Women's Ministries
Meet the Team
Shannon Reese, Director of Women’s Ministries
Provides teaching, leadership, vision and strategy for Women’s Ministries. Oversees the e-newsletter, provides leadership training and development and writes curriculum.
1. Favorite comfort food: Chicken and Dumplings
2. Social Group in High School: Nerd
3. Most desirable travel destination: Kailua Beach, Hawaii
4. Favorite Ice Cream: Coffee Blast by Double Rainbow (only sold at Trader Joe’s)
5. Biggest Dream: To one day go to Papua New Guinea
6. Favorite song: “LifeSong” by Casting Crowns
7. Greatest physical accomplishment: Completing two marathons (yes, a marathon is 26.2 miles)
8. Favorite book: A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken
9. Best Day so far: Horseback riding through the Colorado Rockies, sharing a saddle with my son, Houston, while my husband and son, Jackson, rode alongside us on horses of their own.
sreese@calvarylife.org or 714-550-2209
Renate Schnurr, Associate Director of Women's Ministries
Oversees all of the “Connecting Groups,” liaison between Women’s Ministries and the counseling ministry, and coordinates the various mentoring programs.
1. Favorite comfort food: My mom's "Rouladen", a wonderful German dish.
2. Social Group in high school: Christian club at school
3. Most desirable travel destination: The Na Pali coast, Kauai
4. Favorite ice cream: lemon (Italian ice)
5. Biggest dream: trip to New Zealand - I hear it's beautiful there!
6. Favorite song: "Pour My Love on You" by Philipps, Craig and Dean
7. Greatest physical accomplishment: Hiking in the mountains for the first time since back surgery 14 years ago
8. Favorite book: "Come Away My Beloved" by Frances J. Roberts
9. Best day so far: The day I got to Germany to visit my family after waiting for my Green Card for 4 ½ years.
rschnurr@calvarylife.org or 714-550-2391
Ferrel McKee, Women’s Ministries Administrative Assistant
Oversees all the administrative responsibilities in Women’s Ministries – which includes phone calls, emails, database, general information, resources and materials, and registration information.
fmckee@calvarylife.org or 714-550-2322