Board of Directors

Michael Cassara brings more than four decades of leadership and ministry experience to the Board of Directors of Impact Initiatives. He served 40 years in full-time pastoral ministry, leading churches in Ohio, New York, and Florida, and has traveled internationally to train pastors and preach the gospel.

Michael played a key role in the establishment and early development of Impact Initiatives’ work in India, where he mentored and coached local pastors. Along with Steve Cervera and Jennifer D’Amato, he co-founded Mission Fuel, which later merged with Impact Initiatives to expand and strengthen ministry efforts across South Asia and into Colombia.

He presently serves as a Stewardship and Partner Management Consultant for Financial Planning Ministry.

Michael has been married to his college sweetheart, Suzy, for 44 years. Together they have two daughters, two granddaughters, and a beloved Mini Australian Shepherd. They reside in Central Florida.

Steve is a retired executive with 33 years of professional work experience, 17 of which were with Apple where he served as a senior manager. Steve has also served as the chairman and founder of Mission Fuel which joined Impact Initiatives in 2023 at the invitation of Roberto Chaves, founder of Impact Initiatives. Steve is now the Chairman and President of Impact Initiatives. He has also served in leadership of Men’s Discipleship Network as a board member and remains a senior advisor to the leadership team there. He and his wife have been married for 35 years and have two adult daughters. 

Jennifer is a small business owner and she works in the field of photography. She served on the Mission Fuel board before joining Impact Initiatives in 2023. She is the Chairperson of her church’s missions committee. A mission trip to Nigeria over a decade ago changed Jennifer’s life forever.  Since then she has been to India on a number of missions trips where she has shared her passion for the Word of God, its teachings and God’s love for the nations. She is happily married to Dan for 30+ years and the mother of three grown children.

Kevin Macki brings more than twenty years of experience as an educator serving in the roles of teacher, coach, and administrator.

Kevin has a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education with an ESOL endorsement from Barry University and a Masters degree in Educational Leadership from Florida International University. Before assuming his current role, Kevin was the Head of School at Horeb Christian School for seven years and still serves on the school board.

Kevin currently serves as the Director of School Relations at Calvary Christian Academy and Director of Schools United, an organization focused on creating role-specific peer networks for Christian education professionals around the globe. In addition, Schools United provides professional development through their partner conferences and their flagship conference, SUPD, the world’s largest Christian educators conference. He also presently serves as the Vice President of Christian Schools of Palm Beach County.

Kevin has been married to his wife, Evelyn, for 17 years. They have two sons and reside in Miami, Florida.

Jordan has 30+ years of experience in the medical device field where he currently serves in executive leadership with one of the largest medical device supply companies in the United States. Jordan and his wife of 20+ years have supported and participated in foreign missions to Ecuador and India. Jordan was previously on the Board of Mission Fuel which combined with Impact Initiatives in 2023.

Oscar Norberto Reyes Pla is a Lawyer who has been practicing the profession independently since 1973. He has been legal advisor to non-profit entities and Christian religious entities since 1994. Oscar is a member of the Council of Elders of the Unicentro Christian Confraternity Church in Bogotá for more than 18 years. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American College in the 20 de Julio neighborhood in Bogotá, with which he has collaborated for more than 20 years. He is a member of the Council of the Christian Confraternity Church in Colombia and legal advisor of the Federation of Christian Confraternity Churches in Colombia, for more than 25 years. Due to a call from the Lord Jesus Christ to social service as an instrument for the extension of his Kingdom, and a friendship of more than 20 years with Roberto Chaves and Maria Luisa Moros, he has participated in the Board of Directors of Impact Initiatives Inc. since its acquisition by the Chaves Moros family in 2014. He is married to Lucy Navarrete de Reyes since 1972, they have 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren.

Guillermo Novoa is part of the pastoral team of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale. He received a Master’s Degree in Ministry from Prairie Bible Graduate School in Alberta, Canada and a Master’s Degree in Hispanic Studies from “Universidad Complutense de Madrid” in Spain.
Guillermo and his wife Patricia have been married over 41 years have two sons.  He and his family have served the Lord for over 44 years in various roles including National Director of Prison Fellowship Colombia, Action International Ministries in Canada as Latin America Liaison, Decision Evangelistic Association in Madrid, Spain as missionary and church planter, Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale as Assistant pastor and Multicultural Director, and Operation Rescue the Children Inc. as Vice president of Development.

Kelly Russo is a pastor, leader, ministry consultant, conference speaker, wife and mom. With a background in corporate sales, marketing and leadership, her career expands over several industries including finance, market research, and ministry, which bring a unique skillset to Impact Initiatives and the communities it serves. She also served as the Executive Pastor for one of Long Island’s largest churches where she applied her executive skills to lead operations there.