Elder Leadership

Scottsdale Bible Church is governed by an elected board of Elders who volunteer their time to oversee the leadership, ministry, and activities of the church. Working in conjunction with SBC’s pastors and guided by the Holy Spirit, the Elders ensure the mission and ministries of the church are consistent with biblical directives and principles. The Board also approves the annual budget and supervises the disbursement of funds to support the ministries of SBC.

The men who serve are selected and interviewed by an elected nominating committee and then presented to the current Elder Board and eventually the members of SBC for affirmation by a formal vote. These men are members who have participated in leadership at SBC and have an exemplary reputation for being of honorable Christian character and integrity, possessing the biblical qualifications stated in Titus 1:6–9 and I Timothy 3:1–7. The nominating committee seeks to recommend men of various ages, ethnicities, backgrounds, and skills or expertise, so that they can effectively represent and serve the congregation of SBC.

Elders serve four-year terms and are eligible for renomination after at least one year has elapsed from the end of their current term. Terms of approximately one-fourth of the Elders expire each year. The Board is composed of at least 12 and no more than 20 voting members.

Andy Everroad | Chairman

Andy was raised in a Christian home in his native Arizona. He accepted Christ in late high school but had a significant surrender to Christ when he was 25. Andy and his wife of 27 years, Barb, met at the University of Arizona and were later married while Andy was in law school at Arizona State University. For the past 26 years, Andy has focused his defense practice on design and construction litigation. They began attending SBC in 1998 with their two young daughters, Ashley (now 25) and Taylor (now 23). They later adopted Nia (9) and Layla (8). Andy and Barb have served in child care, AWANA, and as a mentor couple for a past enrichment class. Andy also served on SBC’s Global Resource Team (international missions board) for 12 years and SBC’s Elder Board.

Matt Everroad | Vice Chairman

Matt received Christ as his Savior in college. God used his family to lay the foundation and used key friends and a college pastor to share the good news with him. Matt and his wife, Janna, have been attending SBC since they married in 1995 and have three adult children: Haley, Jack, and Charlie. They have served in several volunteer roles, including leadership in the Faithful Families enrichment class, marriage ministry and facilitating home fellowships. Matt has served on the local outreach committee and on short-term mission teams to Morocco, Haiti, Tanzania, and the West Bank. He has previously served on the board of MAD Ministries, a Christian urban outreach ministry, and the Kuns Foundation, which grants scholarships to seminaries for students pursuing mission work. Matt is a Timothy Leadership Training graduate and has earned degrees in both Accounting and Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona. He is currently a partner at Eide Bailly LLP, a certified public accounting firm.

David Dickerson | Secretary

David grew up in a pastor’s home and gave his life to Christ at age four. He attended Northland Baptist Bible College where he earned a BS in Bible in 1998. He then earned his M. Div. degree from Phoenix Seminary. David has been attending SBC since 1999. He and his wife, Julie, have been married since 2000 and have three children: Marley, Nolan, and Lucy. They own and manage multiple family businesses in Arizona, including Pine Summit Bible Camp in Prescott, and have been leading and teaching newly married couples at SBC since 2002. They started the First5 class for young couples and teach in the Preparing for Marriage program along with leading various home fellowship groups. David has also served on the Family DNA Committee and the Family Pastor Search Committee and as an Elder. He is a Timothy Leadership Training graduate and has served as a mentor in the Timothy Leadership Training Program. David also serves on the Board at Scottsdale Christian Academy and at Phoenix Seminary.

Ed Grant III | Treasurer

Ed accepted Christ at a young age as the son, grandson, and nephew of Methodist ministers. Ed has been in the real estate business since 1975 and has organized real estate investment partnerships and LLCs since 1978. Ed is active in the local business community, as well as with Phoenix Seminary and SBC. As a member of the Phoenix Thunderbirds, Ed served as Chairman of the 1996 WM Phoenix Open and was the group’s President in 1996-1997. He has also served on the Phoenix Seminary Board of Directors and as a Special Assistant to past President, Dr. Darryl DelHousaye, and current President, Dr. Brian Arnold. Ed and his wife Diane have been attending SBC since 1985, were on the Youth staff from 1994 to 2001, and have hosted home Bible studies for more than 30 years. Ed has served multiple terms as an SBC Elder, and Diane, as an R.N., has served as nurse for multiple overseas youth trips and as a leader in the SBC MOMS Ministry. Ed and Diane were married May 26, 1973, and are blessed with four children and 14 grandchildren.

Gary Damore

Gary was raised in a Christian home and received Christ in high school. His faith and leadership skills were cultivated through the ministries of Young Life and Campus Crusade for Christ. He and his wife and sons began attending SBC in 1983. Years later as a member of the SBC board, Gary was part of the leadership team that planted North Ridge Community Church where he served on the elder board for several terms. Currently, Gary is a member of the SBC Minors and Vulnerable Adults Safeguarding Committee and leads a men’s Bible study that focuses on preparing the next generation of leaders for the cause of Christ. Gary is chairman of the Bible Education Legacy Fund which is associated with Phoenix Seminary. He has advanced degrees in the field of education from Northern Arizona University and prior to retirement was a school administrator in public and private Christian schools in the Valley. He now serves Christian schools as a consultant through Cultivate Consulting Services, LLC. Gary is married to Karen and they have two grown sons and five grandchildren.

Keith Frey, MD

Keith accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior in August 1982. He joined Scottsdale Bible in 1999 after he and his wife, Melanie, moved to Scottsdale. He has been actively involved in discipleship ministry at SBC and local leadership for the Christian Medical Dental Association. He is active in European ministries like the Greater Europe Mission (GEM) and the Cambridge Leaders Network (of the European Leadership Forum). Keith is serving in his fourth term on the SBC Elder Board. Keith and his wife were married in 1975 and have one adult child. Melanie is a member of the SBC Global Resource Team and is also active in missions and SBC Women’s ministry. Recently retired from his full-time career as a physician and executive, Keith now invests some of his time as a healthcare consultant, academic advisor and leadership developer. Keith is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, a USAF veteran, and has graduate degrees from the Medical College of Virginia (MD) and Duke University (MBA).

Rick Gray, MD
Rick grew up in a Christian home in Michigan and accepted Christ at age seven. He has attended Scottsdale Bible Church since moving to Arizona in 1995. Rick is a physician leader, surgical oncologist, and a professor of surgery. He and his wife, Kathryn, met and married at SBC and have been married since 1999. They have three sons: Hudson, Landon, and Keaton. Rick and Kathryn have served in the Marriage ministry at SBC since 2002. They co-lead First 5, a Sunday Community Group for young married couples, teach portions of the Preparing for Marriage course, and counsel engaged and married couples.

Tim Kimmel

Tim was raised by humble parents who had a deep and devoted faith in the Lord. He put his faith in Jesus at a young age but really committed his life to Him in his teenaged years. Around that same time, he met a girl named Darcy who had recently given her life to Jesus, too. They ultimately married and ended up having four children. Those kids are all now married and have given them nine grandchildren to love (so far). When Tim graduated from Dallas Seminary, he and Darcy moved to Arizona to become Scottsdale Bible’s first staff youth pastor from 1976-1980. Although he’s spent most of his ministry career speaking and writing books on Christian marriage and parenting, he and Darcy continued to attend and serve at SBC. Tim taught the Faithful Families class for 12 years. He’s also been a featured teacher at the Timothy Leadership Training, the SBC Men’s Ministry, First Five, and Common Ground. He’s also filled our pulpit on Sunday mornings many times over the years. Tim is the Executive Director of Grace Based Families.

David Kotter
David became a follower of Christ at SBC in early 2010. He is originally from Salt Lake City and has been living in Arizona since 1998. David played rugby on a team that won four national championships in his five years of playing. He has been the owner of Integrity Capital, LLC (a commercial finance company) since June 2003. David is currently on the board of Men Coaching Men and an ambassador of the Phoenix Rescue Mission. He and his wife, Jill, are the leaders of A Faithful Life, a Sunday morning community group, and have a ministry called Aiming at True North, which focuses on evangelism to people in the marketplace. David and Jill have been married since October 2011 and have two children: Cate and Levi.

Dick McClain
Dick grew up attending church in Michigan, but his family lacked personal relationships with Christ. His father, however, received salvation before his passing with Dick by his side. Married in 1976, Dick and his wife, Tedi, have two grown children: Colin (wife Megan and daughter Maizey) in Vancouver and Meghan in Los Angeles. Dick’s professional career and faith journey took him and Tedi to several churches across the US and eventually to Tokyo, Japan. Upon moving back to the US, they joined a Bible-based church in Chagrin Falls, OH, where Dick found the joy of salvation and was baptized in 1996. His new-found faith matured in a men’s small group in Lake Forest, IL, where he helped start a Men’s Ministry and lead a building expansion team. After moving to downtown Chicago, he served with Renew Chicago to help start a Christian youth employment training program in Chicago’s distressed West Side. Dick and Tedi then moved to Scottsdale and became SBC members in 2017. Dick currently leads a team supporting SBC Staff Development and is a member of the Finance Council. He holds an engineering degree from the University of Michigan, an MBA from the University of Texas, and is a semi-retired partner with a private equity firm.

David Scholl
David began attending Scottsdale Bible Church with his family in 2000 where shortly thereafter, he gave his life to Christ. David has served two previous Elder terms and was a part of the construction oversight team for the Compelled By Grace campaign and construction effort. He continues to be active leading the Timothy Leadership Program, in Men’s Ministry, For the Valley initiatives and small group leadership. David has been active in real estate development for more than 37 years in the Valley. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science and Arizona State University with a Masters in Business Administration. David has lived in Phoenix for 53 years. David was recently remarried to Lisa Scholl. Prior to her passing David was blessed to be Cindy Scholl’s husband for 34 years. He is the father of three children and five grandchildren.

Shane Stephens
Shane grew up in a Christian home in Oklahoma and accepted Christ at the age of seven. He met his wife Katie in college, and they have been married since 2003. Shane and Katie have four boys: Hunter, Cooper, Tanner, and Spencer. They started attending SBC in 2009 and have served in the Common Ground enrichment class, Marriage Prep, Discovery Kids, and YTH, have served on various committees at SBC, and have gone on several mission trips to Mexico. Shane is a graduate of the Timothy Leadership Program and has been involved in the Desert Ridge Men’s Bible study since 2010. He works professionally as an SVP of Leasing at a local commercial real estate company with shopping centers in the Southwest and Midwest. He received a B.S. in Ag Economics/International Business at Oklahoma State University and a MSc in Economic Management/Policy from the University of Strathclyde Glasgow.

Mike Terlizzi
Mike knew Jesus growing up Catholic in New Jersey. His father was instrumental in introducing him to the truth of God’s Word, and in 1999 he surrendered his life to his Lord and Savior Jesus. Mike graduated from Villanova University with a B.S. in Business Administration, went on to a career in the medical device industry, and spent 33 years with C.R. Bard in roles of increasing responsibility. He and his wife Anita began attending SBC upon moving to Arizona in 2003 and have been actively serving in the church since. They have called Cactus their home campus since it opened in 2012. Mike and Anita have three children, Emma (25), Joe (23) and Jessica (21). Mike’s passion has been teaching, leading and discipling men. He is a graduate of the Timothy Leadership Training program and has gone on to serve as a mentor leader for many of the subsequent classes. He has been a leader in Men’s Ministry at SBC since 2009, is part of the Forge leadership team, and has led a Friday morning Bible study at Cactus since 2012. Mike and Anita have also served together in marriage ministry and are currently involved with Covenant Couples. Their family has been active participants in short-term missions, including multiple trips to Mexico as well as trips to Morocco and Jordan. Mike has been an ambassador for the Phoenix Rescue Mission, a past board member of Paradise Valley Christian Prep, and currently serves on the board of Men Coaching Men Discipleship Ministry.

David Williams

David received Christ as his Savior in 1977 as a freshman at Bloomsburg State College in Pennsylvania. He began attending North Ridge Community Church in 2005 when his family moved to Arizona. He and his wife, Martha, have been married for 37 years and have two grown children–Kate (Cody) who also attend SBC North Ridge and lead a young married small group and Carson (Jessie) who live in Atlanta and have three children: Charlie, Patce and David. David has spent the past 40 years in the nonprofit sector with the Houston Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity International, Make-A-Wish America, Genesys Works and currently with a program serving those situationally homeless called Shelters to Shutters. David served three terms as a member of the North Ridge elder board and taught a Parents of Teens class.

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