OUR TEAM
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Abby Carnill
Regional Communications Coordinator
Ecuador
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Aimee Hurtubise
Ignite SA Administrator
Canada
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Amy Townsend
Fish Hoek Dream Center Director
South Africa
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Andreina Berrú
Dream Center Tutor
Ecuador
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Andrew Suarez
Asia Mobilization Coordinator
Philippines
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Anne Benavidez
Golden Hands Program Director
Philippines
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Anne Haag
Farm Program Director
South Africa
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Brad McKenna
President and CEO
USA
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Brice Wilson
ER Africa Staff
South Africa
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Chloe de Bruin
Dream Center Coordinator
South Africa
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Daniel Lopez
Dream Center Tutor
Ecuador
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David Sace
Asia Region Communications
Philippines
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Dawn Carnill
Co-Founder / Christmas Outreach
USA
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Doug Darr
Chief Operations Officer
USA
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Erika Recalde
Dream Center Coordinator
Ecuador
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Gina Cline
Co-Founder
USA
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Hollie Pick
Appointee to Serve in South Africa
South Africa
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Jason Chappell
Dream Center Coordinator
Philippines
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Jenny Reitz-Compere
House of Hope Director
USA
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Jerry Carnill
Co-Founder
USA
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Joel Pick
Appointee to Serve in South Africa
South Africa
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Johanna Hidalgo
Americas Region Administrator
Ecuador
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Jomz Emboltura
Regional Accountant
Philippines
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Jose Jimenez
Quito Program Supervisor
Ecuador
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Joshua Benavidez
Asia Regional Director
Philippines
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Mary Veltman
Fish Hoek Dream Center Coordinator
South Africa
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Meaghan Catron
Director of Development
USA
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Nick Carnill
Short-term Team Coordinator
South Africa
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Nieves Nivelo
Dream Center Tutor
Ecuador
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Pen Bullo
Pathway For Hope
Philippines
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Rachel Icenogle
Mobilization Assistant
USA
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Raymond Sumaya
iBike Program Director
Philippines
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Richyll Torredes
Regional Administrator
Philippines
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Ron Gilbert
Chief Financial Officer
USA
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Ron Townsend
Fish Hoek Dream Center Director
South Africa
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Russ Cline
Co-Founder
USA
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Ruth Harris
HR & Mobilization Director
USA
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Samantha Wilson
ER Africa Staff
South Africa
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Sara Walkowski
Donor Accounting Specialist
USA
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Silvia Pazmiño
Quito Office Assistant
Ecuador
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Steve Haag
Living Hope Life Skills Program
South Africa
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Teresa Jimenez
Quito Women's Program Supervisor
Ecuador
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Tim Fausch
Communications Director
USA
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Walt Walkowski
Global Programs Support Coordinator
USA
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Wayne Ferreira
Africa Regional Director
South Africa
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Xavier Hidalgo
General Services Assistant
Ecuador
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Zac Carnill
Americas Region Logistics & Teams Coordinator
Ecuador
Abby Carnill
Regional Communications Coordinator
Most dangerous activity?
We live on an active volcano in Ecuador!
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Photos and art
Who is your hero?
Corrie Ten Boom – I aspire to have her bravery, strength and faith
Aimee Hurtubise
Ignite SA Administrator
Weirdest food eaten?
Giraffe (it’s really yummy)
Most dangerous place?
Safari – was chased by a bull elephant
Favorite keepsake or collection?
Crocheted blanket that has traveled the world with me
Amy Townsend
Fish Hoek Dream Center Director
What gets you out of bed?
A 90 pound dog
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Refrigerator magnets from places we’ve traveled
Who is your hero?
Our three daughters; they are strong, independent and loving!
Andreina Berrú
Dream Center Tutor
Most dangerous activity?
Visiting the Amazon jungle
Favorite phrase in the Bible?
Do not fear
Who is your hero?
My mom because she’s the best example of bravery I know
Andrew Suarez
Asia Mobilization Coordinator
Favorite sports team?
Chicago Bulls in the 90’s
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Guitars
Who is your hero?
My mother because she raised me and my three siblings while our father worked abroad
Anne Benavidez
Golden Hands Program Director
Weirdest food eaten?
Century egg
What gets you out of bed in the morning?
Worship songs
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Starbucks mugs from various countries
Anne Haag
Farm Program Director
Habit you want to break?
Excess sugar consumption
Favorite sports team?
Fish Hoek Dolphins
Favorite keepsake/collection?
My parents’ artwork (dad is a painter; mom is a quilter)
Brad McKenna
President and CEO
Weirdest food eaten?
Soup #5 in the Philippines – look it up!
Favorite sports team?
Michigan State Spartans
Favorite keepsake/collection?
My Gumby toy – he travels with me on every trip reminding me to be flexible.
Brice Wilson
ER Africa Staff
Weirdest food eaten?
Iguana, Agouti, Zebra
Favorite weekend activity?
Hiking
Who is your hero?
College pastor who inspired me to pursue life and ministry
Chloe de Bruin
Dream Center Coordinator
Habit you want to break?
Always being in a rush, I want to learn to be still more often
Favorite keepsake?
Letters from my home church
Favorite word in the Bible?
Agape
Daniel Lopez
Dream Center Tutor
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Toy cards
What inspires you?
Mountains, books and coffee
Who is your hero?
My dad who just passed away after fighting cancer for 11 years
David Sace
Asia Region Communications
Weirdest food you’ve eaten?
Nestle’s Kimy Jelly Tongue Ice Cream
What gets you out of bed in the morning?
Knowing every second I spend in bed is time wasted
Most dangerous activity?
Climbing the Monolith at Pico de Loro
Dawn Carnill
Co-Founder / Christmas Outreach
Weirdest food eaten?
Sloth
Most dangerous activity?
Shark cage diving
What/who inspires you?
People who overcome
Doug Darr
Chief Operations Officer
Weirdest food eaten?
River eel
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Desk in my home office I made from a 200+ year old beam from my grandfather’s barn
Who is your hero?
Uncle Leon – he makes me feel like I can do anything and is a great encourager
Erika Recalde
Dream Center Coordinator
Weirdest food eaten?
Guinea pig gravy
Most dangerous activity?
Hiking down a waterfall in Baños, Ecuador
Favorite phrase in the Bible?
Be courageous
Gina Cline
Co-Founder
Weirdest food you’ve eaten?
Guanta (Amazonian rodent) in a Cofan village in Ecuador
Most dangerous activity?
Getting passed by a bus while driving on a one-lane dirt road in the jungle with a cliff on one side and a waterfall on the other!
Favorite word in the Bible?
Transformed
Hollie Pick
Appointee to Serve in South Africa
Most dangerous activity?
Skydiving in New Zealand
What inspires you in three words?
“Do unto others”
Habit you want to break?
Asking people if they “saw the Seinfeld episode when…?”
Jason Chappell
Dream Center Coordinator
Most dangerous activity?
Sky diving
Habit you want to break?
Biting my nails
Favorite weekend activity?
Lunch with the ER Dream Center kids
Jenny Reitz-Compere
House of Hope Director
Weirdest food eaten?
Capybara
Most dangerous activity?
Driving in Haiti
Who is your hero?
Haitian believers – they are resilient and joyful in spite of difficult circumstances
Jerry Carnill
Co-Founder
Weirdest food eaten?
Bird soup with the feathers included
Most dangerous activity?
Various prisons
Favorite keepsake/collection?
My dad’s Bible
Joel Pick
Appointee to Serve in South Africa
Weirdest food you’ve eaten?
Roasted termites
What get’s you out of bed?
Helping others have a better life
What inspires you in three words?
“God with us”
Johanna Hidalgo
Americas Region Administrator
Weirdest food eaten?
Octopus
Favorite sports team?
Deportivo Quito soccer team
What inspires you?
Serving God
Jomz Emboltura
Regional Accountant
What gets you out of bed?
My daughter who always wakes up at 4:45 a.m. sharp!
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Virtual items – mostly NFT’s and games
Favorite phrase in the Bible?
Trust
Jose Jimenez
Quito Program Supervisor
Most dangerous activity?
Dangerous streets in certain parts of Quito
What gets you out of bed?
All of our pets!
Favorite weekend activity?
Spending time with my family
Joshua Benavidez
Asia Regional Director
Weirdest food eaten?
King cobra cooked in soy sauce and vinegar
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Coke bottles and memorabilia from countries I’ve visited
Who is your hero?
My uneducated father who taught me valuable lessons and incredible life insights
Mary Veltman
Fish Hoek Dream Center Coordinator
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Old passport stamps that I turn into décor
Favorite weekend activity?
Coffee with friends
Who is your hero?
Amy Carmichael – her mission journey in India inspired me to serve in South Africa
Meaghan Catron
Director of Development
Most dangerous activity?
Cliff jumping into the water
What gets you out of bed?
The thought of working towards something that day
Favorite sports team?
Dallas Cowboys
Nick Carnill
Short-term Team Coordinator
Weirdest food eaten?
Mopane worms
Favorite sports team?
Atlanta Braves
Favorite weekend activity?
Woodworking
Nieves Nivelo
Dream Center Tutor
Weirdest food eaten?
Grilled armadillo
What gets you out of bed?
Learning new things to teach others
Favorite keepsake/collection?
My mom’s sewing machine
Pen Bullo
Pathway For Hope
What gets you out of bed?
My dog Sparky
Favorite sports team?
Akari Power Chargers volleyball team
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Archie comics/stamps
Rachel Icenogle
Mobilization Assistant
Most dangerous activity?
Camping above the artic circle in Sweden
Habit you want to break?
Hitting the snooze button
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Postcards from places I have visited
Raymond Sumaya
iBike Program Director
Weirdest food eaten?
Crocodile
Most dangerous activity?
Laos mission trip
What gets you out of bed?
Noise of the chicken broiler
Richyll Torredes
Regional Administrator
Weirdest food eaten?
Roasted tarantula
Habit you want to break?
Overthinking
Favorite sports team?
LA Lakers
Ron Gilbert
Chief Financial Officer
Weirdest food eaten?
Waffle House – take your pick
Habit you want to break?
My heavy foot while driving – allegedly
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Cameras from each of my grandfathers
Ron Townsend
Fish Hoek Dream Center Director
Most dangerous activity?
Putting out an apartment fire
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Grandfather’s Bible he preached from
Favorite weekend activity?
Baseball
Russ Cline
Co-Founder
Weirdest food you’ve eaten?
Chocolate-covered fried ants
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Pocket knives from my Grandfather and Dad
Who is your hero?
Nelson Mandela: A leader who stood up for what is right
Ruth Harris
HR & Mobilization Director
Favorite sports team?
GA Bulldogs college football team
Favorite keepsake/collection?
My mom’s journals
Who is your hero?
My dog Max because he is so forgiving and kind
Samantha Wilson
ER Africa Staff
Favorite sports team?
Whoever has the prettiest color jersey
Favorite keepsakes/collections?
Kitchen gadgets
What inspires you?
People and Pinterest
Sara Walkowski
Donor Accounting Specialist
Weirdest food eaten?
Skate fish
Most dangerous activity?
Devil’s Soup Bowl (Yankee Springs, MI)
Habit you want to break?
Using aggressive driving skills
Silvia Pazmiño
Quito Office Assistant
Favorite sports team?
Emelec soccer team in Ecuacor
Favorite word in the Bible?
Forgiveness
Favorite weekend activity?
Bicycling
Steve Haag
Living Hope Life Skills Program
Weirdest food eaten?
Giraffe
Most dangerous activity?
Serving as a Marine in the Iraq War
Favorite phrase in the Bible?
Hope
Teresa Jimenez
Quito Women's Program Supervisor
Weirdest food eaten?
Chantacuro worms
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Items from my trip to the Dominican Republic with my husband
What is your favorite weekend activity?
Cleaning my house and resting
Tim Fausch
Communications Director
Most dangerous activity?
Hiking the Grand Canyon in 12 hours
Favorite weekend activity?
Mountain biking
Who is your hero?
Peter – he was impulsive and mistake-prone, yet Jesus loved him
Walt Walkowski
Global Programs Support Coordinator
Weirdest food eaten?
Balut in the Philippines (hard boiled fertilized duck egg)
Favorite sports team?
Detroit Lions
Favorite keepsake/collection?
Music CDs – I have around 700 of them
Wayne Ferreira
Africa Regional Director
Crocodile burgers, sheep brains, kangaroo tail, chicken feet
Most dangerous activity?
Skydiving in Witbank, South Africa
What is your favorite collection?
I love collecting spices from around the world
Xavier Hidalgo
General Services Assistant
Most dangerous activity?
Climbed Mt. Rucupichincha, an active volcano
What gets you out of bed?
Car alarms going off in the street
Who is your hero?
Messi, the soccer player
Zac Carnill
Americas Region Logistics & Teams Coordinator
Weirdest food eaten?
Worm/grub
Most dangerous activity?
Rafting down the Nile
Favorite sports team?
Atlanta Braves