Our Board
Rick Rodgers, CEO
Rick Rodgers is a devoted husband and father of four children from Cleveland, Ohio. He is the CEO of L.I.F.T. and holds certifications as a Christian Mental Health Coach and a Christian Life Coach. In addition to his professional accomplishments, Rick is also a published author and is currently working on his second book, “Lessons Learned From a Dead End Road”.
Curt Kelly, Business Partner, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary of Board
Husband and Father of two children from Eastlake, Ohio
Business partner of K.U.R. Consulting Inc. 501 (c) 3, parent company of Bridge Street Outreach. Registered and Licensed Dietitian with experience in Healthcare Clinical Nutrition. State of Ohio, certified “ServSafe” Food Safety and Sanitation instructor. He is experienced in healthcare operations, state and local regulatory compliance. Acted as preceptor or coordinator for clinical and food service internship rotations from local universities and with a remote learning internship program. Also, he held a leadership role in local churches and new church plants since the early 1980’s. Favorite bucket list vacation is recreating a road trip to Alaska with his wife as co-pilot!
Rich Bennett, Spiritual Liaison and Restoring Broken Vessels Advisor
Husband and father of six children, four were adopted from Cleveland. Pastor of Care and Fellowship at North Olmsted Evangelical Friends Church. Primary responsibilities include pastoral care and visitation, missions/outreach, and overseeing recovery ministries and the Care to Share Fund. Pastored churches and served the needs of the community since 1986 in Massachusetts and Ohio in a variety of ways. Over the years, have partnered with other churches, food pantries, ministries locally, nationally, and internationally to serve the needs of others.