Meet our Board
The following people are independent voting members of our board:
BOARD of Directors
Bob McGurty
Term dates: 2019—present
Bob McGurty has served India for over 17 years. He joined the Mercy Hospital Board in 2001, became Vice President of Calcutta Mercy in March 2018 and is President and chairman of the board. Bob works relentlessly to cast vision and clarify direction for Calcutta Mercy as an organization, leading an international staff to make eternal impact.
David Cawston
Term dates: 2020—present
David Cawston has an extensive background directing Teen Challenge in the Netherlands, and also served as European Director of Teen Challenge. He has developed and led large organizations with multiple layers of staff in Hong Kong, Washington State, San Jose, California and Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Currently they are serving India coaching, mentoring leaders, and connecting resources with the needs in India today. He established Ashagaon (Hope Village) in Rajasthan to rescue girls caught in the sex industry and established a school for their children called Freedom Academy. He has built five schools and is a founder of the child sponsorship program called “Cry of India.” Cry of India sponsors hundreds of children in India providing education, nutrition, healthcare and personal development to help meet the urgent needs of forgotten children caught in extreme poverty.
Sanjay Prasad
Term dates: 2011—present
Sanjay Prasad studied at the Buntains’ Royd and Park Street Schools in Calcutta and became acquainted with Mark Buntain during his adolescent years. Following a successful 14-year career in the banking industry, Sanjay returned to Calcutta to serve as CEO of Mercy Hospital.
Randal Ross
Term dates: 2011—present
Randal Ross travels throughout the world speaking for profit and non-profit organizations on conflict resolution, leadership development, team building, and staff consulting. He is also an author and minister at Calvary Church in Naperville, Illinois.
Chad Stafford
Term dates: 2019—present
As a graduate of Central Bible College, Pastor Chad Stafford and his lovely wife, Jennifer, have been in ministry for over
20 years. They planted Coastal Church on the shores of their hometown in Daphne, AL in 2010, where they pursue God’s call to spend their lives serving the Eastern shore in the passion of the Gospel.
Not Pictured: Gary Beesley, Scott Marcum, Jim Marocco and Tyler Sollie
INTERNATIONAL Advisors
Daniel Mueller
Term dates: 2011—present
Daniel Mueller is Pastor and CEO of “Missionswerk Karlsruhe” church in Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1972, the Mueller family met Mark and Huldah Buntain and began supporting Calcutta Mercy in partnership with Missionswerk Karlsruhe. Daniel regularly visits Calcutta to assist with our projects.
Not Pictured: Dr. Ivan Satyavrata