Our Team

Gil Rodriguez

Mobilization & Development Director

Tracy Griffin

Office Manager

Originally from Arkansas and a preacher’s kid in Missouri, Tracy spent 15 years formatting the Full Life Study Bible in other languages for Life Publishers and has worked in the National Office for more than 30 years. Tracy comments, “It was difficult to leave at the end of 2017, but when we had MTMR and I saw the missionaries hold a FLSB in their hand that I had worked on, it was overwhelming.” Tracy provides specialized administrative support for the department on various projects and the department manager in the areas of administration.

Shirley Weingartner

Administrative Specialist

Joyce Hubbs

Administrative Support

Joyce was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri and graduated from high school, summa cum laude. Joyce and her husband have a combined 70 years of employment with the Assemblies of God and Joyce has served in various roles in Mobilization & Development. Joyce has also been involved in teaching various ages in Children’s Ministries and she has participated in women’s missions. She provides general office assistance in the areas of personnel files, application processing, and special projects.

Shane Casey

Missionary Marketing/Branding/Design

Jonathan Foster

Events Coordinator

Rachel Hall

Administrative Assistant

Ashley Pratte

Career Application Team Lead

Stephanie Lundstrom

Career Application Specialist

Assists applicants with the career application process and prepares candidate files for review by the application lead and members of the World Missions Executive Committee and the World Missions Board.

Rachel Mullikin

Career Application Specialist

Rachel was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. She graduated from Evangel University with a B.A. in English. Her travels have included the Philippines and South Korea. Rachel assists applicants with the career application process and prepares candidate files for review by the application lead and members of the World Missions Executive Committee and the World Missions Board. She works with Career Missionary Candidates going to Eurasia.

Sam Critchfield

Career Itineration Specialist

Scott Lindner

MAPS/MA Application Lead

Rachel Lecocq

MAPS/MA Application Specialist

Kaitlin Grove

MA Itineration Specialist

Andrew McElhannon

MA/MAPS Application Specialist

Merle Harmon

MAPS Support/MA Application Specialist

Brad Englund

MA Budget Coordinator

Simone Parks

Short-Term Application Lead

Simone grew up in Southwest Missouri. She attended Drury University and has a degree in criminal justice. She has served for more than 12 years in Mobilization & Development in various roles. Simone oversees the daily operations of the Missionary Associate, STMA, and MAPS programs.

Sue Shahan

Teams Application Specialist

Before coming to Southwest Missouri, Sue and her husband owned and operated a construction business for 15 years in Iowa. She attended one year of college, majoring in Architecture at NMSU (Now Truman State University in Kirksville MO). She assists churches with the registration and processing of missions team trips going to Africa, Asia Pacific, Eurasia, Europe, International Ministries, Latin America Caribbean, and Northern Asia. Sue also works with Career Missionary Candidates going to Europe, International Ministries. and Northern Asia.

Susan Carroll

Career Budget Coordinator

Dillon Durk

Support Team Lead