About Us & Our Mission

As Chief Executive Officer of Ministry Brands, Pat is responsible for the growth and management of all solutions that power faith-based organizations. With more than 25 years of senior leadership experience, he oversees business strategy and functional areas to support the overall growth of Ministry Brands, including Marketing, Sales, Operations, IT, Finance, and Product Development.

As CEO, he works across the portfolio to maximize operational efficiency, facilitate growth, and drive value for each of Ministry’s brands and stakeholders, all while ensuring an exceptional customer experience for churches and ministries to achieve their mission.

During his tenure at ADP, Pat held various roles leading major divisions for mid-market and enterprise divisions. As President at FLEETCOR, he was responsible for card, payment and SaaS solutions targeted at multiple industries and grew overall operations, revenue and margins double digits each year.

Pat is active in his local parish. He is a youth sports coach and avid participant in the activities of his 4 children.

As Chief Financial Officer, Peter is responsible for the finance, strategy, and financial operations of the Ministry Brands portfolio. Peter has more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in finance, leading large and midsize companies across a variety of lifecycle stages and industries.

Peter has served as CFO of ModusLink, a provider of digital and physical supply chain solutions for many of the world's leading brands. He has held finance leadership roles - driving revenue and optimizing operations - at Discovery, Inc., Scripps Networks Interactive, and Vertis Communications. An entrepreneur beginning in university, Peter also understands the challenges and opportunities facing growth organizations in today's markets.

Peter is active in numerous fitness and community groups. He and his wife participate and volunteer in the diverse activities of their children.

With over 15 years in leadership, David is responsible for sales and marketing at Ministry Brands. He is results-oriented with a passion for developing people, building organizations that scale, and refining business strategy with high-caliber sales and marketing execution.

David and his wife, Jennifer, have been happily married for over 15 years. They have three energetic children and a dog full of love. They are very active in their local church where David and Jennifer both serve in several capacities. The family enjoys anything outdoors or sports-related.

Eleni Vatsis Stratigeas is the General Counsel for Ministry Brands where she leads the legal and compliance functions. She has been a practicing attorney for over 20 years and has extensive experience representing technology and media companies.

Prior to Ministry Brands she was SVP, Associate General Counsel – Corporate Affairs and Assistant Secretary at Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (MVWC) where she was responsible for capital markets, corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions, and securities. She was instrumental in starting MVWC’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) program, which supported the company’s diversity and inclusion initiatives. Prior to MVWC, Ms. Stratigeas held roles of increasing responsibility in the legal department of Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., the parent company of HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel and other television and online brands, culminating in the role of SVP, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary. She served on the boards of Food Network Magazine and HGTV Magazine, which are both joint ventures with Hearst Communications.

Eleni strongly believes in community service and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Knoxville Area Urban League. She volunteers regularly at her local Greek Orthodox parish.

Chris Bacon serves as the Chief Operations Officer for Ministry Brands. He is an action-oriented business transformation leader focused on propelling growth and revenue by delivering innovative use of technology at scale.

Chris's recent experience includes leadership roles at ADP and Fiserv, consistently resolving complex problems by aligning cross-functional teams around a shared vision. His expertise includes change management, talent management, margin expansion, process improvement and more.

Chris enjoys traveling with his wife and their two daughters. He is a certified Master Diver and enjoys documenting his dives. His photographs have been showcased in various publications.

Holly McGiboney serves as SVP of Human Resources for Ministry Brands, focused on elevating the people experience by establishing values-based and purpose-driven performance strategies.

Holly has 20 years of experience in human resources, talent acquisition and employee experience including M&A environments. She has spent the majority of her career in Financial Services and FinTech industries, both domestic and global. She has managed teams and resources across North America, South America and EMEA.

Holly holds a BA in Human Resources Management from Gettysburg College, Masters degree in Human Resources from Rollins College and is certified by Northwestern University in Leading Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Holly and her husband live in Atlanta and enjoy boating, going to concerts and traveling as they become accustomed to life as recent empty nesters.

Jesse is passionate about inspiring & enabling his team to serve with tenacity and creativity. As the EVP of digital solutions and product management, Jesse is responsible for leading our website, content and streaming teams as well as Ministry Brands product teams.

Jesse has spent the last 17-years building and leading teams around the world in the defense, technology, non-profit/ministry, and professional services industries. Leading his teams through a shared set of values, challenging mission, and clear strategy, each team he has led obtained multiple awards and recognition for their successes, including; Inc. 5000, Presidential Citations, Best Place to Work, and numerous other achievement awards.

Jesse is married with two children. He has experience serving on several corporate and non-profit boards and volunteers in many other areas within non-profit, ministry, and community-based organizations. He enjoys mountain-biking, hiking, tinkering with technology, and food (the first two are supposed to help the last).

As EVP of Payments, Andy is responsible for the Giving operations within Ministry Brands, having spent over 18 years in electronic payments and financial technology. After joining Chase in 2002, he drove sales and marketing initiatives for the company’s referral partnership channel. Following Chase, Andy assumed a leadership role with Vantiv leading inside sales, merchant retention, cross sales, and lead generation efforts.

Andy then spent the next eight years helping run two separate payments companies, SignaPay and Anovia Payments, the latter of which he co-founded in March of 2013. He spearheaded the launch of Anovia's go-to-market strategy across the U.S., Canadian, and Australian markets, and helped lead the company to a successful exit in 2017.

Andy rejoined Vantiv, now Worldpay, in 2017 to oversee Partnership Management for the organization's North American Integrated Payments business, driving double-digit growth across a portfolio of over 1,500 software development partners.

Andy is married with two young sons, and he and his family are avid sports and outdoor enthusiasts.

Tom joined Ministry Brands from First Advantage where he served as the EVP of Global Operations and led screening, verifications, criminal checks, fingerprinting, drug testing and compliance. He also played a critical role in business consulting and mergers and acquisitions. Tom began his career in R&D with Andersen Consulting developing next generation client solutions before moving to Sapient, a business and digital marketing management firm.

Tom holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He works with numerous community groups and with the local schools. He and his wife are active participants in the diverse activities of their children.

As Senior Vice President of Information Technology, John leads our teams responsible for Architecture, Engineering, Technology and Security. He brings more than 30 years of experience in technology, transformation, Cloud, infrastructure, and development.

Prior to Ministry Brands, John was the CIO / CTO of VergeIT and a principal consultant of the firm with engagements in healthcare and the payments industries. He has also held executive technology positions at Hertz Corporation and Ally Financial.

John and his wife of more than 35 years enjoy life in Florida cycling, and doing many other outdoor activities. John is currently on the board of the Southwest Florida Regional Technology Partnership, a non-profit org that promotes technology and education in the area.

Billy has been a technology leader in the R&D space for over 20 years with a focus on high volume transaction processing and high availability software solutions.

He joined Ministry Brands in 2018 as a leader of the giving and payments teams with a focus on M&A migration strategies and leading innovation of the giving platforms.

Billy and his wife Samara have been married for over 19 years. They have 4 incredible children and are active homeschoolers. They enjoy packing their family up in the minivan and enjoy adventures in their pop-up camper.

Pam Junot serves as the SVP of Corporate Marketing for Ministry Brands, leading strategy, operations and brand management across the portfolio.

Pam has 20 years of marketing leadership experience spanning the financial services, online education and non-profit industries. Her expertise and focus on brand elevation through diverse marketing channels has contributed directly to rapid growth at both start-ups and large international corporations.

Pam resides in Charleston, SC and is an outdoor enthusiast spending her free time hiking, sailing, and traveling.

As Senior Vice President of Marketing, Josh leads our teams responsible for product marketing, demand generation, sales development and other strategic growth initiatives across the Ministry Brands portfolio. He brings nearly 20 years of experience in marketing, corporate strategy and product management roles for high-growth companies.

Prior to Ministry Brands, Josh lead strategic marketing and product management for Numotion, a large PE-backed health services company. He has also held marketing and product leadership positions at Fleetcor Technologies – a global S&P 500 FinTech firm.

Josh and his wife have two daughters. He serves as a deacon at his church and is involved in other non-profit organizations in Nashville.