Board of Trustees
Jesus Christ - Chairman of the Board, Son of God (not shown)
The radiance of the Father's glory, the exact representation of His being, sustainer of all things by the word of His power (Heb. 1:2).
William (Wil) Tustin - Principal, Federated Investors
Wil Tustin has worked for Federated Investors for 25 years. Currently, he is a Senior Vice President for the Wealth Management Division. Prior to this position, Wil was an Economist for Federated Investors. Wil works with institutional investment professionals from New York City to Chicago to Dallas.
Prior to Federated, Wil was an Instructor at the State University of New York in Economics and a Professor of Economics for Jackson State Community College.
Wil's education and affiliations are B.S. in Management, Robert Morris University; M.A. in Economics, West Virginia University; Ph.D. coursework, West Virginia University.
Wil has been married for 26 years. He has two children, both at the University of Memphis.
R. Wayne Sneed -Vice Chairman of the Board, Missionary
Wayne Sneed is the founder and director of Orphanos Foundation, and has an extensive quarter-century background in short-term mission management. As a teenager he lived with his family in Iran during 1976-1977 where his dad was employed in a secular job. He has Bachelor's Degree from Stephen F. Austin State University (TX) in Liberal Arts. He is an ordained minister (non-denominational Bible Church). Wayne began his mission career in 1981 when he went with his home church on a short-term outreach to Mexico. He has been the President of Orphanos since its inception in 1997. He is the co-author of Maximum Impact Short-Term Mission, which has been called the "bible of the short-term mission movement." He serves on the Board of Directors for the Alliance for Excellence in Short-Term Mission as the treasurer, on the steering committee for the Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission, and was on the steering committee for the Fellowship of Short-Term Mission Leaders for 9 years. Wayne is a speaker for mission conferences and training seminars. He has provided consulting for churches, mission agencies, and Christian colleges. He has traveled in more than 60 nations and personally led more than 100 short-term outreaches during the past 30 years Wayne is also a musician and can often be found doing double duty at conferences as both speaker and worship leader. Wayne and his wife Angela have been married since 1999 and have two daughters.
Peter Hastings - Chief financial officer
Pete Hastings presently serves as Chief Financial Officer for ISR Group, Inc. in Savannah, TN. ISR is the number one company in aftermarket services and support for Unmanned Aerial Systems (drones). ISR Group is the second fastest growing company over $25M in sales on the 2010 Inc 500. He worked for six and a half years at Morgan Keegan & Co as a sell-side analyst for institutional investors in the corporate bond market. Pete appeared frequently on CNBC, Bloomberg TV and Radio and was quoted in print articles of every major media outlet, including the Wall Street Journal. Prior to serving Morgan Keegan, he worked for fourteen years with Procter & Gamble, Black & Decker and Thomas & Betts in various operational and brand finance roles. He serves on the Board of Trustees at Orphanos and on the Board of Directors at Classic American Hardwood, the 2007 Memphis Small Business of the Year Award winner.
More important than Pete's vocational service are his saving faith in Jesus Christ, his twenty-year marriage with Eleanor Hastings, and his twelve-year-old daughter, Caroline. Pete served on the Diaconate at Second Presbyterian Church and teaches Sunday School in various classes.
James (Jim) Stock - Owner, Weintraub Stock and Grisham
James H. Stock, Jr., a partner with Weintraub Stock, PC, is a top rated senior litigator and counselor in labor and employment law, and has been nationally recognized for both trial and appellate work. He has litigated employment cases, including class action matters in 32 states in both state and federal courts, administrative agencies and arbitration forums.
He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Mid-South Super Lawyers (covering Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi), as well as the annual publication of The Best Lawyers in America. His practice focuses on representing national and regional corporations in all facets of employment law, labor relations, wage and hour matters, and enforcing restrictive covenants. He regularly partners with in-house counsel and human resource executives on issues as diverse as executive compensation, severance and separation agreements, EPLl coverage, arbitration of employment claims, and the creation of employment policies and work force reductions.
Jim completed his B.S. and J.D. degrees at the University of Memphis. He is admitted and practiced in Federal District Courts across the U.S. and has appeared before the 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th Circuit Courts of Appeal, as well as the United States Supreme Court. He is licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.
In 2010, Jim completed the Civil Mediators Training at Lipscomb University. He is on the Board of various charitable organizations and agencies, including the YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South, Orphanos Foundation, BASE Institute, The Bellevue Foundation, and he is an adjunct professor at Union University. Jim is a frequent speaker at labor and employment seminars around the country.
Beth Pepperman -Wife and mother of four
RN with a BS in Nursing and a MSN (Masters in Science of Nursing) in Community Health Nursing.
Volunteer within Memphis City Schools serving at my children's schools.
Heart for adoption and children in need.
While working as a nurse God nudged my heart towards women and children, especially in the high risk and indigent populations. I have always had a yearning to do mission work as well. After having children, I thought that this desire would be "put on the back burner". God had different plans. As I started parenting and praying for my kids, a prayer for them was and still is that they see God as so much bigger than the bubble we put him in: that they experience Jesus in different cultures and in diverse communities. Orphanos is part of the answer to that prayer.
William (Bill) Granger -Owner, Granger Electric Company
William (Bill) Garner is the owner and operator of Granger Electric. He has been married to his wife Cindy for 37 years and has 4 children (Ages range from 19-35). Bill has a heart for missions and helping children. Locally he has worked with the youth at First Evangelical Church for 15 years and on Tuesday nights he helps tutor inner city children. Bill has also served on the mission board at First Evan for 4 years and has been on 9 mission trips. His first mission trip was in 1999 which developed his love for missions. Bill has traveled to several of the Orphanos partner homes including Isaac Children’s Home, La Aljaba and others.