Serve Magazine from Concordia Plan Services Winter 2017 | Page 17

Consuelo Medina Jessica Burns Martha Evans
Consuelo is a mom to three very young
boys: a two-year-old and one-year-old
twins. To say she has two full-time jobs
is an understatement! She speaks fluent
Spanish and has been with CPS for
nearly nine years. Her time with family
is centered around food and fun, as she
loves to cook and play board games.
Her favorite board game? Taboo. Jessica owns a 1910 craftsman-style
home, so when she’s not assisting
members and employers at CPS (her
job for the last year), she’s renovating!
She loves all things vintage, but her
obsession is pre-1960s kitchenware.
And when she’s not renovating, she
sews, quilts and spends time with her
niece and nephew. Martha is CPS’ resident beekeeper and
honey producer. She started beekeep-
ing eight years ago, about the same
time she started working at CPS. Her
honeybees make some of the most
delicious honey! Besides beekeeping,
Martha is an avid walker, runner and
bicyclist. It’s no wonder that she loves
being outdoors.
Miriam Herrara Nicole Rice Stephanie Jones
Miriam has been serving CPS members
and employers for two years. While
she has recently taken up running and
enjoys reading, one of her favorite
pastimes is sketching. Miriam has been
known to paint murals in friends’ homes
(mostly kids’ bedrooms) as well as
sketch canvassed art designs. In addi-
tion to sketching, she likes to cook with
her youngest son, whom she refers to
as her sous chef. In between taking care of her three
children and serving members at CPS
(something she has done for the past
year), Nicole likes to give old things
new life! She loves old houses and
renovation. Nicole is now setting her
sights on learning how to refinish wood
furniture. She also finds photography
very interesting and wants to spend
more time learning about the camera. Wherever Stephanie lives or travels,
she loves immersing herself in the local
culture and learning all she can from
the locals! Residing in St. Louis, she has
assigned herself the mission of finding
the best coffee and pizza the area has
to offer. Before coming to St. Louis three
years ago, Stephanie and her husband
served as missionaries.
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