Mike Riches - Director
Mike spent 24 years as a senior pastor before founding The Sycamore Commission, through which he ministers in teaching, training, leadership support, and prayer ministry to churches and church leaders in many countries across Europe and in North America. Still currently in full-time pastoral ministry as lead pastor of Harborview Fellowship in Gig Harbor, Washington, Mike is the author of The Living Free Course, Living Free: Recovering God's Design for Your Life, and Hearing God's Voice for Yourself and Others (co-authored with Tom Jonez). Mike and his wife Cindy are the parents of two grown daughters and the proud grandparents of a granddaughter.
Cindy Riches has been Mike's wife and valued ministry partner since 1974. A gifted teacher in her own right, Cindy enjoys serving the Body of Christ through speaking, ministering in prophetic prayer, and sharing the hope and life of Jesus with the people God brings across her path.
Tom Jonez - Board of Directors
Dr. Jonez brings to The Sycamore Commission a strong background in business and corporate development combined with a deep devotion to Jesus Christ and a marked sense of compassion for the poor and underprivileged. Tom is a marketing and business strategy consultant, and also serves as the chief operations officer for Restore International, a world-wide organization devoted to ending human-rights abuses, restoring justice to children, and serving the poorest of the poor around the world. Tom serves as the chief operactions officer for TSC and the chairman of the board of direcctors, and is an elder at Harborview Fellowship in Gig Harbor, WA, tHe and his wife, Faye, have one daughter.
Arlyn Lawrence - Board of Directors
Arlyn is a writer and editor who utilizes her skills in the development and publishing of our books and equipping/training resources through our partner, Sycamore Publications (Living Free, Hearing God's Voice, High Octane Marriage). She is the author of Prayer-Saturated Kids (NavPress), with Cheryl Sacks, and she also compiled and edited the PrayKids! Teacher's Guide: A Hands-On Guide for Developing Kids Who Pray (also NavPress).
Arlyn's passion is to see families and churches strengthened, restored, and growing into God's original design for them. Through writing, editing, speaking, and consulting at various church and conference venues, and prayer ministry with her husband, she enjoys communicating the love, truth, and power of Jesus Christ. Arlyn and her husband Doug have five children (aged pre-teen through adult) and live in Gig Harbor, WA.
Danny DeWalt - Board of Directors
Danny DeWalt is an attorney and partner of Goff & DeWalt LLP in Gig Harbor, WA, and a teaching elder at Harborview Fellowship, the church which serves Mike and Cindy's U.S. base. Danny is also the vice president of Restore International, a world-wide organization devoted to ending human-rights abuses, restoring justice to children, and serving the poorest of the poor around the world. Danny and his wife Amy are the authors of High Octane Marriage: Experience the Power of God's Design (Sycamore Publications). They are the parents of two daughters.
Larry Godt - Board of Directors
Larry Godt is a business consultant in the field of leadership development and operational excellence. An elder at Harborview Fellowship, he has a keen passion for learning and teaching biblical truths that bring significant life change to people. He enjoys ministering with young adults, marriages, and men's groups, as well as participating in various opportunities for compassion ministry in third world nations like India and Uganda. He and his wife, Lisa, live in Gig Harbor, WA and have two daughters.
Kindra Mitchell - Financial Accounting
Kindra is an essential part of the team, working on bookkeeping and general accounting for The Sycamore Commission. Her background is in business, with a degree in Business Education. She enjoys prayer ministry, with a particular interest and emphasis on marriages and families. Kindra loves being a mother and enjoys hiking, reading and travelling. She lives in Gig Harbor, WA with her husband Scott, who is a pastor, and their three young sons.