Directory
WMU NC Staff
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Amy Boone
Executive Director & Treasurer
Amy and her husband Mike served as missionaries in Mozambique and South Africa for 14 years with the IMB. She has two children, Timothy and Grace and is a certified music and ESL Teacher. Amy’s areas of expertise include international missions, prayer, Focus Week, missions involvement, parenting and Bible studies.
Kimberly Stauffacher
Human Resources Administrator & Office Manager
Kimberly Stauffacher currently serves as the Office Manager/HR Administrator for WMU NC. She began her career in banking and mortgage after college. She left the banking world, to work for a non-profit ministry in the realm of accounting . Her passion for Jesus, missions, and administration came together when the Lord called her to come work for WMU NC. She desires that all would come to know Jesus and be active in the mission He has called us on. She and her husband Wilson have two daughters and live in Durham, NC.
Amanda Martinsen
Leadership Development Consultant & Resource Coordinator
Amanda is a former social worker with a love for missions and equipping leaders for Kingdom service. Amanda’s areas of experience center around WMU FOCUS week, working with youth, leadership development, women’s retreats, prayer retreats, missions involvement, church-wide and associational leadership, and leading small groups. She and her husband Brian have three daughters and live in Sanford, NC
Sara Lamkin
Consultant for Students and Ministry Involvement
Sara Lamkin also serves as the point person for Project HELP. She has a BA in Spanish from Bridgewater College and a Masters of Divinity from The Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. She is married to Stuart, who is pastor at First Baptist Weaverville, and has two boys.
Rebecca Sloan Lindhout
Consultant for Adults & Children; Ministry Involvement
Rebecca is currently the Minister of Children and Education at Antioch Baptist Church in Mamers, NC. She received her Masters of Divinity from Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond. She was deeply impacted as a youth by Mission Friends, Girls in Action, and Acteens. She has traveled to Romania, Australia, South Africa, and to many states in the US as a missions volunteer.
Ashley Abernathy
Receptionist/Administrative Asst.
Ashley currently serves as the Administrative Assistant for WMU NC. She has previously had the opportunity to serve the Lord overseas and has a deep love for seeing the good news spread to the nations. She currently lives in Wake Forest, NC pursuing a Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Allison Markwood
Contract Marketing & Tarheel Talk Editor
Allison Markwood is a product of WMU! Thanks to GAs, Acteens, and Camp Mundo Vista, she looks for opportunities to be a missionary every day as a stay-at-home mom, part-time teacher, and freelance writer. She enjoys telling the story of WMU through marketing materials, social media, and the Tarheel Talk.
WMU NC Board
Officers
Barbara Hill
President
Kimberly Bounds
Vice President
Karen McCraken
Vice President for Development
Jessica Hatcher
Recording Secretary
Hannah Hord
Asst. Recording Secretary
Region 1 Board Members
Pat Byrd
Mary Anne Croom
Myra Northcott
Region 2 Board Members
Melissa Peacock
Region 3 Board Members
Beth Futrell
Raquel Garcia
Kelly Lewis
Linda Mercado
Region 4 Board Members
Lori Barbour-Moore
Morgan Fincher
Mandy Klingenberg
Region 5 Board Members
Andrea Jackson
Tonia Smith
Evva Spurgeon
Region 6 Board Members
Brenda Carter
Beth McDonald
Linda Trevino
Region 7 Board Members
Cornelia Groce
Deborah Long
Region 8 Board Members
Beth Beam
Avis Morrow
Region 9 Board Members
Vernie Pace
Linda Walden
Region 10 Board Members
Gaye Buchanan
Amy Carter
Ruthie Salter
Ministry Partners
Penny Jones
NC BNF President
Lisa Jacobs
Sisters Who Care
Cara Lynn Vogel
CWJC/CMJC State Coordinator
Duronda Hood
Ministry to Minister's Wives