Paul became involved with the New Canaan Society in October 2003.  He and his wife Lisa live in Darien, CT with their children, James and Annie.
 

Paul has been leading NCS New Canaan (the founding Chapter of NCS) since September 2007, and also serves as a member of the Management Committee and Corporate Secretary of NCS.   He also serves as Chairman of the Benjamin Franklin House Foundation, as a Director of the the Camelot Foundation and the New York Law Institute and as Chairman of the Young Life Committee for Darien/Rowayton.  Paul is also President of Third River Consulting, LLC, a strategic and transactional consulting firm.

Paul graduated from Harvard College in 1983 and Harvard Law School in 1986. He was an attorney in the corporate department of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP for over 22 years, joining Cravath in 1986 and becoming a partner in 1994.  From 1996 through 2000, Paul was resident in the firm's London office.  

Paul took a leave of absence from October 2008 to June 2009 to help NCS in its transition from a regional to a national organization and realized that he was meant to begin a new chapter in his life.  While continuing to work with NCS and other non-profits, Paul tries daily to "show up", be "faithfully present", love Lisa and the kids, and listen.
  

Sid Beighley has been a well-respected executive in the field of communications. He has been responsible for sales and marketing in a variety of positions with several renowned companies, such as: CBS Entertainment, Viacom Inc., Cox Broadcasting, Capital Cities Broadcasting and Gaylord Broadcasting. 
 

He is a partner in an advertising, Licensing, marketing and communications company that specializes in television distribution, original character concepts and designs plus marketing and advertising to kids and families.  Through his years in syndication Sid has sold the rights to hundreds of great classic shows and movies; Andy Griffith, Beverly Hillbillies, Gunsmoke, I Love Lucy, Mary Tyler Moore, Gomer Pyle to name a few. He also sold many kids’ shows; Double Dare, Mighty Mouse, Nick News, and many specials. In addition, Sid also sold and marketed high profile off-network and first run shows including The Cosby Show, Roseanne, Everybody Loves Raymond, Montel Williams, Martha Stewart and many more.
 

Sid served as Vice-Chairman of The Connecticut Commission on the Arts; a position the Connecticut Speaker of the House, Moria Lyons, appointed him to.   He is an elder of Grace Community Church in New Canaan, Connecticut and resides in Stamford, Connecticut with his wife, Dorian.

A guy who likes to "work hard and play hard, " Kevin is an experienced investment banker and venture capitalist who enjoys his family life with his wife and daughter.  He met his wife as an undergraduate at Columbia University and came to faith in his twenties through the ministry of Redeemer in New York City.  The Q&A with Tim Keller after the service was an important aspect of Kevin's walk, so it is fitting that his heart for the tough questions surrounding the believability of Christianity has led him to serve in the apologetics ministry "Give Me An Answer" and as an Elder at Grace Community Church in New Canaan, CT.  Kevin loves adventure and travel: among many other experiences, he's gone skydiving, biked the Pacific Coast, wilderness camped in many national parks, visited dozens of countries, and hiked to the top of Mt. Sinai to see the sunrise.  One aspect of travel that he especially enjoys is getting to know people from all walks of life. He looks forward to enjoying even more of God's wonderful planet and people.
 

Matthew Evans graduated from Harvard with a bachelor's degree in general studies. He then stayed at Harvard for quadruple degrees in medicine, law, business and divinity. He is presently painting houses. Matt has been married to Laura for 27 years. Laura is his fifth wife. Laura and Matt have a beautiful 65 year old daughter.
 

Matt also serves as an Associate Pastor at Grace Community Church in New Canaan and is the unofficial chaplain of NCS New Canaan. During the winter months, if Matt and his family are not skiing at their second home in Vermont, they can generally be found at their third home in Naples, Florida, where Matt is one of the founders and leaders of NCS Naples.
 

Dan Fox has been a worship leader for nearly twenty years. He has served full-time in that capacity at St. Paul’s Church in Darien, CT, Calvary Church in Trumbull, CT, and at the Church of the Apostles in Fairfield, CT.
 

A graduate of Penn State University in Theater Performance, Mr. Fox appeared in the national touring company of “The Cotton Patch Gospel,” with Tom Key. Since discerning a call to serve God and the church in worship and the arts in 1980, he has had the privilege of leading worship in many settings, from New York to Colorado, Pennsylvania to Paris. He has served as worship leader for regional gatherings of the Alpha Ministry in North America, and for local outreach events with Luis Palau, John Guest, and Chuck Colson, among others.

Dan has had the pleasure of leading worship for New Canaan Society’s weekly gatherings and retreats since 1997, working with such gifted and well-known worship artists as Alvin Slaughter, Don Moen, Paul Wilbur and Paul Baloche, as well as working with the gifted and faithful New Canaan chapter worship team.
 

Presently, Mr. Fox is teaching music and working to foster a passion for God and for authentic worship in a new generation in two Catholic schools in Fairfield County, CT. He continues to lead worship weekly, for a prayer and healing service at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Westport, CT.
 

Dan and his wife, Kimberly, live in Wilton. CT. Kimberly is the director of Franc-O-Fun, a French language school for children which she founded in 1994. They are the proud parents of Brendan, Annabelle and Molly.   

Will is founder and Chief Blockhead of Tegu, a socially-motivated toy company in Honduras.  Will oversees Tegu's commercial activities, including its global marketing, sales and distribution platforms, and its product development process.  Will and the rest of the USA team operate in Darien, Connecticut.  Will earned a BS in Business Administration from Indiana University, where he concentrated in Finance and International studies.  Upon graduation, Will joined the Healthcare Investment Banking practice of Goldman, Sachs & Co., in New York.  Following two years of mergers and financings work, Will joined Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, a $7 billion investment vehicle, managing public and private investments.  Will joined Chris to form Tegu in 2008.  Will and his wife, Rachel, live in Rowayton, Connecticut, just moments away from Espresso NEAT, Rachel's artisan espresso bar .

Peter Hawkins

 (Peter is on the right, and that is Phyllis)  
[Coming soon]

Al Miyashita

Al is an experienced transformation business executive with over twenty years of experience in consulting, services, sales and marketing.  Currently, he is working as an independent business management consultant.  Most recently he was the VP of Worldwide Data Sales for the Rovi Corporation.  Prior to that he was at IBM where he held several executive positions in consulting and services, marketing, and the CIO office.  The highlight of his consulting career was being actively involved in the transformation of IBM in the 1990’s.

The Navigators were instrumental in Al becoming and growing as a Christian.  As a freshman at the University of Colorado (CU) he participated in an evangelistic Bible Study but took years later to became a Christian. 

After marrying, Al and Moni became involved in the Navigator 2:7 Bible Study for a couple of years which grounded them in the basics of the Christian faith.  While at CU, he held leadership roles in the Navigator collegiate ministry, which included starting the first Asian ministry (at the end had approximately 60 students from eight different countries) at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Al’s professional career took him to Japan for two assignments with IBM: from 1986 to1992, and 1999 to 2003.  While in Japan, he served as a Navigator Missionary Associate to young Tokyo business professionals where he taught them English using the Bible. 

During their first assignment in Japan, Al and Moni adopted two Japanese babies: a daughter, Allison (only seven days old but now 21 years old), and almost a year later a son, Paul (only twelve days old but now 20 years old).  Both are attending Lehigh University currently a senior and junior.

When the family returned to the US in 2003, the kids got involved with the Ridgefield Wyldlife and then Young Life ministry and we became Committee members.  Al is currently serving as the Committee Chairman for Ridgefield. 

In 2007 Al and Moni were invited to join the International Executive Team Advisory Council providing advice and counsel to the international president where they continue to serve him today.  Al is also currently a member of the US Board of Directors for The Navigators.

Al became involved in NCS in 2011 and has been richly blessed by its ministry.  He is looking forward to leading the NVS New Canaan mentoring initiative.

Al and his family attend Hope Church in Wilton where he is involved in small group studies, the prayer ministry and currently serving as an elder.

 
Rocky Progano
Rocky was raised in a God-fearing home and was very involved in church life at a young age, but it wasn’t long before a series of events bought him down the wrong path.   Married in 1980, things got worse, but his wife, who loved him dearly, didn’t give up on him. Several years after accepting Jesus into his heart in 1974, Rocky realized he could not do it alone and rededicated his life to Christ. Jesus had to change him, and things started to change!

Doran Wright