MEET OUR STAFF

Rick Isaacson is applying his decades of business experience to the ministry world to empower Christian leaders and save as many souls as possible. After attending Boise State University, Rick began his career as a sales leader for mutual of Omaha. Then, for decades, he served as Executive Vice President of his family’s company, SERVPRO Headquarters—overseeing strategy, marketing, training, and national accounts. Following a majority acquisition of SERVPRO by private equity firm Blackstone, Rick was appointed CEO and subsequently added $2 billion in sales and quadrupled EBITDA in four years. He was appointed by Governor Bill Lee to the State Workforce Development Board. He serves on multiple other for-profit and nonprofit boards. He is married to Kristie Isaacson, and they have four children—three sons in leadership roles for SERVPRO and a daughter leading the foundation.

Allison Isaacson Beahm graduated from Vanderbilt University with majors in economics and communications. During her thirteen years at SERVPRO HQ, she spearheaded data visibility through franchise key performance metrics, led cause marketing efforts, hosted personal development retreats, developed resources to support the business development of SERVPRO franchises, and managed communications—editorial, press, multimedia, and the intranet. She was also a founding leader of the SERVPRO Women’s Initiative. She has served on the boards of nonprofit organizations like the Sumner County Family YMCA, Restore Ministries, Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory Academy, and the First Responders Children’s Foundation. After serving on the board of Empower Ministry, she joined the staff as CEO in 2025—eager to expand the Kingdom and help cement her father’s most important legacy.

Jason McCormick holds dual degrees in psychology from Middle Tennessee State University. He excelled in sales at Dell, then transformed revenue performance at Budget Car & Truck Rental. Later, he served as National Sales Manager at Spike Sports, guiding its expansion globally. He founded Integrity Sales before answering a call to ministry with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Now, as Chief Operating Officer of Empower Ministry, he is dedicated to driving organizational growth and serving others.

Giah Kress has more than 25 years of ministry and executive support experience. She has served churches and ministries across Middle Tennessee in roles ranging from Executive Assistant to Minister of Worship and Community Life. Her background includes supporting executives at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Faith Church of Gallatin, and College Heights Baptist Church—managing everything from calendars and travel to large, complex events. With a degree in Music Education from Union University and a lifelong love for ministry, Giah is excited to combine her love of ministry and administration to further the Kingdom. She brings steady leadership, attention to detail, and a heart for people and the Lord to everything she does.

Dr. Mason earned her Ph.D. in computer science from Vanderbilt University, where her research focused on improving hearing outcomes for patients with cochlear implants. Consisting of several published papers, her dissertation introduced a novel, deep-learning application of the Mumford Shah functional for finding invisible nerve fibers in CT images, as well as a novel AI-based approach to Augmented Reality assisted surgery dependent on patient-specific anatomy. After years spent helping people in the medical field, she is grateful for the opportunity to continue to serve people as a career. She has been a long-time participant of church volunteer teams, from serving in her church's media booth in middle school to her current role on the volunteer broadcast team at her church. She is excited to use her unique passion for technology and people to empower the church to bring God's love to all.