Leadership

Matthew Harper

Executive Director

Matthew has served with Speak for the Unborn (S4U) since 2018, but his passion for pro-life ministry was kindled at a young age by participating in baby bottle fundraisers with Louisville’s local pregnancy center. He deeply desires to see babies saved, the Gospel proclaimed, the church equipped, and the hearts of abortion-minded women and men reached for Christ.

During his undergraduate degree, Matthew served as the president of Boyce College’s pro-life student organization and led a team to mobilize and assist pro-life efforts in Louisville and around the country. After coming on staff as S4U’s Network Church Mobilizer in 2022, Matthew transitioned into the role of S4U’s Executive Director in 2024.

Matthew received his M.Div from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and his B.A. in Biblical and Theological Studies through Boyce College’s seminary track program. He and his beautiful wife Katie are members at Immanuel Baptist Church in Louisville, KY.

Rachel Norman

Communications Coordinator

Rachel has been serving as S4U’s Communications Coordinator since January 2025. She is a Strategic Communications graduate from Boyce College in Louisville, KY. Rachel has always felt the Lord’s call to speak up for the unborn and be involved in pro-life ministry. Her work with S4U involves marketing, social media, and graphic design. She has always had a creative bent, and loves getting to use that creativity to proclaim the Gospel through the ministry of S4U!

Rachel is married to Christopher, and they both attend Kenwood Baptist Church in Louisville. They love being outside, cooking together, reading, and thrifting. They are huge fans of the abundant life Christ gives us and take great joy in getting to play a small part in the life-saving ministry of S4U!

Board of Directors

Quinn Weinzapfel

With a data analytics and governance background, Quinn Weinzapfel joined Speak for the Unborn as a board member in February 2023.

Transferring into board leadership in January 2024, Quinn is passionate about training churches to reach abortion-minded men and women.

Having completed his undergraduate career at Liberty University, he is pursuing graduate degrees at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Cedarville University.

Quinn and his wife hold membership at River City Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia. In his free time, Quinn enjoys reading, writing, productivity systems, strategy games, pinball tournaments, and specialty coffee.

Rachel Freeze

Rachel Freeze and her family are members of White House First Baptist Church, a Speak for the Unborn (S4U) network church outside of Nashville, Tennessee. As a current homeschool mother of two, Rachel became involved in pro-life, gospel-based ministry in 2014 as a sidewalk counselor.

Professionally, she earned a Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Nonprofit Management in 2006 from Tennessee State University and found her niche as a successful nonprofit program manager and sought-after grant writer securing millions of dollars in grant funding for both Tennessee-based organizations and international Christian ministry.

She joined the S4U board in 2022 to provide expertise in nonprofit management and development.

Leisa Ray

With a fundraising, banking and marketing background, Leisa Ray has been involved with Speak for the Unborn for the past year and joined as a board member in January 2025. Leisa is adamantly pro-life and pro-Jesus. She was the Development Director for BsideU For Life for 12 years. Since retiring from BsideU she has been consulting with various nonprofits Christian organizations.

Leisa and her husband are members of Sojourn Midtown Church in Louisville, Ky. Leisa enjoys spending time with her family (including 10 grandchildren), attending Bible studies, being outdoors (walking and boating), reading, and college sports.

Kasey King

Kasey joined Speak for the Unborn’s Board of Directors in 2025. Kasey feels the responsibility of our call to advocate for those who are unable to do so for themselves, particularly children. Speak for the Unborn’s compassion for children and their families as a whole drew her to the ministry.

With a background in finance and investing, as well as church leadership, Kasey is excited to use her experience to support S4U. In addition to S4U, she is an active supporter of Special Olympics.

Kasey lives in Nashville, TN with her husband, Brock. She enjoys hiking, baking/cooking, reading, and spending time with her college-age children, Cooper and Claire.

Kris Burns

Bringing a background as an executive in Healthcare with expertise in contracting, operations, governance, and finance, Kris Burns joined Speak for the Unborn as a board member in June 2026.
 
Kris is passionate about ensuring that all the unborn have an opportunity to live the life God desires for them. Kris and his wife adopted two children through embryo adoption and have mentored many couples as they consider and walk through adopting “snowflake babies”. They are members of Immanuel Baptist Church in Louisville, KY where Kris serves as a deacon.
 
Kris holds an MBA from Western Governor’s University, an M.Div. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Arkansas Tech University.
 
In his spare time, Kris enjoys reading, playing music, and going to Louisville City FC games with his family.

Andrew Lambert

Andy joined the Speak for the Unborn Board with extensive leadership experience in ministry, missions, and public service. After retiring as a Colonel in the United States Air Force with 25 years of service, he served as a church business administrator and continues to serve as an associate pastor.

He holds a Master of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, a Master of Science in Management from Troy University, and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

Andy and his wife Kristin hold membership at Webster Bible Church in Western NY. They have served together in the United States and overseas and are passionate about seeing the gospel transform lives, strengthen marriages, and equip local churches to faithfully advance Christ’s kingdom.

Brooke Bixby-Eberhardt

Brooke holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and brings a professional background in merchandising and government acquisitions. She joined Speak for the Unborn as a board member in June 2026.

Brooke’s involvement in pro-life ministry began in 2023 when she started volunteering at her local pregnancy resource center. Soon afterward, she became involved in sidewalk counseling and street ministry. Her passion is to encourage and equip the local church to faithfully engage in sidewalk ministry outside abortion facilities, sharing the hope of the gospel, praying, and singing as they lovingly reach women and men facing abortion decisions while advocating for the lives of preborn children.

Brooke and her husband, Peter, are newly married and attend Immanuel Bible Church in Springfield, Virginia. In their free time, they enjoy learning to homestead, cooking, exploring the outdoors, hiking, and spending time with family and friends playing board games and cards.

Meet Our Advisory Team

Ashley Mofield

Senior Pastor, White House First Baptist Church

Daphne Harris Robinson

Founding Executive Director, Atlanta Morning Center

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Greg Gilbert

Pastor, 3rd Avenue Baptist Church

Dr. Donald Whitney

Professor of Biblical Spirituality and the John H. Powell Professor of Pastoral Ministry at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Matt Smethurst

Lead Pastor, River City Baptist Church

Melissa Kruger

Director of Women's Content, The Gospel Coalition

Courtney Reissig

Author

Andrew King

Asst Dean & Asst Prof of Biblical Studies, Spurgeon College

Scott James

Pediatric Physician

Dr. Heath Lambert

Senior Pastor, First Baptist Jacksonville, Fl

Garrett Kell

Pastor, Del Ray Baptist Church

Ryan Fullerton

Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church

Dr. Jim Hamilton

Pastor, Kenwood Baptist / Professor, Southern Seminary

Denny Burk

Professor, Southern Seminary / Pres., CBMW

Patti Withers

Women's Ministry Director, Immanuel Baptist Church

Wendy Smith

ACNP, Retired

Todd Morikawa

Senior Pastor, Kailua Baptist Church

Nici Spoelker 

Executive Director, BsideU For Life