Rachel Neider serves alongside her husband, Pastor Derek Neider, at Awaken Las Vegas as Director of Women’s Ministry. They met at Calvary Chapel Bible College, ministered under Pastor John Michaels, planted a church in New Hampshire, and returned to Las Vegas to lead Awaken. Rachel is a devoted wife, mother to three children—Alec (married to Ari), Hanna, and Levi—and passionately leads women through teaching, discipleship, and prayer to experience Jesus’s transforming love.

Dawn Ward is the founder of The Faith to Flourish ministry, dedicated to helping women grow in their relationship with Jesus. With over 25 years in the medical field and thirty years in women’s ministry, Dawn has gained invaluable insight into the hearts and lives of women. Her journey through personal trials has deepened her relationship with the Lord and revealed His unwavering faithfulness. She is the author of the book, From Guilt to Grace: Hope and Healing for Christian Moms of Addicted Children. Dawn lives in Las Vegas with her supportive husband, Steve, and their three adult children.

Diana Barnes (or “D” as most friends and family call her) came to know Jesus as her Savior at 5 years old. In her teen years, she fell away from her first love with Jesus but in 1994, she submitted to the Lord and has never turned back. She has served faithfully in her local church and community. She is a wife of 40 years, mother of 2 sons, 2 grandchildren, women’s ministry leader, community board member, Christian speaker and a licensed Realtor for 31 years. Her desire is for women to answer God’s daily call on their lives, filled with hope and empowered by the Holy Spirit, hearing the sound of breaking chains, trampling the enemy as warrior women of God who do not shrink back.