MEET our Team
the DAYTON WOMEN IN THE WORD team IS full of women who love God and his word! They are fired up about encouraging and equipping women to know, believe and share the word of god. Does this fire you up too? Email daytonwomenintheword@gmail.com to ask about joining our team!
Jillian Vincent
Team Lead
Jillian serves on our paid staff as our team lead. She has enjoyed writing and teaching with DWITW since 2016. She is always thrilled to open the Bible with the women we serve. Jillian is a wife to Tim and “boy mom” to three sons. She takes great joy in nurturing the spiritual daughters in her life through Dayton Women in the Word.
Jillian’s favorite Bible passage is 2 Corinthians 12:9-10: “He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
Gabby Wenos
Communications Lead
Gabby serves on our paid staff as our communications lead. She loves to write and use her creative gifts to invite women into the community around God’s Word. She is wife to Parker and mama to two active toddlers, Bryon and Isabel.
Gabby’s favorite Bible passage is Colossians 1:15-17(ESV): “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities - all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Amanda Saliba
OperationS lead
Amanda serves on our paid staff as our operations lead. She started serving with DWITW in 2020 as our finance director and then served on our board of directors until she took the operations lead position in 2022. When she is not serving with DWITW, you can find her serving moms in the Dayton area through her non-profit organization Hands for Mom, being the leader for her daughter’s Girl Scout troop, or running. Amanda is a wife to David and a mom to three little children — Charlotte, Desmond and Molly.
Amanda’s favorite Bible passage is Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Bri Marino
tools intensive Lead
Bri serves on our paid staff as our Tools Intensive lead. She loved the first DWITW event she attended so much that she soon after started volunteering with them in 2023. Bri has a passion for writing and stories, and she loves creating art with God's Word. If she's not serving at DWITW or leading Bible study at her church, you can probably find her crafting or reading. Bri is wife to Jacob and fur mama to Molly.
Bri’s favorite Bible passage is 1 Thessalonians 5:24 - "He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it."
Alecia Rohrer
SUmmer STudy Lead
Alecia serves on our paid staff as our Summer Study lead. Women’s Bible studies have had a special place in her heart for years, and she is deeply passionate about women knowing and loving the Lord more deeply through knowing and loving His Word. As a former English teacher, she is so grateful for the privilege of helping write Bible studies and empowering teachers to lead Dayton women to a greater knowledge of Jesus Christ. When she’s not serving with DWITW, she’s usually reading, working on a jigsaw puzzle, trying a new coffee shop, or hanging out with college students at Cedarville University, where she works as a resident director. Alecia is married to Kyle, her life teammate and travel buddy.
Alecia’s favorite Scripture passage is Exodus 16, God’s faithful provision of manna “sweet like honey” in the wilderness, pointing to Jesus as the TRUE Bread of Life!
Jennifer bayer
Open Bible night Lead
Jennifer serves on our paid staff as our Open Bible Night lead. She oversees the team that plans for and serves monthly at our Open Bible Night Workshops. She loves to support this vital ministry that empowers and equips women to study their Bibles and then share what they’re learning in various ministry contexts in homes, communities, and churches all over the Dayton area. Jennifer is wife to Mike, mama to grown kids Noah, Eden, and Jonah, and grandma to Abel Oak and Faye Marigold.
Jennifer’s favorite Bible passage is Galatians 6:9 (NLT): “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
Olohana strong
St. Vincent study lead
Olohana serves on our paid staff as our St. Vincent Study lead. She loves to encourage the homeless community to come and see what Jesus has for each participant at the Bible study. She is passionate about sharing with the community that there is hope and His name is Jesus! She believes God’s love and His Word is the answer to every challenge in life! Olohana has loved serving with DWITW since 2022. When she is not serving with DWITW she is teaching Polynesian dance at her dance studio and sharing Aloha Spirit in the community. Olohana is married to Kelly and mama to a beautiful blended family of four.
Olohana’s favorite Scripture passage is 1 Corinthians 13:7 “Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”
Board of Directors
Our board of directors is a strong group of volunteers who meet monthly to govern over our ministry. These godly women serve by using their discernment to make good decisions for DWITW. They oversee the staff, finances and overall direction of our organization.
Bethany Sibbitt
Board President
Bethany has served with Dayton Women in the word in several ways — from volunteering at events to hosting and coordinating the podcast. She is the deacon of hospitality at her home church. Her vocation allows her to serve students as a professor of pharmacy at Cedarville University as well as serving oncology patients through Kettering Health.
While Bethany holds many titles, one of her favorites is "foster mama," as she comes alongside kids in need in Montgomery County. In her spare time, you can find her playing board games with friends or testing out a new baking recipe in the kitchen.
Bethany’s favorite Scripture passage is Genesis 16, which highlights our Lord's intentionality toward women: Hagar in the wilderness, where we learn that God sees us.
Erika Brubaker
Board Secretary
Erika has served with Dayton Women in the Word since 2019, delighting in every opportunity to gather with women across Dayton and learn over pages of an open Bible. She helps lead women's studies and Sunday worship at her home church and has enjoyed teaching preschool and school-aged children in Bible Study Fellowship since 2011. Erika is married to Tony and mama of four.
Erika's favorite Scripture is Psalm 27:14: "Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!"
Heidi Lenzo
Board Member
Heidi transitioned to board member after serving on our paid staff as our fundraising lead. Heidi has served with DWITW since 2017 in various roles, including the teaching team for summer studies and the Tools Intensive workshop. She is wife to Matthew and mom to four little ones.
Heidi’s favorite Bible passage is Zephaniah 3:16-17: “On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: ‘Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak. The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by his love; He will exult over you with loud singing.’”
Lisa Meiners
Board Member
Lisa Meiners is a Christian speaker, author, Bible study teacher and the founder of Deeper Still Ministries, Her passion is to see believers not only know the truths of God’s Word, but to go “deeper still” by applying and living out these truths in their daily lives. Lisa has authored two Bible studies and two devotionals and has shared the message of God’s truth at events throughout the country. She lives in Beavercreek, Ohio with her husband Dennis. They have two sons and a daughter.
Lisa’s favorite Bible passage is Colossians 2:6-7 NLT: “And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.”
Daisy Dronen
Board Member
Daisy is a bellwether table-gatherer who loves fresh cut flowers and reading. Always reading! She invites women to join her around the table, creating a beautiful space in which to disciple a generation. A few evenings a week she turns in her mom cape for a white coat as a nurse supervisor at a hospital. The Word of God is one of her greatest gifts and has carried her again and again to the heart of the Father.
Daisy was born in Honduras and raised in Texas, but Dayton, Ohio, is home. She loves to travel, spend time in nature, and dream of more dancing opportunities. This year she wants to use her writing to inspire others to find beauty and hope in everyday moments, palpably reminding us that the kingdom breaks in through beauty.
Elizabeth kilby
Board Member
Elizabeth Kilby joined the DWITW Board in 2025. She has been married for 18 years and has 8 kiddos - Grace, Abigail, Levi, Jacob, Isaac, Tim, Faith and Rachel aging from 15-4. Elizabeth works with Harvest Youth Ministries, in which her husband Jim founded, to reach people in Dayton with practical help and the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Her favorite part about DWITW is walking into the first day of a study and knowing she was surrounded by people who loved the Lord and were glad she was there.
Elizabeth’s favorite Bible passage is 1 Thessalonians 2:8: “Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well. “