Leadership Team

US Director

Canadian Director

Haitian Director

Orphanage Director

Sponsorship Coordinator

Shipping Coordinator

Hello – my name is Makayla! I work for A Jesus Mission, a missionary care organization that is partnering with Starfish Ministries. I’m here to help assist Bernie and Sheryl with administrative tasks as needed. I have the privilege of being local and am able to visit with them in person. Because of this I have learned more about their heart for the people of Haiti. It’s encouraging to hear story after story of people they have met and ministered to over the years and ultimately their abundant encounters with the Lord’s faithfulness. I’m grateful to be able to take these stories back to our missionaries to share that the Kingdom of God is much bigger than what is right in front of us.

My name is Jonathan Bridges, I am Bernie and Sheryl’s grandson, and I recently joined the Starfish Ministries board. I visited Haiti in 2004 and fell in love with the people there. My wife Danielle and I have five kids, two of which we have adopted through the foster care system in California. This heart for orphans is one that was cultivated by watching people like my grandparents sacrifice their own time, talents and treasures, to care for the needs of the vulnerable, emulating the heart of God. I hope to now be able to support Starfish Ministries with the gifts God has given me, and to see this great ministry continue for many generations.

My name is Joshua Bridges, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve on the board of Starfish Ministries. I’m a Youth Pastor with a heart to see young people come to know Jesus. That same heart is something I’ve seen in my grandparents, Bernie and Sheryl, as they continue to faithfully support the work of the Gospel among the people of Haiti. My wife Kim and I have two little boys of our own, and it’s my desire to model for them what it looks like to walk in a manner worthy of the calling of Jesus Christ—just as it has been modeled for me. In doing so, I hope to support the work of Starfish Ministries and see it impact many more lives in the years ahead.

Pierce Westfall is the President of A Jesus Mission. For the last decade, Pierce and his wife Diana have been partnering alongside local churched around the world for the sake of advancing the Gospel. Pierce has a heart to develop new missionaries, to educate and reshape the way we think about “church”, and to help equip local churches to better care for their missionaries serving globally. From 2013 through 2018, the Westfall’s did full-time missions work throughout North America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Central America.  While he has never served in Haiti, his passion is to see the Gospel moved through ministries like Starfish and has a longing to see faithful ministries like this make a smooth transition from one generation to the next. 

My name is Kristyn Jameson and I’m Bernie and Sheryl’s granddaughter. When I was in college, I took a trip to Haiti with a Starfish Ministries team. The first night, as I sat in the orphanage with a little kid on my lap, singing songs in a language I didn’t know and listening to my Grampa teach about Jesus, I knew I was in trouble. I was dangerously close to falling in love with Haiti. I spent that trip touring schools, interviewing both students and staff for an article about their feeding program, teaching English lessons in the orphanage, and playing with the kids every chance I got. Every day I witnessed firsthand incredible ways Starfish Ministries cares for and loves the people of Haiti, and I wanted to be a part of it. I think what sealed the deal for me was when that little kid who sat on my lap the first night fell asleep and peed all over me. I couldn’t even be upset because I already loved him. The Lord gave me a love for the kids and people of Haiti, and I’m so thankful He has now given me this opportunity to serve on the Starfish Board and to continue what He started way back then in my heart.

My name is Robert Roumiguiere, and I have known the Bridges family for nearly 30 years and have had the privilege of working alongside Doug Bridges for 14 of those years. Over the years, I have developed a close friendship with Glenn Bridges and have been deeply inspired by the impactful mission trips he made to Haiti through Starfish Ministry he has shared with me. Hearing firsthand about the incredible work God has done through Starfish Ministry has left a lasting impression on me. I am also actively involved with Overflow World Outreach, contributing to the Bridges family mission of “Filling Heaven” through the many ministries they support. I consider it a profound honor to serve on the Starfish Ministry Board. I look forward to continuing to support and witness the transformative work God is doing through this incredible ministry.

I’m Philip Bovenkamp. As the oldest of Bernie and Sheryl’s four children, I’ve had a front-row seat to God’s faithfulness from the beginning of Starfish Ministries. I’ve witnessed God’s provision again and again as he’s provided through faithful donors in the United States and Canada. And I’ve traveled to Haiti with Dad on many occasions and seen God use the resources he’s provided to meet needs and transform lives there. My passion is for the Gospel and to see every aspect of Starfish Ministries continue to serve that end. I currently pastor a small church near Lynden, Washington, where I live with my wife Debbie and my daughter Jillian.