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. 

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

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMPEL PRO WRITERS TRAINING

Ruth lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and joined the COMPEL Pro Training team in May 2021. She is the founder of the popular blog TheBetterMom.com and trusted author of several books with HarperCollins Christian Publishing and Bethany House Publishers. Ruth has been involved with Proverbs 31 Ministries in numerous ways over the years, including as a She Speaks presenter, guest writer for Encouragement for Today, and a coach for Lysa TerKeurst’s Book Proposal Boot Camp. She loves encouraging and equipping writers and creatives by overseeing the COMPEL Pro Volunteer Program, all COMPEL Pro social media channels, and the COMPEL Pro Blog, as well as handling many responsibilities regarding COMPEL Pro daily operations.

Executive Volunteer Leaders

SHIRLEE ABBOTT
LISA APPELO
KARLA BURT
KAITLIN GARRISON
MELISSA LABIENIEC
DENISE PASS
REGINA LEWIS

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
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
NELUM HONNOLD

JANET JACKSON
MARGARET KEMP
DR. SHARON KERN MCCALL
SARAH MOHR
LISA ROETTGER
CECILLE VALORIA
MELANIE WALENCIAK

Blog Writers

SHIRLEE ABBOTT
LISA APPELO
KAITLIN GARRISON
MELISSA LABIENIEC
REGINA LEWIS

MICAH MADDOX
DENISE PASS
KAREN SMITH
HADASSAH TREU
KELLY KIRBY WORLEY

The story you’re still living may be the hope someone else needs. “Unpolished” will help you see how God forms purpose through your unpolished places.
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