Chuck is Hope Ignited’s Executive Director and is in the completion phase of his thesis at the Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. He and his wife Linda are both originally from Texas and were members of Grace Community Church in Tyler, TX for 23 years where Chuck served on the board for 20 years and then worked on the staff as Executive Pastor for five. Prior to that, he spent 27 years in the medical equipment and supply business. He can be contacted at
(619) 517-4379.
Originally from Palo Alto, California, Aaron currently lives in San Diego with his wife, Pam, and daughter, Sawyer Rae where they attend Newbreak Church. After a two-week missions trip to Africa in 2008, Aaron was inspired to become more involved in reaching out to the economically under-privledged and “hope” depleted people of the world. Shortly thereafter, he joined Hope Ignited’s board of directors where he has been helping to increase the scale of the organization. Professionally, Aaron works for Ingersoll Rand as a Channel Development Manager. Aaron was an Economics major at the University of San Diego and earned his MBA from the University of Southern California in 2010.
Mark is a native of East Texas, he and his wife, Sherri, have one daughter (Audrey) and reside in Tyler, Texas where they attend Grace Community Church. He was part of the team that held the first pastor’s conference in Conakry, Guinea in 2003, along with Chuck Jamison. Mark has served on the board of Hope Ignited for the past several years and has been involved with Bible Study Fellowship for the past 10 years, most recently serving as the Children’s Supervisor of the Tyler men’s class. Mark is a commercial real estate broker for Burns Commercial Properties and has a B.S. from Texas Tech University.
Adam and his wife Rachel currently reside in Dallas, TX where they both are working towards obtaining their graduate degrees: Adam – Masters of Theology; Rachel – Doctor of Medicine. He did his undergraduate work at TCU where he received his degree in Electrical Engineering. For the past six years he has been employed with an engineering firm, TAC, who specializes in control systems. Adam has had the opportunity to make several trips to Conakry, Guinea and each experience has fueled his passion to serve the Guinean people both socially and spiritually.
Bob Cloyd is Hope Ignited’s Regional Director and currently resides in Atlanta, GA. Bob is a Civil Engineering graduate of The Citadel and has enjoyed a 30-year career in the commercial building industry. In 2005, he met Chuck Jamison while they both worked at the Rock Church in San Diego and took his first mission trip to Guinea. Since that time, mission trips have become a regular part of Bob’s life and he has more recently become very active in leading trips to both Guatemala and Africa.
Troy lives in San Diego with his wife Jennifer where he works as a strategic marketing consultant and operates a real estate investment business. In 2009, Troy and his wife went on missions trip with Hope Ignited to Guatemala. The trip sparked a passion in Troy’s life that lead to a career change and regular involvement with Hope Ignited. Troy joined the Hope Ignited Board of Directors in 2010 with a focus on growing the ministry and enhancing its online presence. Troy received his B.S. in Finance from the University of Colorado at Boulder and spent 7 months traveling the world on Semester at Sea.
