Prior to co-founding Foothold International in 2012 with his wife Cherie, Brad worked in his family business for nearly 35 years, before transitioning to full-time ministry in 2005. He is a Minister of the Gospel, with a passion to do his part in fulfilling Jesus’ Great Commission of going, and making disciples. After giving his life to Christ in 1999, Brad entered the mission field on various short-term trips to Canada, Ukraine, Mexico, Haiti, and Kenya. An avid coffee drinker and runner, Brad is currently renovating a 1920’s craftsman style home. Brad and Cherie have 3 grown sons, and reside in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Cherie graduated from Ohio University with a BS in English Education and a M.Ed. in professional community & school counseling. She worked as a high school English teacher for 12 years in public schools and now works as a community counselor for an nonprofit organization specializing in systems approach to family therapy and community development. Her interest in Africa began in 3rd grade after watching an infomercial for Save the Children, but it was over 20 years before she had the opportunity to go to Kenya on a short-term mission trip. Shortly after that trip, she came on staff with E3 Partners Missions Organization and began leading trips to Kenya with her husband, Brad. In addition to leading short-term trips to Kenya, her travels include South America, China, Ukraine, and Uganda where she has organized teacher training, counseling workshops, women’s conferences and HIV/Aids Education and counseling as well as poverty alleviation.