Meet the leaders who guide Time of Grace in its mission to point people to what matters most: Jesus.
President and CEO
President and CEO
For Matt, Time of Grace is a compelling intersection of sharing the gospel, leadership, leveraging technology, and relationship development. His responsibilities as the president and CEO include ensuring the ministry stays true to its vision/mission, overseeing the business aspects of the ministry, shaping the strategic direction, and creating a culture in the organization that makes it the “best job ever” for every employee.
As a child Matt lived in five different states. After graduating from Texas A&M, Matt moved to Milwaukee, where God drew him to attend and become baptized into the faith at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. Matt worked previously in industrial sales, leadership roles in the aerospace industry, and as a small business owner focused on LED lighting new product development. He was active in congregational service, serving in different leadership roles and served on the board of Wisconsin Lutheran College.
Matt and his wife, MJ, have been blessed with five daughters of resplendent beauty and boundless energy: Hannah, Emma, Clara, Claudia, and Liza. Together the family enjoys school, sports, swimming, and training their faithful dog, Mars.
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5,6).
Chief Advancement Officer
Chief Advancement Officer
Dave joined Time of Grace in September 2024 as Chief Advancement Officer. For Dave, the opportunity to bring his 20 years of business strategy, sales leadership, and marketing experiences to a ministry that has been a significant part of his own faith journey is truly compelling. Dave and his wife, Sarah, live in Brookfield, Wisconsin, with their five children (including two sets of twins!). They are longtime members of St. Marcus Lutheran Church in Milwaukee and are actively involved in the children’s ministry and music ministries there.
“Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days” (Psalm 90:14).
Accounting Manager
Accounting Manager
Teri is excited to serve the Lord at Time of Grace and to work for a ministry that takes the gospel to the world. She was raised on a dairy farm outside the small town of Oxford, Wisconsin, where her parents instilled the gift of serving others. Teri graduated from UW-Madison as a CPA and has worked in public accounting and for a finance company. Teri and her husband, Brian, live in South Milwaukee and have six adult children. The Lord has continued to bless them with sons-in-law, a daughter-in-law, and grandchildren. Raising her family has been the ultimate joy in her life, and spending time with family is her absolute favorite pastime. She also enjoys singing, dancing, walking, sewing, and yoga.
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (Colossians 3:12).
Director of Digital
Director of Digital
Civil engineering, HVAC design. technical writing, project management, software sales, and now, business intelligence. Clay’s career path is as unique as it is unlikely. But his experience communicating important details has given him an ideal skill set to help Time of Grace use business intelligence to “go and make disciples” as efficiently as possible. Clay and his wife, Stephanie, have two college-aged children. Their music room seldom houses fewer than six instruments, often being rehearsed simultaneously. In between work, coaching, and continued education, Clay enjoys hiking, listening to podcasts, and playing in the church band at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Middleton.
“I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38,39).
Lead Speaker
Lead Speaker
Pastor Mike Novotny has served God’s people in full-time ministry since 2007 in Madison and currently at The CORE in Appleton, Wisconsin. He also serves as the lead speaker for Time of Grace, where he shares the good news about Jesus through television, radio, print, and online platforms. Mike loves seeing people grasp the depth of God’s amazing grace and unstoppable mercy. His wife continues to love him (despite plenty of reasons not to), and his two daughters open his eyes to the love of God for every Christian. When not talking about Jesus or dating his wife/girls, Mike loves playing soccer, running, and reading.
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).
Dave Schoeneck grew up in the Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa and worked various roles at Schoeneck Containers. Dave has served passionately at the church and school of Star of Bethlehem doing ministry and building projects. Dave is eager to do evangelism to all people through any means available and seeks to make the most out of visible church ministry. Dave and his wife, Wendy, have raised three incredible daughters who work in finance, church ministry, and education. Dave and Wendy enjoy Milwaukee Brewers baseball and traveling to Italy.
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope” (Romans 15:13).
Ed Carow brings more than 30 years of diverse real estate industry, business ownership, and financial services experience to the Time of Grace Board. As past president of a national property management company, he also served as executive committee member and president of the Milwaukee Institute of Real Estate Management and as a certified property manager.
In his role as owner of a real estate development and investments company, Carow has been integrally involved in acquisitions, management, development, ownership, consulting, finance, customer service, and operations. His experience has included management of in excess of 8,500 apartment units, 20 intrastate and national real estate syndications, subdivision and office building development, and development of over $600,000,000 of hotel and hospitality projects nationwide.
Ed has been active in numerous boards and committees, including a real estate advisory board to Waukesha County Technical College, and numerous Christian leadership and committee positions.
Ed and his wife, Tammy, live in the Milwaukee area and take great joy in having raised three daughters, all of whom are now married. While home is in WI, they split time as well in Naples, FL.
“It is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8).
Frank Walter’s connection to Time of Grace deepened when Time of Grace entered the Rockford TV market. Frank is a resident of Belvedere, Illinois. His wife, Jean precedes us in heaven. He has a son (Frank) and a daughter (Kay) and a number of grandchildren. Frank does some ongoing work with Heartland Financial’s commercial sales development activities.
Prior to Heartland Financial, he served as Rockford (IL) regional president at JP Morgan Chase. He has also served as chief executive officer of Bank One/Rockford, chief executive officer of Bank One Chicago, and in various positions at Wells Fargo.
Experienced in governing community organizations, Frank served as vice chairman of the Swedish American Health System, a trustee of the Rockford Health Council, a trustee of Rockford College, and was a member of the Rockford Area Economic Development Council’s Board of Directors.
“For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.” (2 Corinthians 5:1)
Jenn Nobui joined the Time of Grace Board in 2020 with 20 years of financial and marketing experience at companies including Kraft and Kimberly-Clark. Jenn is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Shopko Optical where she leads brand building, marketing strategy and innovation and patient experience delivery. Her passion is leveraging digital technology to build one-to-one relationships with consumers.
Jenn earned two degrees from the University of Wisconsin School of Business. While in Madison, she met lifelong Christian friends and developed a passion for service at a student ministry on campus—Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel. She lives in Greenville, WI, with her husband, Sean, and two kids, Kieran and Aiden. Jenn has sought ways to use her professional experiences to support ministry across a number of initiatives, including early childhood ministry, outreach, vision development, and strategy deployment.
“So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).
Jon Sievert brings to the Time of Grace Board more than 25 years of experience leading organizations, developing senior leadership teams, and focusing organizations on finding ways to do things a little better every day. He spent the first part of his career working in family-owned manufacturing businesses. Later, he was in numerous senior leadership roles, leading divisions of a publicly traded company based in Milwaukee. Jon is currently the owner of Casper’s Truck Equipment based in Milwaukee and Appleton, WI where he enjoys leading a group of talented people who build work trucks for many different industries. He is a past chairman of the National Truck Equipment Association and served in various board leadership positions over his six years with the industry association. Jon also served on the board of the Midwest chapter of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence.
As a self-proclaimed “lean geek,” Jon has enjoyed sharing his experiences transforming organizations to achieve high levels of performance. Jon enjoys helping people find ways to make the complex simpler.
In his personal time, Jon loves spending time with family and friends. He is a private pilot and is enthused by anything to do with airplanes. Jon and his wife, Angela, love to take their three children—Savanna, Paige, and Cullen—traveling whenever they can. The Mountain States are family favorites! Jon and Angela live in the Milwaukee area and are currently members of Star of Bethlehem, New Berlin, WI.
“And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20).
Board Chair
Board Chair
Justin Beck joined the Time of Grace Board in 2014 and is the current board chair. His passion lies in digital and mobile media, and he looks forward to helping provide people of all ages with practical tools and resources for enhancing their spiritual growth.
Justin graduated from UW-Madison with degrees in computer engineering and computer science. He is the CEO and cofounder of PerBlue, a mobile and social gaming company located in Madison, WI, and has grown the company from a few friends in 2008 to 20 full-time employees today. In 2013 with the release of a new game for Android, the company brought in more than $3.5 million in revenue.
A lively speaker, Justin addresses audiences of technology enthusiasts at conferences across the country and in Europe, sharing his insights on topics such as game design, mobile marketing, product design, consumer products, and virtual community building. His regular visits to classes at his alma mater give him the opportunity to foster entrepreneurship in Madison.
Justin has been a lifelong member at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Middleton, WI, and has been active in its planning counsel, youth group, and the vision task force team. More recently he led a team in re-branding the church’s website and digital presence and continues to regularly play drums for the music team. In his spare time he enjoys camping, boating, flying, and traveling.
“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms” (1 Peter 4:10).
Kevin Cast’s career in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry spans three decades and includes experience with pharma companies, payers, service providers, and specialty pharmacies. As a founding partner of Archbow Consulting, Kevin helps pharma and biotech companies develop and deliver effective and efficient product distribution and patient access strategies. He holds a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in biology from Illinois Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in botany from Oklahoma State University.
Kevin and his wife, Danielle, are the parents of two children and have five grandchildren as blessings from God. Kevin enjoys serving the Lord at his church in various roles and loves to support efforts to spread the saving grace of Jesus Christ. He still uses his botany skills and love of plants in his yard in central Florida and enjoys all outdoors activities, especially with good friends and family.
Kevin is an adult confirmand, so he knows what it’s like not to have Jesus in your life. He is truly blessed and thankful to have been baptized and confirmed 39 years ago and to experience the peace that surpasses all understanding.
“Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown” (Revelation 2:10).
Mary Baker brings almost 40 years of federal government and private sector experience to Time of Grace. A self-described “tax nerd,” Mary worked in a variety of technical and senior management roles at the Internal Revenue Service and served on the Senate Finance Committee for Chairman Max Baucus. She currently leads the tax policy practice at K&L Gates, a global law firm with offices in 46 cities around the world, where she interacts regularly with members of Congress and officials in the executive branch on tax policy and regulatory issues.
Mary balances this out with a creative streak and enjoys flower gardening and various arts and crafts.
Mary and her husband, Steve, are the parents of three children and are members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Woodbridge, VA.
“Don’t be afraid; just believe” (Mark 5:36).
Nathan Paul brings a diverse background in general management to the Time of Grace Board. At Oshkosh Corporation (a leading manufacturer of military vehicles, fire trucks, and other commercial equipment), he served in plant management, leading multiple areas of operation. He also spent time in project management and human resources while at Oshkosh. After Oshkosh, he led business units in paper and packaging at Appvion and Amcor, respectively. Most recently, he served on the executive team and led the automation division at Suburban Enterprises in Appleton, WI. In 2020, God led him to utilize these experiences to better serve his kingdom when Nathan accepted the role as chief operating officer for 922 Ministries (St. Peter and The CORE) in Appleton. He is eternally grateful and humbled to serve in this ministry, where he leads operations, administration, finance, and strategic planning.
Nathan and his wife, Briana, reside outside of Neenah, WI, with their four children (Jace, Miira, Jonah, and Eliza). The family enjoys spending time in God’s creation hunting, fishing, biking, walking, playing ball, and watching the eagles, ducks, and geese soar over their Little Lake Butte Des Morts home. They often travel to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on the Lake Superior shores where they both have family. Nathan “retired” from coaching high school baseball in order to coach his kids’ sports and is soaking up every minute of it.
“I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38,39).
Robin Lehninger is an attorney with Dykema Gossett PLLC in Milwaukee, where she is a member of the firm’s capital markets team. She enjoys counseling clients on a variety of transactional matters, from health care mergers and acquisitions to public company transactions. Outside of work, Robin is a member of various choral and instrumental ensembles at church and is also an avid traveler.
In addition to the Time of Grace Board, Robin also chairs the Chapter Advisory Board of Kappa Delta Sorority at Marquette University.
Robin is a member at Grace Lutheran Church in Milwaukee.
“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him” (Psalm 34:8).
Wendy Greenfield is an independent consultant. Previously, she served as the director of advancement for St. Lucas, Bay View, WI, and vice president of development and communications for HOPE Christian Schools. In that role, Wendy built both departments from scratch and led the network’s fundraising and external communications activities. HOPE gave birth to Educational Enterprises, EAGLE College Preparatory Schools, and Compass Educational Programs, and Wendy ran communications for those organizations as well.
Wendy was a vice president at Fleishman-Hillard, an international public relations agency. Some of her clients included Harley-Davidson, McDonald’s, BMO Harris Bank, and Briggs & Stratton. Her work has earned awards from several professional organizations, including a Silver Anvil from the Public Relations Society of America—the industry’s highest honor.
Wendy graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran College with a bachelor’s degree in English literature and earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After graduate school, Wendy volunteered for one year as a teacher in Plzen, Czech Republic. More recently, she helped open Crossroads Church in Chicago, IL.
Wendy serves on the board of directors for Lighthouse Youth Center. She also has served on the board of directors for Wheat Ridge Ministries and the Christian Women’s Leadership Circle. Wendy enjoys traveling and has visited more than 20 countries.
“We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28).
