Meet The Team

Our Team Members

SUZANNE SEWELL, Board Chair

Suzanne is currently retired following a 45-year professional career within the human services field. Prior to retirement, she served for 12 years as President & CEO of the Florida Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, a nonprofit agency that managed annual revenues of $31 Million and employed thousands of individuals with disabilities through production of goods and services. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Murray State University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work and minors in Psychology and Philosophy.

Suzanne has volunteered at the Good Samaritan Network and Chelsea House for several years and now serves as the Volunteer Coordinator. She is a member of Freedom Church.

Suzanne’s goal, while volunteering for Good Samaritan Network, is to build on the ministry work that has been started so that those who are served come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

MICHAEL J. PENNEY, Vice-chair

Michael Penney is a banking professional with 30 years experience in the Tallahassee market including the TC Federal Bank, Prime Meridian Bank, and Capital City Bank. Michael brings expertise in managing corporate and small business accounts and building long-term relationships with customers. He is also a licensed realtor with interests in real estate development.

Michael accepted Christ as Lord and Savior as a child and is an active member of Freedom Church. In the past he has assisted ministries in resolving debt. Michael brings a keen sense of financial management to the Good Samaritan Network Board of Directors combined with a Christian viewpoint.

Michael is married to Rhonda, and they have two children, Andrew and Madelyn. He is a graduate of Florida State University.

KEVIN PATTEN, Director

With over 30 years in the top level of the IT industry, Kevin has a lifetime of experience analyzing, organizing, and directing individual technology-based accounts that have exceeded $75 million dollars. Working for names like AT&T, Microsoft, and The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), Kevin brings technical expertise to this board that has assisted in keeping donor information safe and ensured that Good Samaritan Network is following the rules to the letter.

Throughout his life, Kevin has served on advisory boards for the Southwood Shared Resource Center (SSRC), State Chief Information Officer Council, Article V Technology Infrastructure Workgroup, and the Telecommunications Workgroup to the Criminal Justice and Juvenile Information Systems (CJJIS) Council, among others. His various advisory board positions have been designed to uphold the integrity and sovereignty of information collection, interpretation, and collection systems within major organizations in Florida.

At this level of professionalism and with great care and consideration, Kevin joined the Good Samaritan Network Board in 2021. His goal is to lead with integrity, advise with prudence, and uphold the bylaws of Good Samaritan Network, for the good of the GSN family and all they serve, as he has done professionally and in the community.

RICHARD “DICK” METCALF, Director

Dick Metcalf is a retired Marine who served 20 years in aircraft control. His professional background in the United States Marine Corps includes leadership and administration duties. His undergraduate degree is in Business Administration, and he has a master’s degree in education with a public administration focus.

Dick has been active in ministry work for many years including Sunday School teacher, AWANA leader, Director of Children & Youth ministries, Church Elder, Christian school teacher, and Church administrator. He grew up in a Christian home and accepted Christ as Savior in late teens before entering college. He attends Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Dick has been married to Dana for 53+ years. They have two adult children, Matthew and Manda.

JAY YOUNG, Secretary

Jay Young is a Realtor with Bevis Realty. He and his wife Jenni attend Center Point Church.

Jay has been married to Jenni for about 20 years and is father to four wonderful children. Jay and Jenni home school their children and are active in the Classical Education movement. They believe the purpose of education is to raise children in wisdom and virtue by teaching them to feed their souls on what is good, true, and beautiful.

Jay brings a history of working with populations experiencing homelessness, troubled youth, and men who participate in Celebrate Recovery. He grew up in Church and has been involved in ministry work for many years. He is burdened about the hardships facing the homeless, downtrodden, and those who have trouble living consistent Christian lives, and seeks to use his experiences to help others. He knows the Lord loves us all and calls us to love one another.

Jay reports he had been praying and seeking God’s direction about where to serve, when he was approached about serving on the GSN Board, so his immediate answer was yes.

CARL “GLEN” DAVIS, Director

Glen lives in Tallahassee, FL, with his wife Robin and has 2 adult children. He retired from Motorola after 37 years of service in 2020. Currently, he is the President and CEO of The Jeremiah Group, Inc., and works part time as a Manufacturer’s Representative for Motorola Solutions, Inc., handling the Department of Defense in Florida.

Glen has served in multiple ministry capacities, including:

Acts 29 Ministries – Atlanta, GA, Chairman of the Board since 2009

Community Bible Study – Commerce, MI Teaching Director 2003-2013, Assoc. Teaching Director 2001-2003, Core Group Leader 1999-2001

Advent Episcopal Church – W. Bloomfield, MI Senior Warden 2001-2004, Stewardship Chair 2000-2001

Northridge Church – Plymouth MI. Men’s Ministry Leader 2004-2006

Incarnation Anglican Church – Tallahassee, FL, Senior Warden 2015- 2019

Gulf Atlantic Diocese of the ACNA – Standing Committee Member 2018-2019

St Peters Anglican Cathedral – Small Group Leadership Team Leader since 2023

The Jeremiah Group, Inc. – Tallahassee, FL, Founder, President, and CEO since 1998

Mentor’s Heart Mentor – for Good Samaritan Network program participant.

Glen has led numerous small men’s groups and large men’s ministry events and has completed 5 Israel Study Tours. He has also delivered over 250 lectures on both Old and New Testament Scriptures. His passions are Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith, studying God’s Word, fishing, golfing, and hiking.

Glen says God saved him in 1998, and he was confirmed in what was then the Episcopal church in May of 1999. He now attends St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral in Tallahassee, FL. Glen serves on the Good Samaritan Network Board of Directors because God directed him to do so.

Janice Beahn, Director

Janice Beahn came to Good Samaritan as a volunteer because she has a heart to serve the homeless. She is a member of Celebration Baptist Church and a Florida-licensed CPA with more than twenty years of experience in financial reporting, auditing, and grants management, and over sixteen years leading complex teams and missions. She began her career in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

She then moved into state government, where she led financial reporting for Florida’s 67 school districts at the Department of Education, financial monitoring of more than 400 grant recipients at the Department of Commerce, and accounting for roughly $23 billion in annual cash collections at the Department of Management Services.

Through Indelible Solutions, Janice now advises government agencies and workforce boards on grants management, business process analysis, accounting system implementations, and federal monitoring. She has served as interim CFO for two Florida workforce development boards, led the programmatic monitoring of the $1.6 billion Emergency Rental Assistance program, and currently oversees federal grant reporting for a LIHEAP program that has expended more than $180 million.

ANDY MESSER, Pastor / Executive Director

Andy and his wife Abbie were married in 1988. They reside in Crawfordville, FL. They have two adult sons and three grandchildren. Andy is an ordained minister who has served in many capacities over the last 30 years. He has served as an associate pastor, lead pastor, church planter, men’s program director at Good Samaritan, and Chaplain with the Florida Department of Corrections. After approval of the Good Samaritan Network board, Andy accepted the offer to become their Executive Director in September 2024.

Andy completed his undergraduate studies at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, N.C. He completed his graduate degree at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, La. where he was awarded the Master of Divinity degree with a specialization in Urban Missions. In his free time, Andy loves spending time with family, relaxing on the lake in Tennessee, and pursing his passion of fishing.

MATTHEW MORRIS, Reentry & Enterprise Director

Matthew Morris is an Indiana native who has lived in Tallahassee since 1999. He brings more than 20 years of retail management and leadership experience to Good Samaritan Network. He has also served as president of two Toastmasters clubs, which reflects his commitment to leadership development, clear communication, and team growth.

As director, he oversees all Good Samaritan enterprises and the men's reentry program. He has strengthened the enterprises under his leadership. He is now focused on building up the reentry program where he welcomes each returning citizen with a servant's heart and works to fulfill the Good Samaritan mission.

Matthew's Christian faith is the foundation of his leadership. It guides his commitment to carrying out both reentry and enterprise work with excellence, for the glory of his Savior.

PAUL KJELLMAN – Operations Manager (Volunteer)

God led Paul to Good Samaritan Network in July 2019 as a summer intern and he has been on board ever since. He was promoted to Operations Manager in August 2023. Paul assists in the day-to-day operations of the GSN Thrift Store and Men’s Transformation Program and manages inventory for the Thrift Store. He also serves as House Manager at one of our men’s residential sites.