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ODM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Terry
Bratton
terry.bratton@comcast.net
Retired Assistant Director of Rental Finance, Colorado Housing
and Finance Authority
Terry has served on our Board for many years. He also
serves as the Chairman of the Board of Denver Center for Crime
Victims. Terry has been instrumental as a mentor to
one of our high school boys, as a member of our preschool
taskforce, and as a volunteer in our evangelistic outreaches
over the past several summers. Terry is also taking
a lead role in providing increased accountability to our youth
ministry.
Jude
DelHierro
jdelhierro@confluenceministries.org
Founder,
Confluence Ministries
Jude and his wife are natives of Colorado and have
been in ministry for over 25 years, twelve of those years
as founding associate pastors of an inner-city church. Jude
serves in the areas of worship and outreach. He brings
experience, connections, passion and a Biblical basis for
networking the local and global church for practical servanthood.
Michael
Fen
mikefen123@yahoo.com
Director
of Operations, Transportation Logistics Management
With 17 years of pastoral and/or missionary experience
in local churches and para-church organizations, Michael joined
the Board of ODM in 2006. He holds a Master's Degree
in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and is married
with four children. He serves as the vice-chairman for
the ODM Board.
Mike
Harrison
mikeharrison@efcaim.org
Pastor
of Mission Mobilization, Bethany Evangelical Free Church,
Centennial, Colorado.
Mike is retired from a 27-year career with Johns Manville
Corporation where he served as V.P. & General Manager of one
of the company's operating divisions. Mike is in his fifth
year as Associate Pastor at Bethany EFC where he and his family
have been involved for over 35 years. At ODM, Mike has served
on the board for ten years, serving two years as Chairman
and is now involved in the Strategic Planning team. He has
also been involved in several work projects at ODM with men
and women.
Haydn
Hirstine
hhirstine@paragonsg.com
Consultant,
Forsythe Technology, Inc.
Haydn received his Bachelor of Science degree from
Iowa State University and his MBA from Nova University - Friedt
School of Business. He has been in the Information Technology
industry for 18 years. He has been very involved in
supporting ODM through his company.
Chris
Hooper
xchristopher@mail.com
Associate
Pastor, Open Door Fellowship
Chris joined the board in January 2005. He has
been on staff with Open Door since December 2001. Chris
has been heavily involved in the management of and strategic
planning for Open Door Ministries. He is married with
two children.
Bob
Johnson
Senior Pastor, Jesus Christ Our Church
Bob planted Jesus Christ Our Church in 1997 as an outreach
to at risk youth and low-income people in inner city Aurora.
They started working with people who were living in the cash
motels and who were homeless. His work has helped to build
a sustainable ministry to these needy people.
Kathy
Leslie
kathyleslie2@juno.com
Member,
Mission Hills Church
Kathy has been a long-time volunteer and supporter of ODM
and joined the Board in 2008. With a background in nursing,
she is involved in many volunteer endeavors, including Doctor's
Care, community outreach in Littleton, and the 9News Health
Fair. She is a firm believer in giving back to the community
and participates in Dry Creek Seratoma Club, Volunteers of
America, as a community member of the ethics committee at
Aurora Medical Center, and in South Metro Health Alliance
working to help coordinate resources for underinsured or uninsured
clients' questions.
Jeanne
Osness
osness@earthlink.net
Colorado
Area Representative, Wycliffe Bible Translators
Jeanne worked as a realtor for 11 years before taking on a
major fundraising role at Wycliffe. She has mentored young
women, primarily through MOPS, for five years. She's a mother
of seven and a grandmother of two. She moved from the Open
Door Advisory Council to the Board in 2007.
Dave
Palmer
dave@crossroadschurchparker.org
Executive
Pastor, Crossroads Community Church, Parker CO.
In ministry since 1972, Dave has served as a Dean of Students
and Faculty at two Bible colleges, served as adjunct faculty
for Denver Seminary and Moody Bible Institute and Pastor of
Christian Education in Michigan as well as Colorado and has
also served as Executive Pastor at two churches. He graduated
from Sacramento Bible Institute and has a M.R.E degree from
Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary as well as a D.Ed. Min degree
from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dave and his
wife, Pam, have served the Lord together since their marriage
in 1972. Childhood sweethearts they still enjoy their growing
love for each other. God has blessed them with three grown
children and a grandson.
Steve
Persichetti
crashsplash@hotmail.com
Commercial
General Contractor
Steve has been a licensed Commercial General Contractor since
1980, and has also performed residential Property Management
since that time as well. In addition, he is a licensed Colorado
Real Estate Broker. Steve has been heavily involved with homeless
mitigation since 1990, and sits on several Boards for organizations
who work with the homeless and poverty. "My dedication to
this is part of my Biblical responsibilities." He is married
with four children and a granddaughter.
Danielle Reeves
danieller@waterstonechurch.org
Mobilization
Pastor, WaterStone Community Church
Danielle has been the Mobilization Pastor at WaterStone Community
Church for the past three years. Her job involves mobilizing
church and community members into the surrounding areas to
serve the poor and oppressed. Danielle is pursuing her Master's
Degree in Organizational Leadership from Eastern University
in Philadelphia. She spends her free time participating in
various sports with her husband David and enjoying their four
children.
Patrick Rutty
prutty@aspectenergy.com
Geophysical
Advisor, Anschutz Exploration
Patrick Rutty works with the oil and gas exploration arm of
Denver's Anschutz Corporation, where he is involved in projects
throughout the U.S. In his spare time he enjoys reading to
the Open Door preschoolers and chasing them around the playground,
pouring coffee for street kids in the park, running, and spending
time with his wife, three kids, and friends. He and his family
attend a local church called Adullam. He serves as the Chairman
of the Board.
Kim
Sierra
kjsierra@qwest.net
Business
Administrator, Open Door Ministries
Kim and her husband have been involved in inner city
ministry for two decades. In addition to serving as
the main finance and business staff member for ODM since its
inception, Kim is involved with strategic planning and executive
staff decisions.
Patty
Tague
pattyat@comcast.net
Co-Owner,
Tague Technologies, Inc.
Patty has been married to Wes for 35 years. They have two
children, Andrew and Amy. She worked at Monterey Elementary
School as a Librarian for 20 years and has been retired from
that job for five years. Patty & Wes have owned their own
business since 1987. She has been attending Open Door Fellowship
since 1998 and has grown to love everyone there. She personally
has grown in the Lord and hopes to continue. Wes and she both
want to be associated with the kind of work ODM does.
David
Warren
dwarren@odmdenver.org
Executive
Director, Open Door Ministries
David has been on staff with Open Door Fellowship since
June 1996. Throughout that time, he has been instrumental
in starting the Chayah House ministry in 1996, establishing
Open Door Ministries in 1997, and starting the evening service
of Open Door Fellowship in January 2000. He is married
with three children.
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