Speaker Bios

Rev. Dr. Andrea
Godwin-Stremler is a pastor in the RCA and a licensed therapist. Currently she serves as CEO of New Revelations College Ministries, a ministry of RCA Central Plains Classis, which she and her husband, Ted, are planting in northern Texas.

She pastored churches in Michigan and Nevada before she and her family moved to Germany for her husband, Ted, to serve as Army Chaplain. During the Army chapter of their ministry life, she served in senior executive positions with families and soldiers in the Army Chaplaincy in Europe and the USA, provided counseling services to soldiers and their families, supervising chaplains training as counselors, and pastoring a Philipino National church in Hawaii.

She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Western Theological Seminary, the RCA-CRC Disability Concerns Advisory Team, and the RCA restructuring team. She is married 37 years to retired Army Chaplain COL Ted Godwin-Stremler. They have two daughters and four granddaughters.

Lucia Rios works for the Office of Accessibility at Salesforce. She was born with spina bifida and uses crutches and a wheelchair. Lucia spent 15 years working at Disability Network Lakeshore as a community access specialist, focusing on providing technical assistance on physical and program access for businesses and governmental entities. For three years, Lucia worked for a non-profit employee support organization called The SOURCE as a resource davigator dedicated to Herman Miller, Inc, where she assisted employees in finding internal and external resources to help solve barriers impacting their work performance.

Lucia is an active participant in her community.
She serves on the local community foundation board and is a board member for Michigan Disability Rights Coalition. She is also a co-founder of Women of Color Give. In her free time, Lucia writes about her personal and professional experiences living with a disability.

Rev. Cindi Veldheer DeYoung feels that "I'll just talk louder" is one of the worst things someone can say. As a lifelong hard-of-hearing person, she finds that talking louder is a natural impulse but a lousy response. In April 2022, Cindi received a cochlear implant and is still playing with all of the new devices while trying to train her brain to adapt to this entirely new way of hearing. Cindi is an RCA minister serving as a chaplain at a large medical center in Grand Rapids, Michigan; a board-certified chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains; and an elder at Hope Church (RCA) in Holland. She has served on the General Synod Council of the RCA and several commissions and committees. Cindi lives with Terry DeYoung, also an RCA minister, and Dexter, their energetic, photogenic Brittany Spaniel.

Jenna C. Hoff is a writer and editor who is passionate about effecting positive change and sharing love in a world that hurts. She cares deeply about disability awareness and the reduction of ableism, including in churches. This care stems from living with physical and communication disabilities herself, being an adoptive mom to youth with disabilities, and having formerly worked as a pediatric physical therapist. She also worked in prior years with people with disabilities in group homes, respite care, and summer camps. Jenna co-edits the Disability Concerns Canada newsletter, volunteers in refugee sponsorship, and helps new Canadians learn English. Jenna makes a mean sourdough bread and lives with her family and sweet black cat in Edmonton, Alberta.

Kyle Crist is a high school counselor with Ridge View High School in Holstein, Iowa. Previously, he was director of congregational care at Rejoice! Community Church (RCA) in LeMars, IA. In addition to counseling church and community members,
he worked as a disability advocate, collaborated with local churches, and led an inclusive Bible study. He is part of the advisory team for RCA-CRC Disability Concerns. Kyle, who lives with cerebral palsy, has been married to Jess for eight years; and together they enjoy caring for Kyle’s nephew, Lincoln, who is going into second grade.

Leah Reinardy is a Disabled student, educator, and young professional who uses their lived experiences with multiple types of disabilities to combat ableism through writing, speaking, and creative endeavors. They are currently a senior at Hope College pursuing a BA in music and a BA in business. Leah is a founding member and current president of Hope Advocates for Invisible Conditions, an organization that supports and empowers Disabled students at Hope College. In addition to their work in higher education, they are a contributor to the My Dearest Friends Project, a TEDx speaker, and a guest speaker for organizations in West Michigan.

Rev. Annalise Radcliffe
is coordinator for Next Generation Engagement for the Reformed Church in America. She is passionate about intergenerational ministry and believes that youth ministry is the work of the whole church, not just the youth pastor. She and her husband, Ron, are planting pastors of City Chapel in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Victoria White brings over 20 years of experience in educational and ministry settings, chronic illness, and mentorship under the late advocate and author Barbara J. Newman. She holds a teaching degree (secondary education) from Grand Valley State University and is pursuing a master’s degree in Disability Studies in Education from Calvin University. Taking and teaching courses with Christian Leader’s Institute and Calvin Theological Seminary also broadens her perspectives on inclusive worship. Victoria is a popular writer, speaker, and coach for faith communities that are faithfully building belonging for persons of all abilities, but most of all she seeks to be faithful to her Lord, Jesus.

Vinnie Adams serves as the Inclusive Ministry Consultant for Tesoros de Dios in Managua, Nicaragua. Before moving to Nicaragua a year ago, he served as Disability Ministry Director and as a worship leader at Faith Church (Kingdom Network)
in Dyer, Indiana. More importantly, he is husband to Kate and father to Jakob (9) and Josiah (6).

Dr. Judy Vander Wilt has been an advocate for persons with disabilities for decades within her family, her profession, and the church. Within her family she advocated for the necessary supports for children in their various school settings. As an educator, she worked with very young children with emerging disabilities and then prepared adult learners to work with children with disabilities.
Within the church, she has long advocated for the welcome of all persons within the body of Christ.

Rev. Dave VanderWoude
has served in the Christian Reformed Church in North America, the Reformed Church in America, the Evangelical Free Church, and non-denominationally, as he has a heart for broad ecumenical reach. He has participated in the Leaders Development Network (CRCNA), church planting in North America (Calvin), the Leadership Training Residency (RCA and Faith Church, Dyer, Indiana), and is a graduate of Christian Leaders Institute and Western Theological Seminary.
For many years Dave has been involved in starting churches and ministering through existing churches. He and his family have recently begun a new church of varied abilities in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
City Hope GR is known as "a church of all abilities." Dave and his family believe every church is called to engage and create meaningful opportunities of belonging for all abilities. Without doing so, the greater church misses out.