About Ixcán Ministries
Mission Statement
Ixcán Ministries is a Christian lay mission serving as a ministry of presence with the Maya people in the Ixcán jungle of Guatemala. We act as a bridge between cultures for the exchange of gifts to transform lives and society.
Ixcán Ministries was founded in 2003 to support the ministry of Kathy Snider, a lay missioner who has been serving in the Ixcán since 1998.
Board of Directors
Kathy Snider, President and Executive Director
Founder of Ixcán Ministries, Guatemala, Central America
Mandan North Dakota and Santiago Ixcán, Guatemala
Mary Fristad, Vice-President
Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Director, Academic Affairs & Research Development, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Behavioral Health
Columbus Ohio
Sue Schnell, Secretary
Registered Nurse, St. Alexius Medical Center, (44 years, retired)
Mandan North Dakota
Marilyn Stumpf, Treasurer
Co-owner and Operator of Heating and Cooling Business, (32 years, retired)
Mandan North Dakota
Teresa Samayoa, Director
Program Administrator of Solidarity and Civil Participation for Integral Community Development
Diocesan Social Pastoral Services, Caritas of Quiché, Guatemala, Central America (20 years, retired)
Sacatepéquez Guatemala
Kathy Mittlesteadt, Director
Early Childhood and Elementary Special Education teacher
(18 years, including 13 abroad, retired)
Bismarck North Dakota
Laura Huber, Director
Certified Public Accountant
Diocesan Finance Officer
Bismarck North Dakota
Margaret Rasmussen, Director
Catholic Educator/Aide Montessori School
Mandan North Dakota
Lorilee Petrangelo, Director
Executive Director, Founder of Project Amistad (Human service projects providing clean water and access to medical care in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Central America).
St. Paul Minnesota
Craig Keller, Ixcán Ministries Financial Advisor
Accountant, Northern Energy Corporation
Bismarck North Dakota