MELINDA SCHMIDT graduated from Moody Bible Institute and holds a B.S. in Broadcasting-Bible from Calvary Bible College. She has served with Moody Radio since 1980 in various hosting capacities. She is now a co-host of the radio talk show for women, Midday Connection (
www.middayconnection.org) . Melinda has served as an editor and contributing author to
Come to Our Table: A Midday Connection Cookbook, Daily Seeds from Women who Walk in Faith, and
Tending the Soul. Married to Dave, they are parents of two young adults, Kelly and Kevin.
ANITA LUSTREA has been with Moody Radio for nearly 30 years. The past 14 as executive producer and host of Midday Connection, an NRB award winning radio program. Besides speaking and writing, Anita's other loves include her husband Mike and college aged son John. Anita has co-edited and contributed to Tending the Soul: 90Days of Spiritual Nourishment (Moody Publishers 2011) and authored What Women Tell Me: Finding Freedom From the Secrets We Keep (Zondervan 2010). If you want to start a conversation with Anita that might go on for a long while, ask her about her beloved Maine! Anita hails from the coastal town of Blue Hill, but soon after headed to The County, Aroostook County, that is, and with Shades of Mercy, she hopes to put Aroostook County on the map.
LORI NEFF is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and today she works as the Senior Producer of Midday Connection (
www.middayconnection.org), a radio talk show for women. Lori has been general editor and writer for
Come to Our Table: A Midday Connection Cookbook, and two devotional titles
Daily Seeds from Women who Walk in Faith, and
Tending the Soul. She lives with her husband, John, in the Chicago metro area. Check out Lori¿s website for more information
www.lorineff.com.
