Kenneth “Ken” Eland is a faith-driven executive, mentor, and community leader whose career has centered on serving people, strengthening organizations, and delivering on missions that matter. He currently serves as Executive Director of a large evangelical church in southern Pennsylvania, where he leads and mentors staff while overseeing ministry operations, facilities, and business administration. His work supports the church’s mission of developing devoted followers of Christ and ensures that its people, resources, and operations remain aligned around that purpose.
Ken’s commitment to service extends well beyond his professional responsibilities. He serves on the Board of Trustees of LeTourneau University, a Christian polytechnic university dedicated to integrating biblical faith with professional excellence. He also serves on the boards of a local home-repair ministry focused on “restoring homes and restoring hope” and a classical Christian school preparing the next generation of principled scholars and leaders. Through these roles, Ken invests in families, communities, and institutions serving people who may not have the resources to meet every need on their own.
Before entering full-time church leadership, Ken spent 38 years at Boeing, where he held senior engineering and program-management positions supporting some of the nation’s most important military aviation programs. His career included leadership responsibilities associated with the CH-47 Chinook and V-22 Osprey, drawing upon extensive experience across engineering, manufacturing, program execution, customer relations, organizational development, and worldwide product delivery.
As Chief Engineer of the Chinook program, Ken helped guide the continued development of a proven military aircraft relied upon by American service members and allied forces around the world. He led large, multidisciplinary organizations responsible for highly complex products where reliability, accountability, safety, and mission readiness were nonnegotiable. That experience taught him how to bring technical specialists, operational leaders, customers, and institutional stakeholders together around one clear mission.
Ken brings that same disciplined, service-oriented leadership to OV6. He understands that serving veterans requires more than expressing gratitude; it requires building trustworthy organizations capable of converting good intentions into durable results. His experience developing people, managing complex programs, overseeing facilities and business operations, and delivering mission-critical systems gives OV6 a valuable perspective as it develops housing, economic opportunity, and long-term support structures for veterans and their families.
At OV6, Ken’s value lies at the intersection of mission and execution. He helps ensure that the organization’s veteran-centered initiatives are operationally sound, financially responsible, technically credible, and grounded in a genuine commitment to service. His leadership also supports OV6 as it evaluates advanced construction methods, strategic partnerships, workforce-development opportunities, and scalable approaches to veteran homeownership.
Ken and his wife, Diane, have been married for 35 years and have three adult children who continue to live in the region. They enjoy spending time together at the shore, playing golf, biking, and remaining actively engaged with their family, church, and community.
“Ken brings the heart of a servant, the discipline of a senior aerospace leader, and a lifetime of experience turning complex missions into accountable action.”