David Gingerich
Church Relations Associate
David helps to strengthen and expand church partnerships and to plan VMMissions events alongside the Advancement Team. He has international mission experience and is fluent in Spanish.
Abe Hartzler
Associate Director of Advancement
Abe works in development and relationship engagement among donors and supporting congregations, coordinates the planning of fundraising campaigns and events, and leads the Advancement Team.
Lizzette Hernandez
Latino Ministries Coach
Lizzette coaches our Latino church planters and leads a local chapter of Instituto Bíblico Anabautista (IBA), which provides biblical and theological education for Spanish-speakers in the Harrisonburg area. She also coordinates equipping events for Latino leaders and builds bridges between them and their neighbors of other cultures.
Aaron Kauffman
President
Aaron gives overall leadership to the ministries of Virginia Mennonite Missions. He loves to see people transformed and released into God’s reconciling work through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Kierston Kreider
Mission Mobilizer
Kierston partners with Discipleship Ministries Coach Martin Rhodes and the VMMissions Equipping and Global Teams to recruit, train, send and encourage new mission workers. He is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Jan Liskey
Director of Finance
Jan oversees VMMissions’ finances, carefully accounting for funds entrusted to VMMissions and assuring their proper receipting, reporting and audit.
Lydia Musselman
Human Resources Assistant
Lydia serves VMMissions by working to support and resource staff and mission workers. She is a mission worker herself, working 50% time with VMMissions and continuing in her appointment serving in college ministry at 264 OSH, Harrisonburg, Va. Contact Lydia
Martin Rhodes
Discipleship Ministries Coach
Martin’s role is to facilitate immersive missional experiences for individuals and groups desiring to follow Jesus faithfully in the world. He facilitates shorter-term mission experiences through the tranSend and Partners in Mission programs.
Melanie Sherer
Executive Assistant
Melanie’s role is to provide administrative support to the President, and other administrative responsibilities.
Jason Showalter
Global Ministries Director
Jason gives overall leadership to VMMissions’ international and domestic ministries. He has 15 years of experience as a cross-cultural worker with a sister Anabaptist agency, where his roles included orientation, mentoring, and developing strategic vision with cross-cultural teams.
Carol Tobin
Mission Advocate and Transforming Content Editor
Carol nurtures partnerships, supports MSTs, and casts vision for new ventures. As Mission Advocate, writer and teacher, she also has coordinated the Harrisonburg “Perspectives on the World Christian Movement” course, and serves as the content editor for our quarterly Transforming magazine.
Skip Tobin
Ministry Coach - USA
As Ministry Coach – USA, Skip has the exciting opportunity to specifically encourage and nurture a missional posture among churches and leaders in our conference and beyond, allowing us to join the movement that Jesus began.
Jon Trotter
Communications Associate
Jon’s primary role is to promote the work of VMMissions by effectively sharing stories of God’s transformation through the people and ministries of VMMissions by producing print materials and online media.
Todd Van Patter
Director of Operations
Todd leads the Support Services Team and serves on the Leadership Council. His background is in organizational design and culture: the systems and practices that lead to vibrant and effective organizations.
Karen Yoder
Ministry Support Coach and Global Assistant
Karen resources Ministry Support Teams and lends administrative support to Jason Showalter and the Global Team. She also coordinates weekly staff prayer times.
Tom Yoder
Ministry Coach - Balkans
Tom builds and nurtures relationships among the worker team and local partner congregations in Albania, Kosovo, and Montenegro, bringing many gifts, wisdom, and experience to VMMissions’ work in the Balkan region.
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