Our Team

Core Coaches

Coletta Smith

Director/Coach/Writer

A few of my favorite things… flowers, horseback riding, skiing, helping women know God through His Word, hiking with my family… doing anything wit...

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Heidi Gilboy

Director of Coach Care/Coach

I am passionate about helping women on their journey with Jesus, and I love that I get to pour courage into ministry wives as they walk out this tough...

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Julie Lynn Ashley

Triage Team Coordinator/Writer's Team Coordinator/Coach

Doug and I have been in full time ministry for many years (now in Texas as a lead pastor) and are enjoying the empty nest with our two sons “gro...

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Jodi Richards

Events/Coach/Global Workers

Ministry is messy! Born as a MK, raised as a PK and then raising our family cross-culturally as a global worker I have lived those messy parts first h...

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Evelyn Acosta

Coach

“A few of my favorite things… time in God’s presence, laughter with my family, which includes my husband and our two young adult children, e...

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Karen Altizer

Coach/Triage Team/Writer

What a joy and privilege it is to follow Christ and to serve Him! It is an honor to be on this journey with my husband in full time ministry.

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Julia Crawford

Coach

My husband Bill and I have served the same congregation in South Louisiana for 25 years, in the Cajun town where all three of our children were born.

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Zainabu Cunningham

Coach

I am a pastor’s wife, ministry leader, and coach with a deep heart for walking alongside pastors’ wives as we navigate the joys and challenges of ...

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Natalie Eaton

Coach/Triage Team

For as long as I can remember I’ve always been energized by a good adventure. I love visiting new places and cultures, and discovering landmarks and...

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Terri Hopler

Coach/Triage Team

Hello! I have served a wide variety of roles in my long journey of serving God in ministry—I’ve been a church planter, a pastor’s wife, and a wo...

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Nicole Klein

Coach

I am married to my high school sweetheart and have been married for 28 years! We have 4 children and are at the early stages of being empty nesters.

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Tessa McGilbra

Coach/Writer's Team

I am passionate about helping women embrace their God-given purpose and discover their true identity in Christ.

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Ruth Merriner

Coach

My husband, Scott, and I met over 40 years ago and have been married for over 30 years. We are life-long Alaskans and love the magnificence of its wil...

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Rhonda Morrison

Coach

My husband John and I have served together in full-time ministry for 40 years. We’ve lived in New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming, where he has served...

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Liz Nedimyer

Coach/Data Management

It is a joy to serve the Lord and to have the privilege of walking alongside other ministry wives who are serving in their local contexts.

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Libby Ordeman

Coach/Triage Team

I am a displaced New Yorker living in deep South Texas-right along the border wall so famous today! My husband was called into the ministry shortly af...

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Carrie Pankratz

Coach

I’m a church planting wife and mom of two boys who’s been learning to depend on God through the beautiful mess of ministry life.

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Melissa Reploeg

Coach

My husband, Eric & I have served together in ministry for nearly 35 years, with the past 18 being in pastoral ministry.

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Vioneth Villatoro-Ramirez

Coach

What a privilege it is to walk alongside others through life’s most meaningful and difficult moments.

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Dori Willeman

Coach

I first felt the call to mentoring and discipling woman while in college. When I married my husband, Don, his call as a pastor helped shape the contex...

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PARTNER LEAD COACHES

Denna Busenitz

Lead Partner Coach/Rural Home MIssionary Association

My husband and I moved to central Illinois in July of 2022 to serve at the home office of RHMA (Rural Home Missionary Association) with a rural church...

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Nancy Kay Grace

Lead Partner Coach/Disciple Heritage Fellowship

Rick and I have been in ministry for all our married life. We started young and naïve in youth ministry but with great hope for sharing the goodness ...

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Sharon Harrell

Lead Partner Coach/Overseed

I love variety. My favorite thing to do is to ‘wander’, observe life and to explore the connections of all that God has created- both nature and p...

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Karen Ristuccia

Lead Partner Coach/LindenGrove

My husband Matt and I have spent over forty years in ministry: 7 as campus ministers, 35 where he was lead pastor of Stone Hill Church at Princeton, a...

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PARTNER CO-COACHES

Andie Dole

Coach/Rural Home Missionary Association

I have been a ministry wife for 15 years, 7 of which have been as the planting pastor’s wife. My husband Will and I have 4 children and own Fat Anni...

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Andrea Grunden

Coach/Disciple Heritage Fellowship

My husband Jonathan and I have been married and serving together in ministry for more than 20 years.

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Jen Jensen

Coach/Rural Home Missionary Association

Lover of light, laughter, worship music, water, plants, (not watering plants though!) horses, hugs, seeing new places, Josh & Jesus.

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Lori Peterson

Coach/Overseed

I’ve been serving in ministry alongside my husband, Bruce, for over 40 years. We have ministered in CO, CA, TX, and for the last 32 years at our cur...

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Haley Spangler

Coach/Rural Home Missionary Association

My husband Matt and I have three wonderful children. We live in the cornfields of Illinois and wouldn’t trade it.

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PRAYER TEAM

Karen Ristuccia

Prayer Team Coordinator

My husband Matt and I have spent over forty years in ministry: 7 as campus ministers, 35 where he was lead pastor of Stone Hill Church at Princeton, a...

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Nancy Kay Grace

Rick and I have been in ministry for all our married life. We started young and naïve in youth ministry but with great hope for sharing the goodness ...

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Dee Dee Scott

When my husband graduated from seminary, my mother-in-law arrived at our house bearing gifts for me!

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Annette Sites

One week after my husband and I said “I do,” my adventure as a pastor’s wife officially began.

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TRIAGE TEAM

Julie Lynn Ashley

Coordinator

Doug and I have been in full time ministry for many years (now in Texas as a lead pastor) and are enjoying the empty nest with our two sons “gro...

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Karen Altizer

Coach/Triage Team/Writer

What a joy and privilege it is to follow Christ and to serve Him! It is an honor to be on this journey with my husband in full time ministry.

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Natalie Eaton

Coach/Triage Team

For as long as I can remember I’ve always been energized by a good adventure. I love visiting new places and cultures, and discovering landmarks and...

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Terri Hopler

Coach/Triage Team

Hello! I have served a wide variety of roles in my long journey of serving God in ministry—I’ve been a church planter, a pastor’s wife, and a wo...

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Libby Ordeman

Coach/Triage Team

I am a displaced New Yorker living in deep South Texas-right along the border wall so famous today! My husband was called into the ministry shortly af...

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Annette Sites

One week after my husband and I said “I do,” my adventure as a pastor’s wife officially began.

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WRITER’S TEAM

Julie Lynn Ashley

Coordinator

Doug and I have been in full time ministry for many years (now in Texas as a lead pastor) and are enjoying the empty nest with our two sons “gro...

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Karen Altizer

Coach/Triage Team/Writer

What a joy and privilege it is to follow Christ and to serve Him! It is an honor to be on this journey with my husband in full time ministry.

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Angela Malloy

Writer

My husband and I have served in full-time ministry for the past 15 years in nearly every church leadership position.

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Tessa McGilbra

Coach/Writer's Team

I am passionate about helping women embrace their God-given purpose and discover their true identity in Christ.

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Annette Sites

One week after my husband and I said “I do,” my adventure as a pastor’s wife officially began.

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Coletta Smith

Director/Coach/Writer

A few of my favorite things… flowers, horseback riding, skiing, helping women know God through His Word, hiking with my family… doing anything wit...

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Stephanie Taft

Writer

I’m the mother of 4 grown children with amazing spouses, and 9 grandchildren that bring me great joy.

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STAFF TEAM

Liz Nedimyer

Coach/Data Management

It is a joy to serve the Lord and to have the privilege of walking alongside other ministry wives who are serving in their local contexts.

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Lisa Weidman

Executive Administrator

My husband Dan and I have served the Lord together in ministry since before we were married. Now we both are recently retired from secular careers.

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Kelly Whitman

Communications Specialist

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