Board of Directors
Marianne Boules, Board Member
Marianne Melleka Boules is a children’s book author and the founder of Boules Consulting, a consulting firm that helps nonprofits and government agencies scale their impact through thoughtful strategy, community development, and research and analysis. She is the author of I Came Here for You, a children’s picture book about a seed who leaves his ancient homeland in search of fertile soil.
When she’s not working, Marianne enjoys serving alongside her husband, Tony, at their local parish, St. Paul American Coptic Orthodox Church in Irvine, California.
Dorothy Berry, Board Member
Dorothy Berry is an archivist and curator based out of Washington, DC. She received a BA in Music Performance from Mills College, and both an MA in Ethnomusicology and an MLS from Indiana University. Her work focuses on African American and performance history. In 2025, she published her first book The House Archives Built, and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibility. Cradle Orthodox, she has been a member of Greek, Antiochian, and OCA parishes across the United States. This pan-Orthodox experience has given her opportunities to learn a variety of musical settings and translations, which comes in handy currently as a choir member at St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral.
Team
Sherry Mohr, Executive Director
Sherry Mohr is a research librarian, a lover of books and learning, a theology student, and Axia Women’s Executive Director. She initially started at Axia Women in 2025 as the Programs Manager. Prior to this role, Sherry has held research and instruction roles at graduate universities, colleges, and law libraries, and has served in various outreach and engagement roles. Sherry actively participates in her parish, serving on its board and within various ministries. As a Coptic Orthodox Christian, Sherry looks forward to exploring how women lead and serve Christ within our ancient faith. She is dedicated to seeing how Axia Women can serve the icon of Christ in every Orthodox woman, across jurisdictions.
Jenna Funkhouser, Director of Outreach and Engagement
Jenna Funkhouser is motivated at her core by the icon of Christ in every human being. She received a degree in English: Creative Writing and a minor in Family Ministry from Corban University. For the past twelve years, she has worked in the nonprofit sector for a variety of organizations, from anti-human trafficking to international development, at both a local and global scale. She believes words have the power to unlock new ways of seeing the world and each other, and that we are held in love deeper and wider than we know. In 2022, she was received into the Orthodox Church in America and delights in walking in the company of so many saints who have gone before. She’d love to hear from you!