MCCs in Canada

Sponsoring denominations

MCC Canada is grateful for the support of our sponsoring denominations and their congregations and members:

Leadership and boards

MCC Canada leadership

Rick Cober Bauman, Executive Director

Board of directors

  • Eleanor Andres, Board treasurer | Member-at-Large
  • Jacqueline Block, Board director | MCC Saskatchewan
  • Sandra Bunnett, Board director | Eastern Canada
  • Ernie Engbrecht, Board director | MCC Alberta
  • Catherine Enns, Board vice-chair | Member-at-Large
  • Laurence Fontaine, Board director | Member-at-Large
  • Selena Friesen, Board director | Canadian Council of Anabaptist Leaders
  • Laura Hanna, Board director | Canadian Council of Anabaptist Leaders
  • Cindy Klassen, Board secretary | Canadian Council of Anabaptist Leaders
  • Janet Plenert, Board director | MCC Manitoba
  • Ron Ratzlaff, Board chair | Canadian Council of Anabaptist Leaders
  • Trisha Ashworth, Board director | MCC Ontario
  • Mark Sawatzky, Board director | Member-at-large
  • Peter Wolfe, Board director | MCC British Columbia
     

Leadership team

  • Ryan Siemens, Executive Director
  • Renn von Riesen, Director of Finance
  • Joyce Doran, Director of Social Enterprise
  • Tolulope Babalola, Director of Human Resources
  • Alex Heidebrecht, Communications and Development Director
  • Jose-Luis Moraga, Program Director

Board of directors

  • Ernie Engbrecht, Chair
  • Heather Driedger, Vice-chair
  • Sharon Penner, Treasurer 
  • Timothy Burkholder, Secretary
  • Christina Carpenter, Director
  • Derek Cook, Director
  • Gary Friesen, Director
  • Robert Proudfoot, Director
  • Nicole Enns-Fehr, Director

Leadership

  • Amy Slinger, B.C. Social Enterprise Director
  • Karli Friesen, Finance Director 
  • Sue Kupp, Program Director
  • Ed Brett, Chief Operating Officer
  • Wayne Bremner, Executive Director

Board of directors

  • Peter Wolfe, Chair | Mennonite Brethren Conference
  • Sharon Zacharias, Treasurer | Mennonite Church Conference
  • Louise Larson, Secretary | Mennonite Brethren Conference
  • Phoebe Cheung, Director | Mennonite Brethren Conference
  • Gerry Grunau, Director | Mennonite Church Conference
  • Randy Redekop, Director | Mennonite Church Conference
  • Orlando Schmidt, Director | Mennonite Brethren Conference
  • Kevin Baarda, Director | Mennonite Church Conference
  • Craig Toews, Director | Mennonite Brethren Conference

Leadership team

  • Darryl Loewen, Executive Director
  • Carlee Friesen, Director of Finance
  • Josue Figueroa, Director of Social Enterprise
  • Iliana Friesen, Director of Human Resources
  • Valorie Block, Development and Communications Director
  • Joanne Hiebert Bergen, Program Director

Board of directors

  • Janet Plenert, Chair | Mennonite Church Manitoba
  • Ed Barkman, Vice-chair | Evangelical Mennonite Conference
  • Lloyd Plett, Treasurer | Director at large
  • John Wieler, Secretary | Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba 
  • Robert Goertzen | Evangelical Mennonite Conference
  • David Woelk | Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba 
  • Ennet Bera | Mennonite Church Manitoba
  • Yvonne Stoesz | Mennonite Church Manitoba
  • Carla Kehler | Director at large
  • Danika Warkentin | Student representative

Leadership

  • Michelle Brenneman, Executive Director
  • Kim Lester, Associate Executive Director
  • Wendy Adema, Program Director
  • Lynda Lynch, Thrift Director
  • Sean East, Director of Finance and Operations

Board of directors

  • Trisha Ashworth, Chair
  • Matthew Miles, Vice-chair
  • Eugene Reesor, Treasurer
  • Irene Gibbins, Secretary
  • Denis Wall, Diversity Officer
  • Randy Lepp, Conference Representative | Mennonite Church Eastern Canada
  • Keith Regehr, Conference Representative | Mennonite Church Eastern Canada
  • Bruce Yoder, Conference Representative | Mennonite Church Eastern Canada
  • Abe Wall, Conference Representative | Evangelical Mennonite Conference
  • Jean de Dieu Basabose, Additional Board Representative | Mennonite Brethren Conference
  • Lisa Goetze, Conference Representative | Be in Christ
  • Michelle Richer, Conference Representative | Be in Christ
  • Nathan Dirks, Additional Board Representative
  • John Abraham, Additional Board Representative
  • Ruth Charette, Young Adult Representative | Conrad Grebel University College
  • Tim Khoo, Young Adult Representative | Conrad Grebel University College

Leadership

  • Erica Baerwald, Human Resources and Operations Director
  • Amanda Dodge, Program Director
  • Rick Guenther, Communications and Donor Relations Director
  • Eileen Klassen Hamm, Executive Director
  • Martin Irving, Thrift Manager
  • Carlee Friesen, Director of Finance and Administration

Board of directors
 

  • Jacquie Block, Chairperson 
  • Peter Guenther, Treasurer | Mennonite Church SK
  • Davida Bentham, Secretary | Mennonite Church SK
  • Rachel Wallace, Member | Mennonite Church SK
  • Sue Wiens, Member | Thrift
  • Clarence Peters, Member | SK Mennonite Brethren
  • Kaytee Edwards Buhler | MCC Alumni

MCC in the U.S.

Sponsoring denominations

MCC U.S. is grateful for the support of Anabaptist church bodies and their congregations and members:

 

Leadership and boards

MCC U.S. management team

Ann Graber Hershberger, Executive Director

Board of directors

  • Gilberto Pérez Jr., Chair | Mennonite Church USA
  • Jeanne Jantzi, Vice chair | Member-at-large
  • Ed Diller, Treasurer | Member-at-large
  • Sunoko Lin, Secretary | Member-at-large
  • Hugo Saucedo | Member-at-large
  • Terry Hunt | Member-at-Large
  • Karl McKinney | Lancaster Mennonite Conference
  • Rosie Epp | MCC Central States
  • Alma Ovalle | MCC East Coast
  • Virgil Troyer | MCC Great Lakes
  • Tim Miller | Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches
  • Jon Showalter | Rosedale Network of Churches
  • Kevin Malamma | West Coast MCC
  • Jonathan Lloyd | Brethren in Christ
  • Yvette Ngale | U.S. Mennonite Brethren
     

Leadership team

Michelle Armster, Executive Director

Board of directors

  • Rosie Epp, Board Co-Chair | Western District Conference Mennonite Church USA
  • Ron Moyo, Board Co-Chair | Member-at-large
  • Leah Rose, Secretary | Southern District Mennonite Brethren
  • Will Swartzendruber, Treasurer | Central Plains Mennonite Church USA
  • Jeni Hiett Umble, Executive Committee member | Mountain States Mennonite Church USA
  • Jeff Baumgartner | South Central Conference Mennonite Church USA
  • Lucila Mireles | Latin America District Mennonite Brethren
  • Ivanna Johnson-McMurry | Member-at-large
  • Margie Mejia Caraballo | Member-at-large
  • Linda Moyo | Member-at-large
  • Ja'Neysha Hendricks | Tabor College Student Rep
  • Tesa Hysenaj | Hesston College Student Rep
  • Lia Groves | Bethel College Student Rep
  • Gracie Tijerina | Member-at-large 
  • Ben Stoner | Midwest Conference Brethren in Christ
  • Fern Diener | Gulf States Mennonite Church USA
  • Susan Peak Hart | Member-at-large

Management team

Hyacinth Stevens, Executive Director

Board of directors

  • Ruth Lesher, Board Chair, Executive Committee; U.S. Board Representative | Member-at-large
  • Jenn Esbenshade, Secretary, Executive Committee; Anti-oppression Committee | Atlantic Coast Conference
  • Glenda Siegrist | Virginia Mennonite Conference
  • Brenda Hernandez | Convención de Iglesias Menonitas de Puerto Rico
  • Gwen Taylor | LMC
  • Diane Doebler, Anti-oppression Committee | New York Mennonite Conference
  • Clyde Ferguson, Anti-oppression Committee | Eastern District Conference of the Mennonite Brethren
  • Jerry Stahly, Anti-oppression Committee | Good News Fellowship
  • Glenn Brubacher, Audit and Finance Committee | Weaverland Mennonite Conference
  • James Gunden, Treasurer, Executive Committee; Audit and Finance Committee | Member-at-large
  • Stan Morgan, Audit and Finance Committee | Allegheny BIC Conference
  • Terry Cline | Rosedale Network of Churches
  • Charles Brown | United Zion Conference
  • Lisa Cameron, Executive Committee | Member-at-large
  • Aaron Beiler | Old Order Amish
  • David Flowers, Board Development Committee | Susquehanna BIC Conference
  • Jenny Serrano | Misión Evangélica Menonita del Caribe
  • Fellistus Munakombwe, Executive Committee; Anti-oppression Committee | Atlantic BIC Conference
  • Danilo Sanchez, Vice-chair, Executive Committee; Board Development Committee | Mosaic Mennonite Conference
  • Ruth Scott, Board Development Committee | Allegheny Mennonite Conference
  • Edward Weaver | Groffdale Mennonite Conference
  • Isaac Rivera | Iglesia Menonita Hispana
  • Vivian Stevens-Lyons, Executive Committee | African American Mennonite Association
  • Alma Ovalle, Anti-oppression Committee | Member-at-large
  • Ruth Seyoum | Eastern Mennonite University Student Representative
  • Victoria Berrios | Messiah University Student Representative
  • Jose Lemus | Southeast BIC Conference
  • OPEN | Beachy Amish

Leadership Team

Eric Kurtz, Executive Director

Board of Directors

  • Daniel Grimes, Vice Chair | Member-at-large
  • Tracie Hunter | Member-at-large
  • Marcia Lehman | Member-at-large
  • Peter Martin | Central District Conference
  • Holly Miller-Eschlemen | Evana Network
  • Kate Nieuwsma | SALT alumni 
  • Haroldo Sérgio Martins Nunes | Iglesia Menonita Hispana
  • Meghan Reha, Secretary | Illinois Mennonite Conference
  • Adriana Nicole Rodriguez Flores | Bluffton University (student rep.)
  • Caleb Shenk | Goshen College (student rep.)
  • David R. Swartz | Brethren in Christ
  • George Thompson, Treasurer | Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference
  • Virgil Troyer, Chair | Ohio Mennonite Conference
  • Howard Yoder | Rosedale Network of Churches

Management team

Dina Gonzalez-Pina, Executive Director

Board of directors

  • Kevin Malamma , Board Chair | Pacific District Conference - Mennonite Brethren
  • Sam "Saji" Oommen, Board Co-Chair | Member-at-large
  • Scott Holman | Pacific District Conference - Mennonite Brethren
  • Nehemiah Chigoji | Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference
  • Una Lee Jost | Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference
  • Nancy Chupp | Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference
  • Kiara Yoder | Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference
  • Neil Bucher, Secretary | Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference
  • Nelly Ascencio | Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference
  • Avrielle Herms | Student Representative
  • Rebeca Pedroza | Brethren in Christ
  • Hannah Snavley, Student Representative | Crest Community
  • Twila Lehman | Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference
  • Jorg Letkemann | Member-at-large

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