Marie Holden - Interim Executive Director
Marie Holden is currently serving as the Interim Director. Marie has a passion for Christian nonprofit ministry and nonprofit leadership. She is a big believer in the mission of Next Chapter and is honored to serve in this interim capacity while we find our next executive Director. She is married to a local pastor, is a mother of four grown children and has two grandchildren.
Jessica Lafavor - Women's Director
Jessica LaFavor is a dedicated mother of three grown children, a certified doula through DONA International, a certified peer recovery specialist, and a trauma healing facilitator through the Trauma Healing Institute. This creates community, support, and courage. Her heart is legacy—to equip, encourage, and empower women to be healthy, growing, and full of love! She is the Vice President of a non-profit, Embracing Miracles, and the founder of Grateful Life Ministries LLC. With 25+ years of experience, her philosophy is love at birth, love for life—walking alongside those on the journey of new life physically and spiritually specializing in Christian doula training- Heart of Doula workshops, Grateful Life childbirth education, and Women of Strength healing retreats. She has been a keynote conference speaker, is a published author, was a Pastor for 11 years, and a part of the development team and taught at the Train a Child Center (TACC) in Kasson, served as the Coordinator for the Rochester Outreach Center, and was a Training Coach for Celebrate Recovery. Jessica attended Crossroads Bible College for 2 years, studying Theology, and has been trained in several types of inner healing prayer. At the Lighthouse she serves those impacted by the cycle of incarceration and has been an advocate in areas such as trauma, addiction/recovery, parenting, homelessness, and mental health. Her favorite Bible verse is Psalm 119:2, “Blessed are they that keep the testimonies of the Lord with their whole heart.” Jessica was born with a hole in her heart and has a miraculous testimony of how God made her heart whole!
Janie Borkowski - Director of Operations
Janie Borkowski is the Director of Operations and oversees the Little Legacies Children’s Ministry. She was born in South Dakota where she attended college and lived for the first 29 years of her life. Janie felt a call to enter into ministry in 2019, and she jumped in headfirst serving as a Children’s Pastor. Janie moved to Rochester in 2021 to assist a local church with restarting and now serves as the Associate Pastor. She loves knowing that God can revitalize and bring new energy to all things! It is this passion that has her excited to be a part of Next Chapter Ministries. She really loves iced coffee and spending time at the local State Parks with her dog, Sophie. Janie joined the staff in May of 2022.
Josh Spencer - Interim Men's Director
Josh Spencer began volunteering with NCM when one of the guys invited him to a Bible study in 2019. In 2024, he has stepped in as the Interim Men’s Director, and plans to continue investing relationally in the men of our program. He is a seminary student with a passion for discipleship. While serving in a Memphis congregation comprised of folks experiencing homelessness and/or addiction, he discovered the unique challenge and potential beauty that comes from “rock bottom” experiences. NCM is a vehicle which allows people who’ve been to the bottom to embrace that challenge and beauty, by allowing the process to teach us what surrender, faith, and transformation in Jesus truly look like. “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45 ESV)