Bright Hope World is incredibly fortunate to have a highly-skilled and experienced US-based Advisory Board that handles all of our affairs and donations in the United States.

Bright Hope World USA has tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Bright Hope World is able to receive cheques or wired funds through Bright Hope World USA. Please make cheques out to Bright Hope World USA and mail to:

Bright Hope World USA
14000 Mint Trail Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78232

If you wish to wire a donation via Bright Hope World USA, please include your name and address for receipting purposes, and process as follows:

Beneficiary: Bright Hope World U.S.A.
DDA Account Number: 700320260
Bank: Encore Bank
Routing (ABA): 082008583
EIN: 99-4133218

Tax deductible receipts are issued in January for all contributions for the previous calendar year.

Bright Hope World USA Board

Chad McNair
Board Chair

Chad McNair began his first liquid coffee extract business in 1988 in Houston, Texas while designing highways by day and attending graduate school at night. The concept was re-launched in 1993 in San Antonio, Texas with a full-time commitment to the enterprise focused on food service and commercial applications for coffee extracts. Aspen Beverage Group grew into a significant international player serving as a contract manufacturer to major branded coffee labels, restaurant chains, grocers, club retailers, bottlers, roasters, and distributors. After 24 years of growing Aspen Beverage to become the largest Cold Brew Coffee manufacturer globally, McNair sold the company in 2017 to a London based multinational. With the proceeds from the sale, McNair formed a family office focused on philanthropy and partnering in new business ventures in manufacturing, real estate, oil and gas, resorts and hospitality, medical devices, robotics, aerospace, and technology. McNair also enjoys mentoring young entrepreneurs and serves on a variety of for-profit and non-profit boards.

McNair has a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA in finance from the University of Houston. He began his career as part of a large consulting engineering group in Houston and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.

Chad is a licensed commercial pilot, Eagle Scout, and grandfather to one really cute little girl. He enjoys hunting, skiing, Bible study and business. He has been married to Dr. Shelly McNair for 37 years. Dr. McNair is a partner with Southwest Children’s Center where she practices pediatrics. Chad & Shelly have two sons, one working in private wealth management and the other employed in food science, and a married daughter, also a pediatrician, completing her pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Michigan.

Cynthia Ferris
Board Member

Cynthia a Christ follower with a passion for missions and women. Her pursuits since her four sons left home have been as an ambassador and an advocate for the marginalized and underserved.

Cynthia and her late husband Pat were members of two EFCA churches, both of which placed a high priority on missions, both locally and globally. She also spent 20 years as a co-leader in a bereavement ministry, walking that difficult process of loss with church members. Cynthia served for 11 years in a women’s mentoring program and for 13 years, was a secretary in the Christian school her boys attended.

Often in these past 20 years Cynthia has been involved in fundraising and networking for various ministries. One of her greatest joys has been involvement with a faith-based pregnancy resource center that serves the women, men and children of her community. She is also currently a leader in a faith-based recovery program sponsored by her church.

A presentation by Bright Hope World's Executive Director in 2025 "lit a fire" in her for Bright Hope World for many reasons, but especially for the criteria Bright Hope World uses to link arms with potential partners and for the leadership’s willingness to do their work without remuneration.

Thomas W. “Tim” Lyles
Board Member

Tim Lyles is an entrepreneur and former President of MedCare Holdings (a large health care private equity firm). Tim has managed as investment portfolio comprised of both public and private companies for over twenty-five years. Throughout his tenure with MedCare Holdings and the predecessor MedCare Investment Funds group, Tim has organized numerous investment funds and healthcare companies.

Prior to MedCare Holdings, Tim was an attorney with Haynes and Boone in Dallas, Texas specializing in real estate transactions and real estate lending. While in Dallas, Tim thought Real Estate Financing at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. From 1983 to 1984, he was appointed a Briefing Attorney for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. Tim has written material for the Texas State Bar and has been a speaker for the State Bar of Texas as well as the Dallas Bar. Mr. Lyles received his J.D., Cum Laude from SMU School of Law.

Before attending law school, he was employed by KPMG Peat Marwick. Tim earned a accounting degree from Texas A&M University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He is retired Certified Public Accountant. Tim also serves on multiple for-profit and non-profit Board of Directors. He is married and the father of nine children.

Matt Murphy
Board Member

Matt is a partner at Eldon Pass, a private equity firm focused on lower middle market, real estate, and venture stage opportunities. With over two decades of experience building and operating private equity-backed companies, he brings deep expertise in strategy, capital allocation, and organizational leadership.

His career spans management consulting, banking, fintech, and entrepreneurship — including senior operating roles across companies based in San Antonio and New York, and earlier work advising Fortune 100 companies on strategy and operations.

He holds a BA from Abilene Christian University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Matt is an active board member and advisor across a range of businesses and nonprofit organizations, and is passionate about using business as a platform for meaningful impact.

Dennis E. Noll
Board Member

Dennis E. Noll served as chief executive officer of the San Antonio Area Foundation, and has served in an executive leadership capacity since joining the organization in 2011.

Prior to this, Noll served as senior vice president and general counsel of Kinetic Concepts, Inc., also known as KCI. He retired from the company in 2007 after serving 15 years.

Before joining KCI, Noll was a partner at Cox Smith, where he chaired the firm’s Corporate and Securities Department for six years.

Noll, who earned his law degree from Georgetown University Law School in 1980, has served on the boards of more than a dozen charities and two private foundations over the past 25 years.

He is an active member of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, and has been married to Martie Noll for 30 years. The couple has two children, Tom and Emily; daughter-in-law, Penelope; son-in-law Ricky; and two beautiful grandchildren, Clara and Theodore.

Mark Vickery
Board Member

Mark’s career has primarily been focused on Commercial Real Estate throughout Texas. Mark co-founded The Pinnacle Group and subsequently sold the commercial real estate firm to CBRE. Mark was also a co-founder of Summit Insurance Group, EHealth Screenings, and TIA Group. He is a Partner at NXSTEP Opportunity Partners in Austin, Texas.

Mark has enjoyed being involved in several non-profit organizations in San Antonio. He served on the Board for many years at Clarity Child Guidance Center and remains passionate about this organization that serves the mental health needs of children in South and Central Texas. Mark is also a longtime Board Member of Airrosti.

Mark and his wife, Yvette, live in San Antonio. They are active members of Community Bible Church.

John Walt
Board Member

John Walt is a husband, father, author, strategist, and adventurer. He has spent nearly two decades on a search for wisdom, leading him to spend thousands of hours with mentors and to read 100+ books a year. John is the author of “Every Man’s Journey,” a book about the forgotten path to true manhood.

John works with companies and non-profits on strategy and leadership. He helps founders, owners, and executives build good things and realize ambitious visions. John has worked with companies and leaders in private equity, international politics, humanitarian investment, tech startups, trades, ministry, education, nonprofits, government agencies, and more. He is passionate about merging timeless wisdom with modern best practices. John’s essays and podcast can be found at Johnwalt.com.

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OUR CORE BELIEFS

Our vision of seeing the poorest of the poor become spiritually and physically self-sustaining.

Our mission is to develop and resource partnerships with indigenous people who have a vision to transform their communities.

Our values are:

- We focus on the poorest of the poor

- We invest in strategic partnerships

- We are field-driven

- We emphasise sustainability

- We are committed to a low overhead structure

At least 90% (and often 100%) of the funds we receive go to our partners in the field.