
Gladys Bell
Communications Team, Podcasting Team
gladys@motherlessdaughtersministry.com
Gladys Bell Med, CFCS recently retired from Santa Maria Community Services after 19 years during which she served as a Center Director, Program Manager, Volunteer Manager and Human Resource Associate. Previously, she worked at a United Way home health care . . .
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Penny Cesco
Communications Team, Podcasting Team
Penny is known for her excellent organization, administrative, leadership, and management abilities. A frequent conference presenter, Penny is known as an accomplished public speaker. Professionally, Penny has spent over 38 years as a Speech/Language . . .
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Mary Ellen Collins
Communications Team
maryellen@motherlessdaughtersministry.com
I am passionate about sharing the knowledge and wisdom that I have gathered over the last 20+ years of working with motherless daughters. Words swirl in my head. I love to write! Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved to tell . . .
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Cestiny Crowther
Blog Writer, Communications Team
cestiny@motherlessdaughtersministry.com
Cestiny Crowther, (nee Beuerlein), is a mother of three and recently moved from Ohio to Arizona. She first became involved in the Motherless Daughters Ministry (MDM) in college. Cestiny attended various MDM related events; including what she . . .
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Cathy DiBella
Blog Writer, Communications Team
cathy@motherlessdaughtersministry.com
My mother loss began at birth; she was there for me physically but emotionally left me empty. Because of this lack of emotional connection, I was very angry as a child and this continued as I became an adult. In 2004, I became so exhausted from being angry, . . .
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Gina Ellis
Blog Writer, Communications Team, Podcasting Team
gina@motherlessdaughtersministry.com
“I am a prayer warrior, wife of my best friend for 34 years, mom of 2 adult children, gramma to 1 granddaughter and Gigi to foster grands. Currently I am volunteering with Motherless Daughters Ministry in several areas after attending the Daughters of . . .
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Christine Fishel
Blog Writer, Communications Team
christine@motherlessdaughtersministry.com
Christine Fishel has been involved with Motherless Daughters Ministry since 2010. She and her husband Kevin have four school-age children who create a lively and loving home environment. Whenever she can carve out the time, Christine enjoys writing for the . . .
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Pat Kuykendoll
Blog Writer, Communications Team
pat@motherlessdaughtersministry.com
I encountered Motherless Daughters Ministry when seeking someone who could minister to a teen motherless daughter. I began to see the challenges that a teen might experience as I stood in the role as nurturer to a special teen in my life, a motherless . . .
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Amanda Loduca
Blog Writer, Communications Team
Amanda@motherlessdaughtersministry.com
When I became a motherless mother, two things happened: I gained a more compassionate, "mother's heart." Realizing that everyone was once a little child seeking love, and that many either lost that love or never experienced it, I sought to . . .
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Maya
Blog Writer, Communications Team, Facilitator
maya@motherlessdaughtersministry.com
Adopted twice. Raised with an orphans heart. Rejection and abandonment felt like a plague on my life from the moment of conception. This ministry opened the door for me to see that the shackles I was wearing, I didn’t have to leave on. That release has . . .
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Dottie Menkhaus
Blog Writer, Communications Team, Podcasting Team
dottie@motherlessdaughtersministry.com
Dottie Menkhaus was 16 years old when she lost her mother to breast cancer in 2003. Dottie started attending a Motherless Daughters Ministry (MDM) support group in 2018. Since then, she has enjoyed attending various MDM events, sharing her story and . . .
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Kristin Mitchener
Blog Writer, Communications Team, Podcasting Team
kristin@motherlessdaughtersministry.com
Kristin Mitchener was raised by her mother who was emotionally absent with untreated mental illness. Kristin most identifies with daughters of Borderline mothers. She stumbled upon the Motherless Daughters Ministries website while searching for a support . . .
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Mershon Niesner
Blog Writer, Communications Team
Mershon@motherlessdaughtersministry.com
Mershon Niesner has a background as a Certified Life Coach, child welfare social worker, marketing/communications entrepreneur, freelance writer, and author. Having lost her mother at eight-years-old, Mershon’s mission is to help other women who . . .
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Julie Thompson
Blog Writer, Communications Team, Website Advisory Team
julie@motherlessdaughtersministry.com
Julie was 26 years old when she lost her mom to a 9 year battle with breast cancer. “Since I lost my mom as a young adult, it can be easy for me to focus on all the life events that my mom will miss. However, the Motherless Daughters Ministry has helped me . . .
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Heather Wolper
Blog Writer, Communications Team
heather@motherlessdaughtersministry.com
I am Heather, a Christ follower, wife, mother, friend and orphan. I am on a journey to let go of perfect in order to find grace in each of life’s wonderfully messy moments. I grew up in the South, the only child of an only child. These . . .
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