Leadership Team
Our Management Team
Our management team comprises a group of professionals with deep experience in banking and financial services, including a combined 125 years in church and ministry lending.
Darren Thompson
President & Chief Executive Officer
Brian S. Barbre
Senior Vice President / Chief Financial Officer
Daniel Flude
Vice President of Finance & Controller, FINOP, Ministry Partners Securities
Andrew Johnston
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
Bruce H. Traub, PhD, CFP
2nd Vice President of Wealth Management
Andrew C. Papp
2nd Vice President of Wealth Management
Pete Demonteverde
Vice President of Credit Administration
Virginia E. Havens
Manager, Sales Support of Wealth Management
With the exception of Darren Thompson, Bruce Traub, Andrew Papp, and Virginia Havens, the individuals listed here do not provide investment advice or securities recommendations, and are not engaged in the securities business of Ministries Partners Securities, LLC.
Our Board of Managers
Our Board of Managers serves in the role of company directors, creating the vital link between our shareholders and the management team, and providing governance and accountability that guide the entire enterprise.
R. Michael Lee
Chairman of the Board
President / Chief Executive Officer, KCT Credit Union
Guy A. Messick
Attorney – Partner, Messick Lauer & Smith P.C. (Retired)
General Counsel to the National Association of Credit Union Service Organizations (Retired)
Van Elliott
Corporate Secretary (MPIC), Audit Committee Chairman.
Corporate Secretary, Ministry Partners for Christ (MPC), Grant Committee Chairman.
Former Chairman of the Board, AdelFi Credit Union / Director, Financial Foundations.
Juli Anne Lawrence
Credit Committee Chairperson, ALCO Committee Chairperson and member of Governance Committee (MPIC).
Interim President (Ministry Partners for Christ)
Former President and CEO of NIH FCU and former COO Key Point CU. Former Trustee and Chair of the Finance Committee of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board.
Jerrod L. Foresman
Corporate Secretary (Ministry Partners Securities, LLC)
President, Virtue Financial Advisors
Nikki Harms
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, AdelFi Credit Union
The members of our Board of Managers are not actively involved in the day-to-day management and operations of Ministry Partners Investment Company, LLC. They do not provide investment advice or securities recommendations, and are not engaged in the securities business of Ministries Partners Securities, LLC.