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Dr. Janet Sprague from Michigan came down with Health Corps and did general physicals on the kids at the orphanage in Montecristi. Here she is with Jochi, age 15.
Featured Volunteer
Andrea Owen
Houston, TX
"Orphanage Outreach is a place that anyone and everyone can fall in love with and benefit from their experience, short or long term."
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Tom and Paula Eklund, Directors Tom and Paula live in Glendale, AZ, and manage the Orphanage Outreach program from their home. Tom has an industrial engineering degree from Arizona State, and Paula has an education degree, also from Arizona State. Prior to founding Orphanage Outreach, Tom worked for IBM in engineering and sales, and Paula worked for American Express in customer service. |
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Bryan Linck, Associate Director Bryan is a graduate of Central Michigan University, with a degree in education. He volunteered with Orphanage Outreach several times before joining the staff full time in January, 2007. Bryan lived in the Dominican Republic where he was the OO Team Director, responsible for leading all volunteers. He is currently back in the states where he is working as Associate Director, residing in Michigan with his wife Amy and twin girls. |
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Courtney "Coco" Barrett, Country Director Coco joins us from Toronto, Canada. Coco first volunteered with Orphanage Outreach in February of 2004, and has been working with Orphanage Outreach full time since November 2004. Coco is responsible for all in-country activities of Orphanage Outreach, with a special focus on the Orphanage Outreach Health Corps program. Prior to joining Orphanage Outreach, Coco worked with the Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf in Toronto, and still volunteers annually at an all deaf-blind camp in the state of Washington. |
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Julie Lindenberg, Education and English Institute Program Leader Julie Lindenberg has been working with Orphanage Outreach since September 2008. Julie has her undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College, and masters degree in education from the City University of New York. Prior to joining Orphanage Outreach, Julie taught two years in inner-city New York schools. |
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Christine Kitts, Team Leader Christine has been volunteering with Orphanage Outreach since August 2008. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, where she majored in elementary and special education. Christine enjoys working with the pre-school orphanage children, teaching English at the Institute, and leading teams. |
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Bryson Adams, Team Leader Bryson has been volunteering with Orphanage Outreach since September 2008. Bryson has Spanish and education degrees from Pacific Lutheran University, and a masters degree in Spanish from Cal State-Sacramento. He has taught in northern California for the past five years. Blog |
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Sharon Brooks, Team Leader Sharon first volunteered with Orphanage Outreach as a member of the Graystone Church (GA). Sharon attended South Georgia College, and has enjoyed a career selling real estate in the Atlanta area. |
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Marge Skinner, Manzanillo Location Manager Marge is from Louisiana, and has spent many years with the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic. She lives in Manzanillo in the Orphanage Outreach volunteer house, and coordinates Orphanage Outreach volunteer efforts in Manzanillo. |
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Heather Colbert, Program Leader Heather first joined Orphanage Outreach as a summer intern in 2007, then interned again in the summer of 2008, and also joined us on a short term trip. She joined us full time in May of 2009. Heather is from Louisville, Kentucky, and graduated from Johnson Bible College with her degree in early childhood education. |
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Elizabeth Geddes, Program Leader Elizabeth interned with the Orphanage Outreach Health Corps program for two months beginning in 2006, and has returned several times as a short term volunteer/leader. She is now on-staff full time leading the Health Corps program. Elizabeth has her physician's assistant degree from the University of Kentucky. |