Anita is a graduate of Bob Jones University. She began her career as a CPA with Ernst & Young and for the past 20 years has been with her own firm, Zimmerman Consulting Group. She and her husband, Tom, have a heart for evangelism and missions. They were active in Evangelism Explosion for many years and had the privilege of being a part of a mission team to Kenya, where they trained pastors and church leaders to actively share their faith. They have also been involved for many years with Child Evangelism Fellowship, a world-wide ministry dedicated to bringing children to Christ.

Anita has served in various capacities in the local churches they have attended as a Sunday school teacher, nursery director, choir member, children’s choir director, Missions Council member, and Women’s Missionary Fellowship vice president. For 30 years, she and her husband were board members of Happy Acres Mission in Atlanta, GA, a ministry to missionaries home on furlough – providing housing, autos, and medical services, etc. For several years, she was a mentor and treasurer of Precious to God, a ministry to abused and trafficked women here in Richmond. Anita has been involved with Serving in Jesus Name for many years and became a Board member in 2023. She and her husband, Tom, are members of Mt Vernon Baptist Church in Glen Allen, VA, where Tom teaches an adult Bible class. They have three grown children and two grandchildren.

Anita is committed to daily prayer for the ministry and guided by Scripture that turns us toward prayer, “In the morning O Lord, you hear my voice; In the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” Psalm 5:3