The MCC Washington Office has a network of “volunteer advocacy coordinators”. The network is an effort to increase advocacy throughout the U.S. through engagement with the Washington Office. Coordinators represent the states of California, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Meet the VACN members:
Melonie Buller lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband Charlie Wilson. She is Financial Manager for Homes on the Hill CDC, an affordable housing developer and housing counseling agency. She enjoys reading, traveling, and watching Kansas Jayhawk basketball; she is an occasional poet.
Anne Hausrath has been an artist (fabric art and knitting), advocate, activist all her adult life. She speaks Spanish fluently and is learning French. She attends Hyde Park Mennonite Fellowship.
Andres Mata is a student at Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas. At the age of 13, Andres became the youngest member ever appointed to the City Commission of Salina, Kansas.
Boris Ozuna is originally from Sincelejo, Colombia. He holds a B.A. in peacebuilding and development and an M.A in restorative justice from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). He currently works at James Madison University leading a coalition to prevent alcohol and drug use among youth.
Hardaye Ramjit was born in Trinidad and is currently living in Macedonia Ohio. She is a wife and a mother to three sons. She is currently an Elder at Lee Heights. Community Church in Cleveland Ohio while pursuing a master’s degree in church leadership from Eastern Mennonite Seminary.
Yammilette Rodriguez is the senior director for Youth Leadership Institute (YLI) in Central California. Yami and her husband Jaime Rodriguez are volunteer Senior Pastors of United Faith Christian Fellowship (UFCF), Mennonite Brethren and they have two children.
Julia Schmidt lives in Goshen, Indiana with her husband Jon Shetler. She holds a B.A. in history from Eastern Mennonite University and a Masters of Divinity from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS). She currently works part-time as the Immigrant Resource Coordinator at the Center for Healing and Hope, a nonprofit in Goshen, Indiana, as well as Program Administrator for the Thriving in Ministry grant at AMBS and as a floral designer at a local flower shop.
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