About

Abby joined DAI in 2019 after graduating with a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Seminary.

Previously, she served as an administrative assistant at Kasr el Dobarah Evangelical Church in Cairo, Egypt, and worked in the holistic resettlement of Middle Eastern refugees and asylees in the Kansas City metropolis.

Abby holds a B.A. in Biblical and Theological Studies from Wheaton College. She brings her broad cross-cultural experience and a passion for the global church to DAI, where she is responsible for creatively sharing the work of DAI with those with a passion for leadership.

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Colorado native Mikel Detmer joined DAI as IT Systems Administrator in 2019. He brings over twenty years of experience problem solving hardware and software issues both in the corporate world and by avocation. Mikel loves being able to use his IT skills in ministry.

His ministry experiences has included working in the Kids’ Ministry at Flatirons Community Church, being a licensed foster parent and being involved with Blue Sky Bridge, Precious Child, DAI, Front Range Calvary and numerous other Christian organizations. While not volunteering, Mikel and his wife enjoy hiking and other outdoor activities.

Dr. Kyle Greenwood has worked in Christian higher education for the past fifteen years as both an affiliate and full-time faculty in the field of Old Testament studies. He is currently an affiliated faculty member with Denver Seminary and Fuller Theological Seminary.

In addition to his academic career, Kyle has worked in several ministry contexts including New York City, Nairobi and, most recently, as Family Ministries Director of a church in Lakewood, Colorado.

Kyle earned a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies from Hebrew Union College, and an M.Div. from Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books including: Since the Beginning: Interpreting Genesis 1 and 2 through the Ages and Scripture and Cosmology.

To read articles written by Kyle for DAI, click here.

Jane joined DAI in 1996, working alongside DAI co-founders Jim Engel and David Fraser. She served as President/CEO from 1999 through 2024. 

Prior to joining DAI, Jane served for many years as the Director of Legal Services for Youth with a Mission (YWAM) International while living in the Middle East and Europe.

She is a member of the American Bar Association and the Colorado Bar Association. She serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations.

Jane holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Oral Roberts University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa, College of Law.

Roman became DAI’s International Director/CEO in 2025, following a long career of holistic leadership development throughout the former USSR.

Roman comes from a Russian family five generations deep of Christian leaders who’ve had to pay a high price for living out their faith. Arising from his own experiences in ministry and leadership, Roman’s passion and calling is to help leaders become healed, healthy and whole.

Roman has a wide educational background, with degrees in Theology & Pastoral Ministry, Philosophy, Psychology and Organizational Leadership. He and his wife, Angela, currently live in the United States and have two daughters and two sons. 

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Andrea re-joined DAI in 2019 and is now serving as Administrative Manager of the MAOL.

Previously, Andrea served as CEO at Reach One Touch One Ministries for eight years. Former roles at DAI include assistant to the CFO and assistant to the Administrative Director of the MA Program.

She and her husband Wolfgang were missionaries in Uganda before joining DAI in Colorado in 2002. They share a love for people around the world and are privileged to serve God.

Andrea has an associate degree in Tax and Accounting and in the last ten years has received training in leading a non-profit, fundraising, community development and cross-cultural partnerships.

Christie joined DAI in 2023. She has a passion for education and loves to see others being equipped to do their jobs well.

Previously, she worked in foster care creating online courses for foster parents. Prior to that, she worked in a church and in higher education as an academic advisor and career counselor at Colorado State University.

Christie holds a M.S. in Student Affairs and Higher Education and a B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies from Colorado State University.

Esau joined DAI in 2015 as director of the DAI Mexico Ministry Center. Through different leadership tools and courses, he has helped to develop hundreds of organizations, pastors and other Christian leaders, both in urban and indigenous contexts, in Mexico and beyond.

Esau and his wife Rossy have shared sixteen years of ministerial experience, and Esau has served as the pastor of three different churches in Mexico.

In 2024, Esau moved with his family to the United States to serve as DAI’s U.S. Director of Diaspora Ministries. In this new role, he will equip and train diaspora and immigrant leaders of churches and other ministries.

Esau holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology from All Nations Seminary and a Master’s Degree in Christian Leadership from the Prometa University of San José, Costa Rica.

Greg joined DAI in 2021 as a Senior Consultant for Iceland and Europe, bringing with him over 37 years of evangelism, church-building and discipleship with Greater European Mission (GEM). He has previously served as GEM’s Northeastern Area Director (out of Budapest, Hungary) and Director of GEM’s LifeQuality International for business professionals. He and his wife, Betsy, lived in Iceland for 17 years doing grassroots church-building, discipleship, and consulting among the Icelandic people. They currently live in Pennsylvania and travel frequently to Europe for ministry.

Greg holds a Doctorate of Ministry from Biblical Theological (now Missio) Seminary and a Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Greg and Betsy have three adult daughters and six wonderful grandchildren.

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For 35 years David has worked in international non-profit leadership, managing and providing oversight to multicultural teams working throughout Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Asia.

He served 27 years with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), living 11 years in Ecuador, 6 years in Russia and 3 years in Hungary. David concluded his MAF service as COO of MAF-US.

David holds a Ph.D. in Adult/Organizational Learning and Leadership from the University of Idaho. His dissertation was a case study of World Vision in Ghana, West Africa. David also holds an M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Regent University and a B.A. in Intercultural Ministries from Crown College.

Ashok has been involved with DAI’s North American Diaspora Ministry since 2016. Originally from Nepal, he has more than 33 years of multicultural ministry and professional experience, primarily in Southeast Asia and the United States. Ashok has a passion for youth, students and professionals from various immigrant and diaspora communities. He has been living cross-culturally outside Nepal for more than 30 years and speaks 5 languages fluently.

Ashok holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and master’s degrees in environmental engineering and cross-cultural studies. He is currently pursuing a PhD in International Development at William Carey International University. He lives in Pasadena, California with his wife, Sabina, and two sons, Prem and Ashish.

Tertia joined DAI in 2014.  Together with her husband Hani, she has written the Growing Marriage curriculum, which addresses the marriage needs of leaders in diverse cultural settings. Tertia is South African and has lived most of her adult life in the Middle East.

Tertia is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and lives in southern California. She has a background in education and has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology. Tertia attends an Arabic church and is a regular speaker on topics related to marriage, family and spiritual formation. She co-facilitates the Growing Marriage courses with Hani in North America and abroad.

Karl joined DAI in 2014 and brings with him more than 35 years of ministry experience. He is currently leading DAI’s work among diaspora and immigrant leaders in North America and leading DAI’s efforts in Canada. Karl also facilitates courses for both our MAOL and non-formal leadership workshops in Africa, Asia, Canada and the USA.

Karl served in leadership with Youth with A Mission (YWAM), the North American Baptist Conference, Visionlead and as a missions/justice pastor in two large churches. Karl is a graduate of the University of Alberta and Fuller Theological Seminar (Missiology/Leadership Development).

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Dan began facilitating courses with DAI in 2018 and joined full-time in 2020. He has served in a variety of ministry roles, including campus pastor, teacher, sports ministry, development work, church planting and non-profit leadership. Much of his experience has been overseas.

Dan studied World Religions and Bible at Wheaton College and holds master’s degrees in Spiritual Formation/Theology and Educational Ministry, also from Wheaton. He is ordained with the Christian and Missionary Alliance.

Dan and Tammy met at Wheaton College and have three children and five grandchildren. They live in Tucson, Arizona.

Scotty and Heidi both grew up in Asia and have been working in Papua, Indonesia since 1996. The Wisleys run three elementary schools in highland villages in Papua. Their focus is on cross-cultural discipleship – primarily mentoring the schools’ staff and leadership to teach, train and disciple the children in the schools to be strong Christian leaders.

After graduating from Dalat school in Malaysia, Scotty received his Bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College and a Master’s from Eastern University in Third World Economic Development. He and Heidi have two children, Walker and Arwen.