Trudi is a semi-retired registered nurse with over 50 years of experience helping others with their special medical and emotional needs. As a true teacher, Trudi has dedicated ministry to working with children and teens for over 30 years. She currently serves as an assisting partner in STAND Children's Ministry in Chesterland, Ohio where she teaches and supports the children's ministry staff. Working with this congregation for the past 23 years, and with her own special needs child, Trudi has become very adapt at recognizing, problem solving and implementing easy shifts in her approach to allow children to learn at their own level of understanding.