Boards of Directors

Word Made Flesh International is a family of networked sister communities that share vision, staff, policy and funding.

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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 Mondal

      Sari Bari Trust Board:

      Kaushik Das- Board Chairman
      Upendra Prasad Saha- Board member
      Gita Mondal- Board Member
      Baroti Nandi- Board Member

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. Potential Future International Partners

    • Word Made Flesh also has established serving communities in the following cities: Chisinau, Moldova; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Bangkok, Thailand.