Meet the Seeds of Hope Board
Bill is the Executive Director at Seeds of Hope Ministries. He oversees all branches of the ministry. Prior to assuming that position, he was a volunteer with South Jersey Aftercare, a ministry that cared for and assisted men returning from prison to the South Jersey area. Connected to Prison Fellowship since 1999, Bill is a certified instructor in in-prison ministry, the mentoring of ex-offenders and a certified facilitator of fatherhood groups through the National Fatherhood Initiative. In addition to his duties as Executive Director, Bill currently facilitates weekly Celebrate Recovery Inside groups in local state prisons as well as Inside Out Dad groups in prisons and halfway houses. Bill and his wife Brenda live in Camden and attend Sovereign Grace Church in Marlton, NJ.
Ron worked 32 years full time in the Information Systems Division of CIGNA Insurance Company and reached the level of Director of Information Systems. After early retirement in 1999, he worked 10 years part-time at Fellowship Alliance Chapel in Medford, NJ as the Missions Coordinator promoting missions, supporting missionaries and planning short-term mission trips domestically and internationally. He has facilitated the Alpha course at FAC for the last seven years and at the Federal Prison at Fort Dix NJ for the last five years. Ron is an Alpha Advisor for Alpha NJ Southwest encouraging churches in Burlington & Camden counties to implement the Alpha program and as a North East Prison Alpha Advisor encouraging churches to run Alpha in prisons. Ron is also a Good $ense financial counselor helping church members to get out of debt and to live on a budget. Ron and his wife Jane live in Mt. Laurel and attend FAC.
Bill is the Secretary for the Board of Seeds of Hope Ministries and is also on the Board for Hope Thrift. Bill has been involved with the ministry since 2007, currently working with the prison ministry outreach as well as building renovations.. Recently retired from ExxonMobil after 32 years, Bill stays busy with grandchildren and consulting. Bill and his wife Michele live in Haddon Heights and attend Fellowship Community Church in Collingswood, NJ.
John is a board member of Seeds of Hope Ministries and has been involved since 2011. He is the president of JPW Associates Inc., a computer service provider located in Audubon, NJ. Through JPW Associates, John has provided employment opportunities for christian men recently released from prison.
Arnold is the Director of Ministry Relations for Seeds of Hope Ministries. He is the VP Sales and Marketing for an international distributor of restaurant supplies.
Arnold has been married for 29 years to Kristie and has two grown children.
He is originally from South Carolina and has lived in Boston, Southern California, Syracuse and 11 years in South Jersey. Arnold attends Fellowship Alliance Chapel and volunteers regularly on Saturday mornings in Camden.
Amy is a devoted wife and stay-at-home mom. Prior to having children, Amy worked as a Public Defender in Camden. Through this time, Amy fell in love with the city of Camden and its people. As Amy grew in her faith, she started leading women's Bible studies. Yet she always felt a disconnect between her faith and the unmet practical needs that she knew existed less than 20 minutes from home. As a mom of young children living in the suburbs, she didn't know how to bridge that gap. Then, in 2012, Amy was introduced to Brenda Antinore and the ministry of Seeds of Hope. It was the missing piece of the puzzle. Today, Amy is humbled and grateful to be able to serve the Lord with Seeds of Hope. She is always looking to encourage others to plug into this fantastic ministry. Amy and her family live in Cherry Hill, and attend Fellowship Alliance Chapel in Medford.
Keith is the Treasurer for the Board of Seeds of Hope Ministries. He has worked for over 29 years as a Mechanical Engineer for RCA, General Electric, Lockheed-Martin and Aydin Telemetry and is currently the Manager of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Aided Design at RF Products, Inc. in Camden, NJ. He has been involved with Seeds of Hope Ministries since 2004 and has served as a volunteer in various areas such as Angle Tree, Saturday Morning Breakfasts and the Sunday Morning Outreach to the homeless. He has also served at Sovereign Grace Church as the Junior and Senior High Youth Leader for 10 years and is currently leading a Community Group. Keith and his wife Sandy and their three children live in Collingswood and attend Sovereign Grace Church in Marlton, NJ.
"Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God"
"But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you, may those who love your salvation say continually, "Great is The Lord." As for me ,I am poor and needy but The Lord takes thought of me.You are my help and my deliver, do not delay, O my God."Ps.40:16-17