Our  Team

Kara VanderKamp, Executive Director

Ibrahim Abdou, Program Director

Julie Frye, Chief Communications Officer

Karen Pepin, Sponsorship Coordinator

Linda Haveman, Finance

Carrie Blake Director of Health Wellness

Board of Directors

Kara VanderKamp
CEO
Grand Rapids, MI

Robert Bell
Chair
Washington, DC

Chris Chatelaine-Samsen
Secretary
Washington DC

Lee De Young
Treasurer
Grand Rapids, MI

Pat Davies
Washington DC

Anne Davis
Washington DC

Kathleen Nichols
Washington DC

David Parler
Charleston, SC

Beth Robertson
Charleston, SC

Cameron Smith
Charleston, SC

Marissa Whaley
Charleston, SC

Michele Wilson
Arlington, VA

Mary Shannon
Niamey - Niger



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