Our Team
Our Staff
Philip Wagner - Founder
As the founding pastor of Oasis Church for over 25 years, I’ve spent my whole life trying to help people around me. Our church serves our local community in Los Angeles, and has always been concerned with helping the less fortunate. I began talking to my family, friends, and church to rally support. I asked our church to give and we raised funds to help build a clean water well for a village in Malawi. We began to sell Generosity Water bottles to raise awareness about the crisis and funds to build more water projects. As we continued to raise awareness, more funds came in and we helped build and rehab 10 projects in Ethiopia. The project gained momentum and Generosity Water was born.
Jordan Wagner - Executive Director
Jordan is an entrepreneur, passionate about social justice. He started his first business at the early age of 14 by launching an online wholesale store that sold everything from laser pointers to lighters. After high school he founded a real estate and mortgage firm that opened offices in Los Angeles and San Diego, CA and grew to 15 employees. However, after traveling throughout Africa in October of 2008, he was hit with the reality of extreme poverty and how something as simple as water, was killing more people than anything else in the world today. He decided to re-direct his ambition and entrepreneurial spirit to commit the next season of his life to giving clean water to as many people as possible. Since Jordan became the Executive Director of Generosity Water in December 2008, they have funded over 108 water projects in 16 countries giving clean water to over 50,000 people. Jordan speaks internationally about the water crisis and is known for his humorous and inspiring storytelling. He is passionate about seeing the next generation be proactive in addressing social justice issues.
Michael Muniz – Outreach and Events Coordinator
As a two-sport athlete at Davidson College, Michael figured he'd be pursuing a career in sports, but trips to Bolivia, Uganda, and Kenya opened his eyes to the needs of the poor and spurred a desire to help. After rallying enough friends to fund five wells as a volunteer last year, Michael has recently come on as our Outreach and Events Coordinator. Since graduating from Davidson College, Michael moved to Los Angeles, completed Mosaic's Protege Leadership Program, and is currently finishing up a Master's in Global Leadership from Fuller's school of Intercultural Studies. Michael is a great fit for the Generosity Water team and we’re excited to have him on board.
Will Majors
Coming from the great state of Texas, Will thought he was destined for greatness in the entertainment field. His path was changed when his passion for helping others was sparked, when he and his fiancé decided to forgo their wedding gifts and instead accept donations to build a well in Ghana. Since that time, Will has come on board with Generosity Water with a new mission: To be great at giving life. Be generous!
Our Board
Philip Wagner - Founder, Chairman of the Board
Philip Wagner is the Lead Pastor of Oasis Christian Center in Los Angles, CA. He and his wife, Holly, started the church more than 25 years ago. The church now reaches a multicultural congregation of more than 2500 people drawn to Philip’s warm, down-to-earth style. He is passionate about helping the needy, and has been highly effective in raising money to send to various relief groups overseas — nearly a million dollars alone in aid in 2008.
“I want to make helping people a priority. It’s hard to preach to people who aren’t having their basic human needs met, like having water to drink. Jesus said if you give a cup of cold water in his name, you will never lose your reward. That is powerful to me. He put a big value on doing something tangible. Also, I’ve always had a connection to Africa. I’ve been a number of times as part of various relief efforts, but I was looking to do something more concrete. Once you start connecting to meeting people’s very basic needs, it becomes very real.” - Philip Wagner (link – see his story)
Jordan Wagner - Executive Director, Board Member
Jordan is an entrepreneur, passionate about social justice. He started his first business at the early age of 14 by launching an online wholesale store that sold everything from laser pointers to lighters. After high school he founded a real estate and mortgage firm that opened offices in Los Angeles and San Diego, CA and grew to 15 employees. However, after traveling throughout Africa in October of 2008, he was hit with the reality of extreme poverty and how something as simple as water, was killing more people than anything else in the world today. He decided to re-direct his ambition and entrepreneurial spirit to commit the next season of his life to giving clean water to as many people as possible. Since Jordan became the Executive Director of Generosity Water in December 2008, they have funded over 108 water projects in 15 countries giving clean water to over 43,000 people. (link) see his story.
Justin Beckett - Board Member
Currently the Founder and CEO of Muse Media Inc., Justin Beckett has more than 20 years of diverse entrepreneurial management experience. A former Executive Vice President of financial services firm Sloan Financial Group, Beckett was the Founder and CEO of Music Gaming Inc, which he led from its inception in 2000 until the company's sale to MySpace/Intermix in 2001. Beckett also founded the Internet-based music services company Fluid Music Inc. and the leading casual gaming company SkillJam Technologies. Beckett's for-profit board membership includes: Fluid Music, Aptilon, Kangaroo Media, GNO Healthcare Services, and Consonus Technologies , Inc. His not-for-profit board membership includes: Oasis Church, Imani & Baraka Foundation, and The Tighe Scholarship Fund. Beckett has served Generosity Water in an advisory capacity since March 2008 and joined its board in October 2008.
“Having lived and traveled throughout Africa, I have a first-hand appreciation for the value and crucial impact of access to clean water. I knew that I wanted to be associated with Generosity Water from its inception. I appreciate that the project facilitates tangible and incremental solutions to a massive problem by accommodating donors at every level, whether it’s a large corporation looking to make a statement, or a single individual who decides to forgo their weekly latte in order to help provide clean water.” – Justin Beckett
Jenny Chen-Drake - Board Member
Jenny Chen-Drake is an attorney with 13 years of experience representing public and private companies in corporate finance and transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and securities. She is currently General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Custom Made VC, a premium boutique fashion house. She has also served General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Fluid Music Canada, a leading private-label music aggregation and distribution company. Prior to joining Fluid Music Canada, Chen-Drake spent 12 years in private practice with her most recent tenure at Nixon Peabody, LLP. Chen-Drake has served as a legal advisor to Generosity Water since March 2008 and joined its board in January 2009.
"I got involved with Generosity Water because I was struck by the plight of people without clean water and how simple it is to help. I wanted to work on behalf of a charity that created something to generate income for the purpose of funding the provision of water. Working with Generosity Water, I feel more connected to the people we're helping, which doesn't happen when you just send a check." – Jenny Chen-Drake
