Leadership
executive team
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Larry NeufeldLarry gives leadership to the operational support and resourcing of missionaries and global projects that North American churches partner with. He also oversees the recruitment and development of missionaries, supporting the Mission Training Program Director, Carol Letkeman and her teams that equip young leaders for a lifetime of mission. |
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Jeff FriesenJeff serves as the Director of Finance. His areas of responsibility include financial and legal compliance and reporting, insurance, and asset management. Jeff holds a CPA, CGA designation. |
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Daniel LichtyDaniel serves with the Media Team as Director of Communications and also gives leadership to the Donor Engagement Team. Daniel holds a CFRE designation and is credentialled as a Stewardship Minister with the BC Conference of MB Churches. |
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Galen WiestGalen serves as the Regional Mobilizer for the Pacific District in the U.S., where he helps churches and individuals discover their place in God’s global mission. Additionally, Galen is a Member at Large for the U.S. on the Executive Team, contributing his leadership to further Multiply’s vision of sending disciples, partnering with nationals, and multiplying everyday disciples. |
executive team
Larry Neufeld
Larry gives leadership to the operational support and resourcing of missionaries and global projects that North American churches partner with. He also oversees the recruitment and development of missionaries, supporting the Mission Training Program Director, Carol Letkeman and her teams that equip young leaders for a lifetime of mission.
Viv Johnstone
Viv is the Director of Global Projects and her role is quite diverse. She monitors and helps to ensure all ministry projects are aligned with the strategic initiatives of the region while maintaining financial compliance for the organization. Viv manages the Vine, our interactive tool that houses ministry ideas, plans, finance projects, and reporting.
Jeff Friesen
Jeff serves as the Director of Finance. His areas of responsibility include financial and legal compliance and reporting, insurance, and asset management. Jeff holds a CPA, CGA designation.
Galen Wiest
Galen serves as the Regional Mobilizer for the Pacific District in the U.S., where he helps churches and individuals discover their place in God’s global mission. Additionally, Galen is a Member at Large for the U.S. on the Executive Team, contributing his leadership to further Multiply’s vision of sending disciples, partnering with nationals, and multiplying everyday disciples.
global lead team
Doug Penner
TEAM Lead
Emerson Cardoso
Central & South America
Bob Davis
East Asia
Johann Matthies
Europe & Central Asia
Nasser al’Qahtani
Middle East & North Africa
Louise Sinclair-Peters
Southeast Asia
Doug Hiebert
Sub-Saharan Africa
DH
South Asia
Carol Letkeman
Mission Training Programs
board of directors
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Maryanne Berge has served as the Mission Pastor at Forest Grove Community Church in Saskatoon, SK since 2007, working closely with Multiply to develop strong relational partnerships in Panama and Mexico. Maryanne has a passion to see the local church engage in mission and to foster healthy, mutual relationships with the global Church. She has served on the Matthew Training Center Board in Mexico since 2011 and is a certified coach with CMI. Maryanne and her husband Scott have four adult children and one granddaughter. |
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Aaron Halvorsen has been serving as Lead Pastor of Community Bible Church in Olathe, Kansas since 2015. He has an MDiv from Western Seminary in Portland, OR, and served as administrative assistant for several professors, and academic and ministerial programs in the greater Portland area. Aaron was a lay elder for Trinity MB Church. Aaron and his wife Maggie are serving the church and raising their family, continually living in God’s grace, mercy, kindness, patience, truth, and love. |
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Wendi Thiessen has served as an elder at The Meeting Place (TMP), in Winnipeg, MB, as well as on the MBCI Board and Executive Committee. Her work experience includes being Corporate Treasurer at Great West Lifeco, Assistant Vice President of Corporate Finance, with involvement in acquisition financing as well as treasury-related projects. Wendi and her husband Richard have three sons and, in her retirement, she has been volunteering with the urban poor, working on a variety of local and international projects. |
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Talitha Sannes-Venhuizen was born and raised in Frazee, MN where she and her husband live currently. She felt called by God into medical ministry at an early age, and after obtaining her Bachelor's degree attended the University of ND School of Medicine and Health Sciences where she received her medical degree. She completed a residency in Family Medicine then worked in full spectrum primary care before completing a fellowship in hospital medicine in 2014, and has worked primarily as a hospitalist since. She and her husband, Jason and their four children have done many short term mission trips over the years and continue to look for God to open doors for them to pursue further mission opportunities. Talitha's passion is to help those who are most vulnerable - the young and old - who are unable to care for themselves. She strives through her work and life to live out Luke 10:9 - Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’
Talitha and Jason are members of Lake Region Mennonite Church near Detroit Lakes, MN.
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Vivian Wheeler serves as Director of Church Operations at Birch Bay Bible Community Church. She and her husband Jay owned and operated a dairy business for twenty years, and Vivian worked in music education for fifteen years. They have been actively involved in church leadership, serving on various boards. Vivian grew up at Birch Bay Bible Community Church and served in various ministry roles there until 1991, when they moved to Central Washington, before returning to Birch Bay in 2006. Vivian and her husband Jay have three grown children and six grandchildren. |
board of directors
Maryanne Berge has served as the Mission Pastor at Forest Grove Community Church in Saskatoon, SK since 2007, working closely with Multiply to develop strong relational partnerships in Panama and Mexico. Maryanne has a passion to see the local church engage in mission and to foster healthy, mutual relationships with the global Church. She has served on the Matthew Training Center Board in Mexico since 2011 and is a certified coach with CMI. Maryanne and her husband Scott have four adult children and one granddaughter.
Aaron Halvorsen
has been serving as Lead Pastor of Community Bible Church in Olathe, Kansas since 2015. He has an MDiv from Western Seminary in Portland, OR, and served as administrative assistant for several professors, and academic and ministerial programs in the greater Portland area. Aaron was a lay elder for Trinity MB Church. Aaron and his wife Maggie are serving the church and raising their family, continually living in God’s grace, mercy, kindness, patience, truth, and love.
Talitha Sannes-Venhuizen was born and raised in Frazee, MN where she and her husband live currently. She felt called by God into medical ministry at an early age, and after obtaining her Bachelor's degree attended the University of ND School of Medicine and Health Sciences where she received her medical degree. She completed a residency in Family Medicine then worked in full spectrum primary care before completing a fellowship in hospital medicine in 2014, and has worked primarily as a hospitalist since. She and her husband, Jason and their four children have done many short term mission trips over the years and continue to look for God to open doors for them to pursue further mission opportunities. Talitha's passion is to help those who are most vulnerable - the young and old - who are unable to care for themselves. She strives through her work and life to live out Luke 10:9 - Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ Talitha and Jason are members of Lake Region Mennonite Church near Detroit Lakes, MN.
Wendi Thiessen has served as an elder at The Meeting Place (TMP), in Winnipeg, MB, as well as on the MBCI Board and Executive Committee. Her work experience includes being Corporate Treasurer at Great West Lifeco, Assistant Vice President of Corporate Finance, with involvement in acquisition financing as well as treasury-related projects. Wendi and her husband Richard have three sons and, in her retirement, she has been volunteering with the urban poor, working on a variety of local and international projects.
Vivian Wheeler serves as Director of Church Operations at Birch Bay Bible Community Church. She and her husband Jay owned and operated a dairy business for twenty years, and Vivian worked in music education for fifteen years. They have been actively involved in church leadership, serving on various boards. Vivian grew up at Birch Bay Bible Community Church and served in various ministry roles there until 1991, when they moved to Central Washington, before returning to Birch Bay in 2006. Vivian and her husband Jay have three grown children and six grandchildren.