BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
KEVIN BURKETT
President
Kevin is a 1978 graduate of Purdue University and is retired from the commercial construction industry. He remains an owner of CDG Construction and Florida Civil Construction. Kevin is an original member of the land acquisition group of the property which is now Eagle Rock. Consistently involved with Eagle Rock since 1990, he now serves as the president of the board. Kevin also serves as board chair for East Orange County FCA and has served as Elder and involved in youth ministry, outreach and missions at First Presbyterian Church of Orlando. He and his wife Julie enjoy their four adult children and nine grandchildren.
JONAH JACKSON
Vice President
Jonah graduated from Berea College in 2003 with a degree in Business Management and now works as a real estate agent with Realty Executives in Maryville, TN. He spent 15 years at Eagle Rock, beginning on the summer staff and later serving as Program Director and Associate Executive Director. A dedicated community member, Jonah gives his time by serving on local boards, coaching athletic teams, and leading various ministries. He currently serves as President of the Board for The Gate, an organization that supports adults with special needs. In addition, he enjoys coaching his daughter’s AAU basketball team. Jonah lives in Maryville, TN with his wife, Emily, and their daughters, Mary Kate and Molly.
JARROD BALES
Secretary
Jarrod is a graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in Family, Youth, and Community Sciences. While at the University of Florida, Jarrod was part of the 2006 Florida Gators national championship football team. Jarrod served on staff at Eagle Rock for eight summers filling a variety of roles ranging from summer staff to Program Director and Spiritual Director. Professionally, Jarrod worked as a high school teacher and football coach at Astronaut High School before taking his current job with NASA as an Education and Outreach Specialist. Outside of work, Jarrod often speaks for leadership conferences and preaches at church retreats and events. Additionally, Jarrod serves on the board of directors of Mission Global Ministries, a faith based medical missions nonprofit.
GARY LARGE
Treasurer
Following his graduation from the University of Florida Law School in 1974, Gary practiced law in Brevard County, Florida, until his retirement in June, 2010. He spent over 25 years in private practice, in Titusville, Florida. Gary also served as an Assistant State Attorney and a Hearing Officer/General Master for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Florida, for many years. He is currently an Elder at Church FourEighteen in Titusville, Florida, and was previously an Elder at Park Avenue Baptist Church in Titusville. He has been a part of Fellowship of Christians in Action since 1983 and served in the retreat ministry and as a Board member for many years. He and his wife Eleanor are retired and enjoying their ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
DAVID BOATMAN
Director
David studied Computer Science at Asbury University and earned his Business Degree from Montreat College. Over the course of his career, he has served in leadership roles across Information Technology, including many years as a Chief Information Officer, where he guided organizations through strategic growth and digital transformation. David has a longstanding commitment to faith-based service. As a young man, he participated in mission trips with Lynx Bus Ministries and later served as a bus driver for their programs. He has remained a dedicated supporter of Eagle Rock Ministries for many years. He and his wife, Lacey, make their home in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they enjoy time with their four adult children and four grandchildren. David is also a licensed yacht captain, scuba diver, mountain biker, and avid golfer who values travel, adventure, and above all, time with family.
BRYAN BROWN
Director
Bryan Brown has 20 years of experience in the Christian nonprofit sector. He currently serves as the Executive Director of Global Engagement at One More Child and has been with the organization since 2017. Bryan holds a Master of Theological Studies from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a Bachelors Business Administration from Mississippi State University. Bryan has deep roots with Eagle Rock, having first attended as a camper in 2003 then eventually joining the summer staff in 2004. After multiple years of service on summer staff at Eagle Rock, Bryan eventually joined the Senior Staff as Facilities Director from 2007-2011. Since then, Bryan has spent many years advocating for and supporting Eagle Rock to ensure its success and longevity. Bryan currently lives in Friendsville, Tennessee, with his wife, Rachel (an Eagle Rock staff alum) and four children (Lilly Belle, Ruthie Grace, George, Brooks).
BEN BURKETT
Director
Ben is a 2009 graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in Building Construction. His experience spans heavy-civil, site development, and commercial construction, and he now runs a commercial construction company in Orlando, FL with his father, Kevin. Ben served on the Eagle Rock summer staff during his college years and assisted in completing the construction of the Bunkhouse. Ben lives near downtown Orlando with his wife, Hallie, son, Isaac, and daughter, Annah Grace, where they enjoy living within blocks of his parents and siblings. Ben enjoys hunting, fishing, Gator Football, and spending time with family.
THOMAS M. COTTON
Director
Tom graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Risk Management and immediately went to work as a property and casualty insurance broker. Licensed in all insurance disciplines and adding a series 7 securities license, he expanded his business ownership to include banks, real estate, a finance company, and a car dealership. A lifelong member of St Lukes Lutheran Church, serving in various leadership roles from officer to Elder. Tom is a second-generation Orlando native, married to Kathy for 40 years with 3 children and 2 grandchildren.
REID COX
Director
Reid joined the Eagle Rock board in 2014. He was raised in Atlanta and began his college years at Clemson University, then transferred to and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1979. He attended and graduated from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 1984 with a Masters of Divinity. After 35 years, he retired in 2022 from the J. Rolfe Davis Insurance Agency in Orlando. Reid has been married to the former Jan Hatcher since 1987. He is father to two wonderful children, Jenny and Will, father-in-law to Taylor and Caroline and grandfather to Bennett, Harper, Reid and Kennedy. The Cox family have worshipped and been active at the First Presbyterian Church of Orlando since 1986 – serving in different capacities. Reid enjoyed serving during the Eagle Rock/First Presbyterian weekend in November for many years.
LON GILLOOLY
Director
Lon attended Fairfield University and subsequently, the University of Central Florida and received a BA in Philosophy and Religion. He trained at Dr. Solomon’s Grace Fellowship International and Dr. Larry Crabb’s Institute for Biblical Counseling. Spiritual Direction being his gifting, he ministered in a private pastoral counseling practice and served on the staff of All Saints Episcopal Church in Winter Park, FL. Lon was a co-founder of the House of Hope, a home for runaway teenage girls in Orlando. In the early 90’s, Lon received a divine call in the form of a “second chapter of Acts” vision. In the vision, he was to move his family to a remote part of the Smoky Mountains to help lay the beginning foundation of Eagle Rock. Serving in a wide variety of roles over the years, he is closing in on nearly 50 years of full-time interdenominational ministry. After all these years, Lon still has a heart for seeing teens and young adults activated and discipled in their faith. He also enjoys mentoring young married couples with his bride of 48 years, Bebe. His hobbies are reading and spending time bowling and rolling gutter balls with his six rambunctious grandchildren.
SAGE HIRSCHY
Director
Sage was born and raised in Orlando, FL where he still lives with his wife, Betsy, and 4 sons, Cole, Brooks, Jake and Ben. He graduated from Auburn University in 2008 with a degree in Finance and from Georgia Tech in 2011 with an MBA. Since college, Sage’s career started in commercial real estate consulting before he moved into his family business as the CFO at Star Asset Security. After Star was sold in 2021, he co-founded and is acting President of Ridge Financial Group, a private equity firm focused on Timberland Assets. Sage and his family are covenant partners at First Presbyterian Church in Orlando.
RICK LYON
Director
Rick was raised in Cocoa, Florida, and has been actively involved in faith-based organizations since his youth, including Lynx, FCA, and Christians in Action. He earned his medical degree from the University of Florida in 1986 and completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Kentucky in 1991. In addition to his medical career, Rick has served in various leadership roles, including his current position on the Board of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Kentucky and his prior service on the Board of Lexington Christian Academy. He and his wife, Teresa, have been married for over 35 years and are the proud parents of two adult children and grandparents to two grandchildren.
BRITTANY MARSHALL
Director
Dr. Brittany Marshall earned her degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from the University of Florida and her medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School before completing her residency at Naval Hospital Jacksonville. She went on to serve in the United States Navy as Senior Medical Officer at Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, an experience that shaped her dedication to medicine and service. Dr. Marshall and her husband, Grant, own Mission Family Medicine in Titusville, Florida. She is an active member of Park Avenue Baptist Church and a founding member of Mission Global Ministries, a nonprofit serving both Titusville and communities in Colombia through medical missions. She and Grant have three children and enjoy traveling the world together as a family.
