Mennonite Women USA

	President: Rebecca Sommers, Goshen, Ind., is a fabric artist, storyteller, and frequent retreat speaker. She and her husband Merle attend College Mennonite Church. Rebecca is a trained Stephen Ministry leader and has a deep passion for women's ministry.		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.
	President-elect: 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.		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.
	Treasurer:  Jean Kilheffer Hess attends East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church (Lancaster, Penn.) and works with Mennonite Central Committee's Global Family sponsorship program.		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.
	Iglesia Menonita Hispana: Vilma Padilla, Goshen, Ind., from Canada, is studying at Goshen College. She and her husband are the parents of three children. She calls this time in the U.S. “an amazing time to grow spiritually depending on God” as they left everything to receive training.		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, Newton, Kan., is a registered nurse, working in the ICU at Newton Medical Center, Newton, Kan.. She attends Grace Hill Mennonite Church located in rural Whitewater. 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."		Great Lakes: Regina Shands Stoltzfus, Elkhart, Ind., attends Prairie Street Mennonite Church and teaches at Goshen College. She is working on her doctoral thesis on the experiences and thought of African American women in Mennonite-affiliated congregations from 1948 to 1968.
	West Coast:  Carolyn Holderread Heggen, Corvallis, Ore., is the developer and lead trainer of the Transforming the Wounds of War project of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at EMU. She is an author, psychotherapist and international speaker on trauma healing, gender issues, and peacemaking.		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.