With the growth in staff outside of Columbus, IFI leaders realized they needed help in overseeing, encouraging, resourcing, guiding, and inspiring new staff. A National Field Director position was created for those purposes in 2013, and Bruce Fulcher, a professional counselor with many years’ experience serving refugees and immigrants, was hired to fill the position. In 2015, God called Estera Pirosca (now Escobar) as IFI’s first National Staff Recruiter/Trainer.
The need for a City Director became apparent wherever several staff serve, especially where they work on more than one campus. IFI Cincinnati was the first location to have a City Director. Their current City Director, Jim Gifreda, was appointed in 2016 and is raising support to serve fulltime in that position. J. P. was appointed IFI Cleveland’s first City Director in 2017, overseeing work on four campuses, and Gloria Kelios was City Director for IFI Dayton.