Emmaus Election 2023

Golden Spread Emmaus and Chrysalis Community

2023 Board of Directors Election Ballot

The following is the nominated slate for this year’s election. Four persons are to be elected from this slate. This year’s ballot will result in the election of two (2) men and two (2) women to the Board. Voting in this election is restricted to members of the Golden Spread Emmaus Community. Please review the candidates, their bio’s, then prayerfully select your candidates for the upcoming year.

✱ ✱ ✱ Background information on all candidates may be found by scrolling down on this page. ✱ ✱ ✱

✱ ✱ ✱ Ballots must be submitted no later than November 15, 2023 ✱ ✱ ✱

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Jeff Roller Larry Yaws Trevor Babbitt John Hayward

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Karen Mediavilla Madison Walker Janet Scarth Brenda Wilhite

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Candidate Bios

Jeff Roller

Jeff Roller
My name is Jeff Roller and I live in Amarillo, Tx. I have been married to my wife Carol for 32 years and have two adult children, Josh and Jenna.

I attended Walk #181 in March of 2005 and it changed my life. I had never known the love of our Lord like that expressed over the weekend. I have continued to give back to the Community over the years and have been greatly blessed in doing so.

I served in all laity positions on numerous Walks over the years and given a number of talks and was honored to serve as Lay Director on Walk # 224. I also served as Inside Board Representative on 2 Walks during my previous 3-year term on the Board including serving as Community Lay Director for the Golden Spread Emmaus Community, as well as Community Lay Director for the Golden Spread Chrysalis Community. I also was able to serve on a couple of Kairos weekends in the Neal unit. More recently, I served the Golden Spread Chrysalis Community in Behind the Scenes roles and mime communion.

Recently, my wife, Carol, and I have retired from our positions at Amarillo ISD affording more time for service and support of our community. I am honored to be nominated to serve on the Board and would welcome the new service opportunities where my past experience can help build upon the decades of success of the Golden Spread Emmaus Community. For through service, we become the hands and feet of Christ sharing His love with those around us.

Karen Mediavill

Karen Mediavilla
Hi,
I’m Karen Mediavilla. I’m excited to tell you that I’m running for a position on the Golden Spread
Emmaus Board.

My husband and I have been active in the Emmaus community for the past 18 years.
Our 3 children (ages 22, 21 and 19) have grown-up surrounded with the love and support of our
Emmaus Community and now are starting their young adult lives.

Here are the years and walks that I have been a part of over the past 18 years:
2005 walk #194 was my first walk as a pilgrim.
2010 walk #213, I was an assistant table leader.
2012 walk #227, I was a table leader and my talk was ”Discipleship”
2014 walk #241, I was a table leader and my talk was “Priesthood of Believers”
2016 walk #249, I was an assistant lay director
2017 walk #257, I was an assistant lay director and my talk was “Priority”

Some of the things that I have been a part of and helped with over the years are Emmaus
renewal groups, sponsoring pilgrims, agape, Chrysalis team’s lunches, behind the scenes and
community dinners.

I would be honored to continue to help the Emmaus Community by serving on the Golden
Spread Emmaus Board. Thank you for your support.
De Colors!

Larry Yaws

Larry Yaws
My name is Larry Yaws. While on my personal Walk to Emmaus (240) in August of 2014, I
learned what the true forgiveness of Jesus meant. With His guidance, and the agape love of the
people who journeyed with me, I was finally able to forgive myself of my past and move forward
powerfully in my true identity as a Son of God. From that time forward I have had the blessing
of being a part of the Emmaus Community with the intention to share that same love and grace
with others that was given to me. I have worked behind the scenes, as well as on the
conference room team.

I have served as an assistant table leader on walk 250 and as a table
leader on walks 258, 264, and 273. I have the honor of working walk 279 this November. I
work for Randall County Fire Department. My wife Heather and I attend The Loft and have five
grown children.

Madison Walker

Madison Walker
My name is Madison Walker. I have been married to my husband Lance for 7 years, and together we have three kids. Lily (age 4), Walker (age 3), and Clark (age 18 months). I am a registered nurse and have worked in all aspects of nursing including the ER, ICU and most recently supervising home health.

I went on my Chrysalis 15 years ago. Since then, I have been involved in various roles within the Emmaus and Chrysalis community. I served on the Chrysalis board of directors. I worked two Chrysalis flights in the roles of assistant table leader and table leader, where I gave the “Ideals” talk.

I have worked three different Emmaus Walks as an assistant table leader and a table leader. I have given the “Discipleship” talk, “Growth Through Study”, and “Life of Piety” talk. I enjoy participating in all things Emmaus, from Candlelight to Community and everything in between. My parents instilled in me at a young age the importance of living a life with a relationship with Christ, and I hope that my actions are an example of that for others and especially my kids.

Trevor Babbitt

Trevor Babbitt
I experienced my walk in March of 2007 on walk #195. I was shown what a loving community truly looked like and really began to understand how blessed we are to receive the grace of God.
I have worked many walks in all Lay positions over the last 16 years. I was fortunate enough to be able to lead a great team on walk #250. Being a Lay Director was a blessing and something I will never forget.

I’m currently working as the registrar for the Golden Spread Emmaus community. I would love to be able to also serve as a Board Member. Being a part of this community has been a great blessing and I have enjoyed every minute of it.

I would like for you to consider voting for me to be one of the Board of Directors of Emmaus. Thank you.

Janet Scarth

Janet Scarth
My name is Janet Scarth and I went on my Walk #141 in June of 2000.

I served on the following Walks as listed below:
• Walk #162 Aug 2002 ATL No talk
• Walk #201 Feb 2008 TL Changing Our World
• Walk #219 Jan 2011 TL Priesthood of All Believers
• Walk #237 Feb 2014 TL Grow Through Study
• Walk #261 Oct 2018 TL Christian Action
• Walk #265 Oct 2019 ATL last min sub – no talk
• Walk #270 Oct 2021 ALD Priority
• Walk #278 Oct 2023 ALD Fourth Day

I have not been very active in Golden Spread Emmaus Community because I have been very involved in my local church in leadership of our Women’s Ministry. However, I have sponsored several pilgrims through the years. Although I am still very active in my church, South Georgia Baptist Church; I am no longer in a leadership position for our women’s ministry so would have time to serve on the GS Emmaus Board if elected.

John Hayward

John Hayward
My name is John Hayward, and I have been married to my wife Patricia for 34 years. I have one son who lives in Dallas and two daughters who live locally. My daughters have married and given my wife and me 5 grandchildren. I attend Hillside Christian Church West Campus regularly and I volunteer in the Tech department to assist with the presentation of the service at least once a month. My Walk to Emmaus was 208 in 2009 at the Bishop Defalco Retreat Center. Since my walk, I have been involved with the Emmaus Community by sponsoring other pilgrims, providing agape with a reunion group, and working walks in various positions. I am interested in learning more about the Emmaus community and how our local community is organized

Brenda Wilhite

Brenda Wilhite
My name is Brenda Wilhite. What a humbling offer to be nominated to serve on the Emmaus Board to represent this community. Let me introduce myself, I am married to my High School sweetheart, Jim Wilhite, and this year is our 49th anniversary. I taught elementary school for 2nd – 5th grades for 29 years and was blessed to be a Youth Pastor for middle school and high school for 30 years. With Jim being a Pastor, I have taught all levels of Sunday School and Groups.

I was blessed forever because of my Walk #91. Before I went on my walk, I thought I had a great relationship with God, but my walk taught me, I had a talk with God and not a true walk with God. I have served on the Emmaus Board previously, did the 4th Day training, served as Inside Board Representative, and helped on the music team. I have given “The Priesthood of All Believers”, “Changing My World”, “Priorities”, “Christian Action”, and the “Perseverance” talks, served as Past Lay Director, and I have been chosen to serve on Walk 278. I was blessed to serve as Lay Director on Walk 241. Jim and I started the Emmaus Community at Hillside Christian Church. What a blessing it is working side by side with God for His Kingdom with Emmaus.

Thank you for this consideration.