Board of Directors
Meet the women Serving on the Board of Directors
Luann Budd
President of NEWIM
Luann came to personally experience the grace of God while in high school and wanted to spend her life sharing God’s grace with others. She married her high school sweetheart, Kevin. He received his ThM from DTS and she actively participated in the Wives Program. Luann has loved serving alongside Kevin in the Evangelical Covenant Church, first in the Los Angeles area (Redeemer Covenant, Downy) and 1997-2023 in the Bay Area (New Life Covenant, San Jose). She served in the Jr. High ministry of AWANA for twenty years and has taught a weekly women’s Bible Study for decades.
Luann has a masters’ degree in English and spent her career working for the California State University at Long Beach State and San Jose State. She is the author of Journal Keeping - Writing for Spiritual Growth and All Creation Sings. During this season, Luann has discerned God’s call to help women to flourish in ministry. Kevin and Luann have five children and ten grandchildren. She loves to zoom with her kids and grandkids, watch the sunrise, ride her bike, and watercolor.
website: www.luannbudd.com
June Chambliss, M.A., ABD,
Dir. of Leadership Development, Chair
June is the Founder and CEO of Women Who Matter Too a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching women leaders how to move beyond simply holding positions to understanding leadership that will change the world.
She has more than 26 years’ experience in the nonprofit and faith-based industries as Senior Executive and Board Member where she has worked in Women’s Ministries, Leadership Development, Mentorship, Christian Education, and Life Skills Advancement.
June is the Founder of Next Level Leadership for Women – an online learning arena that offers training based on her research.
June holds a master’s degree in Christian Ministry and Leadership from Biola Talbot School of Theology. She spent the past six years studying leadership and the impact various theories have on female leadership. and completes her PhD, April 2021.
June is a wife, a mother, and a grandmother and resides in Loma Linda, CA with her husband Bill.
Website: www.womenwhomattertoo.org
Twitter and Instagram: Women Who Matter Too @womenwhomatter2
Heidi Glynn
Dir. of Spiritual Formation
Heidi is a compassionate member of her church community in Chandler, Arizona. She serves on the Care Team and finds great joy in providing spiritual direction for women, both individually and in groups. Heidi's heart for serving others led her to work with Food for the Hungry for over 11 years. She currently serves refugees, leading teams that help families from Afghanistan. Alongside her husband, Lead Pastor Doug Glynn, Heidi mentors young couples through marriage mentorship and co-facilitates a GriefShare group that ministers to those who have lost loved ones. As a graduate of Sustainable Faith's School of Spiritual Direction and with a Bachelor's in Human Development with a focus on Counseling, Heidi has a passion for seeing women grow in self-awareness, faith, and the knowledge of God's presence through prayer and other spiritual practices. Heidi's love for travel has taken her to various parts of the world, including Europe, Asia, and Africa, and she always seeks new experiences and opportunities to learn and grow. She finds joy in spending time with her family, including her three adult children, son-in-law, and two grandchildren, and loves hiking, camping, and exploring new adventures.
You can contact Heidi about spiritual direction at:
Heidi@aSlowJourney.com
Audrey Holifield
Treasurer
Audrey Holifield discovered her love of serving in the church at a young age, making posters and banners for events when she was in middle school. From singing on the worship team to co-leading children’s musicals to financial oversight, she enjoys using her gifts to serve Jesus in her local church and has a passion for helping people feel welcome, included, and known within a church community.
Audrey holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce in Accounting and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, both from Santa Clara University. She spent over 20 years working in Corporate Finance for the HP family of companies and has served as the Treasurer for several churches and non-profit organizations. Audrey is also a licensed cosmetologist and is excited about how God will use this to serve others in the future.
Audrey lives in Rocklin, California with her two children, James and Geneva, and their two dogs, Frodo and Ushki. She enjoys traveling, hikes to waterfalls, roller coasters, cooking and baking with her son, car rides with her daughter, puzzles, and hockey.
Traci Martin
Director of Engagement
Traci Martin and her husband Bil reside in Georgia, have two married daughters and a new granddaughter. Traci loves EVERYTHING tea, traveling, hiking, biking, spa days and spending time with family and good friends.
She is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary with a Masters in Christian Leadership.
Following a decade in corporate America and 25 years as a business owner, she followed God’s calling into full-time ministry. From 2012-2021, Traci went from working part time for a Bible study ministry to being the president. Through all of her experiences, she saw the need of support for Christian women, especially those who serve God. Having a desire to help address this need led to her involvement with NEWIM.
traci@teachingsbytraci.com
Betsy Sanford
Secretary
Betsy is grateful to have grown up in the church after being introduced to Jesus by parents and grandparents. She strives daily for a deeper walk with Christ while sharing His light and love with others. She has a deep interest in women’s issues both in and outside of ministry.
Betsy has 24 years’ experience in Christian higher education at Houghton University in New York. During this time, she had the privilege to serve in multiple roles including connecting churches and pastors with the university’s resources such as hosting on-campus events, pastor & spouse retreats, sabbaticals, speakers’ bureau, ministry classes and more. Betsy served as the university’s President’s Chief of Staff for five years before she retired.
Betsy holds a business degree from the State University of New York at Alfred. She completed a spiritual formation course through the NAE and Fuller Seminary and she is excited to assume a supporting role for the NEWIM-Fuller cohort.
Betsy lives in Nunda, New York with her husband, Michael, has four children, five grandchildren, and two dogs. Betsy enjoys chalk-drawing and tea parties with her grandchildren. Her other interests include travel, flower-gardening, and a great visit with family and friends over coffee.
Women Supporting the Administration of NEWIM
Maureen Moore, Auditor
Maureen has a passion for serving women in ministry. She has served on the NEWIM Board as the CFO/Treasurer for many years. Recently she moved to Ohio to be near family and she continued to serve on one of NEWIM’s goal teams. Maureen begins a two year term as Auditor in 2024.
Email us at info@newim.org