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 M Thompson

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
Director of IT & Operations

Bruce H. Traub, PhD, CFP
2nd Vice President of Wealth Management

Andrew C. Papp
2nd Vice President of Wealth Management

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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

 
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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.

 
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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.