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Board of Directors

Gary Ginter Gary Ginter is one of the founders of Paraclete and is currently Chairman of Paraclete's Board. He is Chairman/CEO of VAST Power Systems, Inc., and a Principal/Member in three other commercial companies.
   
Daniel Enns Daniel Enns currently serves as the Treasurer of Paraclete's Board. He is Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Business Development for Comtech EF Data. Prior to joining Comtech EF Data, he was General Manager/Founder of Crown Satellite, LLC, guiding product and business development. Enns also held the position of engineering director for World Radio Missionary Fellowship. He holds a BSEE from the University of Manitoba.

Ruth Finley Ruth Finley's entire adult life has been dedicated to working cross-culturally. From 1960 to 1989, Ruth's husband, Allen served as President of Partners International. He was one of the founders of Paraclete. Ruth developed and coordinated Crossroads Publications, which produced seven complete children's curricula on missions. She also serves on the boards of Horizon Missions Group and Japan Partners Council. Ruth is often called upon as a keynote speaker in church missions conferences, locally and throughout the world, and has been a mentor to spouses of missions executives and pastors wives.
Ken Seegren Ken Seegren comes to the Paraclete Board with many years of ministry and marketplace experience, including eight years with Josh McDowell  Ministries. HIs vast experience includes financial management, fundraising and donor development. Currently, Ken is a stewardship consultant based in Arizona. He is fluent in Swedish and English. He is serving as Secretary of the Paraclete Board.
   
Cal Wilson Calvin Wilson, M.D.  has been involved in medical development and education in a variety of settings for over 25 years, and in international community clinical and training projects for over 18 years. He is currently an associate professor of family medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Director of the University of Colorado Center for Global Health. He has been a Bible teacher and church planter in Ecuador and an elder in the International Church of Amman, Jordan.
   
John Wood John Wood is the Vice-Chair of the Paraclete Board. He is Pastor of Outreach at Bethany Community Church in Arizona.  During the 1980s, John and his wife Babette lived and served in Belgium, training church leaders and helping to plant two new churches.  This was followed by six years of leadership training ministry in Mexico, then by seven as a trainer and conference speaker with the Disciple Nations Alliance.  John has spoken or trained leaders in 43 countries on five continents.