Bill & Juliana
Hansen
Home Directors |
Bill and Juliana Hansen serve as the directors of
the Harmony Home in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. Born in New Jersey,
Bill graduated from Moody Bible Institute, Northern Illinois University with
a B. S. in Elementary Education, and Boston University with a Masters in Education;
Human Services. Born in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic, Juliana
worked as a teacher and beautician.
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The VanDerMolen Family
Regional Director
Field
Co-Directors |
Jeff and Ann VanDerMolen came to Kids Alive International from
College Church in Wheaton, Illinois. Jeff is currently serving as
regional director, overseeing the work in the Dominican Republic,
Guatemala, and Papua New Guinea. Jeff also serves as
co-director of Kids Alive Dominican Republic with Vic and Leslie
Trautwein and Ramon and Juana Prenza.
Jeff and Ann both have
Bachelor’s degrees from Bethel University in Minnesota in Cross
Cultural Studies and
Anthropology, respectively.
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The Trautwein Family
Co-Directors |
Vic and Leslie Trautwein came to Kids
Alive International in February 2002, from Wheaton
Bible Church, Wheaton, Illinois, but still maintain close ties in Washington and California.
They both graduated from Dartmouth College with degrees in Engineering (Vic)
and Biochemistry (Leslie). As
director of operations, Vic works closely with Jeff VanDerMolen and Ramon Prenza. Leslie
is the Preventative and Clinical Health Care director, assists in communications,
is a busy mom, and a homeschool teacher.
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Ramon & Juana Prenza
Co-Directors |
Ramon and Juana
Prenza are a couple that are intimately linked with the needs of children
in Monte Plata. They were born
and raised in "very poor Catholic" families. Ramon was
the first to accept the Lord at the age of 16 through the ministry and
mentoring of Canadian missionary, Eva M. Russell. Juana soon followed,
and the couple were married in 1971. Shortly thereafter, with two
small children, the couple dedicated themselves to full-time missionary
service with the Templo Biblico Church.
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Jan Burkey
Palo Blanco Care
Center
Director |
Jan
Burkey comes from Albany, Oregon, with her home church affiliation being
True Vine Fellowship and Logsden Neighborhood Church. Her dad is a
retired educator and pastor and her mother is a retired radiologist.
She has a brother, two sisters, and 15 nieces and nephews. Time permitting,
Jan enjoys cross-stitch, making photo memory albums, and reading a good book.
She taught elementary school in Christian schools for six years and Bible school
during the summer at the Deer Lake (Ontario) Canadian Indian Reservation.
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Elizabeth Drain-Harden
Missionary |
During a one-week missions trip to the Dominican
Republic in 2002, Elizabeth felt God calling her to work in education to
impoverished Dominicans. When her husband, Glenn, picked her up at the airport,
she asked, “So, how’d you like to move to the Dominican Republic?” He
was open to the possibility, but desired a job in which he could teach
in English. This brought Glenn and Elizabeth to the Dominican city of
Jarabacoa in 2003, at which time they both worked for English-speaking
ministries.
Elizabeth
began working for Kids Alive International Dominican Republic in 2004,
as this fit better with her desire to help poor Dominicans.
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Kami West
Missionary |
Originally from
Merrillville, Indiana, Kami came to serve with Kids Alive International
after having graduated from Moody Bible Institute with a degree in
elementary education for the Christian school. While Kami attended Moody
she also worked with Sunshine Gospel Ministries, an outreach to the
children from inner-city Chicago.
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Craig and Libby
Rowley
Short-Term Missionaries
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Craig
and Libby Rowley, along with their three boys, Carter, Gabe and Isaiah,
join the Kids Alive International family as short-term missionaries to
the Dominican Republic. They are sent from Lakeview Church in Stoughton,
Wisconsin.
Both Craig and Libby graduated from the University of Wisconsin Eau
Claire.
Craig graduated with a degree in Art, and Libby with a degree in
Elementary Education.
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Vanessa Chavez
Short-Term Missionary |
Vanessa Chavez joins the
Kids Alive International family as a short-term missionary in the Dominican
Republic, where she will be working as a teacher in Monte Plata. She is from
Hayward, California, and attends East Bay Fellowship in Danville, California.
Vanessa graduated in 2005 from St. Mary’s College of California with a
Bachelors of Science and Economics in Accounting.
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Jonathan Coleman
Sponsorship / Communications Coordinator |
Jonathan graduated from Cedarville University located
in Cedarville, Ohio, where he majored in Business Management and
minored in Bible. He plans on using his education in his role as
Sponsorship/Communications Coordinator at the Ark in the Dominican
Republic.
Jonathan is sent by his home church, Cape Bible Chapel in Jackson,
Missouri, and is excited about partnering with his supporters in
reaching the children in the Dominican with the love of Christ.
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Chris & Josie
Oxendale
Director of
Counseling and Child Development
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Chris and Josie
come to Kids Alive International from Valparaiso, Indiana. They are
sent by Calvary Church in Valparaiso, where they faithfully
served with the youth for over 11 years. Josie attended Cedarville
University where she majored in Speech Communications, and Chris has
his M. A. in Applied Behavioral Science from Valparaiso University.
Chris and Josie are the parents of two kids, Chelsea and Caleb.
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Dave Holzhauer
Short-Term Missionary |
Dave Holzhauer is a native of Wheaton, Illinois. After attending Calvin College, Dave worked for National Youth Leadership Forum for three years, living and working in Washington DC, Chicago, and Los Angeles. After moving back to Wheaton, Dave had a job in commerical finance. During that time, he went on a missions trip to Constanza, Dominican Republic with a group from MIMs (Mens International Missions). During that time, God placed a desire in his heart to work and serve the poor.
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