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Background Screening
Michael McCarty
Michael McCarty Go
Expertise:  Background Screening
President, Safe Hiring Solutions LLC


Law
Richard R. Hammar
Richard R. Hammar Go
Expertise:  Church Law, Tax
Legal Counsel, Assemblies of God Churches
Michael J. Allison
Michael J. Allison Go
Expertise:  Insurance, Law
Vice President, Chief Counsel and Secretary at Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company
Kathleen J. Turpin
Kathleen J. Turpin Go
Expertise:  Employment Law
Vice President, Human Resources at Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company
Frank Sommerville
Frank Sommerville Go
Expertise:  Law, Tax & Liabilities
Shareholder, Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber, P.C.
David Middlebrook
David Middlebrook Go
Expertise:  Law
Legal Counsel


Tax & Finance
Richard R. Hammar
Richard R. Hammar Go
Expertise:  Church Law, Tax
Legal Counsel, Assemblies of God Churches
Vonna Laue
Vonna Laue Go
Expertise:  Audits & Finance
Partner, Capin Crouse
Elaine L. Sommerville
Elaine L. Sommerville Go
Expertise:  Tax & Finance
Sole Shareholder, Sommerville & Associates, P.C.
Frank Sommerville
Frank Sommerville Go
Expertise:  Law, Tax & Liabilities
Shareholder, Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber, P.C.
Michael E. Batts
Michael E. Batts Go
Expertise:  Nonprofit Accounting
Founding & Managing Shareholder, Batts, Morrison, Wales & Lee


Insurance
Michael J. Allison
Michael J. Allison Go
Expertise:  Insurance, Law
Vice President, Chief Counsel and Secretary at Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company


Kids Ministries
David Staal
David Staal Go
Expertise:  Children's Ministry
President, Kids Hope USA
Jack Crabtree
Jack Crabtree Go
Expertise:  Student Ministry
Executive Director, Long Island Youth For Christ


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