Stewarding the Mission. Protecting the Vision. Leading with Purpose.
The MissionWake Foundation is governed by a board of spiritually aligned, strategically selected leaders who bring deep expertise across ministry, media, governance, and community transformation. These men and women serve not only as legal stewards of the Foundation’s integrity but as vision protectors—ensuring that every story we fund and every strategy we deploy remains aligned with our Gospel-centered mission.
From city transformation to nonprofit media ethics, from family advocacy to global discipleship, our board members guide the Foundation with prayerful discernment, wise oversight, and a shared commitment to seeing cities awakened through story, strategy, and equipping for impact.
- Safeguards the Vision
- Spiritual Discernment & Oversight
- Guides Governance & Accountability
- Oversees Nonprofit Media Funding
- Supports City Transformation Strategy
- Champions Kingdom Impact
MissionWake Foundation maintains full IRS compliance, internal reporting, and board-governed approval systems for all nonprofit-funded activity, ensuring every decision reflects integrity, impact, and the calling behind the mission.
The primary purpose of the MissionWake Foundation Board of Directors is to provide spiritual, strategic, and fiduciary oversight to ensure that every decision made by the Foundation aligns with its Gospel-centered mission.
The board exists to protect the vision, uphold legal and financial integrity, and steward the Foundation’s two core pillars: funding nonprofit storytelling and equipping churches for city transformation. Board members serve as guardians of the mission—discerning, approving, and guiding all initiatives so that every dollar spent, every story funded, and every campaign launched advances the Media-to-Movement blueprint with excellence, humility, and accountability.
Phase 1 Governance (2025):
During the Foundation’s launch year, a smaller advisory board of 3–5 members provides oversight and guidance as policies, training systems, and city partnerships are refined in preparation for full expansion in 2026.
Board Composition (Full Board – 2026):
The Foundation Board includes nine seats, each representing a vital domain of influence within the Media-to-Movement ecosystem. Each board member affirms alignment with the Foundation’s mission through the Board Commitment & Alignment Agreement, signs a Conflict of Interest Policy, and agrees to long-term confidentiality through a formal Board NDA.
“When God entrusts a vision, He also appoints guardians to protect it. Our board doesn’t just guide policy, they steward purpose.”
Meet Our Board of Directors
Missionally Aligned. Spiritually Grounded. Strategically Appointed.
Each board member brings decades of experience in ministry, media, advocacy, and community transformation. Together, they serve as guardians of the MissionWake Foundation’s vision—providing wisdom, oversight, and prayerful leadership across every story we fund and every movement we equip.
Rev. Dr. Michel Faulkner
Board Member – Strategic Governance & Community Leadership
Rev. Dr. Michel Faulkner is a nationally recognized pastor, civic leader, nonprofit executive, and former NFL athlete with over 30 years of experience in ministry, public policy, and urban transformation. He has served as Executive Director of U.S. Programs for World Vision, founded New Horizon Church in Harlem, and currently serves as CEO of the Philadelphia Council of Clergy. Dr. Faulkner has advised mayors and governors, run for public office, and led city-based coalitions for justice, education, and anti-poverty initiatives. His leadership spans the intersection of faith, governance, and social reform, offering the Foundation strategic wisdom on organizational growth, movement scaling, and community impact.
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Isaac Hernandez
Board Member – Media Strategy & Faith-Based Storytelling
Isaac Hernandez is a trailblazer in Christian television with more than four decades of experience as a producer, director, and broadcast executive in faith-based media. He helped launch the first Christian streaming platform (Parables TV), directed flagship shows for TBN, and currently hosts Faith On Film, seen across more than 19 platforms worldwide. Isaac also serves on the board of ICVM (International Christian Visual Media), where he produces the annual Crown Awards to celebrate excellence in Christian storytelling. As a global consultant and mentor to media ministries, streaming platforms, and filmmakers, Isaac brings visionary leadership to MissionWake’s media strategy and ensures that every story is told with spiritual integrity, technical excellence, and audience relevance.
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Candy Marballi
Board Member – Global Discipleship & Children’s Ministry
Candy Marballi is the President & CEO of The Prayer Covenant, a global ministry that has reached over 6 million children in 86 countries with Christ-centered tools for prayer, discipleship, and evangelism. With more than 30 years of children’s ministry experience in the U.S., Japan, and the Philippines, she is a trusted voice in next-generation spiritual formation. Her award-winning book, The Power of the Prayer Covenant for Children, is used by major ministries such as Every Home for Christ, Campus Crusade, Compassion International, and the Lausanne Movement. Candy brings rare insight into grassroots mobilization and global replication, helping the Foundation connect public-benefit storytelling to long-term disciple-making outcomes.
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Melisa Page-Bailie
Board Member – Family Advocacy & Foster Care Impact
Melisa Page-Bailie is a seasoned advocate for children and families, with over two decades of experience in foster care, adoption, trauma-informed outreach, and church-based family support. She has opened her home to more than 200 children and adopted 10 through the foster system, while serving on the State Foster/Adoptive Board for eight years. A former missionary throughout North America and now the NY Metro Area Director for Promise686, she equips churches to care for vulnerable children through family support ministries, CarePortal initiatives, and holistic outreach. Melisa brings invaluable wisdom on how public-benefit stories and missional resources can strengthen families, protect children, and transform communities from the inside out.
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The Leadership Advisory Council (LAC…or “The Lake“) exists to provide prayerful insight, strategic guidance, and spiritual alignment across the MissionWake Foundation’s nonprofit storytelling and movement-building efforts. Comprised of pastors, movement architects, media leaders, and prayer network voices, the LAC offers non-governing counsel to help protect the tone, direction, and integrity of the Media-to-Movement ecosystem.
From shaping From the Frontlines story themes to speaking into Wake Lab equipping strategies, LAC members serve as prophetic voices and seasoned mentors—ensuring that every message we release and every campaign we launch reflects wisdom, unity, and the heart of Christ for cities.
“The LAC exists to ensure that our movement stays in step with the Spirit—strategically, prophetically, and prayerfully.”
Pastor David Beidel
Founder, Urban Hope NYC | National Director, Christ Together | Co-Founder, Jesus Week Movement
Pastor David Beidel is a visionary leader, author, and pioneer in city-reaching strategies who has dedicated his life to uniting churches for the transformation of urban communities. As the founder of Urban Hope NYC and the national director for Christ Together, he has been at the forefront of equipping local churches to bring holistic change to neighborhoods marked by poverty, violence, and systemic injustice. He is the co-founder and architect of the Jesus Week Movement—a multi-regional initiative that mobilizes thousands of churches, leaders, and volunteers for Gospel saturation across New York City, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. David’s Christ-centered vision has helped churches adopt hundreds of zip codes, engage in long-term discipleship, and bring measurable change to their communities.
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David Bryant
Founder, Proclaim Hope! | Former President, Concerts of Prayer International | Global Messenger of Christ Awakening
David Bryant is one of the leading voices of our generation calling the Church to rediscover the supremacy of Christ. For more than 50 years, he has served as a pastor, global missions leader, author, and the architect of major national and international prayer movements. As founder of Proclaim Hope! and former president of Concerts of Prayer International, David has been a catalytic force behind citywide movements of prayer and revival across the U.S. and beyond—mobilizing millions in united prayer for spiritual awakening. His Christ-centered teachings, digital platforms, and books like Christ Is NOW! and In the Gap have shaped generations of leaders with a high vision of Christ’s supremacy and a passion for citywide renewal.
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“I don’t just want to document movements. I want to help the Church live one.”
– Mick Richards, Founder & Executive Director
Meet Our Executive Director
From Storytelling to Strategy—Leading with Purpose and Mission
Mick Richards
Founder, MissionWake | Executive Director, MissionWake Foundation
Mick Richards is a movement leader, documentary filmmaker, media strategist, and media production business owner with over 20 years of experience in faith-based storytelling, global missions, and community transformation initiatives. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, he transitioned from corporate production to become a Media Missionary in 2012, documenting mission movements across the U.S. and around the world.
Mick is the Co-Founder and has served as the Executive Director of the Jesus Week Movement, which has mobilized hundreds of churches and thousands of leaders across New York City, New Jersey, and Philadelphia for prayer saturation and Gospel-driven city transformation. He previously served in national leadership with the launch and expansion of Saturate USAand produced the award-winning Building a Difference documentary series.
As the Founder of MissionWake and Executive Director of the MissionWake Foundation, Mick leads a comprehensive media-to-movement ecosystem that merges nonprofit storytelling with strategic equipping, empowering churches to engage in real-world, Gospel-centered impact. His leadership bridges the story and the strategy, ensuring every decision made by the Foundation reflects the Media-to-Movement blueprint: capturing what God is doing…and equipping others to join Him in it.
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"MissionWake Media Core Team" Advisory
Vision-Aligned. Ecosystem-Aware. Strategically Connected.
The MissionWake Core Team Advisory is a non-governing group of leaders from MissionWake Holdings LLC who provide high-level insight, spiritual alignment, and long-term vision continuity between the Foundation and the broader media ecosystem. While the Foundation is a legally separate 501(c)(3) entity, the Core Team plays a vital advisory role that helps keep its storytelling, training strategies, and city engagement initiatives connected to the original Media-to-Movement blueprint.
These individuals serve as trusted advisors to the Executive Director. They offer guidance on campaign development, content strategy, infrastructure integration, and leadership formation. Their experience in building and stewarding the MissionWake movement helps maintain unity across the ecosystem. Their involvement ensures that the Foundation’s work remains aligned with its purpose without compromising legal independence or nonprofit integrity.
Bryan Hickox
Executive Producer, MissionWake Media
Bryan Hickox is an Emmy-winning producer with a prolific career spanning 71 television movies and mini-series, earning 16 Emmy nominations, 7 wins, and two Peabody Awards. His feature films, including The Perfect Wave (starring Scott Eastwood and Cheryl Ladd) and Global Day of Prayer, have reached audiences of over 300 million worldwide. Hickox brings unparalleled experience in long-form television and global storytelling, positioning MissionWake as a world-class, impact-driven media platform with Hollywood-caliber production that carries a powerful faith-based message.
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MICHAEL BLANTON
Branding and Marketing Development, MissionWake Media
Michael Blanton is a legendary music and entertainment executive, best known for launching Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, and Rich Mullins, selling over 70 million albums through Reunion Records and shaping contemporary Christian music. As a film and media producer, he has worked on major publishing, television, and film projects, including partnerships with Film Cowboy Entertainment and Oscar-winning producer Terry Benedict (Hacksaw Ridge). With deep industry expertise, he brings unmatched experience in branding, production, and audience development helping to craft its strategy for reaching mass audiences and making faith-driven storytelling a mainstream force.
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Ed Nicholson
Producer / Artist Development, MissionWake Media
Ed Nicholson is a Grammy-recognized songwriter, performer, and producer with deep roots in both Christian and mainstream music industries. As a former member of Three Crosses, Ed has toured with Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, and DC Talk, co-writing and producing hits for Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Phillips, Craig & Dean. With a gold and platinum track record and extensive experience in live event production, Ed plays a critical role in designing MissionWake’s high-energy programming, ensuring its content remains engaging, dynamic, and relevant to a broad audience.
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JEFFREY T. JONES. ESQ
General Counsel, MissionWake Media
Jeffrey is an experienced Entertainment Industry attorney with twenty five plus years of experience in the fields of Entertainment Law, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Literary Publishing, Copyrights and Trademarks. Jeffrey’s clients have been responsible for the sale of tens of millions of records, gold and platinum records, grammy winners, grammy nominations, multinational tours, multinational music licenses and music legislation.