Danette M. Griffith, Parish Steward
Danette grew up in Park Rapids, Minn. and has a BA in German from the University of Minnesota, Morris. She has worked in communications at Concordia University, St. Paul, Minn., Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, Prior Lake, Minn. and for the Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). She was Senior Writer for the Marketing and PR Department at Simpson College, Indianola. Most recently she served at Central Presbyterian Church, Des Moines, as Program Coordinator where she coordinated all communications for the different ministries of the church. She also coordinated the visitor and member retention programs.

Danette has been published online at www.pituitary.org and  in The Lutheran, Sunday Monday Woman, The Metro Lutheran, The Lutheran Witness, Lutheran Woman Today, The Concordia Magazine, and The Simpson Magazine. She designed and produced all print materials and publicity for four capital fund appeals.

She is married to Dr. Steve Griffith, Senior Vice President and Academic Dean at Simpson College. Together they try to travel whenever the opportunity presents itself. Their dog, Sable, is a Miniature Pinscher and rules the house.