Tim Svoboda - President. YWAM San Francisco Bay Area Director

Timothy Svoboda served as the International Cities Coordinator for Youth With A Mission and currently serves as the City Coordinator for YWAM San Francisco and the Bay Area. Tim, his wife and children have served in India from 1983 to 2007. Tim was the National Director for YWAM India, the South Asia Urban Ministry Coordinator and the Chennai City Coordinator. YWAM Chennai has developed into a decentralized movement of 17 focused teams that are living incarnationally and reaching out to leprosy patients, slum dwellers, university students, urban middle class people, Muslims, and into other sectors of society. Tim also was one of the founders for Chennai Transformation Network which is a movement that unites the Christians of the city for transformational ministry. Tim and Karol currently live in San Francisco giving leadership to the ministries of YWAM in the Bay Area. Tim has also served on the Global Leadership Team for YWAM international and locally Tim has served on several San Francisco faith initiatives. Tim earned his Doctorate in Ministry from the Bakke Graduate University in 2007.

David R. Singh - Executive Consultant. Chair of the YWAM Board

David is an accomplished, results-oriented senior leader with extensive executive experience in healthcare operations and financial management. Throughout his career, he has focused on building performance-driven organizations, specializing in strategic planning, process redesign, and sustainable financial improvement.
Most recently, David has served as an Executive Consultant, providing strategic and financial outcomes for various health systems and community hospitals. His previous roles include serving as the Chief Operating Officer for Valley Children’s Medical Group, where he led a multi-specialty network across eleven counties, and as the Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management at Valley Children’s Hospital. He also held the position of Chief Financial Officer and Compliance Officer for Fresno Heart Hospital, where he oversaw the organization’s long-term financial viability and strategic direction.
David holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan. Beyond his professional consultancy, he is deeply committed to non-profit leadership. He previously served as the Executive Director and Chair of the Board for Imani Care International and as the Chair of the Board of Directors for Kings View Behavioral Health System.

John Briggs

John and Donna Briggs enjoy helping others discover the joy of knowing God and making Him known. With degrees in Education and Resource Conservation from the University of Montana, John and  Donna used their skills and callings to assist small organizations in realizing their very big dreams. Along the way, business opportunities added to their experience and management skills and led them to join Youth With A Mission of Montana in 1984. For the next 15 years, John and Donna served in a variety of roles necessary to develop a new ministry including the areas of communication and business administration. In 2000, John and Donna were literally called out of YWAM Montana and into Mission Builders International.  They have worked to build a team of volunteers who share a desire to know the Lord Jesus and serve Him wherever he leads. John and Donna are available to serve conferences and churches as they challenge and provide immediate placement for those interested in exploring ministry opportunities in the U.S., Canada, and 29 other nations. Their goal is to assist short-term volunteers to come alongside long-term missionaries in over 1,200 operating locations in more than 186 nations.

Kirsten Markley
Inspirational senior leader with the ability to develop complex strategies and motivate cross-functional teams to endorse, adopt and execute on the vision. Passionate about increasing customer and business value through innovation and optimization. High degree of learning agility and business acumen.

I love the challenges that come with a career in consulting: discovering ways to improve and add value to different organizations, developing relationships with new people and helping ideas become reality - all driven by the opportunity to create more value for the customer.

I enjoy working in innovative, creative environments I am energized by cross-functional teamwork. I love the city I live in and I highly value the opportunity I have to serve and work in this community.

Gordon McDonald

Gordy and his wife, Renee, began their ministry as youth pastors shortly after being married in 1973. In 1979 they joined Youth With A Mission in Kona, Hawaii and have served in the training and equipping of missionaries in both Hawaii and Montana. In 1985 the McDonalds moved to Lakeside to direct the training programs of YWAM Montana and in 1989 they assumed the overall leadership of the ministry until November of 2002. Gordy served as the Northwest Director for Youth With A Mission having responsibilities for the other YWAM works in Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Alaska and Wyoming. In June of 2004 Gordy was invited to join the staff of Evergreen Community Church in Bothell Washington and served there until June of 2007. Later that year the McDonalds rejoined YWAM and are now serving in Montana and at large in the area of leadership development. Gordy has also recently completed a Masters degree in Leadership. The McDonalds have two children, a married son Cory, age 33 and a married daughter Krista, age 29.