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ILI's President, Daniel Drewski. A smiling man with a beard wearing a brown checkered blazer and white shirt standing outside near a white house with siding and windows.

DANIEL DREWSKI - ILI PRESIDENT
President and CEO of the International Leadership Institute (ILI). His extensive background includes leadership roles across various sectors, including secular/political, non-profit, and pastoral ministry contexts. Throughout his career, Daniel has been dedicated to supporting Christian leaders in fulfilling their God-given vision. He cultivates strong partnerships and mobilizes resources to drive maximum impact. Daniel, also leads a house church and serves as an elder in his church.

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DAN SLAGLE - ILI INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR
As a missions pastor, God has used Dan’s leadership to grow the missions program from a handful of people with a modest budget to a global impact involving thousands of people with more than a one million dollar budget each year. In 2021, Dan sensed the Lord calling him to a new season of ministry focused on fulfilling Christ’s Great Commission to “go and make disciples of all nations.” As an ILI International Director, Dan is responsible for equipping leaders and spreading the Gospel in more than 100 nations of the world.

AL VOMSTEEG - ILI SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR A graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary, Al has served more than 50 years in the ministry. Al has pastored local churches in the US and Brazil, served as a mission executive, and since 2002, has extended his ministry through teaching, mentoring, and writing to train leaders worldwide through the International Leadership Institute. Al and his wife, Jane, live in California where their three children and ten grandchildren also reside.

AL VOMSTEEG - ILI AMERITAS
A graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary, Al has served more than 50 years in the ministry. Al has pastored local churches in the US and Brazil, served as a mission executive, and since 2002, has extended his ministry through teaching, mentoring, and writing to train leaders worldwide through the International Leadership Institute. Al and his wife, Jane, live in California where their three children and ten grandchildren also reside.

NORIVAL TRINDADE - ILI VICE PRESIDENT FOR TRAINING Norival serves as ILI Vice President for Training, overseeing volunteer teams of leaders who teach the Eight Core Values all over the world. Having made a decision to follow Jesus at the age of 13, Norival has been involved with some form of leadership in the church or community since. He helped establish ILI and has been pursuing the organization’s vision since 1998. Norival is married to Cristina, and together they have two children and three grandchildren.

NORIVAL TRINDADE - ILI VICE PRESIDENT FOR TRAINING
Norival serves as ILI Vice President for Training, overseeing volunteer teams of leaders who teach the Eight Core Values all over the world. Having made a decision to follow Jesus at the age of 13, Norival has been involved with some form of leadership in the church or community since. He helped establish ILI and has been pursuing the organization’s vision since 1998. Norival is married to Cristina, and together they have two children and three grandchildren.

JIMMY AYCOCK - ILI ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR TRAINING Jimmy served as a pastor for over 30 years before coming on staff with ILI in January 2014. His particular role with ILI is to focus on training Christian leaders in the nations of the 10-40 Window. Jimmy and his wife Ann live in Alabama and are blessed with 4 children and six grandchildren.

JIMMY AYCOCK - ILI ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR TRAINING
Jimmy served as a pastor for over 30 years before coming on staff with ILI in January 2014. His particular role with ILI is to focus on training Christian leaders in the nations of the 10-40 Window. Jimmy and his wife Ann live in Alabama and are blessed with 4 children and six grandchildren.

WES GRIFFIN - ILI PRESIDENT Wes is a dreamer, visionary, activist, husband, dad, fisherman, and most of all a follower of Christ. His passion is seeing lives transformed by the power of the Gospel. Twenty years ago, God called Wes, his wife Joy, and…

WES GRIFFIN - ILI FOUNDER
Wes is a dreamer, visionary, activist, husband, dad, fisherman, and most of all a follower of Christ. His passion is seeing lives transformed by the power of the Gospel. Twenty years ago, God called Wes, his wife Joy, and and team of leaders from around the world to change history by equipping leaders and accelerating the spread of the Gospel. Today, there are over 220,000 ILI alumni in more than 120 nations who are committed to fulfilling the Great Commission.