Board of Directors

Dr. Robert W. Kellemen is the founder of Indiana-based RPM Ministries, a departmental chair at the Capital Bible Seminary in Lanham, MD and a consultant for the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is Executive Director of the Biblical Counseling Coalition and Executive Director of the Center for Church Equipping for the Association of Biblical Counselors. Bob has authored six books and more than 75 published articles. He is a national speaker and workshop facilitator, a high school wrestling coach and an avid sports fan. He earned his Ph.D. in counselor education from Kent State University.

Emma W. Morris heads The Morris Group in Atlanta, GA. She has held executive positions with IBM, Ernst & Whinney and Dun & Bradstreet Software and served as founding CEO for two technology companies subsequently acquired by Global 500 firms. An expert on rapid growth, merger integration and corporate change, Emma graduated cum laude from Emory University and earned an MBA in international marketing from the University of South Carolina. She is the author of Wingtips for Women: Success without Compromise (JEM Group, 2010).

Dr. Tom Burns is operations manager and president of the SET subsidiary at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Previously he was co-founder and CEO of SET Corporation, a company specializing in smart sensing technologies and acquired by SAIC in 2010. The co-inventor of several patents, Tom also serves as Vice Chair of a National Academy of Sciences committee, sits on the Air Force Studies Board and is a member of the Washington D.C. Capital Executive Board. He has undergraduate degrees from The Ohio State University and earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology.

Scott Ryser is co-founder and CEO of Yakabod. He is a serial entrepreneur (Yakabod is his third company) whose corporate experience includes management positions with two national system integrators. He is the lead vocalist for the rock band milenine and a member of Business Executives for National Security. Scott earned an MSEE from The Johns Hopkins University and a BSEE from University of Akron.

Scott Williamson, Yakabod co-founder and CTO, is a 30-year technology veteran and Internet pioneer. His ongoing work with community-specific online collaboration is at the core of the Yakabod Knowledge Network. Scott raises a decent crop of organic asparagus, a few strawberries and abundant weeds on his farm in Virginia. The beehives are relegated to the garage now that he's passionate about designing and throwing pots.