Susan Bernard National Director Alliance Women Ministries Susan grew up in the C&MA First Alliance Church in Mansfield, Ohio, where she received Christ into her life at age 7. During Junior High, Susan felt the call to missions, but did not commit her life to missionary service until she was a junior in high school. During her time at Nyack College, she met Ed Bernard who was already a missionary candidate scheduled to leave for Irian Jaya, Indonesia (now called Papua). Ed departed for the field while Susan stayed at Nyack to complete two more years of her education. Following her graduation, Susan went to Irian Jaya where she and Ed were married. She served as a C&MA missionary there for 18 years and was involved in leading women’s Bible Studies, doing children’s work, training women to teach, and involved in leadership development through teaching in the Bible School and later in a Leadership Development program for the leaders of six tribal groups. Upon returning to the states, Susan became involved in church planting and church rehabilitation situations along with her husband. She taught Bible Studies and was involved in leading children’s choirs along with serving on the missions committee of the district and planned many missions conferences. Susan also began to be a part of Alliance Women ministries, serving as district secretary, then district director. Following that she was asked to serve on the national team as Assistant Director. In June 2005, Susan was elected to serve as the Alliance Women Ministries National Director. She is the mother of 4 grown children and 14 grandchildren. Susan has a passion for women’s and children’s ministries and wants to be involved in partnering with our Alliance overseas workers to encourage and enhance their ministries. © 2006-2007, National Alliance Women Ministries