Board Members
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Margaret Daley
PRESIDENTMargaret Daley is an award winning, multi-published author in the romance genre. One of her romantic suspense books, Hearts on the Line, won the ACFW Carol Award (formerly Book Of The Year). She currently writes inspirational romance and romantic suspense books for Love Inspired, romantic suspense for Abingdon Press, and historical romance for Summerside Press. She has sold 75 books to date. Her website: www.margaretdaley.com
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Richard Mabry
VICE PRESIDENTDr. Richard Mabry retired from medicine after a distinguished career as a respected clinician, teacher, writer, and researcher. He entered the field of non-medical writing with the publication of his book, The Tender Scar: Life After The Death Of A Spouse, written after the death of his first wife. Richard is the author of the Prescription For Trouble series of medical thrillers. He and his wife Kay make their home in North Texas.
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Fay Lamb
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Vickie McDonough
TREASURERAward-winning author Vickie McDonough has been an ACFW member since 2001 and has finaled in the Carol Awards/Genesis 10 times. She helped co-found ACFW's first chapter group in 2005 and served as ACFW's critique group coordinator. Vickie is currently serving as ACFW's treasurer. An accomplished author of 24 historical fiction and contemporary romance novels and novellas, Vickie makes her home in Oklahoma with her husband of 36 years. They have four grown sons, one who is married, and they enjoy having a feisty five-year-old granddaughter.
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Lacy Williams
MEMBERSHIP OFFICERLacy Williams was honored to have her debut book, MARRYING MISS MARSHAL, win the historical category in the 2009 Genesis awards. She writes historical romance for Love Inspired and has two more books contracted for release in 2012. She is a lifelong Oklahoma resident and a wife and mom.
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Cara Putman
PUBLICITY OFFICERCara Putman is a woman living a dream God planted in her heart years ago. Barbour's Heartsong Presents has released six of her books, including Canteen Dreams, a WWII historical set in Nebraska that won the 2008 Book of the Year for Short Historical. She also has written romantic suspense for Harlequin's Love Inspired Suspense, contemporary mysteries for Guidepost, a historical romantic suspense for Summerside Press, and the Complete Idiots Guide to Business Law. She has twelve books out with more on the way. Cara is also an attorney, wife, mom to four, homeschool teacher, occasional professor at Purdue, active at her church, and all around crazy woman. Crazy about God, her husband and her kids.
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Kim Sawyer
VOLUNTEER OFFICERBestselling, award-winning author Kim Vogel Sawyer wears many hats besides "writer." As a wife, mother, grandmother, and active participant in her church, her life is happily full. But Kim’s passion lies in writing stories of hope that encourage her readers to place their lives in God’s capable hands. An active speaking ministry assists her with her desire. Kim and her husband make their home on the beautiful plains of Kansas, the setting for many of Kim’s novels.
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Eileen Key
ZONE OFFICEREileen Key, retired teacher, taught middle school for thirty years and survived. She is now a freelance writer and editor. She’s published ten anthology stories and numerous articles and devotionals. She published a cozy mystery, Dog Gone and 3 novelllas through Barbour Publishers, also a mystery with Avalon. A lifelong reader, Eileen has owned a library card from eight different cities. Eileen is an active member of Grace Community Church. Keeping up with her three grown children and their families is her delight. Any spare time is devoted to her amazing grandkids. Visit her Web site at www.eileenkey.com.
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Advisory Board
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Colleen Coble
Best-selling author Colleen Coble's novels have won or finaled in awards ranging from the Best Books of Indiana, ACFW Book of the Year, RWA's, RITA, the Holt Medallion, the Daphne du Maurier, National Readers' Choice, and, the Booksellers Best. She has nearly 2 million books in print and has won ACFW's Mentor of the Year twice. Colleen writes romantic mysteries because she loves to see justice prevail. She lives with her husband Dave in Indiana. Visit her website at www.colleencoble.com.
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Gail Martin
Award-winning novelist Gail Gaymer Martin never thought she would have three and a half million books in print when her first novel was published in 1998. Along with fiction, she is the author of numerous plays, skits, program books and Writing the Christian Romance a book from Writer's Digest. Today, she frequents the speaking circuit as a keynote speaker for churches, libraries, civic organizations and writing workshops across the United States and abroad. A licensed counselor, Gail earned a master's degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich. Before beginning her career as a full-time writer, Gail worked as a high school English and public speaking teacher, a licensed guidance counselor, and adjunct instructor of English and public speaking at Davenport University. She and her husband currently live in Michigan. For more information, please visit www.gailmartin.com.
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Deborah Raney
DEBORAH RANEY is the author of over twenty novels. Her books have won the RITA Award, HOLT Medallion, National Readers' Choice Award, Silver Angel, and have twice been Christy Award finalists. Her first novel, A Vow to Cherish, inspired the World Wide Pictures film of the same title. Her newest books, the Hanover Falls Novels, are from Howard/Simon & Schuster. She and her husband, Ken Raney, have four children and enjoy small-town life in Kansas. For more information, please visit www.deborahraney.com.
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Brandilyn Collins
Known for her trademark Seatbelt Suspense ®, Brandilyn Collins is a bestselling novelist whose harrowing crime thrillers have earned her the tagline "Don't forget to b r e a t h e . . ." ® Her first book, A Question of Innocence, earned her interviews with some of the most coveted media of the '90s, as she made appearances on numerous radio and television programs such as Phil Donahue and Leeza. Brandilyn has written over 20 novels and is a three-time winner of the ACFW Book of the Year Award. She and her family divide their time between homes in the San Francisco Bay Area and northern Idaho. For more information, please visit www.brandilyncollins.com.
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Randall Ingermanson
Randy Ingermanson is an award-winning novelist with a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from UC Berkeley. He edits the Advanced Fiction Writing E-zine, with more than 24,000 readers. Randy lives in southern Washington and wrote the fictitious story of Aberforth and Bathilda while sitting in the tire store getting his wheels renewed.
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Rachel Hauck
Rachel Hauck has come a long way in her writing career, from her earliest writings of a girl and her pony at age 10, to bestselling author of contemporary fiction. Her most recent projects include a fiction series she co-authored with platinum-selling country artist, Sara Evans. With the help and encouragement of her fellow ACFW members, Rachel's first book was published in 2004. In 2009, her book, Love Starts with Elle from Thomas Nelson was a RITA finalist. Rachel has served as ACFW conference coordinator, vice president and president before joining the advisory board. When she is not writing her latest novel, Rachel works with writers through My Book Therapy, a boutique craft service. She enjoys sports and reading, spending time with family and her husband of 17 years. For more information, please visit www.rachelhauck.com.