FCA Staff

Jim Brown

Area Representative 

Jim Brown joined FCA in 2021 as an Area Representative with Miami Valley FCA focused on Clark and Champaign Counties. Jim is a former high school and NCAA DIII two sport varsity student-athlete who was never familiar with FCA during all of his years as an athlete. Following graduation, Jim spent more than twenty-five years working with children, teens, young adults, and families as a counselor, mentor, therapist, and program manager. When he began attending youth sporting events supporting his nieces and nephews, he observed we have “lost our way” in much of the arena of youth sports. Jim sees FCA as a vital element in restoring the “heart and soul of sports.” Jim and Monica, his wife of 31 years, reside in Springfield, Ohio and are lifelong residents of Ohio. 

Advisory Board Members

Rev. Karl Penn

Head Pastor

Ft. McKinley Church

Originally from Youngstown, Ohio, Karl began his journey in sports—football, basketball, baseball, and track—starting in the third grade. As the youngest of four, Karl grew up in a family of athletes, so when his time came to join the team, he already understood what was expected of him. In high school, Karl continued hoping to secure a scholarship. However, Karl didn’t attract much attention from colleges and universities. While Karl believed, he kept his faith separate from his athletic pursuits, which he’s sure impacted his performance and potential. Karl is thrilled to help young athletes integrate their faith with sports. He aspires to be what he needed when he was their age, and FCA provides numerous opportunities to do just that.

 Karl attended The College of Wooster to play football, and achieved All-American status for three years. It was at Wooster that Karl met Jim Brown; where they played on the same defense and graduated togetherSince 1996, Karl has lived in Dayton, Ohio, and he currently serves as the Head Pastor of  Fort McKinley Church, entering his seventh year in this role. Karl is married to Shannon Penn, whom he has known since he was 15, and they have been happily married for 23 years.

Ronny E. Shumaker,  MBA

COACH SHU, INC.


Leadership Development and Practice Operations

Ronny Shumaker is an experienced leadership development coach who partners with executives and managers to further develop their leadership skills. Ronny’s passion to give back to his community has provided him with opportunities to successfully enhance the leadership skills of countless people throughout his career. 

Ronny’s forty years of experience in business leadership and management has enabled him to establish a proven record of successfully implementing new, and enhancing established,leadership strategies. Ronny brings valuable experience applicable to the total picture of successful leadership, client satisfaction and operational processes.

He has served in a variety of leadership roles ranging from Controller to Executive Director, as well as the Chief Operating Officer. 

Ronny has an MBA, with a concentration in Management, Innovation and Change, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, both from Wright State University. He has been privileged to serve on several professional and non-profit boards of directors. Ronny spent many summers coaching youth baseball in his community. He is the proud father of four children and grandfather of eleven.


Monica Brown

Monica Brown is a proud board member of FCA. Monica is a lifelong resident of Clark County and graduate of Greenon HIgh School. Monica played youth and high school sports. She received her undergraduate degree from Wright State University majoring in Social Work. Monica retired from the City of Springfield following thirty-two years of public service. She has been married for thirty-two years to her husband, Jim, who serves as the Area Representative with Miami Valley FCA serving Clark and Champaign Counties. She continues to be an avid sports fan watching her nieces and nephews, and younger brother play, and now coach.

Dave Marshall

Retired Educator

Dave was born and raised in Clark County graduating from Greenon High School, Miami University, and later the University of Dayton. Sports has always been a part of Dave’s life  playing baseball from age eight through his freshman year in college. Dave also coached at all levels. His combined experience provided the thrill of participating regardless of the outcome. Dave became familiar and first served  FCA  as a huddle advisor at the high school and collegiate level. Dave has seen up close how our youth today are being attacked and this inspires his continued support of FCA and its growth in Clark and Champaign Counties. Dave has been married to his wife, Jenny, for 52 years and they are the proud parents of two adult children.


Greg West

MBA

Assistant Vice President - Retired Synchrony Bank


Growing up in Fairborn, Ohio, Greg along with his five older brothers, was constantly playing a variety of sports. He played baseball, basketball, and ran track. His passion was basketball and just happened to marry the love of his life who played for Wright State University. As the youngest in his family he knew that in life and in sports, you have to fight for your position. Growing up as the underdog, it meant that he had to fight for every ounce of respect when it came to sports.


He and his wife Angie raised two daughters that both played sports in school. One went to State in High Jump and was a 1,000 point club scorer as well as District Champ in soccer, while the other was a starter in Volleyball. He was fortunate to be an AAU, Volleyball, and Track coach supporting his daughters athletic journeys. Though he did not attend college playing sports, he started at Wright State where he met his wife and finished his undergrad at the University of Dayton with a BA in Psychology.


He then received his MBA from Urbana University. He worked for Synchrony Bank for over 30 years before his retirement. He is currently the Greenon Athletics Boosters president and is an avid Pickleball player.He recently became PPR Certified as an Instructor and Coach in Pickleball. He grew up in the church where his mother was the daughter of a minister who established a church in Harveysburg, Ohio in the late 1940’s. He is proud of his spiritual heritage and was blessed by a miracle at a very early age. He recently started a non-profit as well, and is active in his church and other volunteer opportunities. He and his wife will be celebrating 30 years of marriage in August and recently became grandparents for the first time.