CAROL ANDERSEN
CEO
BLOOM
Carol Andersen is a visionary nonprofit leader with more than 30 years of experience serving mission-driven organizations in healthcare, child welfare, membership, and advocacy sectors. As CEO of Bloom for Women, she has transformed a single home in rural Pennsylvania into one of the most comprehensive anti-trafficking programs in the state—operating five residential homes, two social enterprises, and a growing outreach network serving survivors across the Lehigh Valley and beyond.
Motivated by personal relationships with women trapped in exploitation, including one who tragically lost her life, Carol founded Bloom (originally Bloom Bangor) with a mission to provide sanctuary and a path to independence for survivors. Under her leadership, Bloom has expanded to include emergency crisis response, a two-year restorative residential program, services for pregnant and parenting survivors, independent living housing, and a robust community outreach model.
Bloom’s work has garnered national recognition, with Carol and her team presenting program outcomes at national conferences and sharing outcomes as well as innovations such as Bloom on the Inside, a pioneering in-jail outreach and reentry support program, and Bloom Flourish Workforce Development, a vocational pathway equipping survivors with job skills, employment, and financial independence.
Carol has shaped Bloom into one of the nation’s leading models of comprehensive care for survivors—integrating long-term housing, clinical and emotional support, workforce development, outreach, and economic empowerment through social enterprise. Her leadership ensures that Bloom is not merely a place of refuge, but a launchpad for healing, independence, and lifelong transformation.
Named a Lehigh Valley Woman of Influence, Carol is a respected voice on survivor care and prevention, frequently speaking to national audiences, policymakers, corporate leaders, and faith communities. She champions systemic change—ensuring every survivor has access not just to safety, but to dignity and opportunity. At the core of her leadership is a commitment to elevating survivor voices and centering lived experience, believing that those who have endured exploitation should be the ones to shape—and lead—the movement forward.
KRIS WINT
LEAD PASTOR
FINLAND MENNONITE CHURCH
Kris Wint serves as the Lead Pastor at Finland Mennonite Church in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania.
He and his wife, Ginger—his high school sweetheart—have been married for 18 years and are the proud parents of four children: Chloe (17), Logan (16), Paige (13), and Jace (11).
Kris is passionate about Jesus and dedicated to helping others know Him and live under His lordship. Alongside his pastoral ministry, Kris teaches 10th grade for the homeschool group his children attend, coaches with Catalyst Volleyball Club, leads a local Forge America hub in the Upper Perk area, and founded CrossGen—a yearly intergenerational retreat designed to unite all ages around the Kingdom of God.
In every role he fills, Kris seeks to highlight the rule and reign of Jesus Christ and invite others to join in His Kingdom mission.