Leadership

DAVID CROCKER
MINISTRY ADVISOR

BOBBIE JO MITCHELL
ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

Bobbie Jo is responsible for the financial bookkeeping including incoming donations, payments and outgoing bills, human resource administration, resource sales management, general office administration, event management, recording and maintaining Board of Director minutes, and ongoing church communications and reporting. She also manages the Inasmuch website, social media platforms, and email newsletters.

Bobbie Jo is from Lenoir City, TN, and resides in Powell, TN, with her husband, Chris, and son, Silas. They are active members of The Church at Sterchi Hills in Knoxville, where she serve in the 4-5 year-old’s class and the Connection Center.

Bobbie Jo has a background in management, office administration, and customer service. She volunteers regularly with many organizations and disaster relief efforts. She is passionate about seeing more believers acting as the hands and feet of Jesus serving those in need.

JANICE EMGE
CHURCH RELATIONS DIRECTOR

Janice is responsible for maintaining relationships with churches that plan to or have conducted an Inasmuch event. She provides telephone assistance for churches as they plan their Inasmuch event. She also follows up with churches after an event. As a member of the Operation Inasmuch Prayer Team, Janice ensures that individual church prayer requests are honored.

Janice first became involved in Operation Inasmuch as a congregant at Central Baptist Church of Fountain City when Dr. Crocker introduced the ministry to the church. After volunteering with Inasmuch for a number of years, Janice joined the staff. Her career as an educator includes preschool and elementary education. Janice also taught adult literacy and GED courses in Knoxville’s inner city, worked at the University of Tennessee, and was on the staff of the Knoxville-Area Head Start program. She has served many years as a volunteer in her church, as well. Janice received her BS in Education at the University of Tennessee where she also took post-graduate courses.