Everence leadership

Everence has more than 375 staff around the country, and more than 1,100 volunteer advocates serving in congregations. Guiding their work is our Everence Senior Leadership Team, Everence Board of Directors and Affiliate Boards.
Everence Senior Leadership Team, July 2022, Goshen, Indiana
Photo by Bryan Chris
vision and values

Everence Senior Leadership Team

Ken Hochstetler, Everence President and CEO (2022)

Ken Hochstetler

President and Chief Executive Officer

Rod Diller, Everence Senior Vice President for Sales and Distribution (2022)

Rod Diller

Senior Vice President, Sales and Distribution

Leonard Dow, Vice President of Community and Church Development, Everence Financial (2022)

Leonard Dow

Vice President, Community and Church Development
Fred Gingerich, Chief Financial Officer, Everence Financial (2022)

Fred Gingerich

Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
Bill Hartman, Vice President of Organization Services, Everence Financial (2022)

William Hartman III, J.D., AIF®

Vice President, Organization Services

Kristen M. Heisey, CFMP, Everence Federal Credit Union President and CEO

Kristen M. Heisey, CFMP

President and CEO, Everence Federal Credit Union
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Julie Hertzler

Chief Technology Officer

Chad Horning, CFA, Everence Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President (2022)

Chad Horning, CFA®

Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President

Madalyn Metzger, Vice President of Marketing, Everence Financial (2022)

Madalyn Metzger

Chief Marketing Officer

Mike Nicholas, Vice President of Human Resources

Mike Nicholas, SPHR®, SHRM-SCP

Chief Human Resources Officer
mission oversight

Everence Board of Directors

Sylvia Bribiesca Penner, Everence Board of Directors

Sylvia Bribiesca Penner

Wichita, Kansas

Attorney, Penner Law Group, LLC

Greg Davidson Laszakovits, 2023

Greg Davidson Laszakovits

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

Founder and Owner, GDL Insight

Lauren Good, Everence Board of Directors (2019)

Lauren Good

Seattle, Washington

Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Kate Liechty, CPA, Everence Board of Directors

Katelyn Leichty

Goshen, Indiana

CPA Senior Manager, Kruggel Lawton CPA

Emerson Lesher, Everence Board of Directors (2017)

Emerson Lesher, Chair

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

President, Lesher Consulting and Associate, MHS Consulting

Steve Lindsey, Everence Board of Directors

Steve Lindsey

Leola, Pennsylvania

Chief Executive Officer, Garden Spot Communities

 

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D.J. McFadden, III

Millersburg, Ohio

Associate Medical Director, Medical Mutual of Ohio

Kirby Miller, CPA, Everence Board of Directors (2017)

Kirby Miller

Irwin, Ohio

Federal Government Accounting Advisor, Frontier Inc.

Sunday Obri, Everence Board of Directors, 2023

Sunday Obri

Twinsburg, Ohio

System Director, Neuroscience and Pulmonary Service Line, Summa Health System

Jaime Rodriguez, Everence Board of Directors (2017)

Jaime Rodriguez

Fresno, California

Chief Financial Officer, Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission

Ruth Suter, Vice President, Head of Global Portfolio Strategy, Epilepsy and Rare Syndromes, UCB; and Everence Board of Trustee member

Ruth Suter

Brisbane, California

Vice President, Head of Global Portfolio Strategy, Epilepsy and Rare Syndromes, UCB

Jessica Yoder, Everence Board of Directors (2017)

Jessica Yoder

Portland, Oregon

Shareholder, McDonald Jacobs

collaborative direction

Everence Affiliate Boards

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Everence Affiliate Boards

In addition to our Board of Directors, certain Everence product and service areas are overseen by their own affiliate boards. These include:

  • Church Benefits Board and Mennonite Retirement Trust
  • Everence Federal Credit Union
  • Everence Trust Company
  • Praxis Mutual Funds®
Meet our affiliate boards (PDF)