Everett

Organization:: The Mennonite, Inc.
Position:: Editor and CEO
About My Work:: The Mennonite's staff consists of five staff members (3.6 FTE), two freelancers (designer and proofreader) and one volunteer (reads the magazine into audio ! tapes). Since a 2009 consultation with Lou Ann Sabatier, the organization considers itself a "content provider" instead of a print magazine; 30,000-35,000 people read the content provided through website (www.themmennonite.org), the print magazine (The Mennonite), a weekly ezine (TMail) and a monthly Spanish-language ezine (Meno Acontecer).

About Me:: Everett Thomas is the second of six children and originally Lancaster, Pa. He began as editor of The Mennonite in November 2000 and currently works out of the magazine’s Goshen, Ind., office. Thomas came to The Mennonite after serving 11 years as president of Mennonite Board of Congregational Ministries in Elkhart, Ind. Thomas graduated from Goshen College in 1972 with a degree in English and spent 15 years at Bethany Christian High School in Goshen, first as an English teacher and later as an administrator. Thomas also squeezed three years of seminary courses into 20 years, receiving the M. Div. degree from Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart in 1998. Thomas and his wife, Barbara, are members of College Mennonite Church in Goshen and have two young adult children: Matthew, who lives in Bay City, Mich., and Michelle, who lives in nearby Union, Mich., with her husband Ryan Brenneman. Thomas is an avid sailor and enjoys sailing the family's 36' sailboat on Lake Michigan. Thomas currently serves on Goshen's City Council, having first been elected to represent his district in 1991.

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