LifeLight’s Board Members
Nathan Schock
Board Chairman
Nathan Schock is a dynamic entrepreneur and content creator with expertise in business, politics, private equity, and education. Skilled in the experience economy, he helps businesses innovate and grow with actionable strategies. Nathan excels at simplifying complex ideas and empowering organizations to build connections, drive success, and adapt in a changing world.
Merle Wollman
Treasurer
Merle Wollman has an extensive background in insurance agency ownership, employee benefits sales, and marketing, spanning from 1986 to 2022. In 2017, Merle sold Wollman Insurance Group but continued to work through June 2022, focusing on maintaining and growing the book of business while successfully transitioning leadership to his protégé.
Beyond insurance, Merle gained valuable real estate experience through ownership of office space for the agency and participation in multifamily property ownership and management. He has been actively involved in industry leadership, serving on the board and advancing through leadership roles at both the local and state levels of the National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors (NAIFA).
Merle has been married to his best friend and strongest supporter, Cecile, since October 1981. They reside in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and enjoy traveling the world. In his free time, Merle loves playing golf, hunting pheasants and deer, and spending time outdoors. Since 1995, Merle and Cecile have been active members of Mercy Church of the Christian & Missionary Alliance, where he has served multiple terms on the church board. Merle also manages family farm ground held in a living trust and is currently acting as Trustee for his mother’s trust, facilitating the distribution of assets to himself and his two sisters.
Merle is passionate about giving back to the community. He serves as Treasurer at Mercy Church and as President of the LifeLight Communications Board.
Josh Brewer
Josh Brewer is a visionary leader, dynamic speaker, and passionate evangelist dedicated to sharing the hope of the Gospel around the world. As the CEO of LifeLight, Josh has led the organization into a new era of global impact, overseeing international festivals, outreach events, and innovative ministry initiatives that reach hundreds of thousands with the message of Jesus Christ.
With a background in business and ministry, Josh blends strategic leadership with a heart for evangelism. He has traveled extensively, preaching the Gospel in diverse settings—from citywide festivals and rural outreaches to prisons and public schools. His engaging communication style and bold faith resonate with people of all ages and backgrounds.
Under Josh’s leadership, LifeLight has expanded its mission with the Z8 Initiative, a movement focused on awakening young people to their identity and purpose in Christ. Committed to reaching the next generation, Josh is passionate about equipping young leaders, uniting churches, and mobilizing believers to live boldly for Jesus. Josh and his wife, Rachelle, share a deep commitment to ministry and raising up world changers for Christ. Together, they are raising their family with a vision for impacting lives through love, truth, and action.
Shawn Nichols
“Start-to-finish service”: that is how Shawn describes his practice. This description is backed up by an uncommon list of accomplishments in both transactional and courtroom matters. While a good majority of Shawn’s practice currently focuses on boutique banking matters for a national group of clients, Shawn’s resume includes substantial experience in consumer regulation, complicated commercial deals, real estate matters, business structuring, and some complex litigation for good measure. This wealth and depth of experience has shaped Shawn’s keen sense of strategic direction when helping clients navigate their legal needs. Shawn’s clients frequently praise him for his dedication, confidence, creativity, and ability to serve as a “go-to” lawyer on a wide spectrum of legal matters. This praise is backed up by recognition from Super Lawyers, Martindale, and Chambers USA, the three leaders in evaluating and recognizing superior legal skill. Shawn is also a member of ABOTA, a super-selective group of experienced trial lawyers.
Shawn is admitted to practice in all South Dakota state and federal courts (including bankruptcy court), the Federal Courts in Missouri, Nebraska, and North Dakota, and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Shawn has also appeared in and been admitted pro hac vice in Minnesota, Missouri, and Iowa.
Shawn is a lifelong resident of Sioux Falls. He currently serves on the board for Lifelight and the regional chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Shawn and his wife Gina have three children, Jocelyn, Noah, and Finley. Outside of family and his legal career, Shawn’s hobbies include fishing, soccer, and all things Nebraska Cornhuskers. Shawn is also an avid musician.
Shawn is a lifelong resident of Sioux Falls. He currently serves on the board for Lifelight and the regional chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Shawn and his wife Gina have three children, Jocelyn, Noah, and Finley. Outside of family and his legal career, Shawn’s hobbies include fishing, soccer, and all things Nebraska Cornhuskers. Shawn is also an avid musician.
Clay Robertson
With over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, Clay has dedicated his career to helping others achieve their goals. In 2019, Clay and his partners sold their agencies, WBR Insurance, to Brown & Brown Insurance, marking a milestone in our journey. A proud graduate of Denbigh High School in Newport News and Florida State University.
Building strong relationships within our community—and beyond—has always been a passion for Clay. He finds it a true blessing to connect with clients, learn about their endeavors, and support them in their pursuit of success, guided by the wisdom of Proverbs 3:27.
Clay is married to his wife, Andrea, and are actively involved in several community organizations both locally and elsewhere. They have been blessed with two wonderful children, Blake and Abby Robertson, and strive to live out the heart behind 3 John 1:4 as they raise them.
Dave Burggraaf
With over twenty years of commercial real estate brokerage and development experience, Dave Burggraaf is extremely knowledgeable of the commercial and retail real estate markets throughout the entire state of Texas. He is widely considered one of the foremost land and pad site experts in the Austin and San Antonio markets and regularly mentioned as a Top Producer, a “Power Broker” and a “Heavy Hitter” in the industry.
Dave began his real estate career as a commercial associate in 2003 with Coldwell Banker Commercial in Waco, Texas. In 2006, he joined Surecap Village Partners, a retail, merchant developer in Austin, TX. As Surecap’s Acquisition Manager, he was in charge of site selection, market planning, retail tenant relationships, deal structure, contract negotiations, financial analysis, and public financing initiatives in Austin, San Antonio, and all surrounding areas. Since returning to the real estate brokerage world in 2008, Dave spent time with Carduner Commercial (San Antonio) and Reliance Commercial Realty (Austin) before joing Resolut RE (formerly Retail Solutions) in 2015 as Principal of the Austin office, until departing to form Evergreen Commercial Real Estate in 2020.
Dave received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration Degree in 1999 from Baylor University in Waco, TX. After several years in the tech industry, Burggraaf was awarded a full scholarship to return to Baylor University to earn his Master of Business Administration in Finance and Entrepreneurship in 2002. Professionally, Dave is currently (or has been previously) a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA), and Central Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (CTCAR). He enjoys spending time with his wife and three boys, and his other passions are traveling, RV’ing, anything to do with baseball, mountain biking, watching Baylor athletics, flying airplanes, and serving on the board of several ministries and at the local Church.
Marijo Storment
Marijo Storment is a healthcare industry leader with over 20 years of experience in the field. She is a nurse by education and expert in workplace transformation, entrepreneurship, and change management. She is also passionate about servant leadership, mental health/women’s advocacy in the workplace, and employee wellness. Prior to co-founding ForzaCare, Marijo served as CEO of ALARIS, where she helped drive the company’s coast-to-coast expansion and lead the company through acquisition into Paradigm Corporation. During her time as CEO of Paradigm Complex Care Solutions, Marijo oversaw Paradigm’s Complex Care Division and lead the integration of ALARIS, Encore and Restore Rehab into a unified case management offering.
Marijo’s combination has deeply informed her leadership of highly knowledgeable and compassionate case management teams. Passionate about giving back, she has served as a mentor in the Center for Nursing Workforce Leadership Program, EmBe (Empowering You to Be), and as a board member for the Alliance of Women in Workers’ Compensation. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from South Dakota State University and currently divides her time between Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Phoenix, Arizona.
Her specialties include mergers and acquisitions, mentorship, corporate development, leadership development, medical/catastrophic case management, vocational rehabilitation, certified managed care, and medical cost containment
