OUR LEADERSHIP
True Freedom Ministries is an evangelical, non-profit organization dedicated to reaching people locked in jails and prisons, the homeless, and those trapped in addiction across Ohio with the message of the true freedom found only in Jesus Christ.
Mike Swiger
Michael serves as our Executive Director. While a student at Case Western Reserve University, Michael was convicted as an accomplice to a crime his older brother committed and ended up serving 17 years for involuntary manslaughter. While incarcerated Michael earned two Associates Degrees with went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Michael also has a degree in theology from the Reformed Theological Seminary. Michael has authored five books, three of which appeared on Amazon.com's best seller list. For more information go to www.MichaelSwiger.com.
Executive Director
David Wessel
David Wessel serves as our Director of Men’s Ministry and Development. David has 11 years of administrative experience. He is the former principal of Nordonia Middle School and Chagrin Falls Middle School. David graduated from the College of William and Mary (Williamsburg, VA) with a BA in government. He later received his Master’s degree in Administration from Ursuline College. David is looking forward to helping find partners and resources to grow True Freedom throughout the state of Ohio.
Director of Men’s Ministry and Development
Jessica McCamon
Jessica McCamon serves as our Director of Staff and Ministries and Pastor of Women’s Ministries. Jessica is a graduate of Liberty University with a degree in Christian Counseling. Jessica serves her church Fellowship City Church in a variety of areas. Jessica has and does serve in Ethiopia as a missionary introducing emotional growth programs for orphans and widows. Jessica’s greatest joy and blessing is her walk with Jesus and the family He has blessed her with.
Director of Women’s and Juvenile Ministry
Keisha Mitchell-Knight
Keisha serves as Senior Director of Development, bringing more than 20 years of experience in leadership, fundraising, and ministry. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s degree in public administration from Wright State University. Her previous roles include Director of Advancement at Cleveland State University, Senior Director of Development at Elizabeth’s New Life Center, and Director of Community Engagement at Primary Health Solutions. She is also an active community volunteer and board member.
Senior Director of Development
Marc Houk
Marc serves as Director of Operations, bringing more than 36 years of experience in rehabilitation and corrections with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. During his career, he served at eight state prisons and the central office, holding leadership roles including Warden, Parole Board Member, and Deputy Warden. Marc earned his bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and is an Ohio Certified Public Manager. He also serves on Ohio University’s Patton College Dean’s Circle of Engagement.
Director of Operations
Marine Avagyan
Office Administrator
Marine serves as a Bookkeeper and Office Administrator with a strong background in finance, administration, and information technology. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services from the Engineering University of Armenia.
Marine is known for her attention to detail, ability to work both independently and collaboratively, and strong communication skills. Outside of her professional life, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, as well as reading interesting books.
OUR CHAPLAINS
Kitt Rossi
Kitt is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, who has called Cleveland home for the past eleven years. She studied at Baylor University, where she grew in her faith and was surrounded by fellow Christian students. Her background in nonprofit development led her to serve with True Freedom Ministries. Kitt enjoys audiobooks, exploring faith and life through the gospel, and sharing the joy of overcoming life’s challenges through the love of Christ. She is a wife and mother committed to fulfilling God’s purpose each day.
Women’s Ministry Coordinator
Lyntashia Marshall
TFM Prison Chaplain
Sandy serves as our Homeless Ministry Coordinator. She started with her husband in 1994 a homeless ministry and has served faithfully every Saturday distributing food and clothing to men and women in downtown Cleveland.
Sandy Pocisk
Saturday Homeless Ministry
Mark Stradiot
Mark is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute with 30 years of ministry experience. Mark preaches each Wednesday morning at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center. He is also part of the study group that meets weekly at Grafton Correctional. Mark travels each Thursday to the Juvenile Detention Home to ministry. Also on Thursday evenings, Mark leads the evening Reformers Unanimous program at the True Freedom Ministries home office in Cleveland.
TFM Prison Chaplain
David Hill
David Hill serves as a Chaplain of Men’s Ministries for True Freedom Ministries. David has experience in drug addiction recovery programs and has a passion for using his story to evangelize for the glory of Jesus Christ.
TFM Prison Chaplain
Bill Holko serves as a part-time staff member for True Freedom. A graduate of Miami University (B.S. in Secondary Education) and the University of Akron (M.S. in Secondary School Administration), he served as principal of Akron Buchtel and Firestone High schools, and well as Revere High School in Bath-Richfield. His primary focus for True Freedom is ministering through classes and Bible Studies in the Grafton Reintegration Center, Grafton Correctional Institution, and the Lorain Correctional Institution. Additionally, he serves in a mentoring capacity for the men at Grafton Correctional.
TFM Prison Chaplain
Bill Holko
David Sudnick
I came to faith in Christ as Savior and Lord in 1975. After retiring in 1999, I devoted more time to homeless ministry and volunteering in my community. In 2011, I met Mike Swiger and asked, “What can I do to help?” In early 2012, our clothing room, the “Slack Shack,” opened to serve individuals reentering society after incarceration. I have managed the clothing room ever since, working with community partners and donors while providing clothing, shoes, hygiene items, and encouragement.
Homelss Ministry Coordinator
Rich Swiger
Richard Swiger is a dedicated professional with a background in business, ministry, and reentry services. He earned a degree from Ashland University and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Christian University. Richard serves as a reentry consultant, writer, speaker, coach, husband, father, and singer/songwriter. As a state contractor with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, he serves as a Chaplain for True Freedom Ministries, leading classes in several facilities. He also serves as Prison Fellowship’s Ohio Academy Director.
TFM Prison Chaplain
BOARD MEMBERS
This Board of Directors, in submission to God’s leading, is dedicated to setting a vision for this ministry, providing guidance to our staff to achieve that vision, and equipping them with the resources needed to fulfill this vision. Our focus is on reaching persons behind prison bars, those subject to various addictions, and those trapped in homeless with the life-giving hope of Jesus Christ.
Frank Sinito
Frank Sinito is the co-founder of True Freedom Ministries and Chairman of the Board. He gives generously, guides diligently, and personally volunteers in the ministry’s outreaches. Frank’s heart for prison ministry began at age 15, when his father, Thomas (“Tommy”) Sinito, was arrested in a highly publicized organized crime investigation in Cleveland. Frank experienced firsthand the devastation an arrest brings to a family—the loss of a father, the shame, and the hardship that followed. A turning point came in 1986, when an FBI agent handed Tommy Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis. Shortly after, Tommy attended an Easter service where Chuck Colson shared how faith in Christ had transformed his life. That night, Tommy surrendered to Christ. Over the next eleven years in prison, he lived out his faith so authentically that he influenced the culture of entire institutions, until his sudden death from a heart attack at age 59.For a more detailed account of Frank’s journey of faith, see:
Behind the Board – Frank T. Sinito
Today, Frank is the owner of Millennia Housing Companies and Millennia Hospitality Group. He holds a B.A. in Economics with a minor in Finance from Cleveland State University.
Chairman
Reuben Gobezie
Dr. Gobezie is the Division Chief, Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, UH Case Medical Center, and also serves as Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Assistant Professor, The Case Center for Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry. Reuben earned is B.A. at Johns Hopkins University then studies Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He did his Surgery Internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital then his combined Orthopaedic Residency and Shoulder Fellowhip at Harvard.
Vice Chairman
Partner with McGlinchey Stafford PLLC, Kimberly specializes in litigation, primarily in the areas of consumer finance and employment law. Kimberly graduated summa cum laude from Taylor University in Upland, Indiana in 1988 with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in communication studies. She went on to graduate cum laude with a Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Kim has received the William H. Wallace Award for Excellence in Litigation, and the American Trial Lawyer's Academy Award for Outstanding Trial Advocacy.
Secretary
Kimberly Rivera, Esq
Dr. Chris Bryniarski
Chris serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Prestan Products LLC, a premier fabricator and supplier of medical training devices. In this dual role, he oversees the company’s operational strategy and financial performance, supporting Prestan’s continued growth and commitment to quality and innovation.
Chris holds a Master of Business Administration from Cleveland State University and a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine. He earned his undergraduate degree in Zoology from The Ohio State University.
Treasurer
Jon began his career as a Financial Advisor at E.F. Hutton in 1987 in his hometown of Buffalo, NY. During his tenure with successor firms, he steadily grew into leadership roles beginning in 1992 and culminating in 2009 as Director of Northeast Ohio for all Morgan Stanley operations and member of the Firm’s National Branch Manager Council. Jon then spent 5½ years leading Bank of America/Merrill Lynch in Northeast Ohio, where he oversaw 13 offices, 300 employees and $25 billion in client assets before returning to Morgan Stanley.
Jon Lawrence
Board Member
Anna serves as the most recent member of the True Freedom Board of Directors. Anna is a graduate of Wittenberg University where she got a degree in French and International Studies. Anna has had the privilege of being the founding member and Chairman of the Board RISE Women’s Philanthropy group of Laura’s Home Women & Children’s Homeless Shelter and has worked many years volunteering in different capacities.. Her greatest joy in life has been to be a wife and mother of 2 and to love and serve those in need with the abundant love of Christ.
Anna Arcadi
Board Member