

Oliver Dossmann
Co-Founder & President
Oliver Dossmann is the co-founder of Mission to Missionaries and has served as the ministry's President since its inception in 1998. Oliver is originally from Paris, France. His parents became missionaries with Reach Beyond (formally HCJB World Radio) in 1983 at which time his family moved to Ecuador, South America. Oliver attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and later Union University in Jackson, Tennessee where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (1995) and a Masters in Business Administration - MBA (1997).
Oliver met Rachel at Union and they were married in 2000. They have two boys, Alexander and Zachary, and two girls, Liana and Kaylee. Oliver enjoys spending time with his family, the outdoors, and traveling. One of his greatest personal accomplishments was riding a bicycle from Colorado to Alaska.
Oliver owns ExpressionSolutions.com, an IT and website design company serving clients across the world.

Pam Lair
Chairman of the Board
Pam and her husband, John, have been married 38 years. They raised two sons who both went home to be with the Lord at ages 20 and 22 in 2001 and 2004. Since retirement, Pam and John have been volunteer Hosts at Pastor Retreat Centers, and in 2020 felt God lead them to Mission to Missionaries-EdenRidge to expand their ministry to missionaries. They have lived most of their adult lives in Colorado and now reside in Grand Junction, where John volunteers with Veterans and serves on the Honor Guard at the VA Cemetary. Pam volunteers with HopeWest Hospice with their special events. They are members and volunteers at Canyon View Vineyard Church as well. They owned their own business for twelve years, Pam served as President of their local school board for ten years, and spent seven years on Lake Mills Family Fitness Center Board in several positions. She and John are excited to be involved at EdenRidge at this passage of its Vision and into its future.

Chuck Hopkins
Chuck Hopkins was originally a native of Michigan but has lived most of his adult life in the Pacific Northwest. He is single, and has one grown son by the same name (the third) and two grandchildren, a young granddaughter, Serenity, and younger grandson, Jack Xavior, who live out west.
Chuck has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Michigan and Master of Arts Degree in Biblical Studies from Regent University in Virginia. His primary career was overseeing a major environmental program for the State of Oregon.
He gravitates to traveling adventures and exploring with deep appreciation for God’s natural wonders and enjoys relationships with people from other countries.
Chuck has a heart for missions and missionaries after visiting third world countries and living in Thailand after retirement. He moved to Tennessee where he was introduced to EdenRidge and Mission to Missionaries and caught its vision and found meaningful relationships with its families and volunteers. He is a member of the Board and author of the book that tells the story of EdenRidge and Mission to Missionaries.

Blake Ward
Secretary
Blake lives in Jackson, Tennessee, where he has worked as a Realtor at Coldwell Banker for 24 years. He is married to Catherine, and they have seven children who range in age from 6 to 16. They enjoy outdoor activities as a family and they are members at Fellowship Bible Church.

Justin Hassell
Justin is a native of west TN and currently resides in Jackson Tennessee. He is married to Selanie Hassell and they have four children ranging from 8 years old to infant. Justin has a BSBA with an emphasis in accounting as well as a MBA from Union University. He currently works at Russel Metals Inc, serving as Regional Controller for multiple companies. The Hassell family are active members at Fellowship Bible Church. In their free time the family enjoy being outside on their farm and making/building things from scratch.