President

Chief Operating Officer

Chief Programs Officer

Vice President of Adoption

Vice President of Advancement

Vice President of Marketing

Vice President of Finance

Board Chair

Brittany is an AGCI adoptive parent and mother of 5. Professionally, she is an entrepreneur and investor. She is actively involved in her church, local community and with her husband and family are using their time and capacity to seek sustainable solutions to issues of global health and poverty, abuse, vulnerable children and trafficking.

Vice Chair

Jim is an adoptive father of 6 and longtime supporter of AGCI. Active advocates for vulnerable children, Jim and his wife Lyn have firsthand experience with international and special needs adoptions. Currently, Jim is raising his family in Milton, Georgia and leads a commercial HVAC & Building Automation company serving the Atlanta area.

Finance

Adam lives in Austin, TX with his wife and 3 children. He is managing partner and senior adviser for a wealth advisory business specializing in small business owners, and he brings a finance and accounting background to serve AGCI. Adam and his wife are AGCI adoptive parents and advocates for the mission of AGCI.

Board Member

Jerry lives in Austin, Texas and is Vice President and Texas Director for the BGR Group Government Affairs. Jerry leads the firm’s Texas practice and provides lobbying and consulting services at the federal level and in states across the country. Prior to that Jerry was Executive Director of the Governor’s Office in the State of Texas. He brings a wealth of knowledge in the areas of Policy and Child Advocacy. Jerry and his wife have fostered a number of children and adopted one through the foster care system.

Board Member

Amanda is an adoptive mom who lives in Colorado. Amanda is a consultant with the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD) at Texas Christian University. At KPICD, her main focus is instructing systems, organizations, and professionals working with children who have experienced trauma, in Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®).

Board Member

Sarah manages donor relations across the state and country for the Texans for Greg Abbott campaign. Prior to working for Governor Abbott, Sarah worked for Susan Combs, serving as a member of her advisory team, Chief of Staff at the Comptroller’s Office, and managed her various campaigns. Sarah and her husband reside in Austin, Texas, and have two children, one of which joined their family through adoption.

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A mother of four, two of which joined their family through AGCI’s international adoption programs, Julie is deeply committed to AGCI’s work to break cycles of trauma. Professionally, Julie previously worked in medicine as a Physician Assistant and alongside her husband, Dan, was involved in startup of a medical device company that specializes in active implantable devices.

Board Member

Elli and her husband live in Birmingham, Alabama. Elli is an adult adoptee through AGCI’s Bulgaria program. Professionally, Elli works in the medical device industry. In her free time, she enjoys playing pickleball, reading, and spending time with her family.

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John and his wife, Nancy, are the parents of two married children and six grandchildren. Longtime supporters, they originally came into the AGCI family through their niece’s adoption of a child from Ethiopia. John’s experience includes finance and accounting. He is the founder of an aerospace company specializing in aircraft modification design, certification, and integration. John resides in Temecula, California.

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Paul is passionate about making a difference in the lives of others. He has served as a full-time YWAM missionary and volunteered through faith-based organizations in Europe, East Africa, and Southeast Asia. This experience has shaped his worldview and deepened his commitment to helping vulnerable people. Paul has also served his local church community as a church planter, worship pastor, and elder. He brings this dedication and compassion to his professional career. In his talent acquisition consulting practice, Paul leverages his expertise to help non-profits, NGOs, and Fortune 500 organizations build high-performing teams.