Our Team Directors
Lidia Santos
Dream Center
Debbie Wells
After School Club
Judi Hyvarinen
FInancial Services
Rosario Lopez
Community Service
Stan Zack
Claude Street Shelter
InnerMission Board of Directors
Dr. J. Calaway
Founder/Chairman of the Board
J. founded InnerMission in 1996 as a community organization to help meet the needs of a city. He has pastored The Gate for over 22 years and has his Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership.
Scott Wells
Executive Director
Scott serves as the executive director of InnerMission. Scott has 20 plus years of non- profit experience. He is committed to helping people in need become self-sufficient.
Larry Hlista
Director of Development
Larry has an MBA and specializes in community housing development. His passion is to help people find affordable housing and to develop a stable neighborhood for families within the community.
Sandy Koartge
Director of Community Relations
Sandy is a lifetime resident of Hammond, IN and community activist. She focuses on neighborhood revitalization through community renewal.
Liz De La Garza
Director of Marketing
Liz is a Benefit Analyst for Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. She has a passion to feed those who are hungry and see people break the cycle of surviving and move into thriving through compassion outreach.