The Team
Tim Bennett
Executive Director
Bob Flayhart
Founding Strategic Advisor
Jim Doggett
Care and Coaching Director
Emily Kirkpatrick
Creative Director
Addison Kemp has been a board member of GospelTree Ministries since 2022. She works at Protective Life as a senior data science associate within the internal audit department and holds a degree in finance from The University of Alabama. Outside of work, she participates in Oak Mountain’s young professionals ministry by leading women’s Bible studies and small groups and enjoys running and playing piano.
Elijah Long is a board member for GospelTree Ministries and grew up attending OMPC and has been a member for 15 years. He attended University of Alabama at Birmingham and has a bachelors in communication. Currently is the Vice President of Shield Asphalt. He and his wife, Arden, have two children.
Gene Borgosz (Treasurer)
Greg Smith (President) is a Board Member with Gospel Tree Ministries and a Ruling Elder at Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church where he and his family have been members for over 20 years. He has served in Pastoral Care and Restoration for 23 years and has spent the better part of the last 15 in Leadership Coaching. Greg is a Board Certified Life Coach, Certified Health Consultant and worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama for 35 years where he currently manages 20 members of the Large Group Sales team. Greg and his wife Dana have three children and three grandchildren.
Jason Cannon is the Operations Manager of Nature's Edge, L.L.C. and a business owner of a restaurant in Grayton Beach, Florida. He serves as a deacon at Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church where he and his family have attended for almost 10 years. He holds a B. S in Horticulture from Auburn University. He previously worked for Landscape Workshop for 10 years specializing in commercial design. He presently focuses on residential design and installation. He and his wife Lauren, have 2 children.
Shelby Shepherd
Wes Sparkman (Vice President) is a Board Member with Gospel Tree Ministries and a Ruling Elder at Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church where he and his family have been members for over 19 years. He has served in Pastoral Care and Restoration and as a Life Group leader. Wes is a Nuclear Engineer who has worked for different subsidiaries of the Southern Company for 39 years. Wes and his wife Julie have three children and three grandchildren.
Andrew Dagostin is a principal and co-owner of Wright Construction Company, a regional paving contractor in the southeast and deacon at Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Auburn University. He and his wife Emily have 3 children, Walker (9), Hank (7), and Davis (5).
Bob Flayhart holds a B.S. from Penn State University, a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a Doctor of Ministry from Covenant Theological Seminary. He served with Campus Crusade for Christ at Florida State University from 1982-1985. He assisted in a church planting effort on the North Shore of Chicago during his seminary years. In 1989, Briarwood Presbyterian Church called him to plant a daughter church, Oak Mountain Presbyterian. He served as Lead Pastor for almost 35 years. Bob and his wife, Laurie, have been married for 40 years and have three children, a married son, Joshua, and wife, Kara who have 3 children; Hannah and husband, Kevin have two children; and Michael, who has served as a missionary in Japan for the past 8 years.
Bill Windle
Connor Farmer became a member of the care team after being deeply impacted by the team of GospelTree Ministries. He is the owner of Highpointe Properties. He has been in the Land development and brokerage business for 30 years. He is a 12 year member of Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church. He and his wife Lucy of 28 years have 2 Children and live in the Indian Springs area of Birmingham.
John Lankford
Tom Majors is a senior sales leader in the healthcare IT industry and a consultant to small and mid-size businesses. Tom is a graduate of Mississippi State University. He is a ruling elder at Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, AL. Tom and his wife Nancy have four children and five grandchildren.