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As Chief Executive Officer, Stan Jantz leads Come and See in its mission to share the authentic Jesus with 1 billion people. After serving as president of one of the nation’s largest Christian bookstores, Stan began a writing career that has produced 75 books with more than 4 million copies sold. His latest title, released in 2021, is “The Healing Power of God: A Biblical Embrace of the Supernatural.”

Stan has also served in leadership roles with several Christian publishers and as president of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (EPCA), an international nonprofit trade organization of member companies that are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian content worldwide.

For 24 years Stan has served on the board of trustees of Biola University, including a term as board chair. He and his wife, Karin, reside in Huntington Beach, California. They have two children.

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Ryan is the Chief Operational Officer for the Come and See Foundation. Ryan joins the non-profit organization with over 30+ years of experience in both nonprofit and for-profit organizations. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Communication degree from Bowling Green State University. Ryan grew up in Northwest Ohio in an agricultural community and, returns to Ohio every fall to help his family during harvest season for a little “tractor therapy”. Prior to joining Come and See, he most recently served as the CEO of an early-stage investment firm where he led the strategic development and structuring of company operations with approximately $150M in assets under management. Ryan has spent most of his professional career in executive roles with organizations who were committed to resourcing the global Church with resources for discipleship, worship, and evangelism. Ryan spent 14 years with Zondervan, a leading Christian Communications Company where he served as Vice President of Sales and was instrumental in launching resources like The Purpose Driven Life from Rick Warren, The Passion of Christ DVD and the New International Version Bible Translation among many other resources. Ryan and his family then moved from Grand Rapids, MI to Colorado after he was called to serve as Sr. Vice President of David C Cook, a nonprofit publisher known for providing Sunday School curriculum to Churches around the world. After 5 years at “Cook”, Ryan was asked to take on a new role to become the President of Integrity Music, the leading worship music record label and song publisher, where he served for 6 years working with churches and worship leaders from Paul Baloche, Lincoln Brewster, New Life Church among others. Ryan and his wife Jodi live in Colorado Springs, CO. They are the proud parents of two adult sons.

As Vice President of Development for Come and See, Kira McCracken leads fundraising efforts and the development of donor relations. Kira has devoted her career to advancing faith-based nonprofit organizations through strategic fundraising. She joins the organization after 13 years at Biola University, where she served as associate vice president and spearheaded the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in the institution’s history. Kira’s work at Biola also included leading the annual fund program, the alumni relations program, the President’s Circle giving society, fundraising events and galas, as well as donor stewardship, communications and marketing.

Kira and her husband, Brett, live in Orange County, California, with their three children.

As Vice President of Marketing for Come and See, Mike Kennedy leads the implementation of the overall marketing strategy and development of brand awareness. Mike is passionate about telling stories that stir the soul and connect people with life-changing experiences that point them to Jesus.

For more than 25 years, Mike has led marketing and creative communications teams in the music, publishing, technology and nonprofit industries. Before joining Come and See, Mike served as the Global Story Director for Compassion International, managing a team of storytellers based in 30 countries. Mike also successfully launched a mobile app firm from the ground up with clients including Oprah Winfrey, KLOVE Radio Networks and Advertising Age.

While directing marketing efforts at NavPress and David C. Cook, Mike played a critical role in helping launch “The Message” Bible and developing audiences for authors including Francis Chan and his best-selling book, “Crazy Love.” In the early 2000s, he led the development of Dave Ramsey’s youth programs that continue to be utilized in thousands of schools and churches.

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Mike lives in Colorado with his wife, Kim. They have two college-aged children.

Dr. Wendi Lord’s experience spans Fortune 50 to not-for-profit organizations, with a focus on translation in the technology sector. For many years, she has served in leadership roles across the Christian publishing and music industries, and in 2023, released her book Propel Your Potential: Learn to Flourish When You Have Enough but Don’t Feel Like Enough. Dr. Wendi collaborates with clients and firms nationwide to help people flourish at work and in life.

Wendi and her husband reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado.