Greg Jacob (Chairman) is a partner at the law firm of O'Melveny and Myers LLP, specializing in labor and employment law and in ERISA, which governs pension and health benefits. He also regularly advocates in court for abused children. He previously served as Counsel to Vice President Mike Pence; Solicitor of Labor, the third-ranking official at the U.S. Department of Labor; Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, with a specialization in justice and immigration issues; and in the constitutional law shop at the U.S. Department of Justice. He has completed Years One and Two of the Fellows Program, and worships at The Falls Church Anglican with his wife and three children.

Chris T. Morris (Vice-Chairman) is COO of Bonaventure, an alternative investment manager and real estate investment firm. Formerly he worked at MPact Partners, a strategy, operations and finance consulting firm. Chris and his wife, Sheila, and their two children live in Vienna, Virginia and attend Christ Church of Vienna.  Read Chris Morris on: Impacting the Workplace for Christ.

Jim Klinger (Treasurer), CPA, is a CSLI Fellow and former Mentor. The Chicago native holds degrees from Providence College and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and spent a year at Cambridge University. Jim and his wife, Mae, are members of One Voice Fellowship. They are the proud parents of two daughters.

Carl P. Wylie (Secretary) is retired after 37 years with the Department of the Treasury in Information Technology. In his career, he managed a data center, established a disaster recovery site and managed workstation and email support for the Office of the Secretary. He is a former Year Two C.S. Lewis Fellow, and has served for over 17 years as a mentor for C. S. Lewis Fellows. Carl has a B.S. in Mathematics from Auburn University and an M.S. in Information (Computer) Science from Georgia Tech.  He and his wife, Kareen, have two children and seven grandchildren and attend Fourth Presbyterian Church where he has served as an Elder.

Joel Woodruff (President)began his service at CSLI in 2011 as VP for Discipleship and became President in 2015. He is a graduate of Wheaton College, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and has a doctorate from Nova Southeastern University in organizational leadership. He and his wife, Dolly, have four children and attend The Falls Church Anglican.

Sandor Der is a C.S. Lewis Fellow and a Mentor. He has been an active member of the Falls Church Anglican for over 20 years. He has worked in the fields of data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, signal processing, and computational optimization, and taught courses in probability and information theory. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park, and is a long time resident of northern Virginia.

Tim Haynes is a public affairs officer at DARPA and has a master’s degree in scientific writing from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a C.S. Lewis Fellow having completed both the Year 1 and Year 2 Fellows programs. He is married and has one son, and the family worships at Christ the King Anglican Church in Alexandria, VA.

Kristie Jackson is a C.S. Lewis Fellow and has been involved in the ministry of CSLI since 2005. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Stetson University and a Juris Doctor degree from the George Mason University School of Law. Kristie is an author of numerous articles and the book, Sharp Sticks: Essays of Embarrassment and Reflections on Redemption. She and her husband, Will, are parents of three sons and reside in Juno Beach, Florida.

Kerry Knott served as the C.S. Lewis Institute President (May, 2010-December, 2014), and currently serves as a member of the Board. He served as Chairman of the Board of the C.S. Lewis Institute for 7 years, and was in the first CSLI Fellows class in 1999. Kerry has a long history of senior level government and corporate experience, working as Chief of Staff in Congress and as a senior executive at Comcast and Microsoft. He is a 1982 graduate of Auburn University. Kerry and his wife Michelle and three children live in Guntersville, Alabama. Read Kerry Knott on: What Product are You Managing?

Charisma LaFleur is a Senior Product Architect at Akamai Technologies Inc. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Hebrew University and she also attended Capernwray Bible School in England. She is a C.S. Lewis Fellow and has completed Year 1, Year 2 and the Life, Faith, and Writings of C.S. Lewis programs. She is married to Jeff and has four children and they attend the Church of the Prince of Peace.

Arthur W. Lindsley (Emeritus) is the Vice President of Theological Initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics, where he oversees the development of a theology that integrates faith, work, and economics. He joined the C.S. Lewis Institute as President in 1987 and remains a Senior Fellow there. Prior to that, he was Director of Educational Ministries at the Ligonier Valley Study Center and Staff Specialist with the Coalition for Christian Outreach in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Richard Parker is currently the Vice President of External Affairs at Food for the Hungry, a non-profit working to end global poverty. He previously served as the Assistant Administrator for Legislative & Public Affairs at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Vice President of External Affairs at Project Concern International, and Communications Director for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. Under President George W. Bush, he served as Communications Director for the Peace Corps, and White House Liaison and Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Richard has a master’s degree in public policy from Regent University and a bachelor’s degree in marketing from North Carolina State University. He and his wife, Mala, live in Alexandria and worship at the Falls Church Anglican.

Jessica Oliver is an eye surgeon and ophthalmologist  with Northern Virginia Ophthalmology Associates and has practiced for over 25 years. She is a graduate of Wheaton College and has her M.D. and M.P.H. from Wake Forest University.  She is a C.S. Lewis Fellow and has been involved with CSLI over the past two decades. She and her husband, Ryan, have four children and attend The Falls Church Anglican.