The SVMC staff of Donna Rhodes, Executive Director and Amy Milligan, Program Coordinator/Registrar is fully trained to answer your questions and fulfill your needs to obtain a high quality education in ministry training.

Donna attended Messiah College and graduated from Juniata College. She is a graduate of the TRIM program, an occasional student with Bethany Theological Seminary, and a graduate of the Spiritual Direction program through Oasis Ministries. From 2001-2006, she was the Director of the Certificate and Continuing Education programs through SVMC. Prior to that appointment, she served as Pastor of Nurture at Stone Church of the Brethren in Huntingdon, PA. She has written the Little Stories trilogy through Herald Press. The first volume of the trilogy is a “Silver Angel Award” recipient through Excellence in Media. Donna has authored a variety of Christian Education material.

Amy is a 2004 graduate of Elizabethtown College and a 2007 graduate of Duke University with a Masters of Theological Studies. While at Elizabethtown College, she served as a student assistant at The Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Amy was a Fulbright Scholar at Philipps University in Marburg, Germany during the 2004-2005 academic year. Amy brings a wide variety of skills to SVMC having worked as an event planner, network assistant, administrative assistant, and a relocation specialist in Durham, NC. She has most recently worked with the Housing Development Corporation in Lancaster. Amy and her husband, Heiner Kessler, presently are members at Peace Covenant Church of the Brethren in Durham, NC.

Kate is an Elizabethtown College business student and is providing excellent office support.

Craig is a member of the Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren.