Our Team
Will Fortanbary
Creative Director/Media
Will Fortanbary graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Carolina. He specializes in creative direction as well as motion graphics and animation. He currently resides in Milton, GA with his wife Joy, and their new puppy, Sophie.
Jimmy Easterby
Director of Camps & Clinics
A retired counselor with the State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, Jimmy Easterby has been doing sports related ministry in the Columbia, SC area for more than two decades. Jimmy has served as a sports ministry assistant and basketball camp director at both First Baptist Church and First Presbyterian Church in downtown Columbia. As the Founder of First Presbyterian's Summer Basketball Camps and as a Director of the Columbia Christian Youth Basketball League, Jimmy has impacted countless number of lives as a mentor, coach, and spiritual leader. As an athlete, Jimmy played basketball at nearby A.C. Flora High School and loves to play golf recreationally. He and his wife (Betsy) are members at First Presbyterian Church and have two children (Jack & Katherine) and two granddaughters (Houston & Harriet).
Robbie Madison
Director of Events, Programs, & Worship
Robbie Madison is the headliner for all of The Greatest Champion events and conferences. Artist, singer, and musician, Robbie received training in various branches of the arts from the tutelage at Charleston School of the Arts, his undergraduate studies in music at Newberry College, and the various artistic activities that he has been involved in over the years. He is the founder of C.L.A.Y. (Christian Living Among You) Campus Ministries at Newberry College, which is an interdenominational ministry that focuses to unite people from different backgrounds to the glory of Christ. He has focused a great deal of his life to the missional work of Christ in areas such as: inner city Los Angeles, Dominican Republic, and Argentina. "Through my imperfect work I get to point to the perfect work of the Savior!" He also is a jazz vocalist and musician that has collaborated with artists around the world and works as a music educator, and developer for organizations and ministries.
DC Arendas
Director of Houston Baseball Initiative
DC Arendas graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Sports Management. While playing baseball at South Carolina, he served as a campus leader for Gamecocks 4 Christ, an on-campus ministry that shared the gospel within the athletic department. He developed a passion for walking thru life with athletes from various backgrounds and has continued to do that within multiple professional and youth organizations. He currently resides in Houston, Texas with his wife Elizabeth and oversees the Houston Baseball Initiative within The Greatest Champion.