Staff/Team
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Dr. Michael L. Reighard CEO/Founder/Resource Development Administrator In the early years of Mike’s pastoral ministry, he recognized the desperate need for prison ministry and witnessed the powerful change that inmates experience once they accept Christ. After the completion of an M. Div., he began his career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. During twenty years as a chaplain with the Bureau, he and his wife, Neda, observed the frequent return of inmates to prison. God began moving Mike in a new direction: to establish a community re-entry program for ex-offenders. This new direction has become Jericho Commission . |
Michael Allcorn Fishers of Men Mike married Sandy in 1973. They have three daughters and four grandchildren. He surrendered to Christ in 1994 at the age of 42 and has been involved in several ministries. Mike first started sharing his testimony with inmates in the Dallas county jail. Later he was able to help start a similar ministry in the Webster county jail. In 1998 he joined the Fishers of Men Prison Ministry and began sharing Christ with inmates in the Missouri Department of Correction at the Boonville facility. He has since been allowed to go into Ozark Correctional Center (Fordland) and South Central Correctional Center (Licking) as a volunteer in Corrections (VIC). Mike has recently become a member of the Jericho Commission Community Team representing The Fishers of Men. |
Robert Bender In-house Care Team Administrator Robert Bender is our In-House Care Team Administrator. He grew up in Springfield. He came back to Springfield from Alaska to become an African missionary. He has attended Evangel University, Central Bible College, and plans to attend Ozark Techincal College. Bender spent 7 years in the U.S. Army as a medic and engineer with a 16 month depployment to Mosul and Bagdad. He has taken mission trips to Africa and Mexico. Bender feels he has been called to the Democratic Republic of Congo. He enjoys seeing individuals turn their lives around for Christ and give back to the Kingdom of God through the rehabilitation process. |
Shawn Billings Drug Court Administrator Shawn Billings has over ten years experience working in the criminal justice system serving both adults and adolescents. Shawn currently serves as the Drug Court Administrator for the 31st & 39th Judicial Circuits, where he focuses on program development and enrichment, grant writing, and community outreach. Shawn holds degrees from University of Missouri-St. Louis and Drury University. |
Debbie Cartright Bookkeeper In Progress |
Tina Cook Judicial Administrator Assistant Tina Cook is a wife and mother of two. She is a registered nurse with a background in both inpatient and outpatient hemodialysis and intensive care. She is very active in 12 step recovery groups in the community and is involved with the Recovery With Faith ministry at Fellowship Bible Church. She serves as the Judicial Administrator Assistant and acts as a liaison to the Greene County Drug Court. She finds strength in 1 Peter 5: 6-11. |
Jeff Dorn Shapes Jeff is currently a doctoral candidate at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (AGTS) working on his D.Min in Leadership. His doctoral project will provide updated training material for the Shapes Mentoring Program. He also has a Master of Divinity from AGTS and a degree in Youth Ministry from Eastern College.?As an ordained minister, with six years of pastoral experience, Jeff has worked with people in need for many years. Jeff has served as the Mentor Support Coordinator at Shapes Mentoring, taking the role of Program Director in July 2008. |
James Gillum Assistant Screening and Assessment Administrator James has been involved in prison ministry since 1979 (both state and federal systems).He has done substance abuse counseling since 1997. Gateway Foundation employs him as a substance abuse counselor at Ozark Correctional Center. James attended Baptist Bible College as a missions major and later completed his bachelors in psychology at Southwest Baptist University. He received his Masters in Clinical Psychology from Evangel University in 2006. He is also a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor II (CSACII) and LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor).This allows him to work with offenders suffering co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders. While serving those we are called to serve, James noticed that too many re-offend, relapse and reenter the penal system. It is his passion to assist those reentering society through this difficult transition, supporting them in their lives as free men, restored to their rightful place of equal partnership in the service of Christ. |
Robert Grosser Attorney Areas of Practice: Social Security Disability Bankruptcy Family Law Bar Admissions: Missouri, 1995 Kansas, 1994 U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1994 U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1994 U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 1994 Education: Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas J.D. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas B.A. Major: Political Science Professional Associations and Memberships: D.A.R.E. Springfield, 2006 - 2008 President Eugene Field PTA, 2009 - Present President Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association Member |
Eric Lampe Senior Accountant In Progress |
Karen McDonald Bowman
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Dr. David L. Reuterfors Screening and Assessment Administrator Dr. Reuterfors is a licensed psychologist who has worked for 25 years within the Federal Prison System. During the last 13 years of his career, he has served as Chief of Psychology at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Mo. During the course of his prison career, he witnessed many of the difficulties inmates experience as they seek to leave institutionalized lives and transition back into community freedom . Now that he has retired from the Federal Prison System and is on the “outside”, he seeks to utilize his past experiences to assist Christian ex-offenders in their successful transitions to local churches and our community. |
Frank Weber Stone County Embassador In Progress |
Michael Williams Public Relations Representative Mike networks with faith groups and business leaders in and around the Springfield area. He is a 49 year old born-again Christian who has dedicated his life to helping the incarcerated. After attending Bethany Bible College & Seminary, where he earned a General Bible Diploma, God gave him a vision for Free at Last Ministries. Mike has spent the last 18 years counseling & mentoring the incarcerated. He is currently serving as a youth mentor with the THRIVE Afterschool Program at Calvary Temple aka Life360 Church. Mike has a heart for the incarcerated and looks forward to spreading the Message of the Kingdom. |
