Our Team

Staff

Cindy Douglass
Founder and Executive Director

Suzanne Shoaf Ward
Founder and Chief Operating Officer

Semere Fekadu
Founder and Country Director

Woinshet Mekuria (Wenyi)
AJ Home Coordinator

Rahel Gebre
FEP Coordinator

Sophia Chanyalew Kassa
Development Coordinator

Zeleke Alemayehu (Fasil)
Liaison and Logistics Officer
Elsabet Tulu (Elsa)
Housemother for AJ Home

Kuribachew Esayas (Kuri)
Housemother for AJ Home

Asrat Adugna
Education Coordinator
Betselot Yitagesu
Social Worker for FEP
Habitamu Niguse
FEP English Tutor
Yabsira Alemayehu Tadesse
Computer Instructor

Meseret Tamene (Messi)
House Cook for AJ Home

Laura Kilcrease
Social Media Coordinator

Tsigereda Shitaye (Tsige)
Discipleship Leader for AJ Home
Banchamlak Taye (Banchi)
Accountant
Amare Tadesse
Guard for FEP
Esikeziyaw Mosu
Guard for FEP

Mohammed Oumer

Guard for AJ Home
Adanech Merine
Cook and Cleaner Manager, FEP

Hermela Tsegaye Meharena
Assistant Education Coordinator

Kefelgn Mulatu
Guard for AJ Home

Mekdes Shewakena
FEP Counselor

Menalu Abebe
Cook and Cleaner, FEP

Meron Tilahun
KG Tutor

US Board of Directors

Tara Owens Shuler
 Board President

Emil LaCivita
Board Secretary

Andrea Hounshell
Board Member

Karen Latta
Board Member

Michael Resar (Mikey)
Board Member

Yolanda Castillo
Board Member

Ethiopia Board of Directors

Jilalo Chebsa
Chairperson

Worku Gebre
Board Member

Aboneh W/mariam
Board Secretary

Yisahak Desalegn
Board Member

Abenezer Gebisa
Board Member

Our Partners