Our Team

David Windham
Executive Director

As Executive Director, David supports the goals of Summit Missions International in sharing the Gospel of Christ in Eastern Europe while offering hope and help to those who need it most.

David earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Akron in 1994. He spent 14 years in public and corporate accounting work. He then transitioned to full-time ministry in Oaxaca, Mexico, and Houston, Texas, to work with people groups that had limited access to the Gospel. From 2012-2024, David focused on Gospel outreach while on staff at Evermore Community Church in Hartville, Ohio. His work supported ministry efforts in the United States, India, Haiti, Indonesia, Spain, Africa, and Mexico. He finished his postgraduate studies in 2022 with a Master of Arts in Christian Thought from Bethel University in Minnesota.

He is married and has four daughters, two sons-in-law, and a beautiful granddaughter.

 

Esley Patsch
Founder & Chairman

Esley Patsch is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Summit Missions International. The mission was established to glorify God as an international ambassador of hope and help, operating primarily in Eastern Europe since 1994.

Esley earned a B.A. degree in education from the University of Akron and completed postgraduate studies in communications at Kent State University. He graduated from Advanced Officer Training before serving as a commissioned officer in the US Army Adjutant General Corps. He trained with the Ohio Peace Officer Training Association and the Good News Jail and Prison Ministry. His past areas of ministry include Christian camp director, youth pastor, media coordinator, corrections coordinator, and jail chaplain. In 1980 he founded Summit Chaplain Services/The Way Out Prison Ministry. This Christian ministry serves correctional facilities in northeastern Ohio by providing chaplains and volunteers for local jails, juvenile and community-based correctional institutions. He is married and has three sons and five grandchildren.

 

 

 

Christine Patsch
Operations Director

Amber Schafer
Administrative Assistant

Carrie Romanin
International Projects Coordinator

Eli Hochstetler
Facilities Coordinator



Board of Directors

Dean Domer
Analytics Manager, Synchrony Financial,
Ohio

Mike Foraker
President, Jennings Heating and Cooling, Inc., Akron, Ohio

Tom Fuller
President, Alpha Homes and The Ellis Group, Akron, Ohio

 

Victor Hutnik
Owner, Ohio Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Wadsworth, Ohio

Jim Newman
CPA, James R. Newman, Inc. (Retired),
Ohio

Aaron M. Patsch
Partner, Resource Land Holdings, LLC,
Denver, Colorado

 

Christine Patsch
Operations Director, Summit Missions International, Green, Ohio

Esley Patsch
Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Summit Missions International, Green, Ohio

David Windham
Executive Director, Summit Missions International, Green, Ohio