BOARD MEMBERS

David has served as an educator, social activist, nurturer of social renewal movements, government/diplomatic advisor, and university administrator. Educated in Northern California, David completed his undergraduate studies in 1969, majoring in history and languages. From 1972-84 he established cross-sector leadership development programs, a publishing company, and gave direction to an intentional community in southern Germany (Schloss Hurlach) focused on leadership development and renewal movements while influencing an expanding international youth movement in Europe and beyond.

In 1984 David moved with his family to Kailua Kona, Hawaii, to serve as Chancellor of the University of the Nations/Kona, a globally networked university structure and focused on the developing world. He was involved throughout Asia and the Pacific teaching, consulting and networking government, business, religious and social agencies with particular emphasis on organizational and leadership development and the social implications and equipping of an emerging generation of children at risk.

From 2004-2013 David was based in Washington D.C. Together with colleagues in the U.S. Capitol and a network of diplomats around the world, he served on behalf of Members of the U.S. House and Senate Breakfast groups, engaged in building trust and committed relationships among a broad spectrum of political leaders, while counseling privately, with a particular focus on reconciliation and justice among the poor.

Since early 2014, David has served as VP of Government Relations with Newdea Inc, partnering with governments in the transition from Aid dependency to a convergence model of sustainable economic development. David brings lifelong hands-on and trusted relational experience from humanitarian, academic, business and government sectors in service of emerging leaders and developing nation governments.

Jesse Daniel Wiebe and his wife Miriam live in British Columbia Canada in the hub of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, just north of the US border. They have four children and ten lovely grandchildren. Dan’s entrepreneurial skills were developed in his family’s agriculture-related industry. In 1973 Dan stepped away from the family business to begin his own poultry farming operation, and in 1995 he pioneered an integrated approach to food production; Rossdown Group of Companies has developed into a 100-million dollar agri-business with over 450 employees with 12 locations and 6 divisions in beautiful BC. Leaving his sons to run the family business, Dan retired as CEO in 2007 to devote time to his passions of learning and transformational development

Dan has also served on numerous Canadian agriculture-related committees for civic, provincial, and national governments. Dan has served a private Christian School in senior Board positions; as Finance Chair for a denominational Bible School; church finance committees; Advisory Board, University of the Nations; and has led church care groups together with his wife Mimi. Dan and Mimi are members of Northview Community Church in Abbotsford BC and enjoy being part of a thriving outreach orientated church.

Dan recently retired as chair of the Board of the company he founded and he leaves the operation in the capable hands of his sons who continue this honorable tradition of producing food for the world at the same time influencing lives of people with whom they come in contact.

Currently serving as the President of YWAM- British Columbia Society.

I grew up in the UK and after university, I worked with the British government for almost 5 years promoting the UK in numerous exhibitions and conferences.

In 1991 I joined Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Canada and have served with them ever since, leading Discipleship Training Schools and a program taking youth groups on 2-week cross-cultural trips. I have had the privilege to travel to over 50 nations and all the experiences involved in that. Today I serve on a number of leadership teams and boards both locally and internationally. I am married with three teenaged children.

For the last 6 years I have been part of a discipleship program for businessmen in our city and through this became very interested and involved in Business as Mission (BAM). As we progressed through the course, I noticed that many of these businessmen were looking for somewhere to either give financially or to invest themselves in. In 2015, I was invited to a BAM event in Chiangmai and it was there that I began to connect the dots. A year later after attending a similar event in Seattle a group of us got together and hosted a similar event in Vancouver in June 2018.

I am privileged to be a part of this board and look forward to seeing all that unfolds in the years to come.