Byron is the CEO & President of Mission to Children, a Christian charity that he has been with for over 23 years. He has a passion for gospel-centered friendships to make Christ known globally, which is why he’s excited to be part of the KC4K advisory team.

He graduated from Biola University with a BA in Intercultural Studies (1998) with an interdisciplinary in Business. After graduation Byron went on a missions trip to Romania for three months, team-teaching English as a second language at a Baptist church in Sibiu. Following Romania, Byron led an evangelism team to Alkmaar, Holland for another three months. Upon return to the USA, Byron gained professional experience working for a nationwide publishing company on a web team that built online curriculum for schools. In the evening, he lived and volunteered at a residential tutoring center as way of outreach to Hispanic youth through the local church. God orchestrated these life-learning experiences to impress upon Byron the essentiality of Scripture, the local church, and investing in kingdom-minded relationships.

Byron and his amazing wife live in Riverside, California. They enjoy life with their three wonderful daughters and gospel-centered community with their local church.

Dr. Ravi I. Jayakaran has long term leadership experience in International poverty reduction and strategic programming.

Dr. Jayakaran joined Medical Ambassadors International in May 2017 as the President.He is also the Catalyst for Integral Mission for the Lausanne Movement, and a Partner of The Barnabas Group ( Sacremento,CA).

Ravi has worked in senior management positions in the corporate sector, International NGOs- including World Vision International, the Asian Development Bank(ADB) and the United Nations Development Program(UNDP). He has lived and worked long term in India, Cambodia, China and the US and provided technical support in more than 23 countries. 

Dr Ravi and his wife Vimla came to know the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal savior while they were in University. Besides their engagement with Integral mission, they are actively involved with their local Church, Small group and Christian Counselling.Ravi and Vimla celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary in May this year.They have 2 sons -Amit and Rohit who also know and love the Lord. They are both married and have their own families and live in Maine and Dubai respectively.

Ravi and Vimla live in Ripon,CA.

After working with his Father at Johanna Farms, milk wholesale processing business, for 14 years, Tom and his wife, Chris and their two sons, felt it was time to use his gifts and talents in the faith-based non-profit world.

Word of Life Fellowship:  In 1985, Tom became a volunteer missionary representative for Word of Life Fellowship. Tom’s volunteer service with Word of Life led to his becoming Director of Gift Planning Ministry and Development. That made him responsible for major donor giving for the entire ministry. And in 1990, Tom became director of Word of Life Fellowship Florida, where he directed the Fellowship’s conference center and youth camp.

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association:  In 1993, Tom was asked to help The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove, near Asheville, North Carolina, to get costs under control without sacrificing the guest experience.  In 1999, Tom was asked to become executive director of Blue Ridge Broadcasting, BEGA’s radio ministry. The challenge was to jumpstart a long-stagnant part of the ministry. He did it by recasting the vision, refocusing programming, expanding the audience, and creating a healthier and more effective team. In six years, both audience size and budget more than tripled.

EQUIP Leadership Inc.:  Starting in 2006, Tom served John Maxwell’s EQUIP ministry as vice president of International Ministries and Strategic Partnerships. EQUIP is a non-profit organization devoted to training international Christian leaders to fulfill the Great Commission.  Under Tom’s leadership, EQUIP grew from working in 42 countries in 2006 to having influence in 210 countries by 2012, turned a financial deficit into an operational surplus, built an international team of volunteer coordinators around the globe and built a roster of 150 incredible ministry partners. 

Heart for Lebanon:  Founded following the July 2006 war in Lebanon, H4L was born out of a desperate need to see lives changed and communities transformed by the power and grace of God. Tom in his role as co-founder helped an idea take wing and develop into a healthy, strategic and focused ministry, by building the systems, relationships and structures. He continues to serve US legal Representative, COO and the USA Board link to the General Assembly in Lebanon as well as coach to the team in Lebanon.

Tom and Chris live in Asheville, NC.  Both of their sons are married and own their own businesses.  They are the grandparents of 3 boys and 1 girl.

Tom has authored two books;  “Leadership in Blue Jeans” and his second book “Relationships break the Rules” Rethinking our non-profit mandate.