroads, The United Way and The Urban League.
