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Mano con Mano Health Reach is a nonprofit
corporation with 501(c)3 status with the U.S. government. Leadership is
provided by a board of directors. All board members are health care professionals
who volunteer their time to Mano con Mano by participating on mission
trips, training team members, and making the decisions necessary to run
the ministry.
Meet our Board
Members: 
Susan
Jones, NP, MSN, is a Nurse Practitioner who has been participating
in short term mission trips since 1993 with Seattle Christian Schools and
Mano con Mano. Susan is one of the founders of Mano con Mano along with
her sister, Michelle Beaulieu. Susan serves as the Executive Director of
Mano con Mano, and serves fulltime with her husband as a missionary in Guatemala.
Susan works in a clinic for Mayan people in a remote highland village outside
Guatemala and oversees a nutrition and prenatal program in another village.
William
Jones, R.T., M.A.
(theology), is a teacher and Radiologic Technologist. William (Memo) has
been involved in a supportive role with Mano con Mano since its inception.
In 1993, Memo retired from teaching in the US and became a volunteer teacher
at a school for missionary children in Guatemala city. In 1994, Memo felt
led to begin a nutrition and education center in Yalu, a remote village
of nearly 5,000 Kaqchikel Mayans. Memo oversees construction, supports a
church that was planted in 1995, and mentors a young Mayan man who is studying
to be a future pastor. Memo’s love of children and attention to detail
have made the feeding center a source of love, encouragement and learning
for hundreds of children. He continues to teach the children of missionaries
from over 50 mission agencies as a way of supporting Christian work all
over Guatemala.
Johann
Yi, DDS, is a general dentist practicing in the Seattle area who
has participated in many Mano con Mano mission trips in the past. He has
provided dental care to countless numbers of people in Mexico, Africa, Jamaica
and other underserved areas of the world. He became a Mano con Mano board
member in June of 2004. He provides valuable expertise not only in dental
care but in his breadth of knowledge and experience running a private dental
practice.
Lisa
Curran, R.D.H.,
is a Registered Dental Hygienist and pastor's wife who has been actively
involved in the dental ministry of Mano con Mano and Seattle Christian School's
Missionary Outreach Program since 1993. Lisa joined the board of directors
of Mano con Mano in 2001. Lisa's areas of interest are the dental ministry,
promoting short term missions via the local church, training team members
and encouraging Latin pastor's wives via the Sister Church Project.
Brian
Nelson, M.D.,
is a board certified ophthalmologist who began working on short term vision
teams with Seattle Christian Schools in 1999. Brian joined the board of
directors of Mano con Mano in 2001, and has helped to improve the quality
of our vision clinics through training nurses and lay volunteers in the
basics of vision care and dispensing glasses. Brian's areas of interest
are training of vision team personnel, participation in vision clinics and
development of the Mano con Mano website.
Jim Hines MD, graduated from the University of Texas and practiced as an internal medicine physician for over 25 years before moving to Guatemala to serve as a volunteer physician to the poor. Jim and his wife, Kay, have three grown sons, and live in Corpus Cristi, Texas when they are not providing care in a children's home or working with the Mayan poor. Jim and Kay are on the board of founders of the Mano con Mano Nutrition Center in San Jose de Yalu, Guatemala, and Jim is on the US board of Mano con Mano.
Former Board Members
Rob Caudillo, M.Div., began supporting the ministry of Mano con Mano and the Sister Church Project when he met Pastor Jose Rodriguez in 1997. Rob was instrumental in writing the original Sister Church Covenant between the churches in Mazatlan and Villas del Sol, Mano con Mano and Marcus Whitman Presbyterian Church. Rob has participated in three vision clinics. In 1998, Rob joined the original board of directors. Rob retired from the board in 2001, but remains a prayer partner of Pastor Jose Rodriguez, Daniel Celis and a source of encouragement to Mano con Mano.
Donna Davis, R.N., B.S.N, is a Registered Nurse who became active in Mano con Mano's health care ministry in 1999. She joined the board of directors in 2000. Donna has previous experience in short term missions with AMOR ministries in Tijuana. Donna learned how to organize a vision clinic with Mano con Mano in 1999, and has since led several vision teams with AMOR ministries as well as participating in vision mission trips with Mano con Mano and Seattle Christian School. Donna's areas of interest are the vision clinics, training and leading teams, and the Sister Church Project.
Sharon Im-Lee, has a background in non-profit community development and project management. She currently works as a project manager for a retail company. She joined her first MCM team as a member of the vision and dental team to Mazatlan in 2001. She joined the MCM board of directors in June of 2004. Sharon's areas of interest are encouraging short term teams and prayer for the ministry. She also supports MCM in the areas of accounting and finance.
Randy Lake, D.D.S., a general dentist, was on the mission trip in 1993 that was the "seed" which became Mano con Mano Health Reach. He has participated in four dental trips with Mano con Mano and was one of the founding board members in 1998. Randy retired from a term of service on the board in 2001, but remains involved in dental teams, and is a source of support and encouragement for the dental ministry and the Sister Church Project.
Deborah Stotts, R.N., is a Registered Nurse, who became involved with Mano con Mano in 1996 in a medical and dental clinic. Debbie participated in various teams in the areas of health screening, dentistry and vision clinics. After traveling to Mexico several times, Debbie helped set up the corporation of Mano con Mano as part of the founding board of directors in 1998. Debbie retired from active board membership in 2001, but has remained a source of encouragement and active supporter of the Sister Church Project.
Mano con Mano Health Reach has over 300 volunteer members who
support the ministry through prayer, participating in short term teams,
monetary donations, gathering supplies, washing and neutralizing eyeglasses,
contributing to the newsletter, and a variety of other support activities.
You can join Mano con Mano as a prayer partner, volunteer or financial
supporter by contacting us.
Mission Statement
Mano con Mano Health Reach is an evangelical Christian health care organization which serves to provide quality health care to the people in under-served areas of the world in a compassionate and culturally sensitive manner. Mano con Mano Health Reach is committed to team ministry/mission which fosters a partnership between United States and International health care volunteers, churches, pastors, and other outreach ministries as a witness to the love of God and the message of hope in Jesus Christ.Please visit our other pages and Contact Us if you would like further information, have any suggestions or comments about our programs or our website, or wish to Make A Donation.
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