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2012 Board
Liz
Dickson
Liz was raised in Scotland and
moved with her family in her
early teens to the North of
England. She grew up observing
her father, an evangelist and
businessman, and her mother,
a school teacher, giving of
themselves to ministry in their local
community as well as overseas.
Liz recalls her first encounter
with Jesus Christ at 9 years
of age, hearing about a young
missionary woman who impacted the lives
of young women in Asia. However, as
a young adult Liz pursued a career
in business which together with her
passion for travel, led her to Greece
where she began a 20-year career in
the travel industry. As she advanced
through senior corporate management
in UK international tourism, Liz traveled
and worked globally in over 45 countries.
During this time, circumstances
causing heartache and brokenness
brought Liz back into a personal
relationship with Jesus at 31 years
old. Sensing God’s purpose in travel
was more than career success, she
recognized that in the core of her
heart there was still a strong childhood
desire to be in missions. However,
it took another 13 years of preparation
in God’s spiritual school of hard
knocks before Liz would be released
to her heart’s desire. During this
time she moved to Florida, USA, where
she continued business in tourism
and travel, also working with
several mission organizations assisting
them with their overseas groups and
ground operations.
However, following the impact of
9/11, the travel industry suffered
great losses and by 2002 Liz’s career
in travel came to an abrupt end.
Liz looked to the Lord for new direction.
She joined Campus Crusade for Christ,
Jesus Film Project, as an Affiliate
Staff member, working for four years
with churches and major donors to
reach those who had not heard of
Jesus in the farthest corners of
the world. She also opened and co-owned
a Curves franchise where for three
years she ministered to the spiritual
as well as physical needs of women
who came there for help.
God began
an aggressive work in Liz’s
heart for broken, hurting and spiritually
hungry women. Her encounters with women
in the slums of Nairobi in 2002 exposed
her to a new level of pain
and poverty. Subsequent trips to the
Middle East, China, Asia, Africa and
South America exposed her to women
with HIV, women in sex trafficking,
and women living in fear, abuse and
oppression. Her personal experiences
of financial losses, business failure
and broken relationships brought Liz
through her own valley of pain, and
she longed to share with these women
the love, joy and healing which she
had found in Jesus. She cried out to
God on their behalf “how can we help
these women to know your healing and
your love?”
In June 2006
God spoke the words “Love UnVeiled”
into Liz’s heart, confirming
the message He wanted her to share.
In the fall of 2007 Love UnVeiled Inc.
was formed with Liz as the founding
Executive Director and President.
Amanda Johnson
Amanda holds a Bachelor
of Arts in Communications
with a minor in English
and has worked in the non-profit
sector for the past
6 years. Using her God given
gifts and talents, Amanda is dedicated
to serving faith-based
non- profits in areas such
as desktop publishing, grant
writing, policy/procedure writing,
and bookkeeping. Amanda serves
on the Board of Directors
in the position of Secretary.
With a passion for the Lord
and a heart to share His
Word with others, Amanda
spends her spare time writing
inspirational articles and
short stories. Jerry
Roberts
Jerry worked in
various accounting and
auditing roles over his 33
year career including Ernst & Young,
Certified Public Accountant’s,
Red Lobster, Inc.
and most recently 27 years
with SunTrust Banks, Inc. where
he retired as Corporate
Audit Director. He was formerly
a Certified Public Accountant
and Certified Bank Auditor
and served five years on the
Audit Board of the City
of Orlando. At the age of 55, Jerry
believes God told him to
stop working for SunTrust and
trust His Son, Jesus, for
his future work.
Jerry has previously
served on various church
committees and the Board
of Directors of the non-profit
organization—Accessible
Alternatives (a transitional
living facility for wheelchair
bound clients). He serves as a small
group leader with Crown
Financial Ministry teaching God’s
financial principles
and stewardship. He also
serves as a personal financial
counselor and is the Board
Treasurer for Love UnVeiled
Jerry and his wife Sue have been married for 41 years
and live in Orlando, Florida.
God has blessed them with quite
a large family that keeps them
very busy. They have three sons
and four grandchildren. Jerry also has seven brothers
and sisters and his Mom is
his “Hero” and taught him
about Jesus.
Cathi Balboa
Cathi Balboa brings over
30 years of experience
in private and public
sectors with a background in
strategy, business process,
organization development, developing
leaders and teams, and knowledge
management. She has worked
in the US, Europe, and Asia.
Cathi is currently involved in strategic
planning, process management, and managing
organizational change for the Orange
County Clerk of Courts. She has been
the Managing Director of two consulting
firms and has over 20 years in a variety
of positions with AT&T and Southwestern
Bell.
Cathi serves on the Advisory Board
and is the immediate past President
of the Greater Orlando Organization
Development Network. She is a Six Sigma
Master Black Belt, a certified Manager
of Quality and Organization Excellence
with American Society for Quality.
She is also the coordinator of Fortress,
an Orlando ministry program that focuses
on addressing the spiritual, emotional,
and physical needs and challenges of
single moms and their children.
Ray and Marf Meister
Ray and Marf have been married 43 years and
serving the Lord with Campus Crusade for Christ/Jesus Film
Project for 37 years. They serve most of the time
internationally in areas such as Eastern Europe, Canada,
Western Europe and beyond with JESUS Film Project (20 plus
years). Their hearts are for seeing that "everyone has one
chance to hear" the Gospel of JESUS and for building them in
their faith through grounding in the Word and Spirit-filled
life. Colossians 1:9-12 captures their hearts in that they
personally want to empower nationals who have a heart to
know and grow in Him and to bear much fruit. Ray and Marf
share a passion for empowering internationals in their own
spheres of influence to bring Jesus to the people around
them in relevant ways. Ray and Marf have family living in
the Colorado mountains -Toby and Samantha Meister and their
two children, Shane (20) and Mikaela (14).
Advisors
Lisa Folch
Lisa has been married almost
twenty years to Pete, and is in the
midst of raising their two teenagers,
Isaac and Tessa. Although she has
a diverse background in both business
and substitute teaching, she found
her passion in writing newspaper
and magazine articles. Lisa was enlightened
to the truth in politics, community
and family issues as she researched
her work. As a Freelance Writer,
she has had the privilege of interviewing
fascinating people from all walks
of life.
Her ministry has included
starting a Fellowship of
Christian Athletes (FCA)
huddle, leading Bible study
and prayer groups, and serving
as Prayer Coordinator for
Love UnVeiled. Women's ministry
has been a source of joy
that extends now to Love
UnVeiled. This ministry has
opened her eyes to the plight
of the oppressed women around
the world, and it is a privilege
to intercede in prayer and
watch as lives are changed
by the redemption of Jesus.
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