About | 2F

Meet some Second Fiddles

Second Fiddle co-founders Gary and Peggy Nielsen have been blessed to know Moldovans who are on the front lines in the "Missio Dei"—the mission that God is undertaking in Moldova. With support, counsel and oversight from our Board of Directors, our objective is to be available to help where we can, to be attentive so we don't miss what God has to say, to be second fiddles in service to those on the front lines.

Gary Nielsen

Executive Director

Peggy Nielsen

Secretary/Treasurer

Gary and Peggy founded Second Fiddle in 2007, in response to a growing need to increase the support they had been providing to Moldovan Christ-followers who are engaged with university students/recent graduates and economic development.

Paul Nichols
Director

Paul was a leader with CGSA (the InterVarsity fellowship of graduate students at Ohio State) and has served over a decade on our board. He and his wife Jona have effectively led events supporting Christ-centered economic development in Moldova.

Timothy Corrigan

Director

Timothy, who has a Ph.D. in Materials Science from Northwestern University, has held several academic and ministry positions. With his wife Linette he spent two years with Global Scholars, teaching at a university in China. Currently he leads the InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministry at The Ohio State University. Timothy and Linette have three children.

Tom Smith

Director

Tom has been a Professor of Business at Hope College since 1993. He and his wife Cheryl, who live in Holland, Michigan, once lived in Romania and Tom has also worked with the Nielsens in Moldova. The Smiths, who have two daughters and four grandchildren, both love to travel and read.

Sally Mikhail
Director

Sally, a physics professor who serves students at Purdue University-Fort Wayne, has been a part of our lives since she was a graduate student at Ohio State. As a student her insights were valuable, and now are an asset to our work with Moldova.