Board of Directors
Richard (Dick) Stephens
Richard (Dick) Stephens Richard is the Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors for The Malawi Project, Inc. He has served as the President of a design and marketing firm in Indianapolis, Indiana for over 16 years, and he still maintains an active hand in the firm. At the same time he spends several months a year not only working in Malawi, but in traveling around the U.S. acquainting groups with the needs of this small nation. He is also assisting in the development and marketing of a new evangelistic venture into southern Sudan. For over 20 years he served as the editor of Vidette Publications, a religious publishing firm with literature distribution in over 100 countries. He has authored of 16 books, and his articles have appeared in 30 magazines in 6 different countries. Dick has helped direct mission trips into Africa since 1995. He and his wife Suzi have been working in Malawi since 1993.
Diana (Suzi) Stephens
Diana (Suzi) Stephens Suzi is the Medical Director for the Malawi Project. 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 35 years. She is retired from the St. Vincent Hospital and Healthcare System in Indianapolis, Indiana. Most of her time is now spent obtaining a massive influx of 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.
Jim Dillinger
Jim Dillinger Jim was born and raised in Noblesville, Indiana. He 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 over 40 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. He 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 trips to Malawi.
Scott Gordon
Scott Gordon Scott was born and raised in Pocahontas, Arkansas and moved to Indianapolis in 1997. He holds a Master’s Degree with a dual Major in Management and Human Resources at 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. He is currently employed as a Program Analyst by the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration at the Indianapolis International Airport. He is a Realtor for Dillinger Real Estate, a Deacon and Treasurer for the Green Valley Church of Christ in Noblesville, Indiana, and serves as the President of the Federal Executive Association of Indianapolis.
Julie Gordon
Julie Gordon Julie was born in Marion, Indiana and raised in Indianapolis. She is a representative for the Indiana Blood Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.
