After graduating from the University of Nebraska with a degree in mathematics and music, Roxann Brennfoerder worked at Ameritas Life Insurance Corp in Lincoln, NE as an actuary, manager and executive in the retirement plans and dental insurance lines of business.  She is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and has provided executive leadership for large business units, including Customer Service.  She has served on the Board of Directors and as Treasurer of the American Red Cross, the Board of Directors and as Secretary, Treasurer and Program Chair of Leadership Lincoln, an adult leadership education organization.  She has also served on the Board of Directors and as Secretary, Treasurer and President (2 separate terms) of Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra.  She currently is serving as the Chair of the Advisory Board to the University of Nebraska Actuarial Science program.

She and her husband recently moved to the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex area to spend time with their daughter, son-in-law and two granddaughters.

Scotty Sanders has been leading organizations for thirty years; first as CEO for a multi-million dollar company and then an executive non-profit organization with over 150 employees and 7,000 members.

Scotty has been recognized as Louisiana Entrepreneur of the year, Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year, and noted in trade magazines for his success in the business world. He is also certified by Ritz Carlton on excellence in customer service.

Scotty is a sought after speaker who has traveled both nationally and internationally to a variety of venues—from Fortune 500 companies, school systems, hospitals, statewide organizations, large non-profits, and many churches. Scotty’s speaking is passionate, relevant, and challenging.

He is also an author who has written books, training materials and published articles. He and his wife Cindy live near Dallas, Texas.

Mr. Lynam has spent his entire career in the field of visual design for marketing communications, with project experience ranging from multinational advertising campaigns to logo development and packaging design for some of America’s leading brands. Kevin is creative director for the entire Quest of the Keys brand, and along with his daughter Addy, also served as story consultant throughout the entire development of the book. Kevin and his college sweetheart Erinn have been married 25 years. The couple live in a small community near Dallas near their daughter Addy and son Yisrael.

Early in his career, Jacob Sanders developed a passion for helping organizations identify innovative ways to leverage technology so they can increase efficiency and generate more revenue. He currently serves as the Sales Director of Roland Technology, the largest privately owned IT solutions provider in the DFW metroplex. Jacob also gained expertise in technology consulting for public schools and libraries while working for SkyRider Communications. He resides in Flower Mound, Texas.

Mr. Lynam has spent his entire career in the field of visual design for marketing communications, with project experience ranging from multinational advertising campaigns to logo development and packaging design for some of America’s leading brands. Kevin is creative director for the entire Quest of the Keys brand, and along with his daughter Addy, also served as story consultant throughout the entire development of the book. Kevin and his college sweetheart Erinn have been married 25 years. The couple live in a small community near Dallas near their daughter Addy and son Yisrael.

Margaret McKoin is President and Chief Marketing Officer of The Time Group – a faith based marketing, advertising and public relations firm she founded in 2000.  The company specializes in assisting organizations with their marketing strategy, public relations, social media, digital marketing and traditional advertising. The Time Group provides clients with marketing boosts and sometimes extreme makeovers in highly competitive environments.  The company supports both for-profit and non-profit clients. The Time Group has offices in both Texas and Hawaii and utilizes staff working remotely from all over the US.

Prior to starting The Time Group Ms. McKoin had a successful 18-year career in the telecommunications industry.  She held executive positions as VP of Sales and Marketing at five major telecommunication companies: including CenturyTel (now CenturyLink), AT&T, McCaw Communications, Palmer Wireless and Excel Corporate US and Canada.  Margaret’s education includes a degree in Communications from the University of South Florida and graduate studies in Global Marketing from California Coast University.

Margaret’s is a board of trustee member for both the Texas Restaurant and Hawaii Restaurant Association Education Foundations. She recently served on the Board of Directors for the Dallas Visitors and Convention Bureau.  She and her team work closely with Big Brothers Big Sisters, The Hawaii Food Bank, Toys for Tots, The American Red Cross, The Lone Survivor Foundation, and Union Gospel Mission. Over the past 15 years, The Time Group has supported over 30 non-profits with ongoing digital marketing, public relations and fundraising programs.

Margaret and husband Bob live in Flower Mound, Texas with their energetic adopted 9-year-old daughter Mackenzie.

Emily has a degree in Community Development from Covenant College. With six years of experience in the nonprofit and grant writing world, she writes and manages grants for Quest of the Keys. Emily lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with her husband and two cats.

As CenturyLink’s Chief Information Officer, Bradley is responsible for managing, maintaining and developing information systems and solutions that support customers and employees. He leads a global workforce to ensure application development and support resources are available around the clock to address company priorities and meet customer needs.

Bradley has held numerous leadership roles, evolving the IT organization as the company has transformed from a rural telephone provider to a global leader in advanced IP-enabled network, cloud/hosting, and IT services. Bradley has a passion for innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit, illustrated by his efforts to establish CenturyTel as an Internet Service Provider in 1997. He has continued this theme of innovation in his roles as Chief Technical Officer and Chief Information Officer for more than a decade.

Bradley was instrumental in CenturyTel’s acquisition of Embarq in 2009, creating CenturyLink, successfully integrating hundreds of applications, converting millions of customers to a single consumer billing system and tripling the scale of the IT organization. Building on this experience, he also contributed to CenturyLink’s acquisition of Qwest in 2011, doubling the scale of the IT organization to support millions of customers and more than 45,000 employees. Bradley’s focus on creating a “one company” mindset, following these acquisitions, helped set the foundation for the technological and cultural transformation at CenturyLink.

Bradley serves on several boards focused on promoting the growth of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and developing collaborative relationships between industry and academic organizations. He believes the foundation of a well-balanced and productive life is to follow your passion, work hard and give back to your community.

Frank is married to Susan Hoffmann, Market President for J P Morgan Chase Bank.  They have two sons, Matthew, a Medical Doctor serving his residency in dermatology, and Drew, a lawyer in Baton Rouge.  Susan and Frank have two grandsons, Thomas and Foster.   

As the Educational Director, Corie works directly with recruiting and training certified teachers and paraprofessionals who tutor 400+ students four days a week at 5 different schools within the district.  She is responsible for curriculum development and implementation as well as continuing professional development for this special group of teachers who work all day in a traditional school setting and then pour themselves into the lives of the Broaden Horizons’ students after the regular school day ends.

She is a wife, mother, sister, daughter-in-law, and a good friend.  Her husband, J.,  and her children Curtis and Elisabeth live on an 11 acre farm with lots of four-legged family members.  She loves her piece of the country life and is an avid outdoors enthusiast.  Additionally, Corie is an active member of First West and serves as a Young Adult Life Group teacher, Student Ministry volunteer and Praise Team / Adoration Choir member.

Karen Nelsen taught for 36 years.  First in Dallas ISD and then in Carrollton-Farmer’s Branch ISD.  She has taught all elementary grades and completed her teaching career at the Middle School level.  She has a Bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University in Elementary Education and Psychology and a Master’s degree from Texas A&M/Commerce in Bilingual Education.  She has a love of education and curriculum writing.

Besides her work in education, she is active in her community.  Presently she is Secretary for Support Our Troops, Inc. and Chairperson of the Curriculum Committee for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of North Texas.

She presently lives in Denton, TX with her husband.  She has 2 grown children: one is a helicopter pilot for the U.S. Navy, while the other is a middle school math teacher.