Staff

Billy McCarthy has served as the Foundation’s Executive Director since August 2026, where he currently manages and oversees over $133 million in assets for churches. His former role was as the Foundation’s Director of Development. Billy’s career experiences are unique and span many aspects of supporting, interacting with, and working inside churches. He has served on two separate leadership teams starting partnership churches in both Dothan, AL, and in Franklin, TN. Billy served as the Service Program Director, where he was responsible for creating environments that encouraged and equipped adults to pursue a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Billy also has 13 years of experience in the financial services industry as a financial advisor, where he worked with private clients and 401(k) participants, helping them achieve their best financial life. Billy and his wife, Mary Lisa, live in Dothan. Mary Lisa is an artist whose work is featured in homes and businesses across the Southeast. They have been blessed with four young men: Nicholas, MD, who lives in Knoxville with his wife, Laura Lee; William and Callahan, who are both college students; and Charles Henry, who is in high school at Houston Academy.

Alicia Weed serves as the Executive Assistant at the Foundation and works closely with the Development Fund. Alicia received her Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Troy University Dothan and has over 10 years experience in office management, human resources, and non-profit work. Alicia and her husband have been married for 32 years and have three children and two grandchildren. She and her family are active members at a local church in Dothan.

Rev. Dr. Mark LaBranche serves as the Church Relations Officer for the Foundation and works to cultivate and strengthen partnerships with donors, churches, and/or organizations. Mark received his Master of Divinity at Emory University and his Doctor of Ministry at Boston University. He is an ordained elder and served as Student Pastor for the Seale-Alexandria UMC Charge (1984-87), as Associate Pastor at Pensacola FUMC (1987-91), as Associate Pastor at Montgomery FUMC (1991-94), and as Pastor of Saint Mark UMC, Montgomery (1994-2002). In 2002, Mark joined the staff at Huntingdon College as College Chaplain and Director of Church Relations, and in 2009 he left as Senior Vice President to accept the role as President of Louisburg College in Louisburg, NC. In 2017, Mark was selected as 27^th President of Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, TN. In June of 2021, Martin Methodist merged with the University of Tennessee, and he was named the first Chancellor of the new University of Tennessee Southern. In July of 2022, Mark stepped down as Chancellor and was named Chancellor Emeritus and Special Assistant to the President of the University System. In July 2022, Mark and his wife Mona returned to their forever home in Pensacola and joined Saint Luke. Mark also serves on the boards of Bright Bridge Ministries and Embrace Florida Children.

Heather is the Accounting Administrator at the Foundation. She has a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from Troy University Dothan. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2003, she was the Finance Manager for Wiregrass United Way and the office manager in a medical practice. Heather is a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints where she serves as a Family History Consultant helping others research their family lines.

Andrea serves as the Web Communications Specialist. Graduating from Auburn University at Montgomery with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in both Graphic Design and English, she has worked as a Graphic Designer for both Creative Concepts in Montgomery and The Southeast Sun in Enterprise. Both she and her husband Jamie grew up, and met, at Frazer Church where she volunteered as a writer and photographer for The Frazer Family News. She and her husband currently attend a Global Methodist Church in Wetumpka where she volunteers with both advertising/marketing and the youth group.