Our Story
After decades of leading, scaling, and stewarding ministries and nonprofits, we grew tired of watching extraordinary kingdom-forward organizations stall halfway up the mountain.
Vision was strong. Calling was clear.
But teams were underskilled, under-resourced, and buried under disconnected contracts that drained focus and momentum.
We’ve served in executive roles, navigated complex growth, managed multi-million-dollar budgets, and carried heavy operational loads ourselves —
and we saw the same pattern again and again: leaders pulled off the front lines to manage back-office complexity.
Sherpa Solutions was built to change that. We bring seasoned financial and operational leadership into one integrated team, removing fragmentation and restoring clarity.
We carry the load so you can stay on mission. Because your Everest isn’t meant to defeat you — it’s meant to be climbed.
Sherpa leadership
Dan Dumas
Dan Dumas is a transformational leader passionate about clarity, courage, and organizational breakthrough. Dan is a multi-sector strategist, who has led in businesses, churches, NGOs, government agencies, and universities worldwide. His leadership includes senior executive roles, national-level consulting, and authorship of influential books on leadership and ministry practice.
Before entering ministry and executive leadership, Dan served in the U.S. Navy as a search-and-rescue swimmer, forging the resilience and intensity he brings to high-stakes environments. Dan is married to Jane and has two sons, Aidan and Elijah. He enjoys lake sports, hunting, fly fishing, and outdoor adventure.
Ryan Stone
Ryan Stone is a seasoned leader with a diverse background in ministry, athletics, and organizational development. A graduate of the University of Georgia with a Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Ryan has served as an undergraduate coach at UGA, a founding pastor and executive leader at The Church of Eleven22, and Executive Director of the 10|Ten Project.
Ryan excels in distilling complexity, fostering organizational health, and aligning leaders and teams around a shared mission. He is currently completing his Doctorate in Transformational Leadership at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where his research centers on cultivating cultural unity in complex organizational systems.
John Shiffert
John is a highly seasoned financial and operational executive with 30+ years of professional experience, including more than 15 years in charitable organizations. He has overseen budgets exceeding $80M and teams of over 200 employees. John holds a BS in Business Administration from The Citadel and an MBA in Organizational Leadership from Regent University and previously maintained the Certified Financial Planner designation for more than a decade.