Leadership & Board of Directors - Austin Disaster Relief Network

ADRN Leadership

Meet the men and women who have answered the call to lead Austin Disaster Relief Network in glorifying Christ through the mission of disaster relief. These highly-skilled individuals work tirelessly to keep the organization on track and moving forward to bring hope into crisis.

Executive and Senior Leaders

Daniel Geraci

Executive Director/ ADRN Founder

Daniel Geraci

Executive Director/ ADRN Founder

Nearly a lifelong Austinite, Daniel Geraci founded the Austin Disaster Relief Network (ADRN) in March 2009. Since then, ADRN has grown to a network of nearly 200 churches, assisted more than 43,000 disaster survivors, trained thousands of volunteers, and donated an estimated $16 million to rebuilding and recovery, emergency funding, transportation, short-term housing, and goods and services to help families and individuals get back on their feet.

ADRN’s support spans five counties in the greater Austin area (2.4 million people). ADRN’s network of churches has deployed volunteers to eighteen significant disasters, such as the Bastrop Fires (2011), Moore Oklahoma Tornado (2013), West Texas Fertilizer Explosion (2013), October Floods (2013), Memorial Day Weekend Floods (2015), October Floods (2015), Hurricane Harvey (2017) and Hill Country Floods (2018).

ADRN’s primary focus in disaster response is to equip the body of Christ to shepherd families/walk with families until they’re back on their feet. ADRN also provides emotional/spiritual crisis intervention, financial assistance, case management, call center support, warehousing, mass distribution, mobile thrift store, clean-up, repair/rebuild, and church network development. In order to meet the emotional, spiritual, and physical needs of those affected by disaster, ADRN trains between 1,500-3,000 heads per year. ADRN will also develop new church networks outside of greater Austin to help the local church develop a long-term recovery strategy, shepherd families, raise funds to help families get back into clean and safe homes, and ultimately advance His kingdom through the transforming power of Jesus Christ. ADRN’s hope is to help the church be relevant in the eyes of the community in times of crisis so multitudes come into the kingdom.

Inspired by the Lord while sponsoring two surviving families from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Daniel was given the vision to build a network of greater Austin Churches who would set aside theological differences and mobilize, organize, and train together to meet the emotional, spiritual, and physical needs of those impacted by disaster. To develop ADRN, Daniel leaned on God's handiwork in building a Christ-centered, prayer-centered core team of volunteers who were passionate to see the body of Christ unite together under one vision, one purpose, and one mission.

Daniel lives in Leander, Texas, with his wife Allison, and his two daughters.

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Stephen Brewer

Associate Director

Stephen Brewer

Associate Director

As Associate Director of the Austin Disaster Relief Network, Stephen manages the ADRN command center in times of disaster and coordinates ongoing response efforts. He works closely with the more than 170 churches in the ADRN network, building and maintaining relationships with pastors, liaisons, and church volunteers.

Stephen joined ADRN professionally in 2011, after serving as a certified financial planner. He first participated in disaster relief as a volunteer with Samaritan’s Purse after Hurricane Ike in 2008. He finds the most reward in seeing the impact of ADRN’s work on both survivors and volunteers, and he has personally sponsored families affected by disasters during his tenure.

A graduate of the University of Texas, Stephen lives in a group “discipleship house” in East Austin, where he enjoys serving as a positive role model to the men in the house as well as youth from the neighborhood. He enjoys travel and outdoor activities, such as camping, biking and running. Stephen also serves on the prayer team at the Austin Stone Community Church.

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Robert Vidaurri

Chief Operations Officer

Robert Vidaurri

Chief Operations Officer

As the new Chief Operations Officer for the Austin Disaster Relief Network, Robert looks closely at opportunities to improve business continuity and establish processes. He looks closely at debrief reports from past disasters to recommend improvements to the board of directors while overseeing day-to-day operational management.

Robert has been involved with disaster relief and operations for most of his career. He most recently served as the Chief Operations Officer of a cleanup firm that managed the emergency response for the Deep Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, managing a team of 950 staff working seven days a week. He previously served as the administrator of a law firm for eleven years and as the director of operations for a venture capital firm. Robert also received training from the Army Corps of Engineers in Unified Facilities Criteria as part of his work for a company involved with antiterrorism force protection, providing systems and technology for government agencies.

Robert married his high school sweetheart. They live in Smithville, Texas, with great pride in their three adult children and grandchildren. He enjoys Texas barbecue and outdoor activities, such as hiking and backpacking.

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Michael Gish

Chief Financial Officer

Michael Gish

Chief Financial Officer

Michael is an experienced entrepreneur and management consultant with extensive experience driving financial and operational improvements for companies from $1mm to $400mm in annual sales through all phases of the corporate life cycle. He has broad industry experience — including manufacturing, industrial, service, technology, and retail industries. Additionally, he has in-depth expertise in valuation and forensic accounting.

“I have a passion for helping organizations achieve measured success through improvements to cash flow and operational efficiencies.”

Prior to his role at ADRN, Michael held financial leadership positions at multiple companies, including Texas Financial Forensics and Deloitte. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University.

Michael lives with his wife, Trina, and their 4 amazing children, and his hobbies include hunting, smoking meats, and all things related to coffee.

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Bill Ducat

Chief Information Officer

Bill Ducat

Chief Information Officer

As the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of ADRN, Bill is responsible for overseeing all aspects of information technology (IT) for the Austin Disaster Relief Network, including the volunteer portal, field deployment tools, tools for staff, and general IT support. Bill started his career at ADRN as the volunteer Director of the HAM Radio Core team, and he continues in this role as well. He has deployed as a HAM lead on several deployments with durations of one or more weeks, oversaw trucking distribution and setup of a ride share system during Hurricane Harvey, and oversaw the 4x4 deployment during the 2021 Winter Storm. Bill is an Eagle Scout and has been a life-long outdoor enthusiast with extensive experiencing camping, backpacking, kayaking, off-road jeeping/rock crawling, and high angle Search and Rescue. He was also a Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster in 3 Scout troops where he taught winter tent camping and dutch oven cooking in Colorado and Virginia. He also took 4 crews to Philmont Scout Ranch. While not out in the woods, Bill has had an extensive career in the software development and database management, including roles as Directory of Database Engineering for both Electronics Arts and advertising.com. He was a Principal Consultant with both Oracle and ambassador Consulting, an Operations Architect for AOL, and the Lead Database Administrator for both Kellogg's and Royal Sun Alliance/Guarantee National Insurance company. Bill met his wife Patrice in high school, they married after college, and together raised 2 boys (both Eagle Scouts) and 4 girls. The adventure continues as they now live full time in a motorhome, supporting ADRN during blue skies but always ready to move out into the disaster field, fully self-contained, should the need arise.

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Charlie Lujan

Hope Prayer Center National Prayer Leader

Charlie Lujan

Hope Prayer Center National Prayer Leader

As the National Prayer Leader for the Hope Prayer Center, Charlie is responsible for equipping and empowering national prayer teams and worship movements. He first met ADRN's founder, Daniel Geraci, in 1999 at a Citywide Prayer Gathering, and the two have been friends and prayer warriors ever since. He spent eight years in the Marine Corps, traveling to every continent and climbing the world's largest mountains, including Mt. Fuji and Mt. Kilimanjaro. For 30 years, Charlie has served in ministry in the Austin area and worked to train and build prayer teams worldwide. He's the founder and leader of the Nazarite Kingdom Alliance, served as the Prayer Pastor and filled other pastoral duties for 17 years at Austin Powerhouse Church, and as a Chaplain for The University of Texas Police Department. His heart and life mission is to help call forth and grow powerful prayer in the lives of those the Lord entrusts to him that believers today may experience and operate in signs, wonders, and miracles for the glory of God. One day however a small line of blind text by the name of Lorem Ipsum decided to leave for the far World of Grammar. The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because

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Tim Dale

Field Operations Manager

Tim Dale

Field Operations Manager

As the Field Operations Manager, Tim provides leadership and management of volunteers and staff during ADRN's disaster preparedness and response activities. He works closely with all ADRN departments, key volunteer leaders, and badged volunteers to achieve the defined objectives in a timely and God-honoring manner.

Tim joined ADRN in 2018 with over 28 years of professional experience in the private and non-profit sectors in areas of project management, field operations, and volunteer management. As a trained hygrogeologist, Tim planned and led field operations for the collection of scientific data and subsequent analysis and reporting. Afterwards, God called him to transition to the non-profit world where he trained and led churches across the country in implementing a social-capital based relational model to walk alongside those within their community that are in need. Tim became an ADRN CISM-trained volunteer in 2011 and first deployed during the 2011 Bastrop Fires. These experiences have come together to provide Tim with an understanding of how to plan and lead God-centered field operations to be a blessing to survivors of disaster.

Tim graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor's degree in Mineral Engineering and from Texas A&M University with a Master's degree in Hygrogeology. Tim and his wife Toya are long-term members of Grace Covenant Church. They have two adult children and two grandchildren. Since 2013, Tim and Toya have been on the Grace leadership team of a small-group-style, Christ-centered, marriage discipleship ministry called ReEngage.

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Lisa Antonishek

Shepherd Program Manager

Lisa Antonishek

Shepherd Program Manager

Originally from Michigan, Lisa completed a psychology/counseling undergraduate degree at Rochester College as well as a community and school counseling masters at Spring Arbor University. After graduation, she worked as a school/community counselor in Michigan from 2008-2015. In 2014, she completed a graduate certificate in Spiritual Formation from Moody Theological Seminary. She felt called and prepared, and was sent by her church/missionary agency to serve as a mission in Spain in October of 2015. She was blessed to have taught middle school Bible (and other courses including elementary PE for a year!), counseled students and others, and held various leadership and leadership development positions. God also opened the door for her to serve in care and support, prayer, and women's ministry at her churches in Michigan and Spain.

As the Shepherd Program Manager, Lisa's past experience and passion for others to know and grow in Christ helps her team and the church shepherds to work together to provide emotional, spiritual, and physical care to the survivors of natural disaster. Lisa will tell you that it is not an easy job, but God has prepared her well and she is humbled to be able to work with such an amazing team of people at ADRN to shine the light of Jesus into the darkness.

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Kelly Clawson

Training Director

Kelly Clawson

Training Director

As the Training Director for the Austin Disaster Relief Network, Kelly oversees all in-person and on-demand training courses. Kelly strives to ensure all current and future training is effective in equipping churches and volunteers with the skills needed to respond physically, emotionally, and spiritually in times of crisis.

Kelly has a background in education and previously taught in both Austin ISD and Round Rock ISD. She has experience in developing curricula and evaluating the quality and effectiveness of program services. Kelly received her master’s in social work where much of her research was centered around adult learning theory and ensuring content is delivered in ways that are relevant, engaging, and significant to the audience. Kelly is passionate about building relationships and providing multi-layered support so individuals have what they need to thrive in all that the Lord is calling them to do.

Kelly lives in Round Rock, TX with her husband, Garrett. They are partners of the Austin Stone Community Church where they lead a small group as well as serve in the KIDS ministry.

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Kat Cannon

Director of Marketing and Communications

Kat Cannon

Director of Marketing and Communications

Kat serves as the Marketing and Communications Director at ADRN, joining the staff in 2020. She oversees a team of talented individuals producing all of the organizations communications including graphics, emails, website, social media, videos, printed materials and other assets. This team stewards the overall messaging and image of the organization fostering relationships with local churches, volunteers, donors and the public at-large.

Before joining the ADRN staff, Kat served for 10 years on the senior staff of Austin Oaks Church. She held positions as the Women's Ministry Director, Small Groups Director, and Communications Director. A student of Scripture, she has written multiple Bible studies, devotionals, and other materials for her church and other audiences, and sometimes speaks at women's events in the area. She also holds two Bachelor's degrees from the University of Texas at Austin - one in Broadcast Journalism and one in Government.

Kat lives in Leander, Texas with her husband Derry. They're proud of their two grown children and serve at Austin Oaks Church as one of the mentor couples for the Young Adults group.

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Michael Gardner

IT Operations Manager

Michael Gardner

IT Operations Manager

Michael is a certified First Responder for disaster and emergency situations. His experience includes the massive wildfires in Bastrop, Texas that devastated over 34,000 acres, the EF-5 tornado in Joplin, Missouri that destroyed nearly 7,000 homes along a 22 mile path and the violent explosion in West, Texas that blew out windows up to 7 miles from the blast.

Working and collaborating closely with both state and local governments, he has provided assistance immediately after and throughout the recovery process utilizing a wide range of skills, including establishing a leadership command structure after being appointed as manager to over 3,000 volunteers. He is trained in Conflict Resolution, certified in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and is a non-ordained Chaplain. He is also a Core Team Member at ADRN. This background and training has allowed Michael to give physical, emotional and spiritual assistance first hand to survivors and other disaster relief team members.

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Samantha Cowen

Director of Human Resources

Samantha Cowen

Director of Human Resources

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Jennifer Greggory

Senior Director of Network Development

Jennifer Greggory

Senior Director of Network Development

Kelly lives in Round Rock, TX with her husband, Garrett. They are partners of the Austin Stone Community Church where they lead a small group as well as serve in the KIDS ministry.

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Renee Deeter

Volunteer Development Director

Renee Deeter

Volunteer Development Director

As the Volunteer Development Director, Renee provides leadership in the development of our network of volunteers. She works closely with our Church Network Development Team to inspire and engage volunteers in disaster response and recovery work.

Renee has over 25 years of experience working and serving in the non-profit sector in areas of instructing, project management, operations, program development and delivery as well as staff and volunteer leadership development within the YMCA, Girl Scouts and Red Cross. She is passionate about helping other people and making what seems impossible, possible with God’s help. She feels so incredibly blessed to be part of ADRN so the Lord can use her to make an impact in many lives. Renee graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, with a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Communications and completed postgraduate studies at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Mill Valley, CA, and North Park University in Chicago, IL.

Renee lives near downtown Austin with her husband, Lawrence, two full-of-life preteen kids, and their cat named Narnia. They attend the Austin Stone Community Church where Renee serves in the KIDS ministry. She enjoys cooking, traveling, paddle boarding, hiking, and camping with her family.

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Board of Directors

Daniel Geraci

Executive Director/ ADRN Founder

President

Daniel Geraci

Executive Director/ ADRN Founder

Daniel lives in Leander, Texas, with his wife Allison, and his two daughters.

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Rob Harrell

Pastor

Chairman

Rob Harrell

Pastor

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Tina Steckler

Secretary

Tina Steckler

Tina Steckler has been married to Bob Steckler for 34 years, and they have four grown children and five grandchildren. She is a retired interior decorator after running her own design consulting and custom workroom company. Tina has been involved in Community Bible Study for over 20 years and is passionate about transforming lives through the study of God’s Word. She has been an active volunteer for ADRN since 2015, serves on the Shepherd Core Team and has been on multiple disaster deployments. Tina loves the ADRN Shepherd Program because it is an opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus to those hurting and a conduit of the generosity of the body of Christ. Tina is an active member at LifeAustin Church.

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Deborah Leverett

CEO, Entera + Partners Consulting

Treasurer

Deborah Leverett

CEO, Entera + Partners Consulting

Deborah Leverett is a consultant, speaker, and teacher on developing leaders, creating a positive and ethical culture, and helping organizations grow during periods of change. She founded Entera + Partners Consulting to help for profit and non-profit organizations heighten productivity and increase profitability. Deborah holds certifications from the Center for Creative Leadership in the most current methodologies in leadership effectiveness and development programs. She continues to keep up with current research in adult learning and motivation. Currently she serves on the boards of MP:Austin, the Long Center and Concordia School of Business Advisory Board. She is a trusted advisor to many non-profit executive directors.

A native of San Antonio, Texas, she received an undergraduate degree in education from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio and a Master of Education from the University of Texas. She currently lives in Austin, Texas.

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Brian Alarid

President & CEO, America Prays and World Prays

Board Member

Brian Alarid

President & CEO, America Prays and World Prays

Brian Alarid is the President and CEO of America Prays and World Prays. He is the Founding Pastor of Passion Church and has 27 years of experience in pastoral ministry and executive leadership. He previously served as a Regional Manager for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Brian has a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Regent University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Theology. Brian has been married to Dr. Mercy Alarid for 23 years, and they reside in Austin, Texas with their three children.

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Bill Neusch

Founder & President, Gibralrar U.S.

Board Member

Bill Neusch

Founder & President, Gibralrar U.S.

Bill Neusch is a serial entrepreneur who currently owns and runs three businesses in the Gibraltar Family of Companies, plus three addition businesses and a family Foundation. He has over 35 years of security fence experience, has over 35 design patents and multiple patents pending. Bill designed and developed the Gibraltar Cable Barrier System as well as Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection barrier products that are approved by the Department Of Defense (DOD) and Department Of State (DOS).

Gibraltar US has fabricated, installed, and performed on over 30 site segments which consisted of over 150 miles of pedestrian/vehicle barrier projects along the US–Mexico border in support of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs Border Patrol (CBP). The first four US Southern border fence projects under US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC) was Bill Neusch’ s design. This design, with a few modifications, is used by USACE for much of the current fence. Gibraltar has experience constructing all aspects of the southern US border fence including, gates, grates, and wash-outs. Gibraltar’s border experience is proven in meeting or beating project schedule requirements with exceptional quality and safety record. Gibraltar's border solutions are proven and effective tools in slowing, redirecting and deterring illegal entries in areas where DHS/CBP personnel and technologies alone are insufficient. Working as both fabricator and installer, Gibraltar has secured and completed the largest amount of work on the US southern border. Due to the sheer magnitude in size of the border work, Gibraltar had over 500 employees and set up eight fabrication yards throughout California, Arizona & Texas. Gibraltar Material Distribution specializes in high-security products to protect borders, perimeters, and governments, including industrial and commercial facilities such as military bases, prisons, airports, power plants, refineries, corporate headquarters, embassies, and other critical infrastructure.

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Steve Leach

President, Acacia Strategic Advisors

Board Member

Steve Leach

President, Acacia Strategic Advisors

Steve most recently served as the Chief Development and Strategy Officer of Goodwill Central Texas. He developed the organization's key strategies and initiatives and led new business and philanthropic development. As the Chief Operating Officer of Victory Energy Tech, Steve directed the company's operational strategies and activities, including Victory's wholly-owned subsidiary, Pro-Tech Hardbanding Services. As the Chief Executive Officer of the WaterStone Foundation, he assisted generous donors in developing and executing tax-efficient giving strategies. During his tenure, WaterStone witnessed unprecedented growth with over $300M in contributions received and $200M of distributions to over 3,000 non-profits globally. He also served as the Chief Executive Officer of NovaCentrix, a venture-backed nano-materials products company. Steve also held various executive, engineering, and product marketing roles at Vida Capital, Dell Computer, IBM, and Compaq Computer. His service to the community can be measured by the lives he has touched through his philanthropic endeavors and his board and advisory board service to Explore Austin, Austin Bridge Builder Alliance, WaterStone, Young Life, and more. Steve has also served on for-profit company boards, including Integrity Capital Income Fund, NovaCentrix, and Energetic Materials and Products, Inc. Steve earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and resides in Austin, Texas. He and his wife, Mollie, have six treasured children living in Austin, Houston, and Dublin, Ireland.

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