Edgar Padilla is the US Workforce Transformation Leader for Deloitte, a consulting, audit, and technology firm. In his role, Edgar is charged with leading the development of market insights, go-to market initiatives, and advising project teams on actionable and innovative workforce and economic strategies for government and public sector clients.

Edgar’s passion and background is in higher education, workforce development, and strategic partnerships. He’s worked with legislators, students, industry partners, and communities to build pathways to prosperity for underserved populations, and custom talent and training solutions for Fortune 500 commercial clients and governments in numerous states across the U.S.

Since 2007, Edgar has served in numerous volunteer and publicly- elected positions, including as a board member of the Round Rock, Hutto, and Waco Chambers of Commerce, advisory board member of the Capital Area Economic Development District, board member of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, and as a trustee of Hutto Independent School District (Go Hippos!)

His experiences have served to shape his love for people, and his hunger to work with partners across the country in crafting strategies that bring economic mobility to families and communities, shaping better futures for the next generation.

Edgar is a football nut, and enjoys his pets, traveling, landscaping, and all things BBQ! He and his wife Eliska reside in Georgetown, TX, and are proud members of First Baptist Georgetown. When not working, you’ll likely see Edgar behind the grill or smoker, hosting friends and family, or filled with anxiety watching a Texas Longhorns game (Hook ‘EM!).

Edgar’s discipleship and faith have grown exponentially over the years and strives to serve humbly as a Christian business leader in his church, workplace, and community.

John Herrington, Member of C-Suite for Christ – Austin, is the Executive Pastor at The Grove Church in Liberty Hill.

He is a graduate of Baylor University and Southwestern Seminary and has been a Xerox Sales Representative, Campus Pastor, Church Plant Strategist, Missions Pastor and Lead Pastor. John grew a church from seven families and a few college students to over a thousand. He also served as Director of Church Planting and later as Executive Pastor at Hill Country Bible Church and helped plant 41 churches in greater Austin. He recently left WoodsEdge Community Church in The Woodlands, TX, where he served for four years as Executive Pastor before coming to The Grove Church.

He is married to his college sweetheart, Angela who taught math at the University of Nebraska for 12 years. John and Angela have four adult children and eight grandchildren.

He is passionate about prayer, strategic thinking and building disciple-making communities.

Shawn Trotter
Member, C-Suite for Christ – Austin

Dell Technologies, VP, Global Sales Enablement & Training

Shawn Trotter serves as a Vice President at Dell Technologies and has been there for 24 years. She has been in numerous Education/Government and Channel sales leadership and enablement roles. Shawn is currently responsible for hiring, training, and developing all global ‘early in career’ sellers.

Shawn co-founded two of Dell’s 13 Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): the Veterans Employee Resource Group and the Interfaith Employee Resource Group. Since the launch of Interfaith in 2019, it has grown to 3,300 members in 45 countries.  She continues to serve as the Global Executive Co-chair overseeing the 70-member Interfaith Leadership Team.  In 2024, according to the Religious Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI) Index, Dell Technologies was named the #3 Faith Friendly Company in the World and #1 in the Technology Industry.

On a personal level, Shawn has been married to her husband Wil for 31 years and has two wonderful children, Drake (age 30) and Matteson (age 20), and one grandbaby girl, Deklyn (age 2). Over the years, Shawn has served as a youth ministry leader at her church, CSO of the Drake Foundation and serves on the Board of Directors for the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation.

Doug Beeuwsaert is the C-Suite for Christ – Austin Chapter President and also the Chief Revenue Officer at Axosnet, an SAP Concur Partner. Prior to joining Axosnet, Doug worked at a consulting firm for 15+ years, first starting the Governance Practice in 2008 and then transitioning to leading the travel and spend management practice from 2012 until his departure in November 2023.

Prior to 2008, Doug enjoyed a 20-year career in corporate governance positions, beginning as an Auditor at Rockwell International to serving as the Chief Audit Executive, Vice President of Loss Prevention and Ethics Officer at large public and private retail companies.

Doug’s faith journey has been a long and enduring one, with a focus of transition and transformation within the last year, leading to his recent baptism and public declaration to place his faith in Jesus and commitment to follow Him.

Doug is an active member of The Grove Church in Liberty Hill and he and his wife Tamie of almost 38 years, reside in Georgetown, TX. Their daughter Megan and Tamie’s extended family also live in Georgetown while Doug’s son and daughter-in-law live in New York City. He comes from a large family with eight siblings scattered across four states and is blessed with many supportive friends, including an amazing group of high school friends of 40+ years.

When not working or leading Chapter activities, Doug loves to watch and attend college football games, spend time with family and friends (ideally watching college football) and hang out with his dogs Oliver and Teddy (again, ideally watching college football).

Edgar Padilla is the US Workforce Transformation Leader for Deloitte, a consulting, audit, and technology firm. In his role, Edgar is charged with leading the development of market insights, go-to market initiatives, and advising project teams on actionable and innovative workforce and economic strategies for government and public sector clients.

Edgar’s passion and background is in higher education, workforce development, and strategic partnerships. He’s worked with legislators, students, industry partners, and communities to build pathways to prosperity for underserved populations, and custom talent and training solutions for Fortune 500 commercial clients and governments in numerous states across the U.S.

Since 2007, Edgar has served in numerous volunteer and publicly- elected positions, including as a board member of the Round Rock, Hutto, and Waco Chambers of Commerce, advisory board member of the Capital Area Economic Development District, board member of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, and as a trustee of Hutto Independent School District (Go Hippos!)

His experiences have served to shape his love for people, and his hunger to work with partners across the country in crafting strategies that bring economic mobility to families and communities, shaping better futures for the next generation.

Edgar is a football nut, and enjoys his pets, traveling, landscaping, and all things BBQ! He and his wife Eliska reside in Georgetown, TX, and are proud members of First Baptist Georgetown. When not working, you’ll likely see Edgar behind the grill or smoker, hosting friends and family, or filled with anxiety watching a Texas Longhorns game (Hook ‘EM!).

Edgar’s discipleship and faith have grown exponentially over the years and strives to serve humbly as a Christian business leader in his church, workplace, and community.

Brett Myles is the Owner and Founder of LeadWell, a coaching and consulting company aimed at leadership development, creating, or resetting team culture, and organizational health.

Brett has spent his adult life investing in people. His professional career has centered around coaching leaders to be better leaders and better people. Prior to the work he is doing now, he spent two decades in the ministry world – primarily working with the next generation and raising leaders to lead the next generation.

Brett likely will not be the expert on the work that your company or organization does but can help diagnose the “people things” that are not working and that are creating pain points for leadership. Bad culture is expensive. One way or another, organizations pay for the culture that is created. Brett helps leaders and teams become self-aware people who can lead themselves and then properly lead others in humility and integrity.

He helps organizations be a place where people WANT to be. He will help address team communication, relationships, alignment, execution, and capacity. Imagine a team and company that is 10% healthier and more productive after just one year!

Brett LOVES sports. Baseball is part of his DNA. Born and raised in Oklahoma, Brett also loves the OKC Thunder and all things Oklahoma State University sports.

When Brett isn’t working to grow his young business, he can be found with his wife Jillian and his three young kiddos, Finley (6), Shepherd (4), and Micah (18 months). As a family, they attend the North Campus of The Austin Stone Community Church in Round Rock, TX.

Being the best leader of his Company and of his family requires being filled by and led by the Lord every day. Impact is the aim. “You can’t give what you don’t possess” is a mantra of Brett’s.

We are honored to have José G. Roig, CBO, CCEA, Director of the Development Services Department for the City of Austin, and member of our Chapter, speaking about “Decision-Making for the Christian Leader”.

José’s presentation will tackle Christian leaders’ unique challenges when navigating decisions in a secular environment. He will delve into:

· Balancing Biblical principles with worldly values: How can we apply faith-based principles in a non-religious context?
· Leading with integrity and compassion: Foster a Christ-like approach that resonates even with those of different beliefs.
· Engaging effectively with diverse perspectives: Navigating complex situations while remaining true to Christian values.

Shawna is a wife, mother, and woman of faith. She has been married to her loving husband, Benjamin, for 26 years. As a survivor of child abuse, she received Christ at the age of 12 and has continued to watch as God serves as her life navigator preparing her for God’s next steps of her journey as is promised in Proverbs 3:5-6.

She has been blessed with a long career in HR leadership and executive project management supporting top executives within a variety of corporate settings for more than 24 years. During this time, she has had the privilege of seeing God do amazing things in and around business.

After two decades in corporate, God called Shawna to ministry as a Christian counselor. She earned her Master of Divinity from Liberty University, is a Certified Temperament Counselor and nearing completion of her full licensure as a Certified Clinical Pastoral Counselor through the National Christian Counselors Association while holding several professional and counseling certifications. As a counselor and consultant, her specialties are in Christian temperament counseling, bible-based counseling, leadership training, and resume development.

Paul M. Neuberger, a Wisconsin native, graduated from Ripon College in 2005 and Marian University in 2007. He started his career as a professional fundraiser at the collegiate level upon his graduation from Ripon. Following the death of his father-in-law in 2012, Paul followed a new path and became a financial advisor with Thrivent Financial. It’s from here he realized a passion for sales and started his first business, The Cold Call Coach.

Proudly obsessed with the Great Commission and restoring God to His rightful place at the center of our culture, Paul founded C-Suite for Christ in December of 2018. Paul felt called by God to use his talents to bring others to Him and is passionate about pushing back against an ever-increasing secular society. C-Suite for Christ focuses on bringing Christ back into the workplace, starting with C level executives that seek to bring their professional life and deep faith together for God’s glory.

Paul is also a dynamic, in-demand speaker who delivers keynotes worldwide. His most notable talk is “Instantaneous Differentiation: How to Make Yourself Memorable”. Anyone who attends one of Paul’s engaging talks leaves feeling inspired and armed with a new set of skills. Paul loves to show the audience how, together, they can make the impossible possible.

When he’s not speaking or managing many of the great C-Suite for Christ events, Paul loves spending quality time with his wife Tanya and their three children: Kennedy, Hudson, and Reagan. He also enjoys immersing himself in politics, reading biographies, and watching movies.