Katie Matthews
Katie Matthews is a mom of three, a pastor’s wife, and BCM/D’s Disability Ministry Consultant. She leads a disability ministry at her church called Bethany Blessings. She is passionate about bringing the gospel to families of individuals with disabilities and seeks to train other churches on how to minister to these families. Her desire is […]
Nakoa Dantzler Merritt
Nakoa Dantzler Merritt serves as Community Engagement and Strategic Partnership Coordinator for With Ministries, is Board Secretary for the Black Down Syndrome Association, and an Advisory Board member for the North Texas Disability Chamber. She combines professional leadership with lived advocacy to advance accessibility, inclusion, and equitable services both in churches and across communities. Nakoa […]
Abby Howard
After sustaining a rare stroke in her spinal cord, which caused an incomplete spinal cord injury, Abby began realizing just how inaccessible church is for the disability community. The Lord used her own disability to make her passionate about one of the most unreached people groups in the world, those impacted by special needs and […]
Melissa Ortiz
Melissa Ortiz is founder and principal of Capability Consulting, an award-winning speaker, and a self-described “relentlessly resilient warrior princess (RRWP).” At Capability Consulting she advises on ADA-compliance, accessibility, and disability policy. She served as a presidential appointee and has written op-eds for USA Today, the Washington Examiner, and other publications. She has been interviewed by […]
Emily Kullman
Dr. Emily Kullman has her Ph.D. in Human Bioenergetics and is a professor of Exercise Science at Cleveland State University. Her research interests revolve around the use of physical activity and diet as a means to improve the lives of those with chronic disease or disability.
Matthew Mooney
When Matthew and his wife Ginny were 30 weeks pregnant with their first child- they received a diagnosis of trisomy 18. Eight weeks later, their son, Eliot, was born. Eliot lived for 99 days and Matt chronicled his life through a blog that would be the beginnings of A Story Unfinished- a book written by […]
Brian Page
Brian Page is a Vice President of Strategic Partnerships where he serves major donors across the country on behalf of two special needs ministries: Elim Christian Services and Shepherds College. His professional passion is fueled by his personal experience advocating for his miracle son, who has an intellectual and developmental disability. For almost 30 years, […]