Our Team
LYSA TERKEURST ADAMS
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF VISIONARY OFFICER
Lysa TerKeurst Adams is President and Chief Visionary Officer of Proverbs 31 Ministries. She is also a six-time New York Times bestselling author of Good Boundaries and Goodbyes, Forgiving What You Can’t Forget, It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way, Uninvited, and more. Her devotional Embraced won the ECPA book of the year for 2019. Lysa was also recently awarded the Champions of Faith Author Award and has appeared on the Today Show many times as one of the leading voices in the Christian community.Â
Each year, Lysa is a featured keynote presenter at events all across North America and online, including the Global Leadership Summit. She also tours state to state regularly with Transparent Productions. She has a passion for equipping women to share their stories for God’s glory through Proverbs 31 Ministries’ annual She Speaks Conference and her writer training program called COMPEL Pro Writers Training. Connect with Lysa on social media @lysaterkeurst or at lysaterkeurst.com.
GLYNNIS WHITWER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MINISTRY CONTENT
Glynnis Whitwer is on staff with Proverbs 31 Ministries as Executive Director of Ministry Content, overseeing the teams that lead COMPEL Pro, as well as developing and editing the content for First 5, She Speaks Conference, and Encouragement for Today Devotions. Glynnis has been on staff with Proverbs 31 Ministries for 25 years. She is the author or co-author of 10 books and has done freelance editing for major Christian publishers. Glynnis and her husband, Tod, live in Phoenix, Arizona; they have five adult children, two beautiful daughters-in-love and three adorable grandchildren.
RUTH SCHWENK
DIRECTOR OF COMPEL PRO WRITERS TRAINING
Ruth Schwenk is the Director of COMPEL Pro Writers Training and has partnered with Proverbs 31 Ministries since 2015. A bestselling author and founder of multiple thriving online communities, she has spent over 15 years mentoring writers and creatives and building meaningful platforms. She is the author of several books, including Hope for the Heartbroken, The Love Your Life Project, Trusting God in All the Things, and The Better Mom Devotional.
Executive Volunteer Leaders
SHIRLEE ABBOTT
LISA APPELO
KARLA BURT
KAITLIN GARRISON
MELISSA LABIENIEC
DENISE PASS
Volunteer Leaders
FOCUS GROUP LEADERS
CAROL ABBOTT
BRIANNA FOSTERS BARRETT
REGINA BROWN
SUSAN DAVIDSON
KERI EICHBERGER
MELISSA FAIRCHILD
DIANE GOETZ
REGINA LEWIS
BROOKE LIKENESS
LORI MCRAE
THERESA MILLER
KRISTIN MILNER
SARAH MOHR
LIZZY ODACH
MYSTY PFEFFER
DEBORAH RUTHERFORD
TRACI SHNIDER
NICHOLE SUVAR
HADASSAH TREU
REGAN URQUHART
MICHELE VRABEL
KRISTIANNE WARGO
KATHERINE WISNIEWSKI
JODIE WOLFE
Critique Group Leaders
KARLA BURT
TRICIA CLARK
MISTIE DOYLE
SUSAN DOUGLAS
ROBIN FREY
SHAREE GAISER
LINDA GRIM
TIFFANI GRAVESÂ
NELUM HONNOLD
JANET JACKSON
MARGARET KEMP
DR. SHARON KERN MCCALL
SARAH MOHR
LISA ROETTGER
CECILLE VALORIAÂ
Blog Writers
SHIRLEE ABBOTT
LISA APPELO
KAITLIN GARRISON
MELISSA LABIENIEC
REGINA LEWIS
MICAH MADDOX
DENISE PASS
KAREN SMITH
HADASSAH TREU
KELLY KIRBY WORLEY