Mr. Hamman has been a member of FBCP since 1994. He is currently serving as the Secretary of the Board. Mr Hamman served on several boards of First Baptist Church including Board of Finance, Board of Deacons, and acted as Church Moderator. He is now a member of the Living Streams Church. Mr Hamman’s professional experience is in electronics engineering, specializing in radar, missile guidance, and antenna designs.
Reverend Stan Crews served as associate pastor at First Baptist Church of Phoenix from 1979 until 1982. He left First Baptist to start a new church in Tucson. He and his wife, Gayle, left Tucson in 1989 to become missionaries in Mexico for 12 years; they then served on the staff of International Ministries of the American Baptist Churches for 5 years. Stan spent the next 7 years as the pastor of the Monte Vista Baptist Church in Phoenix, before retiring in 2012.
Ms. Richmond is the Foundation Secretary and Newsletter editor. She was a long time member of First Baptist Church and is now a Member of Living Streams Church.
Mr. Sauter is the Chief Financial Officer for the Arizona Community Foundation, overseeing the Financial Services division including the finance, accounting, information technology and human resources functions. Mr. Sauter is an active Certified Public Accountant and earned his master’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in International Finance from UCLA’s Anderson School of Business. He holds a bachelor's degree in Finance from Penn State University.
Mr Longanecker and his family were actively involved in First Baptist from the late 1960's. He served with the youth ministry and on various boards and committees. He was the church treasurer for many years. Mr Longanecker was engaged in the computer industry throughout his business career with both US and Foreign companies.
Mr Beamon is past president of the First Baptist Church of Phoenix Foundation. He and his family have lived in Arizona since 1966. He has spent the last forty years in the financial services industry specializing in financial and estate planning. He has also performed significant work in business development planning. Mr Beamon has a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree from California Baptist Theological Seminary.
Reverend Cindy Darby was raised at First Baptist of Church of Phoenix. She was dedicated by her parents at the church when she was a baby and later baptized and ordained at the church. She has worked at Banner Health as a chaplain since 1999 serving at Banner Good Samaritan Hospital (now Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix), Banner Thunderbird Medical Center and Banner Hospice. She is endorsed as an institutional chaplain through American Baptist Churches USA. Since 2004, she has been supervising Banner Hospice's Bereavement Program. She is also the current pastor of Monte Vista Baptist Church in Phoenix, AZ.
Mr. Geissler has been member of the Foundation board since the transfer of ownership in 2007. He was born in East Germany, behind the Iron Curtain, and became a political refugee to the United States through his sponsorship by First Baptist Church in Phoenix. From this support it gave Mr Geissler a chance to pursue education and allowed him to graduate with an MBA from Arizona State University. He has lived and worked in half a dozen countries, typically in engineering and business environments as well as in administrative positions within Baptist organizations.
Mrs. Hickernell’s parents brought her to First Baptist Church of Phoenix as an infant and shared with her the love of God at a very early age. She continued her Christian education and learned about the love of Jesus through many very dedicated Christians. She feels this has prepared her to share His Love with others. She believes she can help further the Foundation’s mission by providing the Christian experiences which enriched her life.
Mr. Riccio has a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business, with a Spanish emphasis from Grand Canyon University. He is a field sales engineer with Linear Technology, with territory in Arizona, New Mexico, Las Vegas and Nevada. He is currently serving as a part of Living Streams Christian Church elder board and attending classes at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Mrs. Gendreau began attending First Baptist Church of Phoenix as a young child with her family. She was married in the church with Rev. Stan Crews officiating the ceremony. During her career, she was a classroom teacher and district coordinator for homeless and refugee students. She is a faculty member for Grand Canyon University in the College of Education. Mrs. Gendreau is currently an active member of Christ Church of the Valley.
Mr. Miller was an attorney for 27 years, 21-1/2 of which were as managing attorney for Hastings and Hastings. Presently, he is working as a paralegal at McCarthy Law. He attends Antioch Community Church in Chandler. He has served as an elder at Bridgeway Community Church in Ahwatukee and as a substitute teaching leader for the Men’s Bible Study Fellowship.
Mrs. Valdez is a 20 year member of Living Streams Church, she is President of Valdez Strategic Consulting, Inc. and has an MBA from Chadwick University. She has worked with numerous start-up companies, including LifeLock, and spent over 20 years in the Financial Services Industry with Charles Schwab and Morgan Stanley and has served on several boards. She is married to her soulmate and is thankful for God’s faithfulness and is living for His glory.
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