Board of Directors
TJM is currently looking for new Board Members. Click here for basic expectations of Board Members and to submit an application.
brad weber, Board Chair
Brad Weber has been a volunteer chaplain with Transforming Jail Ministries since 2012 He has been on his church worship teams ministry for over 30 years. He first became involved in jail ministry with the Council on Christian Communities in 1990. Brad gave his life to the Lord Jesus Christ in 1983. He attended Miami University with a major in performing arts. He has one son and two grandchildren. He currently attends Victory Outreach Cincinnati in Avondale. He has been involved in the health and safety profession for over 30 years.
Tom Vinegar, Secretary
Tom is a member of New Prospect Baptist Church and serves as a volunteer chaplain at the Hamilton Co. Justice Center. Tom served as a juvenile counselor in South Carolina before moving back home after retirement. He is a 1976 graduate of Wofford College, former member of the Wofford Terriers Men’s Basketball team, and currently serves on the Alumni Executive Committee
David Pommert, Treasurer
David Pommert attends Immaculate Heart of Mary in Anderson Township and serves as Treasurer for TJM’s Board of Directors.
Ashley Chism, Board Member
Ashley is a member of Solid Rock Church, and has been in ministry for the majority of her life. She has served in youth ministry, women’s ministry, prison ministry, and councils on a deliverance team through her church. She is also a chaplain for Clermont County jail, and serves with a worship team under Transforming Jail Ministries.
Her testimony of growing up in an alcoholic home fuels her passion for seeing addicts and bound people truly set free. Jesus came to set the captives free and to minister to everyone He came in contact with. Ashley tries to live the same way. She believes no one is beyond help, no one is beyond ministering to, and no one should ever be overlooked or counted out.
She is often described as passionate and charismatic, to which she would reply, “Serving the King of Kings and Lord of Lords is anything but mundane and boring!”
She is also a wife and busy mother to two children, whom she homeschools.
“And this Light never fails to shine through darkness - Light that darkness could not overcome!”
- John 1:5
Tyler Schmidt, Board Member Emeritus
Tyler is teacher, life coach, mentor, and proud husband to his wife Jen. He is also a combat veteran who served in the United States Air Force. Tyler has been radically transformed by the grace of God and is instrumental in helping others find hope in Christ so they can walk in their true destiny.
Equipped with a vibrant and diverse amount of life experience, Tyler is able to easily connect with those that seem far from reach. He works daily to help men coming out of incarceration or addiction find a new way of living and goes to nearly any length to make sure the newcomer has an opportunity to seek the life of freedom they desire. Tyler continually works with local agencies to gain traction and support for the LIT mission. He also serves as a pillar for the discipleship groups, thus helping our team members become spiritually fit.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. - Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV
stuart warren, Board Member Emeritus
Stuart Warren is a member of Church of the Redeemer in Ft. Thomas, KY. He previously served as Transforming Jail Ministry's second Director and CEO from July 2017-July 2022 succeeding Rev. Jack Marsh. Stuart lives in Northern Kentucky with his wife, Emma, and their three kids. Stuart serves as volunteer police chaplain for Independence Police Department and is Inmate Services Director for the Kenton County Detention Center.
"I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear." - Philippians 1:12-14