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Rebecca Mathis, President
Rebecca and her husband Wade moved to Louisville in August of 2006 so Wade could attend Southern. She works as a Rehabilitation Engineer for the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation at the University of Louisville. In her spare time, she enjoys crafts and fish tanks. |
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Lindsey Stern, Vice President
Lindsey and her husband Brandon are still newlyweds, and Lindsey says the biggest adjustment to marriage has been cooking. She works in the children’s ministry at Clifton Baptist Church and is a huge Dallas Cowboys fan. Lindsey enjoys spending leisure time with her husband and also enjoys ultimate frisbee, reading, and movies. If she were given the opportunity to be on a game show, she says it would be one that didn’t require knowing random facts! |
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Tia Jozwiak, Secretary
Tia and her husband Aaron have been married for over five years and have two children, Madison and Avery. Tia says her spiritual life has been largely influenced by her husband, and they work together with Little Groups at Crossing Church. She has a degree in Human Biology from the University of Wisconsin and is a certified trainer with the National Athletic Trainers Association. She loves the thrill of riding roller coasters and appreciates how it gets warm in Louisville so much earlier in the year than in Wisconsin. When asked to describe her perfect day, Tia responded with “My kids obey right away  ” |
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Virginia Wing, Publicity
Virginia moved to Louisville from Ormond Beach, Florida, and works in the children’s ministry at Clifton Heights Baptist Church. She has a degree in philosophy from Furman University and is planning to graduate in 2009 with her Masters of Divinity in Biblical and Theological studies. As a child, Virginia wanted to be a Supreme Court Judge and had the opportunity to serve the constituents of Pennsylvania’s 16th Congressional District while working for US Congressman Joe Pitts. She enjoys cooking, dancing, playing the harp, running, and reading, and it’s been her lifelong dream to be a contestant on The Price is Right. |
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Morgan Nelson, Music
Morgan is married to Josh Nelson, the Associate and Youth Pastor at Indian Creek Baptist Church, and they have one son, Abel. In her spare time, Morgan enjoys playing the guitar and softball and organizing just about anything. One of her long-term goals is to learn how to play a new instrument. As a child, Morgan wanted to be a cartoonist for Disney, and at the age of ten, her brother knocked out her two front teeth with a Louisville slugger. Who would have thought that when they grew up they’d both live in Louisville? |
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Micah Matthews, Decorations
Micah is the wife of Chris Matthews and mother to Ethan and Shiloh. She hails from the great state of Texas and has a degree in Kinesiology and Health from Texas A&M. She is a fan of Ralph Lauren and Thai food and enjoys exploring Bardstown Road. While Micah is currently a stay-at-home mom, she would like to be back in the medical field in the future, even if it’s just volunteering. |
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Torey Thompson, Outreach
Information coming soon! |
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Diana London, Hospitality
Diana claims North Carolina as her home, but moved to Louisville from Hawaii where she obtained her Vocal Performance degree from the University of Hawaii Manoa. She is currently working on her masters in Christian Leadership with a focus in Women’s Ministry at Southern. She is a full-time nanny and performs at local theatres in musical roles. Diana has sung in a traveling Broadway company starring Miss Hannigan in Annie and has also sung in an opera in Italy. Her favorite thing about Louisville is her church, Immanuel Baptist, and the fellowship she received there, and she loves to show hospitality to fellow believers. |
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Lauren Helfenbein, Committees
Lauren and her husband Ryan met at SBTS while she was working toward her masters in Christian Education and he was studying to pastor. Lauren received her English degree from Middle Tennessee State University, and she and Ryan are members at Ninth and O Baptist Church where she participates in the women’s ministry. She is a nanny to twins and spends time volunteering at A Woman’s Choice Resource Center. Lauren considers herself a “steak and potato” person and is Tennessee Vols fan! She loves Dr. Pepper, the Victorian homes in Louisville, and taking random, unplanned road trips with her husband. |
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Leslie Sleigh, Website
Leslie and Doug Sleigh moved to Louisville from their sweet home Alabama. She teaches middle school girls at Highview Baptist Church (Fegenbush campus) and works in marketing for Farm Credit Services. She enjoys watching The Office and playing video games with her husband and would someday like to write her own homeschool curriculum. Most people might be surprised to learn that she grew up on an ostrich ranch and has been an escort for an American citizen visiting US Ambassadors in Beijing, China. |
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Rayann Jones, Faculty Liaison
Rayann and her husband Timothy Paul moved to Louisville in June of 2007 so her husband could teach at Southern in the Leadership and Christian Education School. She homeschools her twelve year-old daughter and is planning her 15th anniversary. She also enjoys sewing, baking, and reading. |
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