Board of Directors

Redbud Writers Guild is a registered 501(c)3 with tax exempt status and is run completely by volunteers.

Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young, President

Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young is an author, speaker, former news reporter, podcaster, and long-time runner. Dorina is passionate about helping people discover God’s glory on life’s unexpected paths. She writes from her multi-ethnic experience about culture, faith, grief, food, and running. Dorina is a storyteller for DaySpring’s (in)courage writing team and has contributed to multiple books with them. Dorina and her husband Shawn recently published Walk Run Soar, a devotional and training journal (Bethany House/Baker). She has also published three children’s books with two coming, two Bible studies with one coming, and a volume of poetry. Dorina and Shawn are raising three brave daughters in Central California. Connect with her on Instagram @DorinaGilmore and at www.DorinaGilmore.com.

Dorothy Greco, Vice President

Dorothy Littell Greco writes about marriage and family, leadership, race, aging, and theology. She is the author of two books: Making Marriage Beautiful (David C Cook, Jan 2017) and Marriage in the Middle (IVP, winter 2020). She also works as a professional photographer. When she’s not at her computer or behind her camera, Dorothy loves to kayak with her husband, bake paleo desserts, and go for long walks on the beach. You can find more of her work on her website or by following her on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. She is also a member of The Pelican Project.

Twitter @dorothygreco
FB: Words&Images by Dorothy Greco
Website: dorothygreco.com

Prasanta Verma, Secretary

Prasanta is a writer, poet, speaker, and artist. She is passionate about making the way for diverse voices and has been writing about cross-cultural communication, culture, belonging, and identity for 13 years. She was born under an Asian sun, raised in the Appalachian foothills in the southern U.S., and currently resides in the upper Midwest. She holds an MBA and an MPH and served as a volunteer high school debate coach for many years. Prasanta is a regular contributor at The Mudroom Blog, and has been published or has forthcoming work at Propel Women, The Curator, (in)courage, Sojourners, Relief Journal, Bramble Lit Mag, The Truly Co., a New York Quarterly anthology, and others. Connect with her on Twitter @VermaPrasanta, Instagram @prasantaverma, and her website at prasantaverma.com.

Charity Craig

Charity Singleton Craig is a writer, author, and speaker, telling stories of faith, hope, and love through essays, articles, books, and presentations. She is the author of The Art of the Essay: From Ordinary Life to Extraordinary Words, a contributor to The Wonder Years: 40 Women over 40 on Aging, Faith, Beauty, and Strength, and co-author of On Being a Writer: 12 Simple Habits for a Writing Life That Lasts. She has written for several publications, including Joyful Life Magazine, Awake our Hearts Journal, Edible Indy, In Touch Magazine, Redbud Post, InCourage, Christianity Today, The High Calling, The Curator, The Perennial Gen, Discipleship Journal, Tweetspeak Poetry, The Write Life, Grubstreet Daily, and others. You can find her online at charitysingletoncraig.com and on Instagram @charitysingletoncraig or at home in central Indiana, where she lives with her husband and stepsons.

Darcy Wiley

Darcy Wiley is co-writer of The Yes Effect: Accepting God’s Invitation to Transform the World Around You (Moody Publishers, 2017) and writer of Relentless: The Epic Story of a Hardhearted People, Their Warrior God, and His Unstoppable Love, a six-week study in the book of Judges featured on HelloMornings. Her work helps people tune in with the ever-present God to experience power, love, and a sound mind, and explores how to be a thoughtful follower of Jesus in a diverse culture. Darcy helps lead an international women’s group, fostering cross-cultural friendship, and as lead teacher at a language services company, she has developed an English language/life skills curriculum to benefit internationals in the workforce. She provides coaching for creatives and serves alongside her husband in his literary agency while raising three high-energy kids to be curious and compassionate citizens of the world. Connect via Instagram, Facebook, or her website darcywiley.com

Tasha Jun

Tasha is a melancholy dreamer, a biracial Korean American storyteller, wife to Matt, mama to three, and likely craving kimchi and fries. She grew up in a multicultural and biracial home with the backdrop of three different countries and continents. Her world has always felt like a cultural collision and she sees the world best through stories and poetry. She is passionate about helping others notice beauty and embrace themselves as wholly beloved image bearers. She writes about everyday life and cultural identity. Writing has always been the way God has led her towards home and the hope of shalom. Tasha is a monthly contributor at (in)Courage. She’s also written for publications like Relevant, The Mudroom, PAX, SheLoves Magazine, MOPs, Think Christian and others. She’s currently working on her first book about identity, faith, and belonging, due to be released in May 2023. Find her on Instagram or sign up for her monthly(ish) updates.

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