THE INN AT BELDEN VILLAGE - Key Persons
Debbie Brindack has been in charge of activities at many area communities and churches for 35 years. She comes to us with tons of experience and creative ideas that translate into joyful experiences enjoyed by all of our residents. Licensed to train activity directors throughout the state, Debbie has additional knowledge and experience with dementia residents and their needs.
Debbie also has a background in music, theatre, art, and interior designer; she loves taking on the challenge of redesigning a home's interior. Debbie says her mission in life is to make sure the elderly have the best quality of life possible. Her fun-loving spirit, not unlike "Lucy's," fills The Inn at Belden Village with fun and laughter every day. Debbie resides in Canton with her husband, Bill, and has 2 grown children and 6 grandchildren.
Job Titles:
- Bishop & Founding Pastor
- Founder of Cathedral of Life Ministries
Dr. C. Herschel Gammill was born into a pastorium in rural southern Mississippi on October 16, 1942. At age 17, he accepted his personal call into the ministry. He began ministry on street corners, to prison inmates, and conducting revival crusades.
He enrolled the following year at Lee Bible College in Cleveland, Tennessee; he later received his Doctorate of Divinity from Vision University. However, it was at Lee College that Herschel met his future wife, Gail. Prior to their marriage, they worked together, ministering to teen gangs and drug addicts on the streets of New York City with David Wilkerson in the Teen Challenge Ministry. Dr. Gammill also received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Logos Graduate School.
After college, Herschel traveled as an evangelist and ministered in multi-denominational settings. He has ministered at major camp meetings, conferences and crusades from coast to coast and in over twenty (20) nations of the world. He has had an extensive television and radio ministry for over twenty-three (23) years. Over the past 40+ years, he has established, built, and pastored seven churches in Utah, New Jersey, Alabama, Illinois, and Ohio. In August of 1974, the Gammill family came to Canton, Ohio to pastor the Canton Temple Church of God. In October of 1981, Bishop Gammill felt directed of God to withdraw from his church denomination and start a new church. Thus, the Cathedral of Life was born.
The Inn at Belden Village was a vision of Dr. C. Herschel Gammill, founder of Cathedral of Life Ministries, Canton, Ohio. He felt called to develop an area ministry that met the spiritual, intellectual and physical needs of youth, adults and seniors.
Over the course of forty years of ministry, Dr. C. Herschel Gammill had been concerned about the conditions that he witnessed while visiting parishioners in nursing homes. He dreamed of building a home that would provide the environment and care they so deserved.
For eleven years, he prayed for guidance about how to develop a local campus to meet these needs. When the Inn opened in November 2000, his message to the staff at the Inn was "If you are ever in doubt about what to do for a resident, consider what you would do if it were your mother and father? Then do exactly that, in love."
Job Titles:
- Manager
- Senior Pastor
- Senior Pastor of Cathedral of Life Ministries, Inc
Dr. Marshal Dana Gammill is the Senior Pastor of Cathedral of Life Ministries, Inc., an independent, non-denominational church. Dana co-founded The Inn at Belden Village with his Father, Dr. C. Herschel Gammill and Joseph Langworthy in 1999. The Inn at Belden Village was his Father's vision and now his home. The Gammill family now understands, personally, the challenges families face when caring for their loved ones with dementia.
Dana's ministry began alongside his father, preaching as a teen. He then served as Music Ministry director for Oral Robert's University and led Oral Robert's Music Ministry teams as they evangelized across the United States and throughout Mexico. Along with pastoring, he regularly speaks at churches and conferences across five continents. His weekly television show and daily radio broadcast, "Successful Living", reaches a wide spectrum of people. "Keys for Successful Living," his weekly devotional is circulated to more than 100,000 homes a week in The Canton Repository and he is also a regular host of the Trinity Broadcasting Network's local talk show. He currently serves on multiple boards in the community including serving as President of the Board of Education for Hope Academy, a school of over 300 K-9th grade students with a multi-million dollar budget; the Board of Education for Life Skill Center of Canton, a high school alternative enabling young people 9th-12th grades to achieve their G.E.D.; and as board member for the Board of Director's for Guardian Support, an organization that gives oversight to indigent senior citizen's as well as to the mentally impaired who have no guardian. He serves on the leadership team for A.C.T. "Alliance for Community Transformation and participates in other ministerial associations throughout the community.
Dana resides in North Canton and enjoys serving the Lord with his wife and family.
Drew comes to us after serving the county for three years, most recently as the Supervisor for Children Services Fiscal Support. Prior to that, Drew spent 10 years coaching collegiate basketball at Houghton College in Houghton, NY before returning home to Canton where he was born and raised. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with his bachelor's degree in international business, Accounting from Youngstown State and his Master of Education degree from Walsh University.
In his spare time, Drew enjoys working out, sports of all kinds, playing video games, watching movies, and mostly spending time with his family. He is married with three children - a daughter and two sons, residing in Jackson Township.
Job Titles:
- Director of Marketing & Admissions
Johna Purvis is originally from the Harrisburg/Hershey area and came to The Inn at Belden Village in September 2017. Johna received her Associates Degree from Harcum Jr. College in Bryn Mawr, PA and received her Bachelors Degree from Malone University with a major in Organizational Management and a minor in Marketing. Johna comes to us with over 25 years of Sales experience. She brings a true passion and love for the residents of our community. Johna treats her residents as if they are part of her family and strives to give them their best life yet!
When Johna is not working she enjoys spending time with family and friends. Johna is also very involved and committed to the community through organizations such as Harbor Light Hospice, the Alzheimer's Association, Senior Service Network, Mercy Service League and the Women's Initiative Network.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Manager
- Member of Cathedral of Life Ministries, Inc
Joseph Langworthy, Manager and Co-Founder of The Inn at Belden Village and faithful member of Cathedral of Life Ministries, Inc., has provided valuable leadership and oversight to The Inn at Belden Village since its inception. Joe is also the President of Langworthy Company, a company founded in 1983 as a management consulting and investment banking firm assisting venture capital startup companies and providing turnaround consulting to struggling businesses. Langworthy Company entered the senior living residential care marketplace in the mid-90s and assisted in the development of The Inn at Belden Village in 1999. In addition to overseeing The Inn at Belden Village, Joe is a market analyst providing market study and financial forecast services; design - build - development advice. Langworthy Company is a full-service senior living consulting firm we can provide assistance from an initial seniors housing concept through market study, construction, integrating internal operating systems, staffing through grand opening.
Before founding Langworthy Company, Joe managed several radio and television stations including the Continental Radio which is now the ABC Family Channel. He is the founder of QSR Restaurant Development, a consortium of modular restaurant general contractors
In addition to Joe's extensive experience in finance and Senior Living, he also understands, first hand, the challenges of caring for a loved one suffering with dementia. Originally from Maine, Joe currently resides in Canton Ohio where he enjoys spending time with his lovely wife, three very talented adult children and grandchildren; and golfing in his spare time.
Job Titles:
- Housekeeping and Laundry Director
Kristy Uminski has faithfully served in housekeeping at The Inn at Belden Village for nearly 14 years. Her team is spoken of with fondness, and when residents are asked if they have concerns or improvement recommendations for her department, they fondly respond that "You can't improve on perfection!" Kristy cares deeply about every concern the residents have and aims to please. Since becoming the Director of her department two years ago, she's developed a team around her that serves with the same excellence she does. The Inn is blessed to have her.
Kristy, the granddaughter of two pastors, is proud to work for a faith-based community. She is the loving mother of two daughters and enjoys spending time with them and her dear mother. She has come to have a lot of respect for the elderly working with them over the years and seeing what her mother has endured as she's aged. She enjoys doing anything she can to make their lives easier and more enjoyable.
Mario Terrazas was born and raised in Mexico, and lived there until he came to the United States at age 26. Growing up, Mario looked up to his father who was a school principal and had a great work ethic. In watching him, Mario learned what it meant to work hard and be a respectable man and decided to follow in his footsteps.
If you ask Mario how he became a chef, he'll tell you it was a bit of an accident. When he came to America, he needed a way to provide for his family and was given an opportunity to work in a kitchen. He quickly realized that he enjoyed the work and was able to make good money doing it. From there he was noticed for his skill and worked his way up.
Mario's favorite part of being a chef is learning about food from all around the world. At the last restaurant he worked for, he enjoyed creating innovative Asian fusion dishes that wowed the owner who was from Thailand.
Nan Gammill, Executive Director and wife of Senior Pastor Dana Gammill worked diligently with Dr. C. Herschel Gammill and Pastor Dana Gammill in founding The Inn at Belden Village for Cathedral of Life Ministries, Inc. in 1999. Nan graduated with a degree in Elementary Education from Oral Roberts University then did post graduate work in Administration at both Kent University and Malone College. She received her training in long-term care from The Inn's Management Group of Newark, Ohio.
She is the proud mother of three wonderful children and loves playing the piano, singing, the outdoors and most of all, the privilege of serving as Executive Director of The Inn at Belden Village and administrator of Cathedral of Life Ministries. She considers it a privilege and honor to serve the wonderful residents. It's not just a job to her, it's her passion and her mission.