Staff

Jim Minnery has served as the executive director of Alaska Family Council since its inception in 2006. A lifelong Alaskan, Minnery has worked in the nonprofit sector for nearly 20 years, serving groups including the March of Dimes, American Red Cross of Alaska, Alaska Legal Services Corporation and Crisis Pregnancy Center of Alaska.

Jim received a Masters in Nonprofit Management from Regis University in Denver. He has previously served on the board of the Alaska Association for Nonprofits and obtained recognition as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE).

Jim, his wife Kim, and their four children attend New Grace Christian Church in Anchorage.

Kim Minnery handles all bookkeeping and database management for the ministry. She has extensive experience in office operations, payroll, financial management and bookkeeping and earned an MBA from University of Denver.

One of John Quick’s many super powers is to help businesses discover how to best use social media and technology to connect with customers, drive traffic, tell authentic stories, and increase visibility. John’s an entrepreneur and former regional director for Samaritan’s Purse and is known as “chief implementor and red tape cutter.” He’s a Newsmax Insider and writes his own Column for them.

Tim assists Jim with crafting a vision for growing the organization and getting the boss some breathing room.

Tim brings a variety of experience to AFC, from Marine infantryman to Naval intelligence analyst, school teacher to baseball coach, federal investigator to think tank vice president. He’s been actively involved in church and volunteer opportunities, and writing about baseball, politics, and society in general.

He and his wife have five adult children, all born and homeschooled in Alaska.

Cheston McCrea is the Director of our new initiative we’re calling the Church Ambassador Network of Alaska. He has been in ministry since the age of 9. Was born in Maryland, but raised in Alaska.

Cheston is as ebullient as he is passionate about preaching the Gospel. He is also very savvy and engaged in the intersection of God’s institutions of Government and church. For some time, he has felt the call on his life to connect his devotion to advancing the Kingdom of Jesus Christ to the reality that God is very much interested in the political arena. As Director of the Church Ambassador Network of Alaska, Cheston will connect shepherds of God’s Church (pastors) across Alaska with shepherds of God’s government (public officials). Transformation will happen as public officials accurately see Christ and rightly value Him. Cheston, by serving as a facilitator of genuine relationships, will help government leaders see what God designed government to be and who He appointed them to be. Although he didn’t know it, as a prisoner, Joseph needed Pharaoh to get out of prison, connect with authority and ultimately help his people. Pharaoh, without Joseph was lost. But together, a solution came to fruition. God wants the two institutions to work together, for His glory so that all people will flourish.