THE TEAM

Our non-profit is run by a dedicated board of directors, each committed to helping people heal, spreading the love of Jesus, and seeing that the vision of Value Unconditional be fulfilled.

Board Officers & Members

Geony Rucker
​President

Geony's work in crisis intervention, advocacy and trauma response combined with her love of Jesus drove her to begin Value Unconditional, a place where survivors could find a trauma-informed, faith-based opportunity for healing. She was named to Ink Magazine's 30 Under 30 list in 2017 for her work in sexual violence prevention and education and published her first book, Trauma-Sensitive Purity, in May 2018. In 2019, she was nominated for the We Raise Foundation Leadership Award for her work to interrupt cycles of poverty, violence, and inequality. Few things fill her cup like seeing victims and survivors find freedom, hope and healing through God's Word. She is a wife to a great husband and the proud mother of two adorable and hilarious little girls--and to one very enthusiastic dog named Drake.

Danna Batten
Treasurer

For the past two decades Danna Batten has specialized in healing ministries, teaching conferences, training leaders and authoring studies. In 2007, she became director of Beauty For Ashes in Kansas City where she worked with women who experienced life trauma, such as abuse, and pregnancy loss. Currently she facilitates courses for men and women helping them walk into healthy lifestyles. She lives in Kansas City with her husband and son, and serves at her local church as a leader, teacher, counselor, elder and prayer warrior. Her passion is to see individuals set free to become all that God created them to be.

Mary Aaker
​​Secretary

Mary is a recent psychology graduate from Benedictine College who first felt the “call to help people” when she was in high school. She is working towards a career in social work in counseling, and is passionate about answering the call to see Christ in everyone she meets. She is looking forward to applying her experience to the mission of the Value Unconditional team, and is eager to see where God leads.

Rev. Mary E. McDonald
Board Member

After graduating from Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a minor in Political Science, Rev. McDonald began to feel the Lords deeper call upon her life. In 1988 she began formal bible study at Mo-Kan Regional Bible College under the directorship of Dr. Daryl L. Groves of Christ Rainbow Church of St. Joseph, Mo. She accepted the call into the preaching ministry in 1992, was ordained in 1994 under the pastorate of Rev. Charles Johnson and served as the youth pastor at Holsey Chapel Independent Christian Methodist Church until June 28, 2001 at which time she became the interim pastor.  Rev. McDonald accepted the call to the pastorate of Holsey Chapel on April 3, 2002, where she continues to serve as Senior Pastor.  She serves on the executive board of directors and is a commissioned minister for Grace Covenant Ministries International, where she preaches and teaches at national and international events.  She has been the wife of Charles A. McDonald for 37 wonderful years, is the mother of two adult children, Charles and Erin, and  also has the privilege of being ‘Nana’ to three granddaughters and two grandsons. Her personal mission is to preach, teach, and demonstrate, the living, life-changing power of the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world.

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Apostle Pam Brown, Executive Director

Apostle Pam Brown has been helping people find freedom for decades. She is ordained as a Pastor and Spiritual Counselor and has spent over 30 years helping people heal through the power of God's Word. Her reliance on Holy Spirit to guide and direct her through tough conversations has made her an outstanding fit for people struggling all over the nation. She sits on the executive board for Grace Covenant International where she mentors, advises and encourages pastors and missionaries around the world.

Despite her background and extensive list of accolades, we are consistently in awe of Apostle Pam's incredible humility, thorough reliance on God's Word, and beautiful willingness to serve. Welcome to the team, Pam!

Harriett Brewer, Executive Assistant

Harriett Brewer has spent an impressive career on 15+ leadership boards (simultaneously), while holding various senior management roles for American Family Insurance during her 35 year career. She has experience in financial management, senior leadership, data analysis, reporting, sales and more. Her open heart for God and God's people has motivated her to come alongside us in our mission to help hurting people heal.

Thanks for joining us, Harriett!

Samantha Drake, Blogger

Samantha Drake has spent her life caring for others, educating herself in psychology and God’s truth to help others, and using her past experiences to mentor those in her sphere of life. This paired with her creativity has helped her discover a love for creating and writing to spread hope, love, truth and a little laughter. Her hope is to see lives changed, patterns broken, and a new generation of world changers. ​

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Latoya Love, LPC;  Educator & Social Media Coordinator

Latoya Love is a licensed professional Counselor in the state of Missouri. She received her Bachelors degree from University of Missouri Kansas City in 2009, and Masters in Counseling from Webster University in 2013. 
She began practicing in 2013 at MOCSA as a therapist specializing in trauma and sexual abuse. She is trained and highly skilled in working with children and adolescents and became a registered Play Therapist in 2015.  In addition she level 2 trained in EMDR, trained in TF-CBT, and Thinking for a Change Curriculum for incarcerated or previously incarcerated individuals . 
she is currently serving people in recovery from drug and alcohol with adults. She is married to her husband for 8 years with a 5 year old daughter.  She is passionate about enriching peoples lives in the urban core around self care, spiritual growth, and mental health.

Volunteer Team

Do you want to be part of our volunteer team? We'd love to hear from you! Contact Us Here

Some people want to help spread the word, some want to host presentations and others prefer to host a bake sale or a Value barbecue to help raise money, because they believe in helping hurting people heal. If you'd like to contribute, there are many ways to do so, including contributing to the services we provide to survivors by clicking the Donate button below.