Our Corporate Board
Our Team
Sherryl Weiss
About Sherryl
In her entrepreneurial journey, Sherryl served as the CEO of Facelogic International, overseeing 101 locations across the country. Under her stewardship, the company garnered recognition as the 14th fastest-growing franchise in the United States by Entrepreneur magazine and Sherryl won the prestigious Stevie Award honoring Women in Business. Additionally, she developed a comprehensive skincare product line that achieved $1 million in annual sales.
Demonstrating a lifelong commitment to supporting children in need, Sherryl dedicated years to volunteering at Casa de Amparo, a pre-foster care program, where she worked with children ranging from preschoolers to teenagers.
In 2021, Sherryl was ‘God-nudged’ into founding Blessing Group, a volunteer-based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students in establishing Christian Found Clubs within public schools. Under her visionary leadership, the organization has established a strong and capable leadership team and has expanded its reach across multiple states. This strategic growth reflects Sherryl’s unwavering commitment to nurturing the spiritual and emotional well-being of young people nationwide.
Beyond her professional and philanthropic endeavors, Sherryl cherishes a fulfilling family life. She enjoys baking, knitting, traveling with her husband, and spending quality time with her nine grandchildren. Sherryl brings a wealth of experience, a heart for people, and a deep commitment to excellence in all she does. We are grateful to have her leadership and passion driving our mission forward!
Karla Pope
About Karla
From her youth on an Iowa farm, to her graduation from National School of Business in 1980, to the adventurous highs and lows of adulthood, Karla Pope has a long history of service throughout her life’s
journey.
In 1998, Karla started an Elementary School Moms In Prayer group and has continued with that ministry to this day: leading prayer groups, serving as Ministry Partnership liaison for conferences, sitting on the Donor Development Board, and currently serving as part of the Donor Engagement team. Jumping into the study of God’s Word brought Karla to Community Bible Study in 1998 as well.
It wasn’t long before she stepped into the role of Teaching Director for Teen Community Bible Study bringing the first of its kind into Arizona. As the classes quickly multiplied, her role shifted to Area Director. What a joy she found in being part of this exciting start up program and shepherding those who pour into the next generation! Her next step was into the role of Regional Director since multiple states had Teen CBS classes popping up. Karla was then blessed to serve as the National Teen CBS Director until 2016.
Her passion for prayer also brought her into a unique opportunity to help kickstart 24/7 prayer at Arizona State University through LOVEASU.
Personally, Karla loves serving at Church for the Nations, joyfully leading an altar prayer team! Her life is so very full with her family recently growing with marriages and eight grandchildren along the way. Such a blessing!
She is thrilled to join this board and help guide the Blessing Group ministry prayerfully into all our LORD desires.
Drex Pope
About Drex
Drex is an experienced and respected project management professional with a stellar reputation as an innovative and integrative leader with over 40 years of experience in the aerospace industry. Drex has held a variety leadership position with Honeywell and Parker Aerospace.
Drex is a committed and professing Christian attending Church for the Nations in Phoenix, Arizona. During his Christian service Drex has served as a Crown Financial counselor and in the usher ministry. He is married to Karla, and they reside in Scottsdale, Arizona. They have six boys and nine grandchildren.
Drex holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University, two-year Government Contract Management certificate from UCLA Extension, certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
Johnny Pearson
About Johnny
Johnny has been in ministry in some capacity for the past 25 years, and 17 of them spent at Believers Fellowship in Gig Harbor. He currently leads the staff, life groups, and family ministry. Johnny has a passion to partner with families to empower the next generation of disciples to follow Jesus wherever He calls them. That means training up the youth to be bold Jesus followers, and training up the parents to model it as well!
Johnny views the teen years as an incredibly important time where students can truly commit to a life-long decision to be a light to the world. Bringing found clubs into public schools are a way young Christians can fan into flame the gifts God has given them and encourage other Christians to walk in the light while bringing the Gospel to their peers. Seeing students from the past continue to grow and be lights to the world brings joy to
his heart. Being a part of planting a seed or watering a seed is special when you see God causing the growth.
Johnny and his wife Brooke have three children. Cece (14), Ruby (12), and Silas (10). Cece is an 8th grader and co-leader of the found club at her Middle School.
This family loves to serve, travel, and be present in the community they live in. Look for Johnny at any local coffee shop or in the woods hiking with his family.
Steve Chatman
About Steve
Steve spent 30+ years working his way up the technical ranks of The Boeing Company. He was clearly destined to work in Aerospace as his first word as a baby was “Plane”. His specialty was test and evaluation of aviation electronics for both commercial and military airplanes. As he advanced in the ranks, he assumed a leadership role in planning, scheduling, pricing and administrating the tasks and technical staff working under him.
Steve and his wife Anne have worked in various capacities of youth ministries during their years of ministry at church. These include Junior High youth sponsors after they first got married, leading Sunday School music for K-5, participating in or leading a dozen plus mission trips to Bolivia, Costa Rica, Germany, Haiti, Mexico and Morocco (some of which were for youth), and leading a weekly high school small group/bible study.
Through these years of ministry, Steve has learned the power of prayer and currently participates in weekly corporate prayer at his church and weekly prayer for the Blessing Group and Found Clubs. He has experienced the power of God working in both his life (a much redeemed type A engineering personality) and the life of others. His current passion is for our western culture to recognize that while we live in this world, it consists of two realms (physical/the five senses and spiritual/good vs evil) and that the Word of God is the source of absolute truth.
He is excited to hear the stories from the Found Clubs as that generation believes and practices the truth found in God’s Word, and want to share His Good News with other students in the clubs.
Anne Chatman
About Anne
Anne is first and foremost a child of The Living God, second a wife of 45 years, third a mom of 4 children and fourth a grandmom of 9 bio gradkids and 3 stepgrandkids. Anne has made a career of volunteering. She worked with a special needs child as a middle schooler, volunteered as a counselor at Campus By The Sea Christian Camp on Catalina Island, and spent part of a summer working at Camp LaVerne as a counselor and kitchen staff. When she and her husband Steve began their married life they became youth leaders of middle schoolers for 5 years. Anne also led the music and counseled for her church’s middle school camp during those years. Anne has also been involved in the leadership of a women’s bible study for many years and Grace community church.
As their family began to grow Anne’s love and commitment to children also grew as she shifted to leading VBS programs for her church, and volunteering in her kids’ schools. She began a Moms In Prayer group for all her children’s schools. She worked in the classrooms, worked one on one with students, became involved with PTA both as committee member heading up a reading program and as VP in charge of fundraising. She was awarded PTA’s Golden Acorn Award, and a district volunteer award. She has volunteered at Rainier Middle school for the past 30 years working one on one with students and working in the faculty workroom stocking the shelves and encouraging the teachers.
When her youngest was in middle school, Anne joined the work force as a guest teacher for the Auburn school district. For 10 years, she was dedicated to encouraging the schools and her teacher friends by being available to take over their classes. Anne was also awarded a Star Guest Teacher plaque by the Auburn school district.
Anne and her husband Steve have both participated in and led many mission trips to Vicente Guerrero Mexico; teaching families and youth how to share their faith through serving those in need. Anne has also been on mission trips to Bolivia, Haiti, Germany and La Paz Mexico. Prayer has been a very integral part of mission trips.
Anne is now serving on the board of directors of Garnan Holdings, a company which oversees international businesses and properties.
Debbie MacGougan
About Debbie
With a career spanning diverse industries and a lifelong commitment to service, Deb transitioned into her true calling as a Chaplain in 2024. Coming from a multi-generational baking family, she began her professional journey at the age of seven bagging bread and serving customers, eventually stepping in as a cake decorator alongside her mother. This early foundation in hard work and community engagement set the stage for a multifaceted career.
Deb holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Puget Sound. Her professional evolution includes high-level roles as a Series 7 Registered Associate in the financial sector, a Health and Life Insurance Agent, and various positions in Project Management and Office Administration. After years of exploring these diverse paths, she fulfilled a 15-year stirring to enter the ministry.
Currently, Deb serves her community through faith-based outreach as a First Responder Chaplain with South Sound 911 and Gig Harbor Fire Department when needed. Beyond her fieldwork, she is a dedicated board member and Lead Chaplain for The Blessing Group, where she previously served as the VP of Marketing.
A passionate musician, Deb performs in the six-piece band TwoMacs & Friends with her husband, Scott. Together, they also serve on their local church’s worship team. Deb’s journey is a testament to the belief that it is never too late to embrace one’s ultimate purpose as a servant of God.