Faculty and staff honored for employment milestones

Annette Brill Bergstresser on May 19, 2026

Published: May 19, 2026

(l. to r.): Deanna Risser, Randy Detweiler, Rachel Fonseca, Allan Rudy-Froese, Norm Cender, Jewel Gingerich Longenecker, Mary Ann Weber (Not pictured: Henok T. Mekonin) (Credit: Annette Brill Bergstresser/AMBS)

Join us in giving thanks for the faithful service of our faculty and staff! AMBS employees gathered on May 13 to recognize employment milestones for the following Administrative Faculty, Teaching Faculty and Professional Staff.

Five Years of Excellence

  • Deanna Risser, MBA, Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer
  • Randy Detweiler, MDiv, CFRM, Development Associate
  • Rachel Fonseca, BA, Graphic Designer and Marketing Specialist
  • Henok T. Mekonin, MA, Global Leadership Collaborative Specialist

15 Years of Excellence

  • Allan Rudy-Froese, PhD, Associate Professor of Preaching and Voice
  • Norm Cender, Director of Maintenance and Campus Safety

25 Years of Excellence

  • Jewel Gingerich Longenecker, PhD, Dean of Lifelong Learning; DMin Program Director

Retirements

  • Norm Cender, Director of Maintenance and Campus Safety (15 years)
  • Mary Ann Weber, MA, Director of Enrollment (seven years)

Located in Elkhart, Indiana, on ancestral land of the Potawatomi and Miami peoples, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary is a learning community with an Anabaptist vision, offering theological education for learners both on campus and at a distance as well as a wide array of lifelong learning programs — all with the goal of educating followers of Jesus Christ to be leaders for God’s reconciling mission in the world. ambs.edu

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