People 

Executive Staff

Peter David Gross

President/CEO

Peter has been working to invite youth into Christian adulthood since 2007, first at Wheatstone Ministries, then, starting in 2021, as President of CAI. He is an artist, designer, writer, actor, home cook, and speaker. You can find more of his work at peterdgross.com.

Lisa Oka

Director of Operations

Lisa started her work to support CAI’s mission in 2012. She became Director of Operations at Wheatstone Ministries in 2016, and now continues that role at CAI. She is an artist and designer with an intense love for well-made objects and for honest inquiries after truth.

Contract Staff

CAI retains dozens of incredible Christian speakers, mentors, and event managers. Many of CAI’s Contract Staff hold or are gaining graduate degrees from institutions like Yale, Stanford, USC, and MIT. They are highly-skilled professors and teachers, pastors, designers, artists, or entrepreneurs. It's an unprecedented network of highly-skilled leaders, united for the Christian adulthood cause.

Board of Directors

Jeremy Julian

Chair

COO, Custom Business Solutions

Stephen Salisbury

Secretary

Executive Director, J. Alan Groves Center for Advanced Biblical Research

Connor Collins

Treasurer

VP of Operations, Cellese Regenerative Theraputics

Peter David Gross

President

Gabriel Choo

Member

Financial Advisor, Edward Jones

Trevor Lawrence

Member

Youth Pastor, Grace Fellowship Church

Advisory Board

Dr. John Mark Reynolds

Dr. Joshua Damu Smith

JD Neal

Tessa Hayashida

Megan Yoshihara

Jenna Reed

Connor Collins

Kris Yee