About
As the Executive Director of the Northwest Network Foundation, Steve Ridgway mentors emerging and existing leaders. He travels extensively and has spoken to groups as large as 60,000, but his greater focus is the one.
Over the course of his life, Steve has run a political campaign and taught in the public school system. Steve has been a Washington state resident for the better portion of his life. He attended Pacific Lutheran University where he was honored on football All-American teams for three of his four years. He is a member of the PLU Athletic Hall of Fame and the Tacoma Pierce County Athletic Hall of Fame. Steve has been the chaplain of a major college football program, traveled in lands ravaged by war and famine, and led a major non-profit as their interim President and CEO. Steve is a connector of people and his greatest passion is seeing people connect to Jesus.
Steve believes that the message of Jesus is an unsafe message full of hope and promise for unsafe places.
Board of Directors
Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson was born and raised in Leavenworth WA. He attended Pacific Lutheran University where he played football and received a degree in Health and Fitness Education. He taught and coached in the Puyallup School District for 16 years before taking over managing and operating Knutson Farms, Inc. He is married to Melissa Anderson and they have three children, Tripp (who passed in 2013), Piper, and Colt. In the summertime they love being at the lake and in the winter skiing in the mountains. They reside on the farm in Sumner, WA and are members of Fellowship Bible Church in Tacoma.
John Burleigh
John Burleigh lives in Gig Harbor, WA with his wife Annie and their four children. He is an attorney and his Gig Harbor-based firm, Burleigh Law, PLLC, focuses primarily on serving the legal needs of community associations (condos and HOA’s) in Washington State. John enjoys traveling, playing golf, is an avid fan of all Seattle sports teams and, above all, enjoys the time he spends with family and friends. John and Annie attend Heart Church on Fox Island, Washington.
Greg Heath
Greg is a 1978 graduate of Washington State University with degrees in civil engineering and business administration. Greg is married to Robbi (Wilkerson) Heath. They have four children and seven beautiful grandchildren. Greg is retired from Heath and Associates, a traffic engineering consultant firm he founded in 1986, and has previously served on the Puyallup School Board from 2001 to 2013. Greg and Robbi attend Calvary Community Church in Sumner, Washington.
David McNicol
David lives in Puyallup, Washington with his two children, Marcus and Macey. David graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in Communications and played basketball at Western where he captained the team for two years. David spent the majority of his business career in medical sales, and now serves as Sr. Director of Foundation Partnerships at Alliance Defending Freedom. He most enjoys spending time with his family, coaching his kids’ sports teams, and gathering with friends cultivating meaningful relationships. David and his kids attend Gospel Life Church in Puyallup.
Dennis Ridgway
Dennis is a 1974 graduate of Central Washington University (Marketing and Statistics). Dennis has been married to Nancy (Olson) Ridgway for more than 51 years. They have two married children and three grandchildren. Dennis a principal in Twelve Stone, LLC, an Acquisition & Development company. Dennis is also in Who’s Who in American Business.
Tom Rogers
Raised in Maryland, Tom has called the Pacific Northwest home since 1979, and has lived in Puyallup, WA since 1984. With degrees in Forest Management and Wood Technology from West Virginia University, and an MBA from Pacific Lutheran University, Tom’s career was deeply rooted in the NW forest products industry. Tom, and his wife Lois (a native Portlander, PLU grad, and former teacher in the Puyallup and Sumner/Bonney Lake School Districts) are both now retired and enjoying travel and outdoor activities, sharing life with five grandchildren, and serving in the local church. Tom and Lois have raised two children – son Kyle is married to Emily Schulz (of Lake Tapps, WA), and daughter Jill is married to Jordan Madison (of Pasco, WA). Kyle and Emily have three children, while Jill and Jordan have two children. Tom has been active in choir, kids and youth ministry, and on church administrative and elder boards. Tom and Lois are charter members of Gospel Life Church in Puyallup, WA.
John Roof
John and his wife Kristie have been married since 1992 and are the proud parents of four grown children and a cherished granddaughter. Their passion lies in empowering people of all ages to discover their true identity in Christ, a commitment they actively pursue through ministry at Calvary Community Church in Sumner, WA, their church home since 1996. Their family recently grew with the addition of a daughter-in-law their son met while attending the University of Arizona in Tucson.
As real estate agents with Redfin, John and Kristie have formed their own team, bringing their dedication to service into the world of home buying and selling. Almost empty nesters since most of their children have moved out, they now share their home with two adorable French Bulldogs, George and Olive.
Tyler Teeple
Tyler is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University where he captained the football team as a quarterback. After college Tyler spent four years in the airlines flying for two different companies, Great Lakes and Horizon Air. He is now a contract corporate pilot for Rhino Air in the greater Seattle area. In his spare time Tyler’s first love is to spend time with his family and friends and helping coach his kids in sports. He loves to play golf and fly for recreation. Tyler and his wife, Ashley, have three amazing boys, Landon, Maverik and Tytan. Tyler and Ashley live in Enumclaw, Washington and attend Grace Point NW Church.
