Otis Hall is the Executive Pastor of Community and Church Engagement at Autumn Ridge Church where he oversees the deployment of ministries, resources, and people to engage both the local and global communities. Prior to coming to Autumn Ridge, Otis, was the missions pastor at Bon Air Baptist Church where he led development of major initiatives focusing on homelessness in Richmond, creation of a platform to address immediate needs of community partners, and helping coordinate a long term Church planting and social development in Yendi, Ghana.

Prior to becoming a pastor Otis spent 15 years building and working in large scale high-throughput molecular Genetics labs at Baylor College of medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, and the Institute of Molecular Medicine at the University of Texas.

Otis is married to Anna Hall and they have a 5 year old daughter Madeline

Daniel Dogo-Esekie moved to Rochester 20 years ago to join Mayo Clinic from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; where he worked at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and the Allegheny General Hospital (AGH).    He and his wife are blessed with 5 lovely children.  They attend Church at the Chosen Generation Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.   Daniel is keenly interested in serving the community, and has been involved in several community boards.  He is a founding board member of the Southern Minnesota Chapter of BDPA (Black Data Processing Associates) – training middle and high school aged youngster on computer coding and programming skills, and served on the board for several years; he is a current board member of the IMAA (Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association) – a group focused on helping refugees and immigrants integrate into American society;  member of the Advisory Council of the Community Education; board member of the History Center of Olmsted County; serves on the board of the African Partner Medical (APM)  - a group focused on reducing needless deaths in Africa by sending Physicians and Allied Health Professionals on mission trips to teach and enhance skills of care givers in those countries;  he is a member of his church’s board of trustees and the Lifegate Services community outreach arm of Chosen Generation.  He recently retired from the Board of Bear Creek Services (BCS) – a group dedicated to serving people with developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injuries.  He is blessed to be invited to serve on the Next Chapter Board, and is looking forward to collaborate in moving the organization forward. 

Charlie Perkins was born in Memphis, TN and educated in Chicago, IL. Charlie has worked for two major companies, the Harris Bank and Mayo Clinic. Along with being a video production and photographic consultant, he became a vice president of Harris Bank in 1998. Charlie covered Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls championship run as a photographer 1995 – 1998. He’s an accredited Communications Media Manager (CMM) from the Communication Media Managers Association (CMMA). Prior to becoming a Senior Manager of Mayo Clinic in 2004, Mr. Perkins served on the board of directors for the Chicago Junior Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vector International and Little Mountain of Hope Ministries Chicago. He also served as part-time faculty at Columbia College Chicago, teaching “Principles of Corporate Television”. Today, Charlie serves on the Board of Recovery is Happening and the Communications Media Managers Association. He has led video production and photography teams for the Bank of Montreal group of companies and Mayo Clinic. Charlie serves on Mayo Clinic’s Heritage Days committee and the Event Support Services leadership team. Most recently, Charlie leads the Creative Media team of Autumn Ridge Church in Rochester, MN.

Ken Pritchett and his wife, Diane, moved their family from Minneapolis to Rochester in 1995. Ken recently retired after 12 years in finance at Mayo Clinic. In his retirement, Ken spends his free time volunteering, cooking, and playing golf. In the past, Ken has served as Treasurer of United Way of Olmsted County and currently volunteers for a couple of organizations including Minnesota Public Radio where he serves as the Chairman of the Regional Development Advisory Council. Ken and Diane have been supporters of Next Chapter Ministries for the last 18 years and this is Ken’s second time serving on the board after having served as Treasurer from 2006 to 2012. Ken is in his second term on the board as Treasurer.

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Helen Laack moved to Rochester in 2006 after having enjoyed living in five other states. Most of her career was spent with Prudential Financial where she filled a variety of roles, completing her time there managing compliance and ethics projects within the Corporate Audit department. Her interests outside of work have always revolved around her children, her faith, and her community.

Prior to her Prudential years, she spent several years in community development in Appalachia, taught middle school for a year, and began an extended volunteer involvement assisting in disaster response in many parts of the country. This included over a month managing a massive warehouse full of items donated after Hurricane Katrina. While living in Arizona, she became active within her neighborhood and that led to a role as co-chair of the citywide Scottsdale Visioning project.

Helen is now a “freelance volunteer,” actively involved in issues related to affordable housing, hospitality, and mentoring of young people, as well as efforts to address disparities in outcomes within our public schools. These activities have included membership on the school board’s Racial Equity Advisory Team (REAT), membership on the board of Bear Creek Development Corporation, hosting an exchange student, and welcoming local international students and families into our community.