Marcia accepted Jesus at the age of 12 in the organization Messengers of the King. Still in that organization, while studying missionary biographies, she had a missionary call. She graduated in Religious Education from IBER (current CIES) and currently works as a Christian Educator at PIB in Jacarepaguá-RJ. She is married to a pastor and has two children.

Kakheli is a resource person putting on seminars on youth, women and family. Kakheli earned her Masters degree on Religions (M.Th) from NIIPGTS Kolkatta India after finishing B.Th, B.D from Eastern Theological College Jorhat Assam.

Dr Duval-Poujol Valerie is a French Baptist theologian and Bible translator. She has specialised in teaching in churches about women in the Bible and in the Church. She is head of the working group of the French Baptist Federation on domestic violence.

Yagana is Kanuri by tribe from Nigeria and has worked with a missionary organization there called “Kanuri Project,” specifically reaching women.

Kele is an experienced facilitator, researcher and community worker in various fields including social policy, grassroots level communities, youth peace building and development, gender issues and social work.

Nuwun Ngong Caroline is the Cameroon Baptist Convention Women’s Department Director. She is married and a mother of four children. Caroline holds a Bachelor of Theology Degree from the Cameroon Baptist Theological Seminary Ndu.

Analía Tofful de Castelao was the President the Baptist Women of Uruguay (2009-2013) and a Vice-President of UFBAL (2009-2018).

Laura McDaniel is an ordained minister, attorney, entrepreneur, mentor, wife and mother who is passionate about identifying and mentoring young leaders through UPTICK.

Sonya Habimana is the Chair of the UPTICK board and strives to cultivate the ministry to reach emerging young leaders everywhere.

Elissa is the president of BWA Women’s branch, Baptist Women of the Pacific. She is a speaker and author of two books. As a young woman she was shy and insecure but secretly dreamed of serving God in a big way.

Gaopalelwe, or more commonly known as Gao, is a mother, wife & community builder. She is an ordained pastor and pastor’s wife at Revival Baptist Church, Pretoria, South Africa.