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

Deidra Lies, Secretary
Office Administrator, St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Peace Corp Volunteer, Panama (2009-2011)
Fargo, 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

Norma Rajme, Director
Registered Nurse (retired)
Immigrated from Cuba in 1995
Bismarck, North Dakota

Nicole Ripplinger, Director
Sales Associate
Chrisitan ministry graduate, former youth minister
Bismarck, North Dakota

Craig Keller, Ixcán Ministries Financial Advisor
Accountant, Northern Energy Corporation
Bismarck, North Dakota