co-Founder

As Co-Founder and CEO of Impact Foundation, Jeff brings over 30 years of entrepreneurial and charitable expertise. The dedication and vision of Impact Foundation’s impact portfolio companies inspire and encourage him daily.

Jeff previously led growth at National Christian Foundation, opening 30 NCF offices over a 12-year period. Jeff has served or lead the boards of The Gathering, The Seed Company and Axis ministries. Jeff and his wife Jacqlyn have a passion for education and launched Acton Academy Albuquerque to reimagine education for their three children and for their city. He earned a BA from Duke University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Jeff is a collegiate national skydiving champion and a novice mountain biker who can never seem to keep up with his kids.

co-Founder

Aimee Minnich serves as Chief Impact Officer and General Counsel of Impact Foundation. Prior to founding Impact Foundation, she served as President and General Counsel for the National Christian Foundation, Heartland, where she designed and implemented the foundation’s Missional Investing Program to allow the investment of donor-advised funds in social impact companies. A recovering attorney, Aimee also serves as a Trustee with Praxis Mutual Funds.

Aimee earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law with honors and a BA in Philosophy, summa cum laude, from Rockhurst University. In addition to “The Profitable Charity,” she's published articles on law and a study on the metaphysics of salvation. Aimee and her husband Marshall live with their three adorable and high-energy kids in Kansas City.

Steve serves as Chief Operating Officer of Impact Foundation. Prior to joining the foundation, Steve spent more than 27 years at ExxonMobil, living and working in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

In his role as COO, Steve has developed and improved Impact Foundation’s operational structure and services for increased efficiency and excellence.

Steve and his wife Kim have two grown children and recently moved to Kansas City to be closer to family and friends. A former professional soccer player and a CPA, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Indiana University and a Masters in International Business Studies from the University of South Carolina. In his down time, Steve enjoys reading, watching sports (participating when he can) and learning about the world.

Neil brings his experience in venture capital and technology to Impact Foundation to help founders and investors work together to create exceptional businesses that share the gospel, make disciples, and create a God-honoring culture.

Neil is also the Managing Partner of 1Flourish Capital, a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley that invests in early-stage start-ups and mentors founders with Kingdom-aligned missions.

Previously, Neil managed partnerships and investment processes at Google. He founded Abide Christian meditation, which received funding through Impact Foundation and sold to Guidepost in 2021.

Neil and his wife Nadia live in San Francisco with their four children. Neil loves outdoor adventures, especially backpacking and sea kayaking.

Katherine shares her business acumen with Impact Foundation as the Director of Innovation. In this role, she leads The Table investing sessions and educational opportunities for our Donor/Investors. Additionally, Katherine partners with various team members on special projects to create investment products, content, and new initiatives.

With a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs and Public Policy from Princeton University, Katherine has a global vision. She studied abroad at the University of Oxford and Reichman University in Israel and has traveled extensively throughout the world.

Katherine most recently served as the Director of Partnerships and Investor Relations for Faith Driven Investor. She piloted the first Faith Driven Investor Groups and spearheaded investment initiatives across Africa.

Katherine and her husband, Shelby, live in Seattle, WA. When they’re not visiting and experiencing international cultures and sites together, they enjoy swing dancing and developing deep relationships.

Sharon serves as Senior Support Specialist working in multiple facets of the organization, most closely with Operations ensuring processes flow smoothly. She has a varied background in the fields of travel, education and distribution.

Sharon has been married for 35 years to her “Kiwi” husband, Don, and they currently reside in Albuquerque. They have a son who served for 5 years in the US Navy and are also "parents" to two dogs, Murfy and Max.

Interesting facts: Sharon lived through over 10,000 earthquakes in New Zealand and was introduced to American Barbershop in Christchurch with the Sweet Adelines. She sang bass with them for 4 years and competed internationally.

Phil is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Trust Estate Practitioner, with over 15 years of experience in accounting and trust administration.

From 1998 to 2005, Phil was employed by Ernst & Young in Bermuda where he became Senior Manager, focusing on the creation, planning, execution and operation of a Private Client business unit within E&Y. In 2011, Phil established the CrossWater Group. Phil is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and Bermuda, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bermuda and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (Bermuda). Phil resides in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife Anne and two children.

Before joining the team at Impact Foundation, Bryan served as President of The National Christian Foundation Colorado (NCFC). He was a huge proponent of using charitable capital in donor-advised funds for impact investing and helping the Impact Foundation launch. As our Senior Advisor, Bryan continues to serve families and encourage other NCF Affiliates to unleash the power of impact investing with the Givers they serve.

Before NCF, Bryan spent 26 years launching two start-up life insurance companies.

Bryan currently lives in Kitty Hawk, NC, with his wife, Suzanne. Bryan & Suzanne enjoy traveling and spending time on the beach with their three grown children and two grandchildren.

Suzanne is passionate about prayer to see God’s generosity change the world. She serves Impact Foundation as Prayer Lead. Previously, she served as Chief Prayer Officer for the National Christian Foundation of Colorado, Intercessor and Prayer Leader for Women Doing Well, District Area Coordinator for Moms in Prayer. She has led prayer gatherings for Colorado Christian University, National Day of Prayer, Pastors for Revival, and her local church.

She is a Texas Tech Alum with a background in hospitality and loves hosting guests from around the world. She and Bryan have been married for 33 years, and they enjoy being empty nesters living on mission together and traveling worldwide to see their three grown children.

After 17 years of living in the mountains of Colorado, they relocated back to Suzanne’s hometown area of the Outerbanks of North Carolina to enjoy the beach life. Suzanne loves hiking, biking, long walks on the beach, and FaceTime calls with her children.

Bill leads Impact Foundation’s digital technology strategy that fuels and facilitates our vision with systems initiatives to scale, accelerate and expand the operations that serve our mission.

Bill has decades of technical leadership experience and consultative solution engineering across a dozen industries, including NASA research for Automation and Robotics, automatic machine planning for WalMart store expansion, oil-rig movement processes for Transocean, and workflow automation for energy plant construction, design manufacturing, national sales teams, and insurance carriers. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and a master's degree concentrated in Computational Theory and Artificial Intelligence, both from Purdue University.

Bill and his wife Sarah live amidst the cornfields of Indiana, delight in ministering to marriages, and are blessed with four adult children and their growing families.

Jeff  “Ebi” Ebihara serves as a Senior Advisor, building relationships with Donor/Investors and helping them steward their investments for impact. He has over 35 years of operations and business development experience spanning telecommunications, tower development, and electric utility industries. Given the plethora of “Jeffs” on our team (we’re up to 3!), we will respectfully call him “Ebi”, his college nickname.

Ebi has served in leadership capacities for Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurial start-ups, and local governments. With a Bachelor of Arts from Wittenberg University, Ebi continued his education, completing his Master of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.

Ebi and his wife, Elizabeth, currently call Kansas City home, as do their recently arrived daughter and future son-in-law. When Ebi isn’t helping Donor/Investors, fitness training, or coaching middle school Cross Country and Track, he’s dreaming of breaking the world record for the mile when he hits age 100.

Pavia serves on the Impact Foundation team as a Bridge Builder between our donor/investors and portfolio companies. She is tasked with stewarding the relationship post-investment and ensuring all parties have detailed information available throughout the lifetime of their investment.

As a University of Alabama graduate, she obtained her dual degree in Spanish and International Relations in Tuscaloosa and a brief stint at the University of Havana.

Starting her professional career at the National Christian Foundation, Pavia ended her tenure there in the Gift Advisor role, helping families steward incredible generosity through their privately held complex assets. While at NCF, she obtained her MBA from Mississippi State University and implemented significant process and service level improvements for givers.

Pavia lives in Huntsville, Alabama, where she enjoys spending time in her garden with her yellow lab Cotton.

Ben has lived at the crossroads of art, commerce, and faith for over 30 years.

Ben brings his experience in the entertainment business to help creatively gifted people exercise those gifts in a way that can build an ongoing business actively engaged in helping people find hope and meaning through storytelling.

Ben is also CEO of THIRD COAST CONTENT, a media company based in Nashville that develops and produces film and television projects to tell stories that inspire people to hope and find meaning in life. The company released BLUE MIRACLE, starring Dennis Quaid, on Netflix in 2021, becoming the #2 movie worldwide.

In 2021, Ben launched Bonniedale Films in partnership with business partner Dennis Quaid to tell inspiring stories of American heroes who did great things against long odds.

Courtney serves as the marketing director, stewarding strategic initiatives and communication to advance awareness of Impact Foundation and its unique ability to connect Donor/Investors to fund transformation.

A graduate of the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism, Courtney’s career has centered on marketing and sales—as a strategist at several Kansas City area advertising agencies and serving “client-side” in marketing roles for non-profits, healthcare, software, and telecom companies, and most recently home services. She’s thrilled to focus her skills on redemptive philanthropy and enterprises that create impact.

Courtney and her husband, Tim, live in Kansas City. They’re proud parents of four adult children, their spouses, and “Mimi and Poppy” to four precious grandchildren. She enjoys gardening, traveling, and connecting with friends.

Ray Jarrett serves at Impact Foundation as a Products & Services Ambassador. He guides our donor/investors as they make transformational investments with their Impact Accounts.

An Air Force veteran, Ray attended Central State University in Edmond, OK., where he majored in Computer Science. Before joining Impact Foundation, he had a long and varied career in Information Technology. He continues to work tirelessly with Unite KC, a faith-based nonprofit organization with a vision for racial healing in Kansas City.

An accomplished ghostwriter and author of several books, Ray always manages to slip a Star Trek reference in every book!

Ray serves on the board of directors for Advice & Aid, Thrivent (Midwest), and The Culture House. He loves to read, play the sax, and follow the Chiefs.

Ray and his wife, Lorna, live in Kansas City and have four grown kids who have explored the face of the globe and given them five beautiful grandchildren.

Geoffrey brings his detailed accounting skills and background in banking and investing to Impact Foundation to serve as Assistant Financial Controller. His passion for people, serving, knowing, and helping them makes him a great fit for the team.

Born and raised in Kansas City, Geoffrey graduated from The University of Kansas with a BA in Business Administration. He and his wife Jacqueline were first introduced in 2nd grade and then met again later as adults and married.

Geoffrey is one of six children; his younger brother and sister are adopted from Ethiopia. He and Jacqueline live in the Kansas City area. He enjoys working on cars and reading, especially GK Chesterton, Dietrich von Hildebrand, and Tolkien.

As an Accounting Specialist, Noelle supports the Operations team with all things accounting and finance: taxes, asset management, and more. Noelle has a plethora of experience working with nonprofits (start-up and established) and other organizations implementing best practices, sustainable structures, and compliance with accounting standards. She’s also helped manage multi-million dollar grants from various funding sources: foundations, government, and businesses.

Noelle has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration from Truman State University and is a licensed CPA.

Residing in the Kansas City area, Noelle and her husband, Brian, are busy parents of two small children. They enjoy spending time together as a family and are always looking for fun family outdoor activities and travel experiences. When she has a moment to herself, Noelle also enjoys running and reading. 

Alana serves as the Chief of Staff for Impact Foundation, providing transaction support and investing in growth initiatives that further the foundation’s mission.

Before joining Impact Foundation, Alana led the “skunk works” team for a national nonprofit in Silicon Valley. She is an experienced consultant for family foundations, passionate about stewarding God’s resources well.

Alana graduated with her BA in Political Science from The University of California, Berkeley. She received her MBA from The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, where she was a Forté Fellow and Tarrson Social Venture Fellow. She continues to coach MBA classes in social entrepreneurship.

Alana lives in the Philadelphia suburbs with her husband, David, and young son.

Dan serves as Investor Concierge of Impact Foundation and is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of experience in offshore fund administration and financial services in Bermuda.

Dan left the hedge fund industry to co-found CrossWater Global Foundation, ultimately leading him to serve at Impact Foundation.

As Investor Concierge, Dan oversees our impact companies' transaction deal flow process and portfolio management.

Dan and his wife Joanne have 3 grown children and reside in Raleigh, NC. Dan is a CrossFiter and novice road biker who enjoys the outdoors, especially hiking with Stanley the Bernedoodle

Dana brings tremendous experience and knowledge to Impact Foundation in her role as Senior Advisor. Her calling is “to build community around ideas,” and the idea she is most excited about is impact investing that achieves multiple bottom lines— financial, economic/social, environmental, and spiritual.

Dana has a master’s degree in International Economic Development from Columbia University. For 20 years, she worked for the US Agency for International Development and the International Trade Administration, managing a large team and directing millions of dollars in foreign aid.

In addition to co-founding the Washington, D.C. Chapter of Faith Driven Entrepreneurs and Investors, Dana facilitates small groups for Generous Giving, Faith Driven Investor, and Women Doing Well and serves on the Talanton, Noble Story Co, and Five Talents boards. Dana lives in the greater Washington, D.C. area with her husband, Bill. They have three grown children.