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Carlos Romero
Executive director
Carlos Romero, MEA executive director, has worked with youth and young adults since 1985, when he began his career as business manager and administrator at Academia Menonita, a Mennonite school in Puerto Rico. From 1990 to 1999 he worked for Mennonite Board of Congregational Ministries as the denomination’s minister of youth. He served as vice president for student life and dean of students at Goshen College from 1999 to 2002 and, with his wife Celina, led the college’s first group of students to study abroad in the Study-Service Term program in Cuba.
Carlos earned an undergraduate degree in international relations from Bradley University in 1984 and an MBA in church management from Graduate Theological Foundation in 1997.
Carlos and his wife Celina have two children. They live in the Goshen area and attend Clinton Frame Mennonite Church. Back to top
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IBA assistant director
Violeta Ajquejay, assistant director of MEA’s Instituto Biblico Anabautista (IBA), has served the church since 1988 when she began work as an intern with the Commission on Home Ministries of the former General Conference Mennonite Church while completing her studies at Bethel College, North Newton, Kan.
She has an associate’s degree in secretarial studies and a bachelor’s degree in international studies from Bethel and is a graduate of the Hesston (Kan.) College Pastoral Ministries Program. Violeta attends Tabor Mennonite Church in Newton, Kan.
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Associate director (focus on Hispanic Pastoral and Leadership Education) E-mail: rafaelb@MennoniteEducation.org Goshen office
Rafael Barahona of Goshen, Ind., is an MEA associate director with a focus on Hispanic pastor and leadership education. Barahona received a bachelor’s degree in Hispanic ministries with a minor in inter-cultural studies from Goshen (Ind.) College, and a master of arts degree in theological studies, Christian education from Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind.
Barahona has served as a pastor, youth pastor, interim and resource pastor and church planter in Goshen, Calgary and Edmonton, Alta., and Winnipeg, Man. He also was office manager for the Hispanic Mennonite Convention of the former Mennonite Church, director of the Hispanic Education in Theology and Leadership program at Goshen College and director of Leadership Programs and Pastoral Connections at AMBS.
Barahona continues his AMBS duties as director of Pastoral Studies Distance Education and with Journey, a conference-based leadership development program.
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Tim Burkholder
Associate director (focus on church relations and development) E-mail: timb@MennoniteEducation.org Goshen office Tim Burkholder is the associate director with a focus on church relations and development. He has been working in this area in a variety of churchwide ministries for over 25 years. He was the interim executive conference minister at Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, a regional director for MAX (MutualAid Ministries) developing relationships with pastors and church leaders, and executive secretary of the Northwest Mennonite Conference.
Tim is also not a stranger to Mennonite education. In 2007, he worked for MEA on a short-term assignment to design a development plan for the Hispanic Pastoral and Leadership Education program. During his nine years working for the former Mennonite Board of Education, he cultivated relationships with educators and church leaders. He also served eight years on the Hesston College Board of Overseers. Tim and his wife Sharon moved from Edmonton, Alberta, to Goshen in 1993 and have remained in the area. All three of their adult children graduated from Goshen College. Tim and his wife Sharon are members of Waterford Mennonite Church and have two grandchildren. Back to top
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Administrative assistant E-mail: evonc@MennoniteEducation.org Goshen office
Evon works in the area of youth census, enrollment, and data collection. She is one of the key persons responsible for the yearly Mennonite Education Annual Reports booklet.
Evon grew up in Oregon and graduated from Western Mennonite School. She has over 40 years of experience working for the Mennonite Church. Evon was a secretary for Mennonite General Conference in Scottdale, Pa., and then joined the staff of the newly formed Mennonite Board of Congregational Ministries in Goshen, Ind., in 1972. Most recently, she worked for Mennonite Church USA Executive Leadership.
Evon lives in Elkhart and has two young adult sons. Evon is an active member of True Vine Tabernacle in Elkhart.
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Rachel Nussbaum EbyDirector of communications
Rachel Nussbaum Eby, MEA director of communications, assists MEA staff in the area of communications; coordinates publicity; and writes, edits and often designs various MEA publications. Rachel graduated from Eastern Mennonite University in December 1990, with a major in English and a minor in journalism. She has worked in a number of Mennonite organizations over the years, most recently Mennonite Mutual Aid. Rachel has used her writing, editing and creativity in projects at work, for church, and on a freelance basis.
Rachel grew up in northern Indiana and then lived in Virginia, Michigan, Oregon and Pennsylvania before returning to Indiana. She and her husband, Rick Eby, have two children and attend Walnut Hill Mennonite Church. Her son is currently a sixth grader at Bethany Christian Schools.
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Lisa Heinz
Associate director
(focus on financial operations) E-mail: lisah@MennoniteEducation.org Goshen office Lisa Heinz, associate director with a focus on finance, brings significant experience with financial operations for church, educational and business organizations. Lisa first began working with Mennonite Board of Education, a predecessor to MEA, in 1986. In 1998, she began serving as director of finance with MBE; she chaired the college/seminary business managers group and served with the Investment Committee. In 2001 Lisa also started work as an administrator/accountant for the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board. Previous employers include Oaklawn, Lue Manufacturing and MMA. She received a bachelor’s degree from Goshen College. She and her husband Bryan live in Goshen, have two grown children and attend Yellow Creek Mennonite Church where she currently serves as elder.
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Elaine Moyer
Associate director
(focus on elementary education, secondary education and research)
Harleysville, PA 19438
Elaine Moyer serves as the primary contact person for the member schools of Mennonite Schools Council (MSC) and is responsible for the data collection, analysis, and research function of MEA. She is also the MEA liaison for several higher education institutions and for the higher education affinity groups (i.e. academic deans).
Elaine has over 30 years of experience in the arena of Mennonite and public education. She has worked as principal, assistant principal, assistant professor, department chair, athletic director, coach, graduate assistant, and teacher. She served many years on the MSC Executive Committee and the former MSEC Executive Committee, and helped with the creation of Anabaptist Learning Institute and the Mennonite edition of Validating the Vision accreditation tool. Elaine has a Superintendents Letter from Lehigh University and a Principals’ Certification from Temple University. She also earned a master’s degree from Marshall University. She and her husband David are members of Salford Mennonite Church and have two married sons and one grandchild. Back to top |
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Veva Mumaw
Event coordinator & staff associate E-mail: vevam@MennoniteEducation.org
Goshen office
Veva Mumaw, MEA Event Coordinator & Staff Associate, worked in Mennonite education for 15 years prior to joining MEA. At MEA her responsibilities include the coordination of MEA-sponsored events and assistance for Mennonite Early Childhood Network, Mennonite Schools Council, and Anabaptist Learning Institute. Prior to joining MEA she worked for Eastern Mennonite University, having previously taught at Penn View Christian School and Christopher Dock Mennonite High School. Veva has a bachelor’s degree in education from Eastern Mennonite University and an associates degree from Hesston College.
She and her husband Jeff live in Goshen. They have three children, with the oldest attending Eastern Mennonite University. They attend Clinton Frame Mennonite Church.
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Ruth Schrock
Administrative assistant/bookkeeper
E-mail: /MEAPortal/ruths@MennoniteEducation.org Goshen office Ruth Schrock, MEA administrative assistant/bookkeeper, served as bookkeeper for Mennonite Board of Education from 1996 to 2002; her work with that office began when she worked in data entry there from 1992-95. A graduate of Goshen College, Schrock earned an MS in secondary education from Indiana University. Previous, she worked as an assistant in the Archives of the Mennonite Church USA. She was the minister of education from 1988 to 1995 at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church where she and her husband Tom are members. They have two grown children and two grandchildren. |
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