Managing Partners
Dan Hitzhusen, Co-Managing Partner
Dan is co-managing partner and board member of the San Diego Barnabas Group. Dan is a vice president with e3Partners.
Jim West, Co-Managing Partner
Jim West is the Managing Partner of the Orange County Barnabas Group as well as the co-Founder of The Barnabas Group in 2000. He is also the Executive Director of The Pocket Testament League, a 116-year-old ministry that mobilizes and equips Christians to read, carry and share God’s Word. He is also co-Managing Partner of the San Diego Barnabas Group.
Jim spent 21 years in senior management in the mortgage industry. He taught school (college and junior high school physical education) for 10 years prior to that. He has a Master’s Degree from Cal-State University, Los Angeles. He is currently Chairman of the Board for The Center for Student Ministries. Jim’s passion is evangelism and is often on mission trips sharing the Gospel.
Board
Bill Carson
Bill is a board member of the San Diego Barnabas Group and is a graduate of The Masters Program in San Diego, CA. He serves as a real estate financial consultant/advisor and attends Solana Beach Presbyterian Church.

Dan Platt
Dan is a graduate of The Masters Program in San Diego, CA. His Treasurer of the San Diego Barnabas Group Dan’s vocation is in Real Estate Investment and attends Horizon Christian Fellowship in Rancho Santa Fe
Danny Cruz
Danny is a board member of the San Diego Barnabas Group and is a graduate of The Masters Program in San Diego, CA. He and his wife, Julie, serve full time in the Cruz Family Music Ministries. He attends Maranatha Chapel in San Diego, CA.
Don Knox
Don is a graduate of The Masters Program in San Diego, CA. His Secretary of the San Diego Barnabas Group Don’s vocation is in Real Estate Investment and Management. He attends Maranatha Chapel in San Diego, CA.
Janean Strip
Janean is a board member of the San Diego Barnabas Group. She is a certified financial planner. She attends North Coast Church in Vista, CA.

Jim Peevey
Jim is the president of the San Diego Barnabas Group board of directors. He is a graduate of The Masters Program in San Diego, CA. Jim is the Vice President of Operations and a Principal at Grant General Contractors, a commercial general contractor located in Carlsbad, CA. He attends North Coast Calvary Chapel in Carlsbad, CA.