The Schedule

Director of Business Development, Convene

Prior to joining Convene, Johnny created a social media marketing business. It grew quickly, and he discovered there were many companies who wanted to grow authentic brands without having to sacrifice integrity. While juggling his budding business, he was a youth pastor with a local church in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Johnny has also worked in the pharmaceutical returns industry in Tennessee and Southern California. When he's not working, he enjoys cheering on the University of Central Florida Knights and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Johnny met his wife, Christin, while traveling on a mission trip called the World Race. They spent 11 months in 11 countries serving alongside various ministry partners. Today they live in Knoxville, TN with their two beautiful daughters, Ellie and Emma. Their family loves spending time on the beach, traveling, and grilling out together.

VP, Business Development & International Initiatives

A dynamic servant leader, Truax brings a wealth of experience in spearheading leadership development and driving both digital and organizational transformations. At the helm of LCT Consulting, he aids a diverse array of for-profit and faith-based non-profit organizations, enhancing their leadership and operational strategies.

As Vice President of Business Development and International Initiatives at Convene, Truax is instrumental in scouting and nurturing executive talent across the USA and globally. His role is pivotal in expanding the organization's reach and impact through strategic leadership initiatives.

Truax has an extensive track record in IT and technology sectors, holding senior roles in pre-sales solution architecture, management, sales, and marketing, as well as business development at major corporations including Tandem Computers, Compaq Computer Corporation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). His expertise in these areas has been a cornerstone of his professional journey.

His past leadership roles include President of the Fellowship of Companies for Christ International (FCCI) and President/CEO of CBMC, Inc. (USA), as well as VP of Strategic Initiatives for CBMC International.

Truax is also recognized for his role as an NFL statistician, having dedicated 34 seasons to the NFL Official Stats Crew for the New England Patriots as a GSIS Stadium Technician.

Truax is happily married for 38 years to Lisa, his college sweetheart. Together, they have seven children and six grandchildren, forming a vibrant and close-knit family.

COO, CFO

Sheryl Clutter is passionate about developing leaders and working with teams to create higher levels of engagement, continuous innovation, and successful execution. She currently serves as Convene’s CFO / COO where she works to identify and develop new resource tools and product offerings. She has the privilege of working with Convene Chairs to implement the resources within member organizations.

As part owner of a SoCal based software company, she serves on the board and acts as an advisor to their leadership team. MIE Solutions has been included on the Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Companies list for 5 years. Sheryl’s career in finance and technology began when she was 19. Since then, she’s held multiple c-suite roles, been instrumental in growing the companies and for some negotiated a successful sale after adding significant value to their bottom lines.

As a fractional CFO / COO, Sheryl enjoyed working with startup and smaller companies, specializing in family-owned businesses. She guided them to implement more efficient processes, turnaround significant cash flow issues, coach leadership teams, develop programs to foster continuous innovation and then coach teams through execution. It was during this time Sheryl was introduced to Convene and after serving them in a fractional role, came aboard full time and has been leading the operations team for the last 12-years.

Sheryl has served on the boards of several for-profit and non-profit organizations, and presently is serving on the board of CDF Capital, a 70-year-old organization providing transformational capital to churches.

Sheryl is a maximizer. She maximizes organizational productivity and fosters employee engagement for healthy collaboration and working relationships. She and her husband Don live in Southern California and have one daughter who is a middle school science teacher in LA County.

Convene CEO

Greg Leith is a CEO to CEOs as he stewards the CEO role at Convene Corporation, which has served thousands of Christian CEOs over 25 years.

His career spans over 45 years of senior leadership roles in corporate, nonprofit, and academic sectors.