Chip Brosseau (Chair)
Bryan Shockley (Treasurer)
Stephen Maus (Chair: Investment Committee)
David Anderson
Doug Box
Jim Gibbs
Doug Hughes
Hedi Reynolds
Bianca Schiffman
Jeff Zickefoose
Ex-officio Members:
Stan Copeland – Sr. Pastor
Paul Ditto – Executive Director
Jacob Tofa – Finance Director
Steve Anglin – Finance Committee Chair
Robert Burnett – Wesley Prep
Jerry Schaffner – Chair of Stewards
Jeff Smith – Chair of Trustees
Dan Strother – Wesley Prep
Dorothy Bjorck (Vice-Chair)
Laura Bierck (Secretary)
Dee Velvin (Chair: Events Committee)
Jim Bentley
Pam Carey
Lisa Gilbert
Darden McFarlin
Donald Ross
Richard Upton
Paul Ditto (Executive Director)
We have a great group of leaders who have “love for their church” embedded in their hearts. If you would like to serve the Foundation in a volunteer or leadership role, contact us.
2018 Board Members
2018 Executive Committee
Front Row: Sr Pastor Stan Copeland, Sandra Estess, Laura Bierck, Hedi Reynolds, Dee Velvin, Lisa Gilbert
Back Row: Jacob Tofa, Bryan Booker, Dick Upton, Chip Brosseau, Stephen Maus, Paul Ditto Andrew Augustine
Not Pictured: Bryan Shockley, Pam Carey, Robert Frank, Frank Jackson, Dory Johnson, Donald Ross and Beaux Wellborn
Front Row: Laura Bierck (Secretary), Stephen Maus (Chair: Investment Committee), Paul Ditto (Executive Director)
Back Row: Bryan Booker (Chair: Development Committee), Dee Velvin (Chair: Events Committee), Chip Brosseau (Board Chair)
Not Pictured: Bryan Shockley (Treasurer)
Chip Brosseau
Chairman of the Board
Chip has been a member of the Board since 2015 and has served on all committees of the Foundation. Most recently, he has served as Vice Chair of the Foundation in 2016 and 2017. Chip has been honored with The President’s Volunteer Service Award under both President Obama and President Trump.
Chip and his wife Alden came to LLUMC through the Ray’s of Light Ministry in 2003 and were married here in 2009. Their two boys Charlie (6) and Sam (3) were both Baptized at LLUMC. The Brosseau Family attends Thrive worship.
Chip has been with AT&T since 2008 holding various responsibilities including: Operations, Supply Chain, Account Management, Construction & Engineering, Planning, Marketing and Data Analytics. Chip also coaches four Elementary School Soccer and Basketball teams and is Chair of the Dads Club at Arthur Kramer Elementary in Dallas.
Chip enjoys college sports, tailgating, fishing & hunting with his boys.
Paul Ditto
Executive Director
Paul joined the Foundation as Executive Director in December of 2015. Paul is a native of Dallas and has roots at LLUMC (having been baptized here by Tom Shipp when the church was on Lovers Lane). Paul went to W.T. White high school in North Dallas, attended UT Austin where he received his accounting degree, and came back home to SMU for his law studies. He spent four years as a CPA with Arthur Andersen and 30+ years practicing law with Jones Day (all in Dallas). Before joining the Foundation, Paul was the COO of Empower Africa Children and Executive Director of Vison Africa Ministries.