Born at a young age, David grew up and got taller. Eventually he found a girl named Kara. One thing led to another, and suddenly they are outnumbered with three children and two dogs. David has always been an early adopter, even adopting a mediocre sense of humour at one point. He loves to create order out of chaos, mostly because his kids give him so much practice. Sorry for making you read this.

Hilary serves as our executive assistant, handling scheduling, emails, and coordination. Her husband is in the military. This has allowed Hilary and her four children to live in various places. As a result of the military lifestyle, she has seen firsthand the power that technology can have in glorifying God and helping people stay connected, allowing them to grow in their faith.

Isaiah serves as Regional Co-Director for APAC at FaithTech, bringing over a decade of ministry experience and 5+ years of leadership across Web2 and Web3. He is committed to helping the Church discern, steward, and shape emerging technologies for God’s purposes in the future.

James Kelly is Founder and CEO of FaithTech. James has spoken live over 350 times in remote villages in South Sudan to Google HQ in Silicon Valley. He has been featured on 100 Huntley, 700 Club and Faith Today. James is married with two young children and lives in Waterloo, Canada.

Jesse helps turn vision into systems. As Regional Manager for North America at FaithTech, he supports leaders across the region helping grow existing communities and launch new ones with strategy, care, and clear frameworks.
Now based in New York, Jesse has also called Chicago, Los Angeles, and Tel Aviv home in the past. His career began during seminary, when he helped plant a church in Santa Monica, CA, and he’s since served in a range of nonprofit and business roles.
He loves life with his wife Lucy, their dog, a good cup of specialty coffee, books on leadership and theology—and cheering on the Chicago Cubs.

Josh is the Chief of Staff and Vice President of Philanthropy for FaithTech. His mission is to welcome the generosity of the global Church to the mission of FaithTech. Born in Australia, raised in Hong Kong and Canada, Josh now resides in Toronto with his two boys and wife Ashley.

With a background in entrepreneurship, mission, technology, digital media and community building, Kamal is passionate to see FaithTech grow and develop in the Middle East.

Kevin is the Vice President of Cities and Create for FaithTech. Having arrived in Canada from the UK in January 2018, Kevin has a background in running a Web Design Business with his wife Ellie, Church ministry including a plant in North Toronto, and as a currency analytics consultant into Health Services in the UK. He is passionate to see God blurring the boundaries in peoples' lives across their faith, vocations, and work. Kevin is married with two young children currently living in Guelph, Canada.

Maria Kallas serves as the Operations Coordinator for FaithTech MENA. With a background in law, she ensures smooth operations and supports the team in their mission. Maria is passionate about stewarding her gifts to strengthen the ministry and create space for God’s work to flourish across the region.

Sam is a former restaurant manager with a passion for systems, routines, organization, and coffee. He started volunteering with FaithTech before the first Hackathon in 2016 and joined the team Full-Time in February 2023. Sam lives in Waterloo, Canada with his wife Emily and 3 kids.

Cary Brown is a principal in the Moriah Group where he manages investments in oil and gas, real estate, financial services, technology and various other direct ventures. Mr. Brown served as an auditor for Grant Thornton in Midland, Texas from January 1991 to June 1991 and for Touche Ross in Houston, Texas from June 1989 to December 1990. Mr. Brown has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, with honors, from Abilene Christian University.

Paul Burns is the CEO of SkipTheDishes, an online food delivery service with over 4,000 employees. Paul is the former Managing Director of Twitter Canada, where he was responsible for the overall vision, innovation and growth in Canada. Prior to Twitter, he led the strategy, design and technology firm Huge and helped ambitious brands like Nike, Google, and Four Seasons drive their innovation strategy forward. Paul serves on the board of World Vision Canada and lives in Toronto with his wife and two children.

Yvonne Carlson is the CTO at Global Media Outreach and has extensive experience in technology across multiple sectors. She is the former VP of Product at Unite Life and Director of Digital Strategy and User Experience at the Moody Radio Network. She is a member of the IEEE Computer Society and Board Member and Chair of the Digital Media Committee of the National Religious Broadcasters, focusing on the intersection of faith and technology.

Paul’s career began with Ernst & Young before joining a publicly-traded, Swiss-based, med-tech company where he spent 25 years, working with a team, to grow a global business. For the past 8 years, Paul’s mission is “To help founders and their teams be successful in every area of life, while helping them grow their businesses”. He invests, advises and holds independent Board seats, mainly in privately-held tech companies. Paul attends WMB church where he and his wife are active in leading the Alpha courses.

Jason is the Co-Founder of a tech company based out of Toronto called Nulogy. He lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife Sandy. They have three kids and love family biking, learning new plant-based recipes, and growing their faith as a family. Jason is also an Ontario Regional Representative with FamilyLife Canada, a ministry of Power to Change Ministries.