Robert J. Booth

Rob is president of RMB Inc, a software and services company based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. A British citizen by birth, he is a graduate of Trent Polytechnic in Nottingham, England where he received a BSc (Honors) in Quantity Surveying, majoring in Law, Economics and Construction. Rob also completed the Leadership Training Course with Torchbearers International (begun by Major Ian Thomas) at Capernwray Hall, United Kingdom, in 1986. Rob has served on various boards and as a deacon in his previous church in southern Colorado.

Rob has been married to Amy since 1989. Together they are growing in their faith and attend a local fellowship in Estes Park, Colorado. Both Rob and Amy have traveled extensively and have been part of many short term missions teams.

As other IMD board members, Rob desires to encourage pastors, staff, and lay persons to get involved in spreading God's Word and to assist in equipping them to minister through their own God-given skills and talents.

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Dan Bragassa

Dan is the owner of Alpha Park and Pneuma, Inc. providing parking management, leasing and consulting services. He has held executive positions in the parking business for the last 22 years, working for the two industry leaders before striking out on his own. From 2006 through 2009 Dan was bi-vocational serving in a ministry leadership position at Foothills Community Church while assisting during the church’s senior leadership transition. Dan graduated with Highest Distinction from Colorado State University with a degree in Finance and Real Estate.

He has served on a variety of civic and nonprofit Boards including the Downtown Denver Business Improvement District, Downtown Denver Partnership, Foothills Community Church and IMD International. Dan lives in Westminster, Colorado with his wife Veronica, son Dylan and daughter Lauren. His grown son Jordan lives nearby.

Through ministry involvement at Foothills Community Church, mission trips to Southeast Asia and the inspiring example of IMD’s staff and partners around the world God has clearly revealed His heart for the nations. Dan’s desire, interest and passion for IMD’s mission continues to grow. He is excited to have the privilege to continue to participate in what God is doing through IMD and their international partners.

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Lesta Johnson

I am excited to be a member of the Board of Directors. My interest in this ministry developed and then flourished through the opportunity to be a part of a team involved in training church leaders in the northern province of Zambia along with Koos Basson (IMD Africa, Director). As I spent time with the women of the villages, my heart was touched both by the similarities and the differences in our lives. I saw first hand the difference “knowing Christ” makes in a world that is full of hardships – hardships about which most of us only read.

I live in Estes Park, Colorado with my husband Steve with whom I traveled to Zambia. We have been married 25 years and have 3 children: Forrest, Christina and Annika. We are involved in our local church which has included taking part in several short term mission teams. I am a nurse with a special interest in pediatrics and women’s health issues.

I am pleased to serve the Lord as a member of the Board of Directors of IMD International. As directors, we seek to find His way in reaching unreached people groups and training them to reach their family, friends and neighbors for Jesus.

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Dr. Phil Largent
President

Phil serves as President of IMD International. From my roots in Northwest Arkansas, God has walked me through ministry in some of the most exciting, impacting conservative evangelical churches in America. Saved as an adult; God immediately thrust me into service in 1973. Formal education came after getting involved in ministry; culminating in a Doctor of Ministry Degree from Southern Baptist Center for Biblical Studies in Jacksonville, Florida.

The Lord has graciously assigned multiple opportunities to serve Him and His servants in other countries and with multiple ethnic groups. Teaching and training the people of God is what God has called and assigned me all these years.

Since November 1993, when God gave birth to IMD International, it has become obvious that this is the progression of ministry God had planned for me. The one hallmark of walking with God that has been impressed on me more than any is this; Surrender all you have to God, He will direct you and use you as He pleases.

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Robert E. 'Bob' Largent

Bob is an organizational and leadership development consultant, providing a number of practical people-oriented solutions to companies worldwide. He has over twenty-four years active duty service with the United States Air Force, where he served in a number of key leadership and staff roles, retiring in 1992 in the grade of Colonel. Since that time, he's served as Director of Human Resources and Vice President, Retail Operations for a regional oil company, and later, executive director of a statewide, not-for-profit human resource management consulting organization. Bob was the Director of Air Force Programs for Totalis Consulting Group immediately before becoming the Federal Marketing Director for Tandberg, a leading global provider of telepresence, high-definition videoconferencing and mobile video products and services.

Bob has a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, with a concentration in Personnel Administration, from the University of Arkansas. He is also a graduate of the United States Air Force Air War College. He is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources.

He and his wife of nearly 30 years, Becky, reside in Harrison, Arkansas. Bob desires to see IMD International grow and reach the multitudes who need the training and teaching the ministry offers.

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Al Lepper
Chairman of the Board of Directors

Al is plant manager of the Ball Plastics, Inc. plant in Chino, California. A graduate of Carson Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee, his degree is in accounting. Soon after entering the manufacturing industry his leadership qualities resulted in a move to management. His career, spanning 28 years and 6 moves to different states, has afforded him daily opportunities to examine his faith, evaluate his personal growth and to mentor those under his leadership. Each move was a journey in faith and for over twenty years now, Al has had a passion for Bible Study and teaching others. He has also served as deacon, Sunday School Director and as a board member of Carson Newman College's Alumni Association.

Al lives in Chino Hills, California, with his wife, Sue. They have two grown daughters Erin and Amanda. They also have one grandson, Joshua, age two and a half. Before moving to California, Al and Sue lived in Arvada, Colorado, where Al taught a "new believer's class" that developed into a weekly Small Group Bible Study for more than two years. It was during these years at Foothills Community Church that Al met Phil Largent and first learned about IMD International. A relationship developed between Christian brothers and was solidified through small group Bible Study. Phil's passion to equip pastors was contagious and together with Al's passion for Bible Study, Al was quickly on board supporting the IMD efforts.

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Dennis Williams

Dennis and his wife, Lisa, have been married for 33 years and have 4 children and 3 grandchildren. He and his wife have both been very active in ministry through the local church. They currently reside in southwest Missouri after living in Colorado for over 20 years. He and Lisa own a life insurance general agency that supports independent brokers in a number of states. He is also a bi-vocational pastor and has served as an interim pastor, staff member, and senior pastor. He played football at William Jewell College where he studied business and economics. Later he studied at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary where he received a Masters of Divinity degree, he one day hopes to peruse his doctorate.

Dennis loves to teach and preach God’s Word. He has taught for over 29 years in different ministry settings. He has primarily worked in North American mission activities. “I look forward to learning international missions and look forward to participating in the Kingdom work that IMD has been given by God to do around the world!” Dennis and Lisa have known Phil for over 20 years and look forward to what God has in store for us in the next 20 years!

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