The people who guide Healing Hearts’ counselors, groups and online studies across North America and beyond.
Have a question, or looking for a group near you? Send a message to any of our leaders, and they’ll reply to you by email.
Ministry leadership
Allan Miller
Executive Director
Leads a team of more than 170 volunteer counselors, supervisors and trainers across the U.S., Canada and beyond.
Sue Liljenberg
Founder · International Director · Youth Ministries
Founded Healing Hearts and served as Executive Director for its first 35 years; author of three Bible studies.
Regional directors
Healing Hearts has divided the U.S. into regions, each with its own director. Find your state below, or open the Regional Division Map (PDF). Your regional director can help you find a Small Group near you, or bring Healing Hearts to your church.
Teresa Rinker
Pacific Northwest & Midwest
Women’s Ministry Director
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming · Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Cathy Mulvey
Pacific Southwest
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah
Ambassador to Uganda & South Africa
Julie Bashore
Canada & Mid-North
Canada · Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
Ambassador to Australia
Irene Pizzimenti
Northeast & Appalachia
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington D.C. · Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Ambassador to Europe
With gratitude: Judy Hansen served Healing Hearts from 1991 until her retirement in 2025, developing and overseeing its biblical training program. Read about Judy
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