Meet Our Caring Staff

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Sonya

Executive Director
Sonya serves as the Executive Director, where she leads the organization in its continued growth and impact. With over a decade of experience in pregnancy resource center ministry, Sonya has been an integral part of PWC since its inception. Her leadership has helped shape the clinic into a nationally recognized pregnancy clinic known for compassionate care and innovative services. Sonya and her husband, Craig, are proud parents of two daughters, and grandparents to one very special grandson, Stetson.
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Janine

Director of Operations
As Director of operations, Janine is responsible for our office administration needs and financials, including operations and donor support. She retired from the Park Hill School District after 30 years as a speech-language pathologist in 2019. Janine volunteered at the clinic as an advocate and client education coordinator. She feels privileged to continue serving the ministry as a staff member. Janine and her husband, Todd have two boys.
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Angie

Client Services Director
Angie manages our volunteers, ensuring each client receives exceptional care and experiences God’s love. She also oversees SmartSteps and the Fatherhood program. She has been ministering to women for over 25 years and has a passion for those who are at risk and vulnerable. Angie’s education is in teaching and counseling, and she is an author and grief coach. She and her husband Jonathan have three children.
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Gina

Nurse Manager
She worked at Texas Children’s Hospital and Children’s Mercy Hospital as a Registered Nurse in the Intensive Care Unit for ten... She received her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2002 and became a Certified Pediatric... Gina Bednar graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Rockhurst College/Research College of Nursing in 1992.
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Sabra

Director of Program and Outreach
Sabra is a passionate and intentional leader with a heart for helping others discover their identity in Christ and the freedom that comes with it. With a strong focus on relationship-driven work, Sabra is a self-proclaimed Kingdom Connector, always seeking opportunities to bring people together in meaningful ways. Her energy and enthusiasm are evident in everything she does, making her an inspiring presence both personally and professionally. Outside of work, Sabra enjoys spending time with her two boys, traveling, immersing herself in music, and pursuing all things related to health and wellness.
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Jill

Director of Education
As Director of Education, Jill is developing a program to represent PWC in the greater Kansas City area in public and private schools. Her passion is to educate the next generation in healthy relationships, sexual risk avoidance, abuse/trafficking prevention, identity and much more. Primary prevention and breaking generational patterns are goals of the program and will benefit the men, women and children of the community. Jill brings experience from working for nonprofits throughout her life in various roles, including that of community educator. She and her husband Ed have six children and four grandchildren so far!
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Melody

Staff Nurse/Sonographer
Melody brings more than 16 years of nursing experience in OB Postpartum, medical surgical, and school nursing. She has been married for over 29 years, with 4 children, a son in-law, and a daughter in-law. "The Lord led me to Parkville Women’s Clinic last year with a purpose of reaching the hearts of young women single and married.", Melody shares, "To walk along side them and teach the truth of who God created them to be. Now, trained in limited sonography I have the skills to show that life starts from the beginning."
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Maren

Staff Nurse/Sonographer
Maren attended Park University, where she played volleyball and graduated with her nursing degree in 2019. She worked on an orthopedic floor for a few months amid the pandemic. She then transferred to a pediatric clinic and worked as a nurse and lactation counselor. Maren has always felt a strong pull towards helping the mom, baby and dad. She is so grateful for the opportunity to work at Parkville Women’s Clinic and knows she is right where God wants her. Maren and her husband have 2 daughters and spend a lot of time outside and love to play games together.
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Gena

Staff Nurse
Gena began volunteering at the clinic in 2021 with a desire to share God’s love and truth in a broken world. After some time, she began to offer her nursing skills at the clinic as well. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1997 from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Her past nursing experience includes Emergency Room, Endoscopy, Post Anesthesia Recovery and School Nursing. She and her husband, Tim, have been married for 24 years, and they have 2 sons.
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Derrick

Fatherhood Coordinator
In addition to being part of the PWC staff, Derrick serves as Executive Pastor of Fellowship of Grace Church in Parkville. He has been a long-time supporter of the clinic both personally and through church partnership, in addition to becoming an active Fatherhood Mentor when the program first began in 2021. He now oversees the many fatherhood mentors who volunteer their time and growth of the program itself in order to reach even more men.
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Paola

IT Assistant
Paola graduated as Software Engineer in 2002, she has 8 years of experience on Automotive, Aeronautical and Software industries. Paola joined our clinic in 2017 volunteering as a bilingual Client Advocate helping to serve English speaking clients and more importantly helping us to extend our Clinic services to all our Spanish speaking clients. In 2023 Paola joined our Staff as an IT assistant serving Staff and volunteers with technical support keeping hardware, software, and data secure, updated, and optimized. She feels blessed to be part of this organization and she loves to put her skills and talents to the service of our clients. Paola is married to Sergio and together they have 2 girls.
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Amber

Coordinator
Amber supports the donor engagement efforts at Parkville Women's Clinic, working closely with the team to coordinate campaigns, manage donor communications, and keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes. With a background in both administration/operations and ministry/start-ups, she brings both a detail-oriented mindset and a deep appreciation for relationship-building work.   She and her husband have 3 children, live in the greater Austin metro, and are proud to support this mission remotely. Outside of work, Amber enjoys leading worship in church, camping with the family, fashion and a good, long jog outside.