Boards of Directors
Word Made Flesh International is a family of networked sister communities that share vision, staff, policy and funding.
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Word Made Flesh, Inc. (WMF USA)
- WMF USA is a 501 (c)(3) USA-based, non-profit organization. WMF USA serves as the administrative hub for the WMF International family of partnership members. WMF USA was registered on November 15, 1991.
Board members are:
Mrs. Sarah Baldwin, Chairperson
Mr. Kyle Schroeder, Vice-Chairperson
Mr. Robert Mabrey, Treasurer
Mrs. Lisa Kelly, Secretary
Mrs. Tara Haley, General Body Member
Dr. Emmanuel Katongole, General Body Member
Ms. Dionne Osman, General Body Member
Fr. Bert Thelen, S.J., General Body Member
Ms. Monique Williams, General Body Member
Ms. Liz Ivkovich, Ex Officio
Rev. Chris Heuertz, Ex Officio
Mrs. Phileena Heuertz, Ex Officio
Mr. Silas West, Ex Officio
- WMF USA is a 501 (c)(3) USA-based, non-profit organization. WMF USA serves as the administrative hub for the WMF International family of partnership members. WMF USA was registered on November 15, 1991.
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Word Made Flesh (WMF Chennai, India)
- Word Made Flesh, located in Chennai, India is a registered society under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. WMF India was registered in 1994. WMF India operates two children’s homes. The Home of Happiness is for destitute and orphaned children from AIDS- and leprosy-affected families, while the Home of Peace is for children with severe physical and mental disabilities.
Board members are:
Rev. Stephen Thangappa, President
Dr. and Mrs. Sabitha, Vice President
Rev. Vasihar, Secretary
Mr. G. J. Manohar, Treasurer
Mr. Gladsten, Board Member
Rev. Patrick Samuel, Executive Director
Dr. Thiruthuvadoss, Board Member
Mr. Manogaran, General Body Member
Rev. Rex Leonard, Board Member
- Word Made Flesh, located in Chennai, India is a registered society under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. WMF India was registered in 1994. WMF India operates two children’s homes. The Home of Happiness is for destitute and orphaned children from AIDS- and leprosy-affected families, while the Home of Peace is for children with severe physical and mental disabilities.
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Fundatia Cuvuntal Intrupat (WMF Romania)
- Fundatia Cuvantal Intrupat, located in Galati, Romania is a registered Romanian Foundation. WMF Romania was registered on April 12, 2001. WMF Romania operates Casa Vale, a community center for street children and their families and Casa Lazar, a home for boys and young men who desire to come off the streets.
Board members are:
Adrian Buhai, Chairperson of the Board
Valeriu Mihai, Vice-Chairperson of the Board
Charlotte Barbu, Secretary
Bela Ispas, Director of Administration
Valerica Archip, Programs Director
Laurențiu Archip, Member
Bogdana Bulugu, Member
Anna Burtea, Member
David Chronic, Member
Lenuța Chronic, Member
- Fundatia Cuvantal Intrupat, located in Galati, Romania is a registered Romanian Foundation. WMF Romania was registered on April 12, 2001. WMF Romania operates Casa Vale, a community center for street children and their families and Casa Lazar, a home for boys and young men who desire to come off the streets.
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Nepal Community Empowerment Group (WMF Nepal)
- Nepal Samaj Utthan Samuha (Nepal Community Empowerment Group), located in Kathmandu, Nepal, is a Nepali non-government organization. WMF Nepal was registered in December 2000. WMF Nepal operates two care homes. Prem Ghar (Home of Love) is for elderly widows, and Karuna Ghar (Home of Compassion) is for abandoned and abused girls.
Current board members are:
Pastor Stephen Shiva Hair Bhattarai, Chairman
Mr. Rup Naaraayan Chaulagain, Vice-Chairperson
Ms. Sabitri Dulal, General Body Member
Mr. Pawan Magar, General Body Member
Mr. Ankit Shrestha, General Body Member
Ms. Gita Sapkhota, General Body Member
Ms. Aksha K.C., General Body Member
- Nepal Samaj Utthan Samuha (Nepal Community Empowerment Group), located in Kathmandu, Nepal, is a Nepali non-government organization. WMF Nepal was registered in December 2000. WMF Nepal operates two care homes. Prem Ghar (Home of Love) is for elderly widows, and Karuna Ghar (Home of Compassion) is for abandoned and abused girls.
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La Palabra Hecha Hombre (WMF Peru)
- La Palabra Hecha Hombre, located in Lima, Peru, is a registered Peruvian association. WMF Peru was registered July 5, 2001. WMF Peru ministers to children, young adults and families from street contexts.
WMF Peru board members are:
Ms. Anna Monteviller Pino, President
Mr. David Bruggers, Vice-President
Mrs. Rachel Langley, Treasurer
Mrs. Fabiola Marengo, Secretary
Ps. Cesar Ferryra, General Body Member
Mrs. Maria Figliolo, General Body Member
Mr. Adrian Quijandría, General Body Member
- La Palabra Hecha Hombre, located in Lima, Peru, is a registered Peruvian association. WMF Peru was registered July 5, 2001. WMF Peru ministers to children, young adults and families from street contexts.
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La Palabra Hecha Vida (WMF Bolivia)
- La Palabra Hecha Vida, located in El Alto, Bolivia, is a Bolivian Foundation. WMF Bolivia was registered Sept. 6, 2006. WMF Bolivia operates La Casa de Esperanza (The House of Hope) community center for women in the commercial sex industry and their families.
Board members are:
Ms. Fineke Janssen Pietersen, President
Mrs. Cara Strauss Contreras, Acting Vice President
Mrs. Ximena Rodriguez Avila, Treasurer
Mrs. Betty Pinto Zoto, Secretary
Mr. Claudio Navarro
- La Palabra Hecha Vida, located in El Alto, Bolivia, is a Bolivian Foundation. WMF Bolivia was registered Sept. 6, 2006. WMF Bolivia operates La Casa de Esperanza (The House of Hope) community center for women in the commercial sex industry and their families.
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Palavra Encarnada (WMF Brazil)
- Palavra Encarnada, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a registered Brazilian Association. WMF Brazil was officially registered on March 7, 2009. Palavra Encarnada operates Projeto Ester (The Esther Project) community center for women and their children on the downtown streets of Rio de Janeiro.
Board members are:
Mrs. Esdriane Cohen de Araújo, President
Ms. Olyene Quaresma, Vice President
Mrs. Rebecca Nichols, Treasurer
Mr. Richard Nichols, Executive Secretary
- Palavra Encarnada, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a registered Brazilian Association. WMF Brazil was officially registered on March 7, 2009. Palavra Encarnada operates Projeto Ester (The Esther Project) community center for women and their children on the downtown streets of Rio de Janeiro.
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Sari Bari Trust
- The Sari Bari Trust was registered on June 16, 2010, in Kolkata, India as non-profit avenue for outreach and social work projects. The Sari Bari Trust is committed to the freedom and restoration of Kolkata’s red-light areas through the support, promotion, education, and initiation of projects and activities with persons affected by the sex trade.
Sari Bari Pvt. Ltd Board of Directors:
Sarah Lance
Upendra Prasad Saha
Gita MondalSari Bari Trust Board:
Kaushik Das- Board Chairman
Upendra Prasad Saha- Board member
Gita Mondal- Board Member
Baroti Nandi- Board Member
- The Sari Bari Trust was registered on June 16, 2010, in Kolkata, India as non-profit avenue for outreach and social work projects. The Sari Bari Trust is committed to the freedom and restoration of Kolkata’s red-light areas through the support, promotion, education, and initiation of projects and activities with persons affected by the sex trade.
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Word Made Flesh Canada
- Word Made Flesh Canada is a registered Canadian charity based in Cambridge, Ontario. WMF Canada acquired charitable status on May 27, 2009, and the official registration number is 80545 0624 RR0001. WMF Canada exists to enable Canadians to participate as full members of the WMF community.
Board members are:
Bernie Willock, Chair & Treasurer
Martha Arias, Secretary
Christopher Heuertz
- Word Made Flesh Canada is a registered Canadian charity based in Cambridge, Ontario. WMF Canada acquired charitable status on May 27, 2009, and the official registration number is 80545 0624 RR0001. WMF Canada exists to enable Canadians to participate as full members of the WMF community.
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Word Made Flesh Sierra Leone
- Word Made Flesh Sierra Leone, located in Freetown, Sierra Leone, was registered in January 2009. The first official board meeting was held on September 12, 2009. WMF Sierra Leone makes decisions regarding the Lighthouse program for former street youth as well as the Good News Club for children of the Kroo Bay slum.
Board members are:
Noah Tullay, Chairperson
Cami Sigler
Reverend Moses Kanu
Joshua Duncan
Dr. Lynette Palmer
Raymond Boustany
- Word Made Flesh Sierra Leone, located in Freetown, Sierra Leone, was registered in January 2009. The first official board meeting was held on September 12, 2009. WMF Sierra Leone makes decisions regarding the Lighthouse program for former street youth as well as the Good News Club for children of the Kroo Bay slum.
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Potential Future International Partners
- Word Made Flesh also has established serving communities in the following cities: Chisinau, Moldova; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Bangkok, Thailand.