DENVER, August 17, 2011 /
Christian Newswire/ -- MOPS International, Mother of Preschoolers, announces a new Board Chair, Rebekah Basinger and three new members to the MOPS Board, Keith Meyer, Tracey Solomon, and Derozette Banks. The current board members who are continuing on for another year of service are Mark Hopkins (Vice Chair), Gail Bryan, Jed Burnham, Linda Chowdry Stuart Lark, Doris Meyer, Brian Stafford, and Gail Wozniak. "We are excited about the enthusiasm and experience the new Board members bring as MOPS continues to grow and reach more moms across the world so there is no mom alone," shares Shelly Radic, interim CEO of MOPS International.
Rebekah Burch Basinger: MOPS Board Chair
Rebekah Basinger brings strong leadership to MOPS International. Her board service and good faith governance are longtime passions, beginning with her doctoral dissertation that looked at the policy actions of small college boards and continuing today in her work with theological school boards. In her consulting work, Basinger's niche is fundraising, strategic planning, and presidential selection and evaluation. She has authored numerous articles on fundraising and various aspects of seminary governance.
"I'm here because I believe in the mission of MOPS International, and I enjoy the behind the scenes work that helps make a ministry organization the best it can be. What I love most about MOPS is hearing the stories of women who've been transformed by faith as a result of participation in a MOPS group. Within the burgeoning arena of mothering resources, MOPS' niche is guiding young moms toward faith-filled parenting," Basinger discussing why she accepted the role of MOPS Board Chair. She also declares she wants to help grow healthy churches that are bursting at the seams with young families by introducing as many pastors as possible to the church growth potential that comes with a MOPS group.
MOPS New Board Members
Derozette Banks has served as a pastor with her husband for over 25 years in Dallas and now in Seattle, Washington. She has a passion for ministering to women and children and has been an advocate and speaker on the issue of human trafficking.
Keith Meyer is an author, speaker, and executive director of Becoming The Change Ministries, a consulting firm for ministry leaders. Meyer has more than 30 years of experience as Senior Pastor of three churches, recently having been Executive Pastor at Church of the Open Door for 17 years as well as serving on various nonprofit boards and think tanks.
Tracey Solomon brings a wealth of MOPS experience to the board as a MOPS mom, field volunteer, contributing writer to MOPS International publications and as a speaker. Her background includes experience as Director of Children Services for a non-profit and board experience for a ministry to pastors.
Find a Local MOPS Group
There are over 3000 MOPS groups nationwide ready to welcome more moms to the MOPS community. To find a MOPS group near you, visit
MOPS.org. MOPS offers groups for mothers of preschoolers, MOMSnext for mothers of school-age children,
MOPS.org/MOMSnext; Teen MOPS for teen mothers,
MOPS.org/Teen; and Military MOPS for military spouses and active duty military moms,
MOPS.org/Military.
MOPS INTERNATIONAL
Denver-based MOPS International is a non-profit ministry that creates mothering communities to help "Better Moms Make A Better World." Moms attend MOPS groups to experience authentic friendship, receive mothering support, and to grow personally and spiritually. Since 1973, MOPS International has served millions of mothers of preschoolers in thousands of local MOPS groups across the U.S. and in almost 40 countries internationally. MOPS serves moms from all walks of life and exists to encourage, equip and develop every mother to realize her potential as a woman, mother and leader. MOPS is the best in the world at creating authentic communities of growth that invite women into a relationship with Jesus Christ.
