LEADERSHIP
Hope To Walk is a volunteer-run organization.
Our Leadership and Board are not compensated (in this world!) for the countless hours they have invested helping others walk.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Heath Guinn
Vice-Chair
Heath Guinn is an entrepreneur and social impact leader based in Tennessee.
Phillip Johnson
Founder
Phillip has over 34 years of prosthetic and orthotic experience. He is an inventor with many skills and a passion for training others.
Loy Burch
Board Member
Loy grew up at Espanola, New Mexico, holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from Eastern New Mexico University. He and his wife have been involved in mission work…
Jack Richmond
Board Member
A seasoned leader, Jack previously served as the CEO of the Amputee Coalition, the nation’s leading non-profit serving people affected by limb loss and limb difference.
Dr. Daniel Drysdale
Board Member
Dan is a Florida native who grew up on an Alligator Farm which his brother still runs.
Loy Burch
Board Member
Loy grew up at Espanola, New Mexico, holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from Eastern New Mexico University. He and his wife have been involved in mission work…
Jack Richmond
Board Member
A seasoned leader, Jack previously served as the CEO of the Amputee Coalition, the nation’s leading non-profit serving people affected by limb loss and limb difference.
Dr. Daniel Drysdale
Board Member
Dan is a Florida native who grew up on an Alligator Farm which his brother still runs.
Shelley Ballard
Board Member
Shelley Ballard, is a sales management, marketing, and event
executive of the State, Local and Education (SLED) technology sector
with more than 25 years of experience.
Kim Abrego
Board Member
Dr. Kim Abrego, PT, DPT serves on the Board for Hope To Walk and is the President, COO, and co-founder of Disaster Recovery Services, LLC, a disaster recovery consulting company.
Shelley Ballard
Board Member
Shelley Ballard, is a sales management, marketing, and event
executive of the State, Local and Education (SLED) technology sector
with more than 25 years of experience.
Kim Abrego
Board Member
Dr. Kim Abrego, PT, DPT serves on the Board for Hope To Walk and is the President, COO, and co-founder of Disaster Recovery Services, LLC, a disaster recovery consulting company.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Phil Johnson
Founder
Phil has over 34 years of prosthetic and orthotic experience. He is an inventor with many skills and a passion for training others.
Reed Kennedy
Executive Director
Reed lives in Blacksburg, is retired from teaching in the business school at Virginia Tech, but his primary career was in hospital administration.