Anne joined the Desert Southwest United Methodist Foundation team as the Executive Director in 2018. Previously, she worked at Wespath Benefits and Investments in Glenview, Illinois for over 13 years. She focuses on growing relationships with the churches in the conference and spreading the mission of the foundation. She strives to visit a different church in the conference every Sunday for worship and enjoys meeting the pastors and different members of each congregation. She enjoys issuing grants to local churches and organizations. Her favorite part of leading Desert Southwest United Methodist Foundation is supporting the goal of ‘doing more good’ for the churches and organizations in the Desert Southwest Annual Conference.

Judi started with Desert Southwest United Methodist Foundation in 2022. Judi has more than 30 years of experience in the non-profit arena. She has been an executive director for staff from three to 33, a director of planned giving, a regional specialist for capital campaigns, a marketing communications manager, a teacher, a writer, and a mentor. Her favorite part of working for Desert Southwest United Methodist Foundation is being able to offer assistance to individuals and congregations regarding gifts of assets.

Beverly joined the Desert Southwest United Methodist Foundation in 2021 as a part-time administrative and accounting assistant. She has worked in both the private and public accounting sectors and has over 30 years of experience. Most of her experience has been in public accounting providing tax returns, bookkeeping, payroll, financial preparation, and other accounting services. During her free time, Beverly enjoys spending time with her husband and five grandchildren. Her favorite part of working for DSUMF is working with the customers and Board of Director members. “The customers are thankful, understanding, and patient which makes our job very pleasant!”