(Scroll down to see a map of regions each Rep covers)

Dr. Lauren Charles
Workplace and Student Ministries Director/Mideast Region Rep
 509-612-1357
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Lauren is an Auburn grad, class of 2005. She lived and served with CVM in Bolivia for three years. There she quickly went from being single to having a family of four including her handsome husband, Jon, beautiful Bolivian daughter, Angie, and their Bolivian Labrador, Ruby. Her growing family brought her back to the US, where she's currently based out of Louisville, KY. She's added two sons and a daughter to their family and she's serving as CVM's Workplace and Student Ministries Director and also oversees the Mideast region as representative.
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Curtiss Gibbs
Workplace and Student Ministries Assistant Director/West Region Representative
 706-836-8755
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Curtiss joined CVM full-time after 12 years of pastoral ministry in the local church, mostly focused on youth, college students, and missions. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and is finishing his Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary. Curtiss loves connecting people to their calling and working to see individuals and groups thrive as they serve God. He and his wife, Shannon, have been married since 2003, and love to spend time outdoors and in the company of family and friends.
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Lisa Balzer 
Canada Executive Director
 905-348-6596
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As CVM Canada’s Executive Director, Lisa Balzer fulfills the role of Canada Region Rep serving in student ministry, workplace ministry, and supporting and mentoring members toward short-term and long-term missions. Prior to joining CVM, Lisa and her family spent 15 years in southeast Asia, serving in community development and refugee ministry. She is passionate about promoting and growing the reach of CVM Canada in the years ahead. 

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Nancy Krutzsch
South Central Region Representative
 573-418-8177
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Nancy joined CVM after working in the veterinary industry both as a Certified Veterinary Practice Manager and a veterinary manufacturer sales representative for over 12 years. A CVM Short-Term Mission trip to Haiti led to a transformed relationship with God. Nancy’s involvement with CVM grew through Real Life Real Impact (RLRI) participation and multiple short-term mission trips to Honduras. Her passion for workplace ministry and short-term missions drew her full-time to CVM. Nancy’s free time is spent working on the farm with her husband Jonathan and visits from her three grown sons.
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Dr. Nancy Moore
Southeast Region Representative
 727-415-4575
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Nancy is a Nebraska native. Scholastic blessings led her to the University of Florida for vet school, graduating in 1995. Small animal private practice and a love for the Lord propelled her into short-term missionary work with CVM’s Native American Reservations and Urban Outreach. In obedience to the Lord, she completed a Master Degree in Ministerial Leadership at Southeastern University in 2020. Nancy and Carnell have five precious children: Ebriana, Jordan, Logan, Damian and Reagan. While Nancy continues with CVM as a short-term missionary, she also serves with CVM as the US Southeast Region Representative. She connects and ministers to veterinarians, professors, vet students, technicians, donors and prayer partners encouraging them to fix their eyes on Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.
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Dr. Kara Song
Northeast Region Representative
603-707-2707
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Kara is an Ohio State grad, class of 2018 with roots in New England. It was during school that she found a heart for missions and a passion for CVM. After graduating, she moved to Northeast Ohio where she worked in a busy companion animal general practice for four years. During that time she and Sadie, her Australian Shepherd mix, added to their family. First with a Golden Retriever named Caspian and then with her wonderful husband, Paul. Despite thinking she would stay at her clinic for some time yet, Kara felt God calling her to join CVM where she now serves the Northeast region as representative.

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Dr. Ashley Propst
North Central Region Representative
815-718-5992
 apropst@cvm.org

Dr. Ashley Propst is an Illinois native that now resides in Minnesota. Ashley performed her undergraduate degree at Iowa State University and then returned to Illinois for vet school. During her time at Iowa State University, Ashley was baptized as a believer and God placed ministry and missions on her heart. Ashley learned about CVM prior to vet school and was excited to get involved. During her time at University of Illinois, Ashley was active in her CVF group and joined on two short-term missions trips to Honduras. She graduated from the University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2018. She first practiced as a mixed animal veterinarian in South Dakota and then moved to another mixed animal practice in southwestern Minnesota. Since living in southwestern MN, Ashley has added two cats, Opal and Jasper, to her home and met and married her wonderful husband, Tyler.

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Dr. Elizabeth Mendoza
Workplace and Student Ministries Administrator
 865-803-2304
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Elizabeth is a 2005 graduate of the Univ. of Tennessee College of Vet Med. She spent the first 9 years of her career in a busy small animal emergency and general practice in Upland, CA. After serving for 6 years in as CVM's North Central Region Representative, she now serves the Region Rep team's administrator.

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