Board of Directors

Scott graduated from Lee University and started his career in radio. After 5 years, he began a successful advertising agency, In Touch Marketing, which created and implemented marketing plans and branding campaigns for corporations and nonprofit organizations. In 2014, accepted the position of VP of Marketing and Communications for Partners International. While there, he made a trip to film the work of pastors in the refugee camps of Northern Uganda. What he saw changed his life forever. He felt God was asking him to do more to help the starving, malnourished refugees he'd just met. In June 2018, left Partners International to start Refugee Relief.

Mark graduated from Lee University with a degree in Sociology. He began his career as a youth pastor in Georgia and has been in pastoral ministry for over 25 years.

Mark and Michelle are currently the Lead Pastors at City Light Church in LaGrange, GA. If you spend any time with them you will learn that they have an infectious love of life. They love seeing people find God and discover His purpose for their lives. Mark provides pastoral oversight and guidance to Refugee Relief. He currently serves as the board Vice President and brings a wealth of knowledge with his extensive background in ministry.

Jordan graduated from the University of Washington School of Law  with an LL.M. in taxation focusing on advising clients with regard to their estate planning and business planning. He then completed his J.D. at Regent University, cum laude.

He began his career as a lawyer at Paine Hamblen, LLP focused in the areas of estate planning, business law, and other tax-related matters. Currently, Jordan is a Wealth Management Trust Adviser for US Bank. He now uses his law and finance background to advice Refugee Relief as a board member.

Julie graduated from the University of Colorado with degrees in International Affairs and French Language. She began her career as a French teacher in Boulder, CO.  After teaching for five years, Julie accepted a French-speaking technical support position with General Electric. After nine years with GE, Julie founded a technology-driven vacation rental business in Coeur d’Alene, ID which she sold in 2015. Julie now holds an Advanced Salesforce Administrator certification and works in a technical capacity with both corporate and nonprofit organizations. Julie joined her husband Scott on a trip to Uganda in February 2018 where God placed a burden on her heart for those forced from their homes now living in refugee camps. She continues to work at her consulting business allowing her husband Scott to manage the daily operation of Refugee Relief.  

Alli Beck is the owner of Alli Beck Design, a branding and website design business based in Sandpoint, Idaho. Alli started her career as a journalist, writing for a small daily newspaper in the Sierra foothills. After taking another newspaper job in Napa, California, she came across a nonprofit based at her church called Global Passion. She felt God calling her to leave her safe job and begin work with this ministry.  In 2015, she was hired at Partners International as a writer and graphic designer. She worked as part of a team to fundraise for the work the organization was doing to reach the least reached people groups of the world.  Now she helps businesses as they attempt to muddle through the hazy world of branding and website design. She has completed several projects for Refugee Relief on a contractor basis, and loves the ministry's mission and heart. 

Vicki has been married to her husband, Stephen, for 31 years and has three grown sons, two daughters-in-law and 2 grandbabies! 

In Vicki’s words, she runs on “Christ, caffeine and creativity.”  She plays an instrumental role in our communications team.  She runs a boutique baking business and helps a small business with their social media and website. Vicki also served on the Blue Jeans Ball fundraising committee for the Bixby Outreach Center (Bixby, OK)

Vicki has a heart of service and outreach.   She is an active member in her church where she has been involved in youth ministry.  Vicki has played an intricate role in Bible Study Fellowship for over twenty years. First as a class member, then as a children's leader, group discussion leader and finally as an administrative leader.

After graduating from Loyola Marymount University with a degree in Television Production, Michelle joined Miramax Films. Michelle then fulfilled her childhood dream of working for the Walt Disney Company where she spent 7 years in the Marketing and Brand Management Department. Michelle then spent 3 years with Mattel Inc. developing and marketing products for their portfolio of toy brands including Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Polly Pocket within Mattel’s product licensing division. 

In 2006, Michelle joined World Vision’s Sponsorship Division helping to connect and build relationships between sponsors and their sponsored children.  Shortly after, she assumed leadership of the Extra Gifts Program, designed to raise funds from the existing Sponsorship membership.

Since leaving World Vision in 2012, Michelle has consulted for many non-profit clients using her strategic and creative expertise to assist organizations in strategic planning, developing and executing integrated fundraising campaigns, reporting and analysis, product/offer development, and branding.