Rebekah Burch Basinger
Program Developer
Rebekah Burch Basinger has been associated with the In Trust since 1991, first as a member of the organization's governing board and then, for the past four years, as a part-time staff member. She brings to her work with In Trust a rich history in higher education administration, having held senior positions at three church-related colleges and two educational associations, and also ten years as a consultant on fundraising and board development. She holds a bachelor's degree from Trinity College in Illinois and earned graduate degrees at Wichita State University in Kansas and Temple University in Philadelphia. She serves on the boards of MAP International and Pacific Lifeline Ministries, and recently completed two terms of board service with the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

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Jay Blossom
Editor
Jay Blossom joined In Trust's staff in 2005, having previously served as manager of corporate, foundation, and membership giving at Partners for Sacred Places, a nonprofit organization that supports historic houses of worship. He has also served on the editorial staffs of medical publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, the academic journal Church History and the William and Mary Alumni Association. He earned a bachelor's degree at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and graduate degrees at the College of William and Mary and Duke University, where he studied American religious and cultural history.

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Matthew Chalfant
Administrative Manager
Matthew Chalfant joined In Trust's staff in 2006 after having served as office manager and marketing director at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, where he planned and marketed extracurricular educational events on university campuses nationwide. His experience includes member recruitment, advertising, direct mail marketing, and public relations, as well as digital media. He earned a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Delaware.

Melinda R. Heppe
Contributing Editor
Melinda Heppe has been with In Trust since 1992 as assistant editor, associated editor, and now contributing editor and writer of the regular Spirit Matters column. She holds a master of divinity degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and a licentiate in sacred theology (concentrating in dogmatic theology) from St. Patrick's College in Maynooth, Ireland. In addition to her work for In Trust, she pastors two small Lutheran churches in the coal-mining region of eastern Pennsylvania.

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Amy Kardash
Director of Mentors
Amy Kardash joined In Trust in 2009. Previously, she was assistant vice president and marketing manager at Wilmington Trust Corporation, and, before that, assistant vice president and regional banking manager at PNC Bank. Amy brings experience in team management, business planning, conducting seminars, and creating marketing campaigns. She serves on several Christian educational boards and volunteers at her parish as a lector and religious instructor. She earned a bachelor's degree and an M.B.A. from the University of Delaware, where she studied business management and marketing.

Christa R. Klein
President
Christa R. Klein is the president and executive director of In Trust Inc. and an In Trust governance mentor. A founder of In Trust magazine, she has served as a consultant on governance to Lilly Endowment Inc., the Association of Governing Boards, the Association of Theological Schools, and dozens of individual seminaries. She is an American church historian by training and knows theological school governance from all angles as a former faculty, board and administrative team member.

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William R. MacKaye
Editor Emeritus, In Trust

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Nettia Shepper
Editorial Associate
Nettia Shepper joined In Trust's staff in 2006. With a bachelor's degree in journalism from Temple University, she came to In Trust with experience in customized databases, copy-editing, and grant research and writing that supported a variety of nonprofit organizations.

Teresa Vivolo
Executive Assistant to the President
Teresa Vivolo joined In Trust in 2010. Previously she was an account manager with AlphaGraphics, where she helped her customers plan, produce, and manage their visual communications. Before that she served as publications production manager at Winterthur Museum, the former country estate of Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969), an avid antiques collector and horticulturist. Teresa brings experience in marketing and membership campaigns, project management, and publications. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware, where she studied English, Journalism, and Art History.