Meet Our Boards

Valor Global Board

Alan Linenberger

Board Chair

P.M.-V.P.M. Varghese

P.M. Varghese was born and raised in India and immigrated to the USA in 1998 along with his wife Susan and two sons Anup and Arun. His academic credentials include graduate level degrees in Economics and Management. While in India, he worked for Living Media India Ltd as a cost center manager. He has been employed with U.S. Bank since 2000 and is currently part of the Credit Risk management and Compliance team. His past experience includes working with Christian non-profit organizations in India and in Portland. His passion is to serve Lord’s people in every way possible and is involved with various missions in India. He attends Living Hope Fellowship. He is a cricket fan and loves to travel with his family and friends, especially to third world countries on mission trips.

SamSam Sady

Sam Sady grew up on the East side of the Columbia Gorge in The Dalles, Oregon. After graduating from High School Sam attended Trinity Western University – a private Christian University on the outskirts of Vancouver, British Columbia Canada where he met his wife Jenna. Sam graduated with a business degree and in 2001 Sam and Jenna married and moved to Hillsboro where Sam went to work for Wells Fargo Bank. In 2009 Sam joined State Farm and opened up his own agency in Beaverton in 2011. Sam holds licenses in life, health, property and casualty insurance, in addition to being mortgage licensed and carrying series 6 and 63 securities licenses. Sam and Jenna have two boys ages 10 and 8. Mission trips have played a key role in developing Sam’s faith starting with mission trips to Mexico in high school to spending a year overseas in South Korea and Japan through YWAM (Youth with a Mission) in 1997/98. When he has spare time, Sam enjoys Basketball, archery, and most anything outdoors.

Marshall Bex

Marshall Bex grew up in Gresham, Oregon. He attended Portland Christian School until 8th grade and then went to Centennial High School. He completed his junior and senior years at Mountain View High School in Bend, Oregon. It was during his senior year that he met his wife, April, and they married in 1999. Marshall earned his Bachelors Degree in Music Technology from University of Oregon, where he was also active with Campus Crusade for Christ. Marshall spent 10 years at Nike in various roles within Nike Brand Design and in 2010 started Mode Adjust, a design and production studio. Marshall has three children that attend Valor. He enjoys leading worship, mountain biking, camping, off-road driving and spending time with his family.

Lori Harris

Lori has worked at Nike for nearly two decades doing strategy and process work.  Following her passion for helping women achieve their potential, she also formed an employee network dedicated to empowering and connecting women through inspiring events and informative classes.  And she recently began hosting a monthly meet up for Christian working women in the Beaverton area.  Lori married her high school sweetheart in 1994.  They live in Hillsboro with their two kids, Ian and Calla.  As a family they enjoy camping and cheering on the Hillsboro Hops.

Jeff Ahn

Sarah Byon

Advisory Council

Pastor Rich Jones

School Board

Dr. Matthew Dodd

Board Chair

Matthew came to faith in Jesus Christ during his senior year of high school after his dad shared the Gospel with him. Matthew graduated from the University of Washington and was accepted to law school but declined the offer because he felt the Lord leading him into pastoral ministry. He worked part-time at a small church in Bothell, WA for three years before he moved to Hillsboro, OR to study at Multnomah Biblical Seminary and worked at Calvary Chapel Worship Center (CCWC) as an assistant pastor. In 1996, he moved to Dallas, TX to continue his education at Dallas Theological Seminary. While in Dallas, Matthew pioneered a Calvary Chapel where he served as the senior pastor for eight years. In 2013, Matthew returned to the staff at CCWC and currently serves as an associate pastor. Matthew earned his Master of Arts in Religious Studies in 2018 and his Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics in 2022 from Southern Evangelical Seminary. Matthew and his wife, Heidi, enjoy raising their daughter and working together in ministry.

Amber Burnett

Amber Burnett grew up in Eugene, Oregon. She has a bachelors degree from the University of Oregon and a masters degree in Early Elementary Education from Pacific University. Amber works for the Beaverton School district and has taught grades 2, 3 and 5. She serves as a district mentor through Oregon State University in the Teach For Beaverton Program. Amber lives in Beaverton with her husband, James, and their daughter, Charlotte who is a student at Valor. In her free time, she likes to play golf, draw, travel, and spend time with her family and friends.

Jeremy Reedal

Jeremy Reedal grew up in Aloha/Beaverton Oregon. He attended Aloha High School then went on to Fairfield University to study Business Administration. He graduated from Warner Pacific College with a Degree in Business Administration. Jeremy Currently serves as President of Indemnity Excess & Surplus Agency, they are a wholesale insurance brokerage located in the pacific northwest. Jeremy lives in Beaverton with his amazing wife, Katy, and Kids Miriam and Abram. They also have a dog named Frank. Both Miriam and Abram attend Valor. In his free time, Jeremy loves to play golf and spend time with family and friends over good food.