Board of Directors
Our Board is the Governing Authority at VitalChurch Ministry, Inc. and is responsible for the affairs of VitalChurch. It provides financial oversight and direction for the ministry.
Board Member
Kristen Maloney
Kristen Maloney is a retired mediator and attorney based in Oakland, California. She is a Certified Christian Conciliator and Relational Wisdom Instructor. As a conciliator, Kristen has helped churches, individuals, and Christian organizations apply relational wisdom and biblical peacemaking principles to resolve conflict and reconcile relationships. She has taught relational wisdom and peacemaking seminars and has trained others to serve as coaches and mediators using a biblical peacemaking model. Kristen recently retired from her mediation practice. She has been married to Graham for 40+ years, has adult twins, and is a grandmother!
Board Member
James Matsuda
James Matsuda was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently the CFO of Numi Tea, one of the largest distributors of premium organic tea in North America. He has served as an Elder at Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church (MVPC) in Moraga, California. He has also served as chair of the Global Missions Team Committee and Diversity Co-Op at MVPC, as well as serving on the Focus Team when MVPC retained VitalChurch Ministry to help them through a transitional period.
James met his wife, Laurie, when they were teenagers while attending the Japanese Evangelical Missions Society Conference in Mt. Hermon, California. They were married in 1988 and have 2 adult sons, Kevin and Jonathan. In his spare time, James likes to golf and is an avid baseball fan. His favorite team is the San Francisco Giants.
Board Member
Rich Fickle
Rich recently retired as CEO of a company in the media/telecommunications industry. The VitalChurch Ministry mission resonates with him based on his experience in serving various churches and the need to support leadership growth. He is honored to play a small role in helping this ministry. He, and his wife Robin, currently live in Colorado Springs and attend Life Church.
Executive Director
Tom Wilkens
Tom Wilkens has enjoyed serving as a pastor, medical/counseling clinic director, and university professor. Tom now serves as Executive Director of VitalChurch Ministry. He earned a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary in Pastoral Ministries and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Denver. Tom’s passion is to see marriages, teams, churches, and organizations develop and grow well—with a special interest in leadership. Tom has been married to his best friend, Jan, since 1982. They have two married daughters.