Our Board of Directors
Dave Everly, Executive Director
Dave is a founder of The Respite at Halibut Cove and oversees the daily operations as the Executive Director. As a high-capacity leader, Dave has the ability to inspire others and help them see their full potential. Dave served as a pastor at multiple churches and understands the pressures of the ministry and serving others.
Ministry crash and burn led to a dark night of the soul, where God’s faithful love gently called him to use all of the pain and brokenness to serve others and help them realize what living into a true identity and sustainable pace look like.
Dave is a founder of The Respite at Halibut Cove and oversees the daily operations as the Executive Director. As a high-capacity leader, Dave has the ability to inspire others and help them see their full potential. Dave served as a pastor at multiple churches and understands the pressures of the ministry and serving others.
Ministry crash and burn led to a dark night of the soul, where God’s faithful love gently called him to use all of the pain and brokenness to serve others and help them realize what living into a true identity and sustainable pace look like.
Keith Shultz
Keith currently provides consulting services based on a career as a Human Resources, Operations and Technology executive at major firms. He has deep experience in the following areas: organizational and culture change, turnaround/performance improvement, HR transformation, shared services strategy and implementation, strategy development and merger/acquisition integration.
He is a current nonprofit board member for First Place for Youth: “First Place for Youth serves youth in California who are aging out of the foster care system. Through their work in housing, education, employment and counseling, First Place has become the model for successfully transitioning foster youth to independent and sustainable adulthood.”
Specialties: Major initiative execution, solving complex problems, culture and organizational change, shared services, HR transformation, merger/acquisition integration, labor/management cooperation and labor negotiations, operational turnarounds.
Keith currently provides consulting services based on a career as a Human Resources, Operations and Technology executive at major firms. He has deep experience in the following areas: organizational and culture change, turnaround/performance improvement, HR transformation, shared services strategy and implementation, strategy development and merger/acquisition integration.
He is a current nonprofit board member for First Place for Youth: “First Place for Youth serves youth in California who are aging out of the foster care system. Through their work in housing, education, employment and counseling, First Place has become the model for successfully transitioning foster youth to independent and sustainable adulthood.”
Specialties: Major initiative execution, solving complex problems, culture and organizational change, shared services, HR transformation, merger/acquisition integration, labor/management cooperation and labor negotiations, operational turnarounds.
Greg Daley
As the Chief Visionary for Parable, Greg is passionate about partnerships, team building, and connections. Greg holds a B.A. in Business and an M.Ed. in Experiential and Outdoor Education. Greg met his wife Jessica in a swing dancing class!
After serving for several years as an Executive Pastor, he and Jessica moved to Ft. Collins, Colo., where he co-founded The Restoration Project and Jessica founded Xcelerate (now Parable). Greg has found his niche in developing Parable. He enjoys building relationships with pastors, helping them develop strategies to see their visions take off in stable, sustainable ways.
He serves on the boards for Restoration Project, Barnabas Network, and The Respite at Halibut Cove.
Greg and Jessica have five children: Jude, Anthony, Adam, Alivia, and Haley, as well as two dogs, Gunner and Rebel. In his spare time, Greg enjoys biking, snowboarding, backpacking, and working out.
As the Chief Visionary for Parable, Greg is passionate about partnerships, team building, and connections. Greg holds a B.A. in Business and an M.Ed. in Experiential and Outdoor Education. Greg met his wife Jessica in a swing dancing class!
After serving for several years as an Executive Pastor, he and Jessica moved to Ft. Collins, Colo., where he co-founded The Restoration Project and Jessica founded Xcelerate (now Parable). Greg has found his niche in developing Parable. He enjoys building relationships with pastors, helping them develop strategies to see their visions take off in stable, sustainable ways.
He serves on the boards for Restoration Project, Barnabas Network, and The Respite at Halibut Cove.
Greg and Jessica have five children: Jude, Anthony, Adam, Alivia, and Haley, as well as two dogs, Gunner and Rebel. In his spare time, Greg enjoys biking, snowboarding, backpacking, and working out.
Mickey Plott
Mickey lives in Huntsville, Al and met Dave on a ski trip with Alliance Ministries. A conversation turned into a friendship and a friendship turned into brotherhood with a passion for caring for pastors. Mickey’s brother is a senior pastor of a church Madison, Al. Having watched, listened, and sat quietly while his brother struggled with heartache, weariness, and solitude, Mickey heard Dave’s story with different ears. Now Dave and Linda are part of the family and many have witnessed the pastoral skills of this couple.
Currently, Mickey is a real estate investor and business owner with over forty years of experience. In his spare time, he connects people for shared experience in furthering the kingdom, encourages generosity, and serves quietly in the background of several local and regional ministries.
Mickey is a grandfather to two boys and one girl, father of a daughter and son, father-in law, and husband to an amazing woman who loves Jesus. He also has the best grandfather’s name on the planet: “Boom”.
Mickey lives in Huntsville, Al and met Dave on a ski trip with Alliance Ministries. A conversation turned into a friendship and a friendship turned into brotherhood with a passion for caring for pastors. Mickey’s brother is a senior pastor of a church Madison, Al. Having watched, listened, and sat quietly while his brother struggled with heartache, weariness, and solitude, Mickey heard Dave’s story with different ears. Now Dave and Linda are part of the family and many have witnessed the pastoral skills of this couple.
Currently, Mickey is a real estate investor and business owner with over forty years of experience. In his spare time, he connects people for shared experience in furthering the kingdom, encourages generosity, and serves quietly in the background of several local and regional ministries.
Mickey is a grandfather to two boys and one girl, father of a daughter and son, father-in law, and husband to an amazing woman who loves Jesus. He also has the best grandfather’s name on the planet: “Boom”.
Linda Everly
Linda is a co-founder of The Respite at Halibut Cove alongside her husband Dave. Holding a bachelors of science in Business from Louisiana State University, she has held various roles in the for-profit sector, including bookkeeping and both retail and commercial sales.
She has served on the board of and held volunteer and employed positions for other non-profit organizations in the past.
Linda is passionate about caring for the guests of The Respite, creating a welcoming atmosphere and providing from-scratch meals and desserts. Her desire is to create an atmosphere where those in ministry can lay down their burdens and spend time hearing from God, returning home not only refreshed, but also with resolve to maintain a sustainable pace of ministry.
Her ‘happy places’ are on a boat (preferably fishing!), golfing, baking yummy treats in the kitchen, and spending time with family and friends. Between the two of them, Linda and Dave have five grown children, three sons-in-law and the three most delightful grandchildren on the planet!
Linda is a co-founder of The Respite at Halibut Cove alongside her husband Dave. Holding a bachelors of science in Business from Louisiana State University, she has held various roles in the for-profit sector, including bookkeeping and both retail and commercial sales.
She has served on the board of and held volunteer and employed positions for other non-profit organizations in the past.
Linda is passionate about caring for the guests of The Respite, creating a welcoming atmosphere and providing from-scratch meals and desserts. Her desire is to create an atmosphere where those in ministry can lay down their burdens and spend time hearing from God, returning home not only refreshed, but also with resolve to maintain a sustainable pace of ministry.
Her ‘happy places’ are on a boat (preferably fishing!), golfing, baking yummy treats in the kitchen, and spending time with family and friends. Between the two of them, Linda and Dave have five grown children, three sons-in-law and the three most delightful grandchildren on the planet!
Overseer
Dr. Tim Howard
Tim is a family practice physician and is passionate about caring for those who care for others, no matter if it’s a pastor, teacher, or mentor. His heart is to come alongside and be an advocate for the Everly’s and make sure they are healthy and able to serve long-term. Tim and his wife Cindy have been married since 1987 and they have 4 children and 5 grandchildren.
Tim is a family practice physician and is passionate about caring for those who care for others, no matter if it’s a pastor, teacher, or mentor. His heart is to come alongside and be an advocate for the Everly’s and make sure they are healthy and able to serve long-term. Tim and his wife Cindy have been married since 1987 and they have 4 children and 5 grandchildren.
