| Nancy also facilitates the work
of Together for Family Development Network, which is under the
umbrella of the Presbyterian Hunger Program’s Joining Hands. Nancy took on this responsibility in the fall of 2004. JH is designed
to address poverty and the negative impact of globalization in
developing countries while at the same time providing U.S. Presbyterians
with direct involvement and communication with overseas partners.
Together for Family Development Network, a group of Egyptian non-governmental
organizations, works in partnership with a network of churches
from the Presbytery of Des Moines in Iowa, advocating to include children with disability in Egyptian primary schools. Nancy’s job is
to serve as liaison between the two networks, encouraging and
educating.
From July 2001 to July 2002 Nancy served as a missionary in residence
at the Presbyterian Center in Louisville. She worked in the Middle
East area office of the Worldwide Ministries Division in a variety
of projects related to Palestine and Israel, Iraq, and the terrorist
attack of September 11. Nancy was grateful for the opportunity
to read widely and to come to a deeper understanding of Middle
Eastern dynamics.
Nancy was born and raised in Iowa but lived in Providence, Rhode
Island, for twenty years. She is a member of Providence Presbyterian
Church, where she served as an elder and clerk of session and
where she had a leadership role in numerous church activities.
Nancy holds a B.A. in English and history from Cornell College
in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and an M.A. in history from the University
of Illinois in Chicago. After brief stints in teaching and sales,
she worked at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island as
a manager and director.
Nancy is the mother of one son, Charles. Charles began his schooling
at New Ramses College, Cairo, one of the schools of the Synod
of the Nile. He now attends New Cairo British International School.
“He is a social guy,” Nancy reports, “and has
a wide circle of friends, both Muslim and Christian. He loves
sports—soccer, basketball, and volleyball.”
Birthdays:
Nancy - November 13
Charles - February 23, 1993
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