Board of Directors
Each member of the Board of Directors for the Malawi Project is a member of the Church of Christ and in good standing with their respective congregations. When including Murry Dixon, who handles outgoing shipments of medical supplies, the organization has a total of two elders, four who hold ministerial status, and one church deacon. Every member of the board has been to Malawi, and the two founding members have worked there since 1993. Three or more board members travel to Malawi every year. The Malawi Project functions as a ministry of service, and no member of the Board receives compensation from the Project for their work.
Scott serves as the President of the Malawi Project, a post he has held since 2009. He was born and raised in Pocahontas, Arkansas, then moving to Indianapolis in 1997. He holds a Master’s Degree, with a dual Major in Management and in Human Resources from Indiana Tech. He recently retired after 33 years of service in governmental budget, accounting and finance as a member of the United States Air Force, but is employed as a Program Analyst by the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration at the Indianapolis International Airport. He is a Realtor, a church deacon, and a member of the Board of Directors for the Malawi International Bible Institute. He also serves as the President of the Federal Executive Association of Indianapolis. Scott has made several trips to Malawi.
Julie is a member of the Board of Directors of the Malawi Project and has served on the board since 2004. She was born in Marion, Indiana and raised in Indianapolis. She is a representative for the Indiana Blood Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Julie has also traveled to Malawi to participate and review the programs first hand.
Mike is the Vice-President of Finance for the Malawi Project, and joined the board in 2009. He was born and raised in Terre Haute, Indiana, leaving the state to attend school at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. He graduated with dual degrees in Ministry and Psychology in 1996. He and his wife, Tami, who is also a graduate of Harding University, returned to Indianapolis where he started work in community based mental health treatment. Mike serves on the Board of Directors for the Wabash Valley Christian Youth Camp, as well as on the Board of Trustees for the Malawi International Bible Institute in Dedza, Malawi. In 2011 Mike accepted a full time position on the ministerial staff at the North-side Church of Christ in Terre Haute, Indiana. Mike and his wife Tami have two children. He was formerly employed in the Community Hospital and Health Network in Indianapolis where served for nearly 14 years.
Jim was born and raised in Noblesville, Indiana. He is one of the early members of the Board of Directors of the Malawi Project. Jim graduated from the Sunset School of Preaching in Lubbock, Texas in 1966 and received a Bachelor of Religious Education degree from Rochester College in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Jim has preached for nearly 45 years in the following locations: Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and Marshville, Wisconsin, as well as in Cardiff Wales, Great Britain, Anchor Point, Alaska and the Green Valley church in Noblesville, Indiana for the past 20 years, from which he recently retired to a part time position. Jim is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Malawi International Bible Institute, soon to be constructed near Dedza, Malawi. He also serves as a Chaplain for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department and an Advisory Board member for Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tennessee. He has participated in mission trips to Romania and a number of times to Malawi.
Richard is a founder, and active member of the Board of Directors for the Malawi Project. From 1999 to 2010 he served as the Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors. He also served as the President of a design and marketing firm in Indianapolis, Indiana for over 20 years, and maintains a financial interest in the firm. At the same time he spends much of his time in Malawi helping oversee the various programs in which the Project is involved, as well as traveling the U.S. and Canada acquainting groups with the needs of this small nation. He also serves as one of the founders, and member of the Board of Directors of Agricultural Aid International, a not-for-profit agricultural development firm focusing on the development of new farm technology for third world nations. Dick serves as an advisor to the Sudan Project, and the Zambia Project, two programs in Africa using the Malawi Project, and its principles, as a guide for their development programs. For over 20 years Stephens served as the editor of Vidette Publications, a religious publishing firm with literature distribution in over 100 countries. He has authored 18 books, with articles appearing in 30 magazines in 6 countries. Dick has helped direct mission trips into Africa since 1995. He and his wife Suzi have been working in African missions since the late 1980’s, and in Malawi since 1993.
Suzi is the Medical Director for the Malawi Project, and oversees millions of dollars in medical aid that is sent to a large number of the government hospitals in Malawi. She received her Nursing Degree from Mercy School of Nursing in Hamilton, Ohio, and has practiced nursing in emergency room, surgery, intensive care, medical surgical nursing, and psychiatric care for the past 39 years. She is retired from the St. Vincent Hospital and Healthcare System in Indianapolis, Indiana. Most of her time is now spent obtaining medical supplies for Africa. Suzi was the prime motivator in the construction of Blessings Hospital in Lumbadzi, Malawi, and has organized the distribution of medical supplies and equipment to over 140 Malawi hospitals. She travels to the country each year to review and assist in medical programs and distribution to the various medical facilities. She is also helping in the establishment and supply procurement for a new medical facility in the nation of Southern Sudan.
