As director of the Footprints’ shelter for homeless veterans, he brings real compassion, as well as solid training and experience in operating a residential program.

Michael Liimatta
President

Michael Liimatta has been involved with outreach to the homeless and addicted for over thirty years. He has served as a college administrator, a nonprofit executive director, a consultant and an addiction counselor.

Michael currently oversees the Addiction Studies degree program of City Vision College and works with OneAccord as a consultant to nonprofit organizations. He served as Director of Education for the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions for 17 years and was founding director of New Creation Center, a licensed residential treatment center in Atlantic Mine, MI.

Rev. Liimatta holds a graduate degree in Theology from the Inter-Lutheran Theological Seminary and studied at MidAmerica Nazarene University, where he earned the MA in Organizational Administration.

Melissa Williams currently works as an administrator at Christian Fellowship Baptist Church and has worked with nonprofit organizations for nearly thirty years. She previously served as director of Victory Hills Senior Living Community, has worked as Director of Resident Services with Preservation Housing Management, and held a number of leadership roles with Heart of America Family Services.

Mrs. Williams holds a Master of Arts in Education Administration from UMKC and a BS in Journalism from The University of Kansas.

Jessica Thomas is a full time real estate consultant with Prudential Kansas City Realty and focuses on residential sales and property management in the metropolitan area.

Prior to real estate she spent several years in the Employee Benefits industry. During that time she served in many different roles including Management, Sales and Account Management, assisting large employer groups with the management of their group benefit plans.

Ms. Thomas attended UMKC and Southeast Missouri State University.

Mark Turner is a professor in the business department at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.  He is also an adjunct instructor with Metropolitan Community College and City Vision College.

Prior to his involvement in higher education, Mark served as Director of Youth Outreach at the Bellefontaine Corps of the Salvation Army and he worked for a number of years in the telecommunications industry. Mr. Turner has earned two graduate degrees from Webster University; MA in Telecommunications Management and MS in Computer Resource Information Systems Management.