Leadership
We work together to disrupt trauma and lead others to do the same.
AGCI's leadership team is made up of relentless child advocates and trauma disruptors who are dedicated to unlocking new futures for children worldwide. Each team member's personal relationship with Jesus drives us to be Christ-led individually and as an organization in all we do.
Leadership
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Hollen Frazier
President
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Nate Dawson
Chief Operating Officer
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Kiersten Luginbill
Chief Programs Officer
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Kim Westfahl
Vice President of Adoption
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Courtney Hohenlohe Langenburg
Vice President of Advancement
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Angela Hood
Vice President of Marketing
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Felicia Christensen, MBA
Vice President of Finance
Board of Directors
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Brittany Norman
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.
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Jim Thomas
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.
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Leanne Messer
Secretary
Leanne lives in Austin, Texas and is very tied to the adoption community. Leanne is an adult adoptee and her entire family was built through adoption. Leanne’s background is in law and she was instrumental in rewriting New Mexico’s practices for reunification of foster children. Currently, she is the Headmaster at a Christian school where she oversees two campuses.
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Adam Todd, CFP
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.
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Jerry Strickland
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.
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Amanda Purvis
Board Member
Amanda lives in Castle Rock, Colorado with her husband David and their five children, three of whom joined their family through adoption. 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®).
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Sarah Whitley
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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Julie Purvis
Board Member
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.
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Elli D’eath
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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