PRESIDENT/FOUNDER

Marcia is a singer/songwriter, speaker and author. She lives in Nashville, TN w/her husband, Mike Waldron. They have three grown children and two grandchildren, who they love spending time with. Marcia’s new book, “God, My Girlfriends and Me: Nurturing the Three Most Important Relationships In A Woman’s Life” is now available on Amazon. She also hosts “The God and My Girlfriends Podcast”, available on all podcast platforms

VICE PRESIDENT

Marla is a native Nashvillian and has been a realtor for 26 years, real estate investing and flipping. She is a mom of three adult children and is looking forward to the arrival of her granddaughter, Lily. She also has two chihuahuas named Selah and Chica.

In her free time, she enjoys reformer pilates, hot yoga, and stand-up paddleboarding. She also loves spending time at Tim's Ford Lake playing 5 Crowns with my friends, and she makes it a point to travel internationally twice a year.

BOARD MEMBER

Vanessa is a singer/songwriter who lives in Atlanta, GA. She performs in the house band for “Home By Dark” a popular songwriters series in Alpharetta, GA. She is also a member of the vocal group “Sevenfold” which performs regularly in the Atlanta area. She has a heart to serve God and others, and we are lucky to have her on the Board of GAMG.

BOARD MEMBER

A native of Indiana, Juli Maners Hood moved to Nashville in the late ’80’s to pursue a career in country music. Through the years, she has sung with various bands, worked with artists (such as Linda Davis), and is a seasoned studio vocalist. She is a wife and the proud mom of a daughter, Olivia, who is a recent college graduate. Juli enjoys the sights and sounds of nature, spending time with people who make her laugh, and being an encourager.

SPIRITUAL ADVISOR

Ramona McKenzie is a native Nashvillian. She retired from the Nashville Fire Department in 2015. She is married to gifted musician Matt McKenzie. She has 4 children and 6 grandchildren.

She enjoys being home with various rescued critters. And time with grandchildren is her greatest joy.

Her heart for inclusive ministry beats strong and she finds the mission of God and My Girlfriends a perfect way to channel that passion.

BOARD MEMBER

Britt’s love of music, comedy, and contests has taken her down some unusual paths. She was a contestant on VH1’s Rock & Roll Jeopardy, the Female Vocalist Champion on Star Search, and appears in a Ripley’s Believe It or Not book wearing a dress she made from tax forms. Britt currently sings sessions from her home studio in Nashville where she lives with her musician husband, Wes. She is honored to be part of Marcia’s beautiful vision, God and my Girlfriends Ministries.

BOARD MEMBER

Stacey is an ICF Professional Certified Coach, Enneagram specialist, author, and leadership consultant. She lives in Gainesville, Florida, and enjoys spending time with her daughter, exploring the outdoors, and beekeeping with her partner, Dave. Stacey is the author of Deconstruction: Your Journey in Faith, a guided workbook for individuals navigating faith transitions and spiritual growth. She co-hosts The Fresh Start Podcast with Marcia Ramirez, available on all podcast platforms.

SECRETARY

Amie Pronk was born in Southern Ontario’s Niagara Region and currently lives in Brantford, Ontario Canada.  She is a working mother to 3 adult children, 1 daughter and 2 sons. She enjoys friendship, food, coffee and ice cream cones.  She enjoys interacting with others and also enjoys quiet times.  

Amie’s words, “Through out the good and not so good times God and my friendships have been an anchor for me. As a child we climbed trees, swung on swings, played under mulberry bushes and talked. At school we sat in circles under trees or walked the perimeter of the sports fields and chatted. As a teen we went to coffee shops and restaurants. As a mother we sat on sofas and our patios with our coffees and chatted. And now through zoom or really anywhere God and my girlfriends get together to chat. We share, we untangle things, we work things through. When I die I want my stone to say ‘Here lies a woman who lived and learned, sometimes the easy way and sometimes the hard way.’ My mind is endlessly looking for the good and God in me, in others and around me.  Seeking to live and learn till the end of my life and perhaps beyond. I believe that that the Divine and Truth is always trying to be revealed. And so I look.  

I have been told that people feel they can be fully themselves around me.  That brings up big emotions for me. Because that is my souls desire for myself and for others, to feel they can be, to become, to be seen and to be loved.”