Mennonite Women USA

	President: Ruth Lapp Guengerich, Goshen, Ind., attends Silverwood Mennonite Church where her husband Ron pastors. She has been a professional clinical counselor for the past 25 years, but now works as the international personnel counselor and recruiter for Mennonite Mission Network.		Vice-president: Gail Harder, Reedley, Calif., is a teacher by profession and coordinates a cross-age tutoring program at Reedley High School.  She also serves as a mentor to teen moms; her passion is working with at-risk teens.
	Treasurer: Karen Lehman is the Executive Director of Friends House Retirement Community in Sandy Spring, MD, and is a member of Hyattsville Mennonite Church, MD. Karen’s professional presentations cover many areas of interest such as Invoking Change-The Art of Persuasion, Women and Sabbath, and Electronic Collaboration.  She enjoys gardening, cooking, and sewing.		Secretary: Gail Shetler, Goshen, Ind., attends Silverwood Mennonite Church, and is a recent graduate of Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary earning a Master of Arts in Christian Formation with an emphasis on teaching the Bible. Gail is a stay-at-home mom to three teenage children.
	African-American Mennonite Association: Cora Brown is Pastor of Evangelism at Church Without Walls in Elkhart, Ind., and is the Director for the Emerge women's ministry. Emerge is a faith-based organization which addresses needs of women/families in the Elkhart community.		Native Mennonite Ministries: Carol Roth, Clinton, Mississippi, is a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and works as staff leader for Native Mennonite Ministries.  She and her husband Mark serve at Nanih Waiya Indian Mennonite Church, Preston, MS where Mark is pastor.  They have three sons and are members of Open Door Mennonite Church.
	Editorial Advisory Council: Mary Clemens Meyer, Fresno, Oh., serves as an editor for Mennonite Publishing Network, working on a variety of projects, including Vacation Bible School materials, books, and Rejoice! devotional guide prayer requests. Mary and her husband, Ron, are members of First Mennonite Church in Sugarcreek, Ohio.		Central States: Barbara R. Voth, Henderson, Nebraska, is a registered nurse. She attends Bethesda Mennonite Church where her husband, Jim, serves as pastor of congregational care. She likes to jog, ride bike, and read. She says, "I have had an interest in women's ministry for a long time, starting with the first mentor in my life-my Mom."
	West Coast:  Carolyn Holderread Heggen, Corvallis, Ore.is an author, psychotherapist and international speaker on trauma healing, gender issues, and peacemaking. She trains congregations and organizations to address the spiritual and emotional needs of returning veterans and others suffering from PTSD.		Great Lakes: Regina Shands Stoltzfus, Elkhart, Ind., attends Prairie Street Mennonite Church and teaches at Goshen College in the areas of Bible & Religion, Peace/SocialJustice and Women's Studies. She is working on her doctoral thesis on the experiences and thought of African American women in Mennonite-affiliated congregations from 1948 to 1968.
	East Coast: Twila King Yoder, Harrisonburg, Va., is a member of Harrisonburg Mennonite Church where she serves as pastoral council chair and is currently coordinating a Sister Care ministry. Originally from Ohio, Twila has served in various capacities with Mennonite Women at the congregational and conference level. She works as the assistant to the President at Eastern Mennonite University.