Women's Ministries Institute Instructors

We thank God for the dynamic team of instructors at the Women’s Ministries Institute who are passionate about the Lord and desire to help“…fan into flame the gift of God…” in order to advance women in ministry.

Joanne Beach is the National Alliance Women’s Ministries President. She has had 15 years experience of directing local church women’s ministries and 5 years at a national level. She has also served as the Eastern District Missions Consultant for the Christian and Missionary Alliance denomination. She recently completed her training in Arrow Leadership. She and her husband have 2 children and live in Ajax, ON. Joanne teaches our unit Shaping Your Ministry I.

Judy Cairns, the Director of the Women’s Ministries Institute, teaches the introductory course Soul Care: Tending Our Inner Life and provides direction for the Internship component of WMI. She served on staff as Ministry Assistant and Director of Women’s Ministries at Grandview Baptist Church in Kitchener, ON for 15 years. She and her husband Derek have 3 adult children and live in Waterloo, ON.

Rosetta DelMonte and her husband Luciano partner together with The Navigators of Canada where they have been on staff for 28 years.  Rosetta has served as Outreach Director at Lakeside Church in Guelph where she has helped to create environments where spiritual seekers can come and discuss spiritual issues. She is passionate about helping others be intentional in their relationships with non-believers.  She enjoys the outdoors and cooking Italian food.  Rosetta and her husband have 3 grown sons.  She teaches the course Sharing the Truth.

Donna Dong is the Director of Multiethnic/multicultural Ministry for Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship of Canada and is the WMI instructor for Module 5 “Global Perspectives.”. Her current role is the latest in over 30 years of Inter-Varsity ministry to university students and to young generations of women and men. Donna delights to teach and preach the scriptures in the settings of campuses, churches, and conferences, as well as to train for leadership development and intercultural competence. At the recent IVCF Urbana 07 Missions Conference, Donna addressed 22,000 delegates in the plenary session, “True Reality in Christ and in His Church”—a summary teaching of Ephesians. Donna completed the two-year course of biblical and theological studies at the Discipleship Training Centre in Singapore. She serves as the current National Ministry Partner from Inter-Varsity, working on the Leading Women Conference to be held in Feb/March 2008. partner member of the Leading Women. Donna lives in Etobicoke and is a member of Knox Presbyterian Church of Toronto.

Merrie Eizenga and her husband pastor at Waterloo Pentecostal Church in Waterloo, ON where Merrie loves to teach the Word of God and its relevancy and application to our lives today. She is a very gifted communicator and has had some of her curriculum published. God has blessed Merrie with a unique speaking ministry throughout Canada. For many years, she gave leadership to the women’s ministry at WPA. Merrie teaches the Communications course at WMI. She and her husband have 2 children and live in Waterloo, ON.

Deanna Harris was a part of the Women's Ministries Institute's 2nd graduating class in 2007 and enthusiastically joined the WMI Ministry Leadership Team in the fall of that same year. Her experience with WMI developed both her confidence and passion to use the gifts that God has given her. Deanna has been attending Hughson Street Baptist Church in Hamilton for the past 10 years where she is a part of the Women's Ministry team, most enjoying opportunities to teach from God's Word and to share with others how God has in the past and continues to reveal Himself in her life. Deanna and her husband Steve have three children and live in Hamilton, ON. Deanna will be teaching the course Transformational Mentoring.

Shelly Kearns teaches the unit Foundations of Our Faith. She is passionate about God’s Word and has taught Old Testament Studies at Heritage College and Seminary in Cambridge, ON. As a young girl, Shelly spent summers in South America where her parents led short-term missions teams. She and her husband have also experienced a short term mission trip in Alaska and have also spent several years in Kijabe, Kenya teaching at a Bible School there. Shelly and her husband have 2 young daughters and reside in Wellesley, ON.

Lisa Martin, is the Founder of the Women's Ministries Institute.  She has served in many ministry positions over the years, including Director of Women's Ministries for FEB CENTRAL and Executive Director of the Pregnancy Resource Centre in Cambridge, ON. Presently, she is an elementary school teacher for the Waterloo Board of Education.  Lisa is one of the panel members for "Communications II" and provides great wisdom and insight to the students regarding their oral presentations.  Lisa and her husband Andrew have 3 children.

Gayla Matos teaches the unit Studying the Truth. She has an effective speaking and teaching ministry and God is using Gayla to share His message of love to people in various churches and ministries throughout the province. She worked with Campus Crusade for Christ as a Coordinator for their “Mothers Who Care” program and was also the Women’s Ministries Coordinator at Brant Bible Church in Burlington for 3 ½ years. Gayla also serves on the WMI Advisory Board. She and her husband have 2 children and live in Waterdown, ON.

Sue Montgomery teaches the unit Spiritual Leadership. A gifted leader, Sue is currently on staff at West Highland Baptist Church in Hamilton, ON where she gives leadership to the Women’s Ministries. Sue’s equipping for this role has come from many years in business sales, recruitment and management. She also serves on our WMI Advisory Board. Sue and her husband have 2 children and live in Ancaster, ON.

Becky Peters provides a ministry of spiritual direction to those who seek to increase their attentiveness to God’s presence and guidance in their lives. She is currently studying at Tyndale Seminary. Becky concludes the training at WMI through a guided Spiritual Retreat for the students. She has ministered on staff at Waterloo Mennonite Brethren Church in Waterloo, ON. Becky and her husband have 2 adult children and recently moved to Borden, ON.

Bonnie Piovesonis one of the founding members and the Director of Operations and Design for NextLEVEL Leadership which provides a training and networking program for Christian business and professional women with leadership gifts. Over the past several years, Bonnie has also worked with 15 National Ministry Partners to coordinate the Leading Women Conference where hundreds of women attend from across Canada. She and her husband own the bookstore, The Storehouse Christian Bookshoppe, in Guelph. Bonnie teaches the unit Understanding Our Spiritual Formation.

As a speaker and trainer, Donna-Lee Sisson seeks to encourage and facilitate leadership development of women in the church – especially in the area of pastoral care of women. Donna-Lee is a member of a panel who provide encouragement and support to our students during the oral presentations of their Internship projects in the unit Communications II.. Donna-Lee lives in Stouffville, ON.