board of directors
Nick Martin - Board Chair
Pastor
Nick currently serves as a pastor in local church ministry with emphasis on teaching and equipping families in the truth of God's Word. Prior to his current role, Nick has served churches in Missouri and Illinois.
He is a graduate of Missouri Baptist University (BA in Christian Ministry), Lindenwood University (MA in Organizational Leadership), and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv in Biblical Studies), and is currently pursuing further doctoral studies. During his undergraduate work, he spent his summers working alongside indigenous pastors in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia) where he first became aware of human trafficking not only abroad, but in the United States.
Nick is married to his wife, Brittany, and they have one son. Together, they are a licensed foster care home in the State of Illinois with experience as a specialized home supporting minors with extensive trauma. Furthermore, Nick is a ministry leader and advocate on a local and state level for foster care, adopted children, and survivors of abuse. Ultimately, Nick and his family pray that under God’s enduring guidance, provision, and faithfulness, Eden’s Glory will continue to see survivors restored from the extensive trauma of human trafficking and communities empowered with skills and knowledge to prevent exploitation.
RACHEL WAYMAN-secretary
original task force member
Rachel is married to Tim Wayman and they have 2 daughters: Brooke and Alli. She is active in the community serving on the Academic Foundation board and in the parent club at her kids' school. She completed her undergrad at Greenville University and went on to teach Elementary school aged kids for 4 years in Texas. Rachel and Tim moved back to Greenville in 2011 and she has been staying home raising her kids. Rachel volunteered with Set Free and then later learned more about Eden’s Glory and felt that God was leading her to this ministry. She has been helping Eden’s Glory since 2015 and has served on the board since 2016.
jerad bohland
illinois prisoner review board
Jared currently serves the State of Illinois as a governor appointee to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board based on his extensive background in domestic violence and human trafficking work. Jared graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Belmont University. After some years working in the music industry, Jared and his wife moved back to Illinois to begin a career in social service and ministry. His work history includes experience as a counselor for teens in residential treatment, a case manager for homeless individuals, a public housing specialist, and years as the client services coordinator and a contracted domestic violence certification trainer for a 5 county service area centered in Decatur, IL.
Jared’s volunteer history includes former member of the Macon County Continuum of Care Homeless Advisory Council, former delegate to the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence including co-chairing the Leadership Development Committee, former member of Set Free Movement – Macon County Chapter, and former member of the Central Illinois Human Trafficking Task Force. Jared is a 1st cohort graduate of the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence Leadership Academy. Jared maintained Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professional licensure from 2017 until his current appointment in 2021, and has accumulated over 300 hours of continued education in the field. He is a 2020 Herald and Review 20 Under 40 Professional Award recipient.
Jared has always been heavily involved in his faith communities including mission trips in college to serving various churches over the years in men’s ministry, worship arts, young adult ministry, urban ministry, boards, and serving as an elder. Jared currently serves First Christian Church in Decatur as a men’s ministry leader as well as serving in the First Kids ministry.
Jared is married to his wife, Katie, who is just as active professionally and voluntarily in victim services and in her faith. Together they are raising their three sons to love Jesus and to love people, and they look forward to how God intends to use them for his glory and for the benefit of survivor’s served through Eden’s Glory.
holly hampsch
Executive director
Holly is an Alumni of Greenville College with an Education Degree. When attending a Passion Conference in 2010, she learned about the devastation of modern-day slavery. Since that day, God has given Holly a passion to have a hands-on opportunity in helping victims find freedom. Eight years later and a move back home took her on a path that led her to Eden’s Glory.
ANNIE SCHOMAKER, LCSW
Co- founder
Annie is a licensed clinical social worker with vast experience of casework, counseling, and training in her field. In 2004, God moved her heart to fight for the broken, the enslaved, and challenge systemic injustices and she has never turned back. Annie is the co-founder and lead program developer for Eden's Glory. MANY hours of learning, research, networking, writing, revising, wrestling, creativity, heart, and PRAYER have been given to the creation of a two-year treatment program for survivors of human trafficking. Annie leads us with a high standard, and with God's help and grace, to focus on the women and their pursuit of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and relational restoration.
Join our board of directors
Interested in coming alongside Eden's Glory? We are looking to saturate our Board of Directors with skilled, passionate, and connected individuals who can aid us in strategically taking Eden's Glory into the future.
Serve a two-year term, engage on one of our committees, connect us to stakeholders, and create sustainable infrastructure.
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