Jim Bakke – Board Member
James W. Bakke is President of James W. Bakke & Associates which assists people with residential and mortgage related needs. Jim has been married to his wife, Lori, for 21 years and have three children Josh, Calea and Jordan. Jim is an Eagle Scout BSA and is active in youth and young adult activities. He presently serves on numerous business and non-profit boards as well as coaches a number of soccer teams throughout the year. Jim and Lori are active in their local church and are passionate about mentoring the next generation of emerging leaders.

Cheryl Buehring – Co-Team Leader, Conversations North American Tour Coordinator
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‘Faithful, steady, sweet and wise’ – that is how people who know Cheryl Buehring describe her. Following her years as a missionary in Hawaii and Thailand with Youth With A Mission (YWAM), Cheryl has spent the past two decades-plus giving of herself as a wife and mother. During that time she also gleaned much while serving as the wife of a pastor/leader, which she now invests in mentoring young women and leader’s wives. She also serves as Co-Team Leader and on point for hospitality with the Lionshare Leadership Group and oversees much of the day-to-day duties of OceanHill Communications. Cheryl is also an art school grad, a regular guest at local shopping malls, and the best friend to her husband, Dave.

David Buehring – Founder & Team Leader, Board Member
Dave is a devoted follower of Jesus. Over the last three decades, he has spearheaded local, national and international organizations and projects, using his communication gifts to teach/equip thousands of people in hundreds of settings. He mentors emerging and seasoned ministry/marketplace leaders in the ways of God, is an author, advisor to leaders, and also a participant on Messenger Fellowship’s leadership team. His background includes seven years with Youth With A Mission (YWAM), nearly two decades of pastoring within the local church, and receiving a Masters Degree from Regent University. Dave and Cheryl reside in Franklin, Tennessee where they enjoy the company of their two grown children, Ryan and Malia. Dave also likes strolls with Cheryl in the beautiful autumn hills of Tennessee and on the beaches of Hawaii (where they met and married), and Minnesota Vikings football.

Tom Buehring – Project Team: Producer, A Fireside Chat
For more than twenty years, Tom's on-air versatility has provided him opportunities in sports and news as an anchor, host and reporter in Tampa, Seattle, Nashville and Fayetteville, Arkansas. During that time, he has covered teams that have reached the NBA Finals, MLB Championship and All-Star Games, NFL and NHL Playoffs and an NCAA National Basketball Championship. He currently hosts several programs for Catch 47 in Tampa that includes among other things a weekly football show, a weekly baseball show with Fred McGriff, and a nightly half-hour sports show. He also founded Studio One – a credited training program and annual recipient of regional and national awards for the University of North Dakota – his alma mater. Tom looks for opportunities to support children with diabetes – a disease he’s companioned since 1979. He and his wife, Mindy, have three children and live in Clearwater, Florida.

Vicki Campbell – Staff: Administrator
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Vicki Campbell’s desire in life is to fervently pursue and honor God in everything she does. Her passion is to assist leaders in their calling while helping others grow towards their God-given destiny. Her roots are from Michigan and she was transplanted to Tennessee to join the Lionshare Leadership Group staff in February, 2007. She views her role as an opportunity to help shape lives for Kingdom purposes. Vicki loves to travel, play in her flower garden, is a passionate reader…and loves a great cup of coffee!

Bruce Heiser – Board Chairman
Bruce Heiser is the Sales Center Vice President for AT&T Business Services. He presently has responsibility for all of the Enterprise segment accounts in the state of Tennessee. His role and responsibilities include the retention and revenue growth of approximately $180,000,000. He serves as President of his own real estate investment company that owns and operates real estate across the country. His background includes playing and coaching professional baseball in both the U.S. and Europe, and working in the telecommunications field while living in Europe. Bruce has a passion for emerging leaders and has led mission teams for several years to Baja, Hungary, in order to train young adults to better serve as leaders in their respective countries. He lives with his wife, Cathy, in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Cathy Heiser – Associate Staff: Worship
Cathy Carter-Heiser has had the tremendous privilege of traveling to more than thirty countries – much of that while serving over a twelve-year period with Youth With A Mission (YWAM), spending nine of those years with Musicians for Missions in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Cathy has a few recordings out including her most recent one recorded in Nashville, entitled, So Long. She is one of the worship leaders at her home church and continues to remain involved in missions, leading teams in overseas outreaches and teaching on worship. One of Cathy’s greatest passions is mentoring young adult ladies, encouraging their leadership qualities and the great potential that she sees in each one of them. She also teams with her husband, Bruce, in their real estate investment company.

Dinah Hodgson – Associate Staff: Leaders GetAway Coordinator
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While initially trained as a registered nurse, Dinah has recently received her Bachelor’s degree in Christian leadership, following many years of serving in a variety of leadership roles within the local church. She is passionate about teaching, as well as encouraging and supporting leaders. Dinah and her husband, John, reside in Phoenix, Arizona and have traveled the world both recreationally and on short-term mission teams in the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, Russia, Africa, Southeast Asia, Central America, and Australia. They have three biological children, Matt, Chris, and Catie, and an adopted son, Almad.

Carol Johnson – Education and Technology Consultant
An active and diverse educator, musician, composer and arranger, Carol Johnson teaches throughout Canada, the United States and Latin America to help educate students and teachers in the areas of music, music pedagogy and technology. She is currently working on her Doctor of Music Arts in Music Education and has earned a Master of Music in Saxophone Pedagogy from Belmont University and a Bachelor of Education in music from the University of Alberta in Canada. In addition to her teaching, she provides web design assistance to organizations, speakers and musicians by helping them meet their web presence needs. Carol is also the architect behind The Virtual School of Music found at www.thevirtualschoolofmusic.com.

Mike McAteer – Associate Staff: Director, Conversations North American Tour
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Mike McAteer was raised in Southern California and has been a rock ‘n roller since his pre-teen days. He has toured throughout the USA and Europe in bands as a bass/lead guitar player, worked as a producer and artist manager, served as a pastor and missions mobilizer, and most recently has been a business leader within his community. Mike’s greatest passion, however, has been that of discipling and mentoring those God has brought in to his life, allowing him to glean from his Masters work in biblical studies and his own journey and adventures in life and leadership. Mike, and his wife Liselott and their three children currently reside in Mission Viejo, California.

Deborah McMillan – Associate Staff: Prayer and Personal Ministry
Deborah is a woman who is passionate for God and for people to experience God’s purposes in their lives. Her years of working in both the ministry and marketplace arenas have uniquely prepared and paved the way for her to serve as a counselor, teacher and mentor to many. She has often been a featured speaker for various churches and organizations where she is able to share her life message of walking in freedom. Deborah is the Founder and CEO of Garden Gate Ministries, serves on staff with the Lionshare Leadership Group, and is an associate with Messenger Fellowship. Deb, and her husband Ben, reside in Cottontown, Tennessee where they enjoy their family, which includes six grandchildren.

Dan Sneed – Board Member
Following his many years of pastoring Foursquare Churches in the Los Angeles area, Dan Sneed currently travels the world as a Bible teacher and conference speaker, ministering to leaders, while also advising numerous non-profits as a Board Member. His clear and gentle prophetic gifting, along with an easy and excellent teaching style – seen both in his speaking and writing – make him a favorite wherever he goes. He is the author of a book entitled, The Power of a New Identity. Dan often teams with Lionshare to shape leaders at retreat-like gatherings such as the Leaders GetAway and via leadership mentoring opportunities like A Leadership Journey. Dan and his wife, Bev, live in Thousand Oaks, California.

Randy Tomko – Board Member
Randy has served as the Senior Pastor of Rockpointe Community Church in Sterling Heights, Michigan for the last decade. Prior to that role, he was the church’s Youth Pastor, then Associate Pastor, over another ten-year span. Randy’s current role includes leadership selection, chairing the Pastoral Management Team, Elders and Trustees, directing the staff, establishing strategic goals for the church, as well as preaching and teaching. Randy also functions as a Board Member for Messenger Fellowship, an international community of leaders. He, and his wife, Renee have two boys, Talieson and Paxton.

Victor Vanden Oever – Project Team: Marketing Director, A Fireside Chat
Victor Vanden Oever founded and currently serves as the CEO of Cachet Entertainment LLC, a Sales, Marketing, Distribution and Brand Development solutions provider focusing on Christian and family-based entertainment and ministry products, resources, services and events. He also was a Founding member/shareholder, director and served as the CEO of Providence Entertainment LLC, a pioneering motion picture production and distribution company based in Los Angeles, CA specializing in family-and faith-friendly films. Victor was also instrumental in the success of The Omega Code, named #1 Limited Released Motion Picture of 1999 by the Hollywood Reporter. He is married to his lovely wife, Jennifer, and they have a 30-month old son, Parker.

Dan Wothke – Web Designer and Consultant
Dan Wothke is passionate about many things – at the top of the list is Jesus, his wife Naomi, children William and Aria, music, media and communications. After getting his degree and serving for a stint at a premier Nashville recording studio, he began to explore and develop his skills and understanding in all areas of media and communication: web, video, branding/graphic development which he now uses to actively serve various ministries and businesses. Dan also writes a regular House of Worship article for Pro Audio Review and continues as a freelance engineer while now running the gauntlet of all things media in his role as Media Director at Belmont Church in Nashville, Tennessee.