Cindy Duff is the Founder of Compass Ministries. She has been providing Member Care for Missionaries and their children since 2011. Cindy grew up as the daughter of a church-planting pastor in the Christian and Missionary Alliance. She lived in France for a year and has served several months in Mali, West Africa, and Micronesia. Cindy is a graduate of Ashland Theological Seminary with an M.A. in Pastoral Counseling. She served as a play therapist for children and a counselor for adults with Emerge Ministries in Akron, OH, before moving to St. Petersburg, FL, in 1997. She served as a Bible and Psychology teacher at a Christian school for 14 years before resigning her position to begin Compass Ministries. Cindy and her husband, John, have four adult children. Cindy retired from Compass Ministries in 2022, but she still volunteers as a counselor.

Dr. Jim Reed grew up in Liberia, West Africa, the son of Christian missionaries working at a radio station. After receiving a BA in English from The University of Miami, he received an MACT in English and a PhD in Counseling Psychology from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He has been a Florida Licensed Professional Psychologist since 1989. Dr. Reed’s vision for excellence in Christian counseling led him to establish Life Connections Counseling Center in October 1993. His founding principle was a belief that Christian counselors and psychologists should do good to all, but that they should especially aid Christian churches in their work to form mature and healthy people who model the character of Jesus Christ. As of January 1, 2016, Dr. Reed became Director Emeritus, and he retired in 2019. In his spare time Dr. Reed reads, hunts, fishes, and plays golf.

Dr. John Duff is the husband of Cindy Duff, founder of Compass Ministries. He serves as President of the Board of Directors. John and Cindy have four adult children. John graduated from Westminster College with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Business. He then attended Bowling Green State University, earned an MBA, and met Cindy. While building a career with Ameritech, he pursued a PhD in Management Information Systems at Kent State University. He had many roles with Ameritech, including Certified Account Executive, Systems Architect, and finally Lead Data Steward. In 1997, he worked at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL, as Director of Student Services of the PEL Program, and he was the curriculum coordinator for the MIS major for 10 years. Subsequently, he served as the Director of Technology for the college until his retirement in 2017. John received Christ in high school but really began to grow in his faith during graduate school at BGSU. He was discipled by a Navigator staff worker and continued with the Navigators for several years after graduation. He currently serves as an elder of his church and teaches an Adult Bible Fellowship. He also plays bass guitar in the church's praise band. John has been an unwavering supporter of Compass Ministries from its inception and has provided valuable business and technology advice to the ministry.

Lee graduated from the University of Florida in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science degree (Major-Citrus and Minor-Food and Resource Economics). Upon graduation, he held various production and Chemical Sales positions. He was General Manager for Gardinier Florida Citrus in the late 1990s. He also served on various boards, including the Southwest Florida IFAS Citrus Advisory Committee, as Chairman and was a nominee for the DOC Citrus Harvesting Research Advisory Council. He has served on the board of a missions-based group called Canaan International. He feels some of his best work has been in the mission field, taking part in agricultural and hands-on missions in Haiti, Colombia, South Africa, and Mexico. Lee started a contract spray business in 2008 that is still running strong today. Lee is married to Linda, and they have two adult married children who are their pride and joy.