Rosalie F. Rivenbark

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Rosalie F. Rivenbark
Occupation:	President, The Way International
Preceded by:	L. Craig Martindale
Residence:	New Knoxville, Ohio,
Alma mater:	University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Graduate School:	Appalachian State University
Religion:	Christian (non-denominational)
Website:	www.theway.org

Rosalie F. Rivenbark is the current president and chairman of the board of directors of The Way International, a religious organization, succeeding L. Craig Martindale. She lives at the organization's headquarters in New Knoxville, Ohio, USA.

[edit] Education

Rivenbark is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and received a master's degree in English from Appalachian State University ^[1]. Prior to her work at The Way International, she worked in the field of education and taught at the elementary, high school, and college levels^[2].

[edit] The Way International

Rivenbark worked in a leadership capacity directly with the founding president of The Way International, Victor Paul Wierwille, and its second president, L. Craig Martindale, for over 25 years^[3] before she was picked by Martindale himself to be president in 2000 as he was exiting the presidency in disgrace, due to a lawsuit (later settled out of court). The lawsuit alleged, among other things, sexual misconduct on Martindale's part. During the discovery phase of the lawsuit, the judge noted that Rivenbark knew of Martindale's sexual relationships outside his marriage as early as 1995 and stated that "evidence exists that Rivenbark and another woman played a role in events leading to the encounters between the plaintiff and Martindale"^[4]. During her time as president the decision was made to expand the office of vice president into three separate positions from one.