Stephen Bennett

Stephen is the Executive Director of Evergreen Baptist Campus of Care. He holds an MA in Leadership from Trinity Western University and lives with his wife Kara and their son Lucas in Abbotsford, BC. Stephen is currently serving as Chairman.

Gerry Malnis

Gerry is the owner and operator of a private autoparts business and serves as the Ministry and Resources Coordinator at Vernon Alliance Church.  He and his wife Shirley, who is one of our most committed volunteers, have two sons, Austin and Ian, and two daughter in laws, Emily and Carla. Gerry is Vice-Chairman of the board.

Betty Ainslie

Recently retired a Senior Administrator of Focus on the Family Canada and currently serves on the board of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities (CCCC).  Betty and her husband Don live in Surrey, BC.  

Edgar Luck

CFO of EWOS Canada, a fish feed manufacturer in Surrey, British Columbia.  Edgar is married to Barb and has two great kids, Allicia and Andrew.  

Rod Binder

Rod is the Director of Corporate Partnership at Teldon International.  He lives with his wife Liane, and two children, Emily and Austin, in Delta, BC.

Ako MacDonald

Ako is a teacher at Point Grey Secondary School. She and her husband Don have two daughters, Ana and Tanya, and currently live in Vancouver, BC.

Gerri Wallis

Gerri is a small business owner, a board member of the Coquitlam Foundation, and a long time School Trustee.  She and her husband Brian live in Coquitlam, British Columbia. 

Andy Harrington

Andy Harrington is Executive Director and Director of International Partnerships and Justice Initiatives at Greater Vancouver YFC/Youth Unlimited. He leads The Elevation Project, supporting education and social enterprise initiatives in Rwanda. He also chairs Cadence, a movement for emerging leaders in the Canadian context and is a member of the steering committee of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s round table for youth and young adults. Andy travels, writes and speaks extensively on a number of issues including social justice, the need to release a new generation of leaders, and Christianity and its relationship to culture. He has a Masters degree in Culture and Evangelism.

Mark Thiessen

Mark is a Grade 6 teacher.  He has prior experience as both a secondary school principal and a district principal and holds and MEd in Educational Leadership.  Mark and his wife Tracey recently spent eighteen months in Rwanda with Mark serving as Wellspring's Program Director.  They presently live in Williams Lake, BC with their four children, Brooklyn, Jonah, Sam and Eli.

Wellspring Advisors

Mark Peterson, Executive Director, The Bridgeway Foundation

Larry Nelson, Former CEO, BC Baptist Housing

Doris Olafsen, VP Advancement/Strategic Initiatives, Opportunity International Canada

Mike Richardson, Director, Quest Program