BEYOND TEARS WORLDWIDE - Key Persons
Dave grew up on the mission field in India where his parents served for 16 years. In college he participated in the Navigator Ministry and has been involved with churches in various capacities. He retired after 30 years of teaching and coaching and started a small construction handyman business. The business was recently closed as he fully retired. He has been involved in humanitarian aid in the USA and in Northern India. Is married to Lisa and has two children, Stephen and Christina, and resides in Delaware.
After retiring from many years in the corporate world, Dona Clair has volunteered in many non-profit organizations. She has traveled throughout the world visiting over forty-five countries, and has been on Beyond Tears Worldwide teams since 2014. Using her many years of vocal training, she taught voice privately to those who could not otherwise afford the lessons. Dona Clair is married with two sons, three granddaughters and two great grandsons.
Job Titles:
- Guidance Counselor
- PRESIDENT
Jay Comfort has been married to Nazuna Konishi for over 42 years and they have two grown children. Jay is a retired teacher and college guidance counselor. Since 2016, Jay has been the President of BTW. A founding member of BTW along with Lou Felo and Rob Muir. Leh, Ladakh, India has been the focus of outreach since 2012. Jay and Nazuna reside in Leysin, Switzerland and Leysin is the European base of BTW activities.
Mary Beerley lives in Mississauga, Ontario with her husband, Jim Beerley, who serves as President of Crossworld, an international mission agency. The Beerleys have 3 grown children of their own and have fostered children since 2013. They currently have one teenage girl living with them. Mary and Jim have worked and ministered in Haiti and Monaco, teaching, doing outreach through Bible studies, camps, humanitarian trips, youth work and pastoring. Mary has made one trip to Haiti and 2 trips to Northern India to work with teachers in professional development. She currently teaches junior high in Mississauga.
Robert Miles retired from the New Jersey Judiciary in 2014 where he served as Chief Probation Officer for Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties.
Currently, he works in real estate sales. He also buys distressed real estate for rehabilitation and resale. He serves several non-profit organizations with concerns for bringing relief to impoverished people locally and around the world. He is married with three children and seven grandchildren.