Mitzi grew up in Morehead City, NC and loves calling North Carolina home. Her passion for history guided her career in both teaching and ministry. She majored in history at UNC-CH and taught as part of Teach for America. Now she breathes life into old, important stories in a different way as a minister (graduate of Duke Divinity School). Her work has taken her to Houston, Lake Junaluska, and Raleigh, and she admits that there’s something about the Triangle that always calls her back.
Mitzi’s ministry has led her to an array of congregations: rural, suburban, urban, and college town churches, as well as a seminary chapel, a Fresh Expression, and a UMC Conference Center. These diverse experiences have given her a deep appreciation for the treasured beliefs and practices that connect all United Methodists. She loves to discern and name the Christian missions that function as the unique heartbeat of the church, and then equip and encourage all the various parts of the body to keep those missions healthy and vibrant.
She lives in Raleigh with her Texan husband, Gordon, and the youngest of their two children. She enjoys reading, cooking, and hiking with a goal of one day hiking the Mountains to Sea trail in its entirety.