Senior Management Council
Paul Cleckner
Interim CEO
Paul Cleckner serves as Interim CEO at American Bible Society. He is an experienced leader of organizational transformation, having served most recently as Interim CEO of Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana…
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Stephen Kao
Chief Legal Officer
Stephen Kao serves as Chief Legal Officer at American Bible Society. He has represented nonprofit organizations, including churches, ministries, and humanitarian causes, for over two decades…
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Nicholas Pagano
Chief Financial Officer
Nicholas Pagano serves as Chief Financial Officer at American Bible Society. He joined American Bible Society in November 1992 and has more than 35 years of investment and finance-related experience…
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Dr. John Farquhar Plake
Chief Ministry Insights Officer
Dr. John Farquhar Plake serves as Chief Ministry Insights Officer at American Bible Society. Plake brings a pastoral heart to the disciplines of research and innovation, bridging the worlds of social science, business intelligence, and spiritual formation, and helping Christian leaders understand how people grow in Christ….
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Rev. Dr. James J. Puchy, Chaplain (Colonel) U.S. Army – Retired
Chief of Staff
Rev. Dr. James J. Puchy serves as Chief of Staff at American Bible Society. Previously, he served in a variety of roles, including Executive Director of Armed Services Ministry, Interim Executive Director of the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center, and Vice President of Presidential Initiatives…
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Rob Wonderling
Interim Chief Ministry Advancement Officer
Rob Wonderling serves as Interim Chief Ministry Advancement Officer at American Bible Society and is also Executive Director of the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center. He brings diverse experience in government and private-sector business leadership…
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Board of Directors

Katherine Barnhart
Chair

David Wills
Vice Chair

Mary Banks
Secretary

Georganne Perkins
Treasurer
Elaine Allen
Tessie Güell Devore
Deborah Garcia Gratacos
Timothy Houseal
Nicole Johansson
Theodore Nicolakis
Ash Noah*
Karen McDonald**
Helen Osman
Mario Paredes
*On Leave of Absence February 15 – December 31, 2023.
**On Leave of Absence May 16 – December 31, 2023.
The mailing address for all Directors is our headquarters at: American Bible Society, 101 N. Independence Mall East, FL 8, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2155