Phos International
Leadership

The people behind Phos

Servants with backgrounds in ministry, medicine, and law, united by a desire to make Christ known by caring for people in need.

Michael Hansen

Michael Hansen

Director & Co-founder

Michael helped start several ministries, including a sports Bible study and street ministries. He served as a youth and evangelism pastor at multiple churches and has spent numerous years involved in jail and prison ministry.

He has served Phos International throughout the world and resided in Ecuador for five years, where he also became fluent in Spanish.

Education
Currently studying the text and culture of an ancient African papyrus for his PhD at Radboud University in the Netherlands. Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Crossroads College; studied throughout England and attended Tel Aviv University, Jerusalem University College, and the University of Nevada, Reno.
Family
Happily married to his wife, Brittany.

mhansen@phos-international.org

Steve Cook, MD

Steve Cook, MD

Medical Director

A family and emergency medicine physician serving patients in Wisconsin since 1978, Dr. Cook brings decades of medical experience to Phos International's medical work.

Born
January 24, 1952, in Menomonie, Wisconsin
Education
  • Northwestern University Honors Program in Medical Education — undergraduate phase, 1970–1972
  • Northwestern University Medical School, graduated March 1976
Residency
Family Medicine, Long Beach Memorial Hospital, California, 1976–1978 · President of House Staff, 1977
Practice
  • Solo Family Practice, St. Joseph's Hospital, Chippewa Falls, WI, 1978–1981
  • Partnership Family Practice (Family Health) with Paul Ippel, M.D., St. Joseph's Hospital, 1981–1983
  • Emergency Medicine, Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, WI, 1983–present (also at St. Joseph's Hospital, 1986–1988)
  • Geriatric Medicine — Medical Director of Oakwood Villa Nursing Home, 1983–present
Board certified
American Board of Emergency Medicine, 1989
Appointments
President, Chippewa County Medical Society, 1982
Committee chairs
Pharmacy and Therapeutics · Family Medicine · Utilization Review
Publications
Gruel Acquainted with Ecuador (1994) · Have Pity (1997) · Blue Indians, Exploding (1999)

Other notables

  • Recorded an album, Cookie and Zambo: Dead at Thorne Hall
  • Once played 240 holes of golf in a single day (with his wife's permission, of course)
  • Left fielder, staff softball team, 1977–1978
James Shields Beasley

James Shields Beasley

Legal Director

James Shields Beasley has thirty years of experience in various legal fields and currently specializes in construction litigation.

He has served several years on his church council, gaining knowledge of church procedures and needs, and has been involved in multiple fund-raising organizations.

Education
Bachelor of Science, University of San Francisco · Master of Arts in Law, University of California, Berkeley
Before law
Professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles — and still competes in a local softball league
Family
Lives in Reno, Nevada, with his wife Linda and son Charlie