About Us | NJCD

New Jerusalem Community Development, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization with all volunteer staff and leadership. NJCD resources help fill temporal needs and support a community where love and unity prevail among neighbors.

NJCD is not sponsored by or promoted by any other organization or church.

Have a question about our mission? Contact us at the email address below.

Support@NoPoorAmongThem.com

NJCD Board, Consultants, and Partners

Sarah Schultz

Chief Executive Officer

With over 20 years of experience as a civil and environmental engineer, and many more years of church service, Sarah brings a wealth of expertise and leadership to her role as CEO of NJCD Inc. Holding both a BS and MS in Engineering from Brigham Young University, she is a licensed Professional Engineer with proven problem-solving skills. Sarah has a commitment to sustainable, practical and innovative solutions, no matter the cause she is engaged in. Outside of her professional life, Sarah is passionate about gardening, cherishes time with her family as she watches her boys grow up, and is actively involved in church service.

Peter Schultz

Chief Operating Officer

Peter has over 30 years of experience in warehouse logistics management and inventory control. Holding a B.S. in International Business Management and Operational Management, Peter has served in various management roles at Costco. Peter is passionate about building strong community partnerships aimed at ending poverty and homelessness. Peter is a dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Outside of his professional and church commitments, he enjoys spending quality time with his family and engaging in outdoor activities.

Cheryl Taylor

Consultant, Board Member

Cheryl is a home maker and has joined with her husband, Arthur, in all their doings and travels. She also is a life-long and devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has served in various leadership roles. She is the mother of nine children and the grandmother of twenty-five. She holds a degree from Brigham Young University and has a history of patient and kind love for all in Zion, both present and future.

Spencer Rosenbaum

Legal Consultant

Spencer is happily married. He and his wife have three great children. One going on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the other two are in high school, attending Center Place Restoration School. He's a lawyer at his dream job doing real estate. He and his familyl are pleased to live here specifically in Independence MO, near the center place. He and his wife lived for most of their adult life in New York City, and before that they grew up in Arizona, land of the beautiful sunsets.

Charles Zerr

Medical Consultant, Board Member

Charles was born in 1943 and raised in Independence, MO. He majored in Economic History and eventually got an M.D. from the University of Kansas. He specialized in internal medicine at Menorah Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. One of his hobbies is American Civil War History. He is a devout Book of Mormon believer. During the Vietnam War, he worked in the Army in Texas at Brooke Army Medical Center where he was a physician.