Meet Our Team

 John was born in Indiana and grew up in Miami, Florida. John has a varied career. He is a certified Clown, having attended clown college; a recognized cake decorator through Wilton’s Classes; a trainer of exotic animals; and worked on and off the set with many people from Hollywood…just to name a few.

John has a bachelor’s degree from Florida Christian College and has been in ministry since 1996. He is the co-founder of Phatrok’s Bean Krib, a mobile coffee house that traveled throughout the state of Florida serving coffee and drama and comedy to the youth in the state. He has traveled throughout most of the U.S.; has traveled and served others in Mexico twice; London twice; Haiti three times; Villefranche {Monte Carlo, Cannes, Nice} France, Civitavecchia {Rome} Italy, Piraeus {Athens} Greece, Malta, Palermo, and Zimbabwe.

John is the Senior Minister at Huntsville Christian Church in Huntsville AL, Chaplain for the Harvest Volunteer fire department, and for radio station WAY-FM in Huntsville. 

He has been the President of Dylan’s Dogs for Diabetes since its inception in 2014. He believes that the solution to the world’s problems is contained within ordinary people, but the legal hassles and hurdles often stop them from even taking the first step to make their dream real. That’s why he and his wife, Mitzi, have encouraged Dylan every step of the way on this journey to help improve the quality of life for those with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).

He is inspired by Dylan’s compassion for other and by his focus to never let T1D get in the way of anything he sets out to do.

Etta, affectionately known as Ms. Etta, is a Georgia native currently living in Toney, Alabama. She is the mother of two adult sons, Jason and Jonathan. 

She completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Business/Project Management from the University of Phoenix in 2012, the same year that her youngest son graduated from High School. The majority of her professional career has been within the telecommunications and healthcare industries.   

While living in the Atlanta area, Etta was ordained and served her home church faithfully as the Pastor of its satellite location in South Georgia.  She later planted a local church and served there until her destiny redirected her path.

In addition to working full-time, Etta is a diversified small business owner.  She is a licensed Realtor in the state of Alabama, owner of a Faith-based T-shirt company, among other business ventures. Etta’s love for helping others recognize and realize their life’s purpose is at the forefront of her passion.  One way she achieves this goal is through her podcast, Defiant Faith with Ms. Etta.  

With a desire to return to her love of speaking and teaching, Etta is now a member of Toastmasters International having joined in April 2023. She is pursuing a career as a professional public speaker, life purpose, and business coach. 

Lillian is a native Alabamian who retired after nearly 40 years of federal government service, with most of that time working as a Supervisory Financial Analyst. She is now an independent business owner in eCommerce where she mentors business teams and teaches them how to establish income producing assets.

Lillian serves on the board of directors for DCubed (Dylan’s Dogs for Diabetes), volunteers with various organizations such as her church, the Alzheimer’s Association, and Toastmasters. She travels to visit her three angelic grandchildren whenever possible.

Most of her time is spent working for DCubed. DCubed is a nonprofit organization that partners with the parents of children who have been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes

and want to buy a Diabetic Alert Dog (D.A.D) to help their children live a better life. As treasurer of DCubed, she is focused on fund raising and education about Type 1 Diabetes.

Lillian is a member of Toastmasters International having joined in April 1998 when she lived in Ohio. She served in district leadership there, moved to Virginia in 2003 and served in leadership in two districts there.

Lillian moved to Huntsville in 2011 and joined Redstone Toastmasters. She now serves as a mentor to various members and leaders in Districts 27 and 29 which encompasses Northern Virginia, Southern D.C., and Southern Maryland and mentors members and leaders in District 77 which encompasses Alabama, the Panhandle of Florida, and Southeastern Mississippi.

Lillian began speaking professionally at 9 years old, and has presented workshops and seminars to small and large audiences in various states across the U.S. She says she never met a microphone she didn't like.

Jeanna Lee is a Florida native who moved to the D.C. metro area in 2012. She attended the University of Florida, where she received a B.S. in psychology and minored in Spanish and Statistics. She then attended American University Washington College of Law, where she graduated with her JD/LLM. 

She currently works as a federal contractor for the Department of Interior. 

Jeanna served as the District 27 Public Relations Manager for Toastmasters International for 2020-2021 Toastmaster year and is the Club Growth Director for the 2021-2022 year.  She is an active member in her local Turner Syndrome Society of the United States (TSSUS chapter). 

During her free time, Jeanna loves biking, swimming, reading novels, painting, and creating homemade 3D greeting cards.

Leonard Adams has been both a noncommissioned officer and a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army. As an enlisted member of the Armed Forces, he served as a Combat Medic and as a Mental Health Counselor. As a Mental Health Counselor, he performed individual counseling, group counseling, family counseling, hospice counseling, and conducted Anger Management classes. After completing his degree in Chemistry (with a focus on Biochemistry), he became a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Officer.

After serving in the Army, Leonard worked as a counselor for the Department of Corrections in Tennessee, working in a hospital prison, a classification prison, and on Death Row. From there, he became an instructor at the Tennessee Correction Academy, and went on to become Assistant Director of Education of all of the State of Tennessee’s prisons.

Upon moving to Alabama, he began work as a defense contractor, then became a civil servant, which is his current employment.

Besides working for the federal government, Leonard is also a fitness instructor, teaching Les Mills Body Pump™ and Les Mills Body Combat™ at Phaze 3 Fitness in Madison, Alabama; he currently holds the office of President for Redstone Toastmasters; he performs with a popular local band named Juice; and he is the author of Things I Wish My Father Had Told Me, a mentoring guide for those who have no one whom they feel comfortable asking questions.

Steven Levy is the President of SEL & Associates. He started this business in 2008. SEL & Associates helps business owners develop and achieve their goals. He accomplishes this by providing practical advice that works. Clients have asked for his help in putting together business plans, growing sales, and profits, improving cash flow, dealing with employee issues, and developing an exit strategy.

He has a BS degree in Industrial Technology from Lowell Technological Institute (Lowell Massachusetts) and an MBA from Bryant College (Smithfield Rhode Island). He received an accreditation from the Institute of Independent business in 2007.

Prior to starting his business, he worked for 2 large corporations, Texas Instruments (8 years) and then Copperweld Corporation (20 years). He held a variety of positions in manufacturing, business analysis, sales and marketing, and business unit management. For the last 12 of his 20 years at Copperweld Corporation, he held senior level management positions, 5 years as VP Marketing and sales, and 7 years as VP and General Manger. As VP and General Manager he was responsible for a business unit with annual sales of over $150 million, 3 factory locations (2 in the US and 1 in the United Kingdom), over 200 employees, and did business in over 60 countries.