Following a recent AGM, the Board of Trustees for Media Associates International (Europe) are delighted to announce the appointment of our new Chairperson, Janet Wilson from 1st June 2024.
Janet became a Trustee in 2021 and has been making a valuable contribution as a trainer for our European training programme which seeks to inspire and equip a new generation of Christian writers and communicators in their home lands.
Janet said: “I loved my first MAI-Europe event, near Cambridge in the UK. How exciting to meet other Christian writers and publishers from all over Europe! What a blessing it has been, to be part of the MAI family. I became a trustee for MAI-Europe in 2021, went to my first LittWorld in Hungary 2022, and helped to run a writers’ conference in Bulgaria in 2023. I run the MAI-Europe Online Writers Friendship Group and have helped with webinars and seminars, which has been a joy and a privilege.
Retiring Chairperson Rodney Shepherd said, “It has been truly a privilege to have served in this role for the past fifteen years and will continue to serve as a Trustee in a supportive role. I highly commend Janet as a passionate Christian writer and publisher and her servant leadership. She will bring much value to the future development of MAI-Europe and in her service as a board member of Media Associates International.
As a successful author and entrepreneur publisher of Dernier Publishing children’s books, Janet’s considerable experiences will bring a richness of knowledge and skills to our training resources especially in engaging with a young generation of readers in today’s multi-media world of publishing.”
Janet will be looking forward to being in touch with other publishers and partnership ministries who serve a common purpose. We have a very busy training programme and events in the coming year which includes our second Balkan Writers Forum in Montenegro, 3-6th October, our global LittWorld conference 3-8th November in Puebla, Mexico and our continuing online monthly writer’s friendships groups.