WE LOVE OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Because of the sensitive nature of Cafe 1040’s work and our travel to restricted-access countries, we do not display last names of any of our staff and team – including our founder and board members.
JUstin
Justin, Chairman, is the founder and CEO of a sign design and fabrication firm in Athens, GA.
Nicole
Nicole, Board Development Director, spent four years on staff with Cafe 1040. She is now an author, speaker, mother of three and passionate advocate for the unreached.
ALleN
Allen is the Director of Real Estate for a media and technology company, is the father to three and foster dad to two more, and is passionate about seeing the gospel reach the unreached.
SUE
Sue lives in Houston, Texas with her husband of 34 years, Gil. Her life mission is to know Christ and make Him known. She learned of Café 1040 through her daughter, Allie, who is a 2013 graduate of Cafe 1040’s mission mentorship program. Sue’s ministry in Houston and nationally is mainly in the pro-life arena through maternity housing ministry. She’s excited to use her gifts and talents in board leadership at Cafe 1040. Sue and Gil have three married adult children and two granddaughters.
Tracy
Tracy is the Executive Director of Mercy Health Center. She is passionate about using health care as a vehicle to share Jesus with the uninsured low-income in the community. She lives in Watkinsville, GA, and has been married to her husband, Chris, for 42 years.
JIM
Jim serves as the Associate General Director for Frontier Ventures giving attention to leadership, mobilization, and global partnerships, and is the Founder of the Center for Global Mission. He joined the board of Cafe 1040 in 2021.
KIM
Kim works at Emory University, where she has held various finance leadership positions for the past 25 years. She is active in her local church and community serving with her husband, Reggie. Kim is the mother of two teenagers and is excited to share her talents with Cafe1040 and its mission of mobilizing young adults to share God’s love with unreached people groups.
Matt
Matt is a senior associate attorney at a law firm with a national reach based in Philadelphia, PA, where he specializes in defending government investigations. Matt is also a father to three. He joined the board of Cafe 1040 in 2022.
Mary
Dr. Mary Ho is the International Executive Leader of All Nations, a global Christian missions organization with workers making disciples and church planting in 45 countries. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, co-leading the doctoral program on “Mission, Development, and Leadership in the Global Christian Context.” Dr. Ho is passionate about finishing the Great Commission in this generation by sharing the love of God among every people and in parts of the world where the name of Jesus Christ is little or not known. Dr. Ho received her Doctor of Strategic Leadership from Regent University, VA, U.S.A. in 2016. She is married to John and has two young adult sons.
Janelle
Janelle is the International Director of Strategy Coordination for Frontiers. Frontiers is a global missions organization that pursues multiplying movements of disciples and churches among all Muslim peoples, prioritizing those with the least access to the gospel. She is a speaker, a mom of four, and passionate about seeing all peoples engaged with the hope found only in Jesus.
Michael
Michael is a Financial Consultant with Thrivent Financial with a passion for generosity. He lives in Alpharetta, GA with his wife and 3 kids.
