{"id":32,"date":"2019-04-15T21:03:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T21:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/bvs\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2026-02-05T21:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:25:41","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"accordionStaff\" class=\"accordion\">\n  \n <div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\"><button class=\"btn btn-link\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordionStaff\" data-target=\"#collapseRendler\" aria-controls=\"collapseRendler\">Virginia Rendler, Interim Co-Director of BVS and Volunteer Coordinator<\/button><\/div>\n    <div id=\"collapseRendler\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"$\" data-parent=\"#accordionStaff\">\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n          <div class=\"col-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/08\/Virgina-Rendler-2023.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia Rendler\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"col\">    \n<p><strong>Responsible for:<\/strong> Placement, orientation, and support of BVS volunteers. Coordination of project sites and partner organizations. Recruitment, marketing, and promotion of the BVS program. <\/p> \n<p><strong>BVS Unit # and volunteer placement(s):<\/strong><br>Unit #331 in 2022<\/p>\n            <ul>\n              <li>Corrymeela Community, Ballycastle, N. Ireland (2022-2023)<\/li>\n            <\/ul>  \n            \n            <p><strong>On BVS staff since:<\/strong> July 2023.<\/p>\n            <p>Contact <a title=\"Email Virginia\" href=\"mailto:vrendler@brethren.org\">Virginia Rendler<\/a><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><!--\/.card-->\n  <div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\"><button class=\"btn btn-link\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordionStaff\" data-target=\"#collapseEldred\" aria-controls=\"collapseEldred\">Marissa Witkovsky-Eldred, Interim Co-Director of BVS and Coordinator of Short Term Service<\/button><\/div>\n    <div id=\"collapseEldred\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"$\" data-parent=\"#accordionStaff\">\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n          <div class=\"col-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/10\/Marissa-Witkovsky-Eldred.jpg\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"col\">\n            <p><strong>Responsible for:<\/strong> Planning and implementation of the FaithX program. Coordination of denominational, district, and youth conference involvement. Management of BVS publications and administrative tasks.<\/p>\n            <p><strong>BVS Unit # and volunteer placement(s):<\/strong><br>Unit #321 in 2018<\/p>\n            <ul>\n              <li>Church of the Brethren FaithX Office, Elgin, IL (2018-2019)<\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n            <p><strong>On BVS staff since:<\/strong> October 2022.<\/p>\n            <p>Contact <a title=\"Email Marissa\" href=\"mailto:mwitkovsky-eldred@brethren.org\">Marissa Witkovsky-Eldred<\/a><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n <div class=\"card\">\n    <div class=\"card-header\"><button class=\"btn btn-link\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordionStaff\" data-target=\"#collapseCook\" aria-controls=\"collapseCook\">Sara Cook, International Coordinator<\/button><\/div>\n    <div id=\"collapseCook\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"$\" data-parent=\"#accordionStaff\">\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n          <div class=\"col-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/cook-sara.jpg\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"col\">\n            <p><strong>Responsible for:<\/strong> European placements.<\/p>\n            <p><strong>BVS Unit # and volunteer placement(s):<\/strong><br>Unit #246 in 2001<\/p>\n            <ul>\n              <li>Ballysally Youth &amp; Community Center, Coleraine, N. Ireland (2001-2002)<\/li>\n              <li>Peace &amp; Reconciliation Group, Derry, N. Ireland (2002-2003)<\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n            <p><strong>On BVS staff since:<\/strong> January 2020.<\/p>\n            <p>Contact <a title=\"Email Sara\" href=\"mailto:saracook5@hotmail.com\">Sara Cook<\/a><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><!--\/.card-->\n<\/div><!--\/.accordion-->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Contact Us<\/h2>\n<p><a name=\"requestApp\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brethren Volunteer Service<br>1451 Dundee Ave<br>Elgin, IL 60120<br>Phone: (800) 323-8039<br>Email: <a title=\"Email bvs@brethren.org\" href=\"mailto:bvs@brethren.org\">bvs@brethren.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"requestDisplay\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Rendler, Interim Co-Director of BVS and Volunteer Coordinator Responsible for: Placement, orientation, and support of BVS volunteers. Coordination of project sites and partner organizations. Recruitment, marketing, and promotion of the BVS program. BVS Unit # and volunteer placement(s):Unit #331 in 2022 Corrymeela Community, Ballycastle, N. Ireland (2022-2023) On BVS staff since: July 2023. 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