Gaby Viesca was born and raised in Mexico and has been living in Portland for the last six years. She holds a master's degree in Biblical studies (Regent University) and a bachelor's degree in international business (Universidad de las Americas). She currently serves as a chair of the Evangelical Studies Unit at the American Academy of Religion.

Doug is a Portland native who graduated from Sunset High School and the University of Oregon with a business degree. He has been married to Carol almost 40 years and they have 2 children and 2 grandchildren. He is President of Marshall Commercial Funding, a mortgage brokerage firm that finances commercial properties. He volunteered with Blanket Coverage for 16 years helping feed the homeless every Monday night and served 5 years as a board member for Fairhaven Recovery Homes providing transitional housing to addicts wanting to turn their lives around. Eight years ago, he and Carol founded The Jesus Table, providing a weekly meal and conversation to the poor and needy.