Board Of Directors

Leah Berger

Leah Berger has had a long time love for the African people, culture, and landscape. She first went to Sierra Leone in 1991, and made a vow never to return simply as a tourist. The opportunity to assist in the growth of Kondwa Day Centre provides a venue to give back for the warmth and social richness from which she has learned so much.

Leah has spent much of her adult life dedicated to issues of environmental and social justice, and is especially passionate about children. She has a master’s in counseling/psychology and a certificate in expressive arts therapy. Leah brings to the board a history of creative organizational and networking experience, 10 years of working with children and families, professional counseling/facilitation skills, a sustainable living ethic and a love for building community through the arts. She currently resides in Flagstaff, Arizona, and works on the behavioral health unit at Flagstaff Medical Center.

Bevin Dunn

Bevin Dunn is designer and programmer running her own design company digitalGinger, which offers digital scrapbooking, printable cards and crafts in her online store. She has been a Multi-media Developer for website design and web applications, using technologies such as Flash and ASP.NET. She worked for several years as a computer applications instructor for New Horizon’s Computer Learning Center teaching Microsoft programs, and layout, graphics and web courses.

From 2004-2006 she served as President of the Keeling Neighborhood Association, and helped write and received grants worth over $150,000 for infrastructure improvements, art restoration and Greenway planning. She has an article being published for Adobe Software’s Developer Center in late Nov, 2006 and she is currently also serving as the KCF technology Coordinator. She lives in San Diego, CA.

Regan Murray

Regan is a research scientist specializing in the protection of drinking water supplies and related public health issues. She earned a PhD in
applied mathematics and hydrology in 2000 and since then has been working on environmental policy issues for governmental and educational institutions.

Regan has twice traveled to Zambia for KCF projects. She has founded and been active in organizations that promote education and careers in science for girls and women, and taught college level science courses for several years. She lives in Cincinnati, OH.

Laurie Holland

Laurie has done cross-cultural service and volunteer work in both Kenya and Zambia, Africa. She received her bachelor’s degree in Cross-Cultural Studies from Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota and her master’s degree in Counselor Education from San Jose State University in San Jose, California.

She has also been honored by the San Jose Rotary Club with an Ambassadorial Scholarship to participate in a Group Study Exchange program in Argentina in March 2007 and a 6-month Cultural Ambassadorial Rotary Scholarship to live in Mexico and study Spanish.

Adam Hardin

Adam is a behavior specialist who works for the Hamilton County Board of Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities. His job involves working with children and adults with Mental Retardation who also have behavior problems. 

He went on the trip in summer of 2007 and helped to provide educational assessments to the children at Kondwa Day Center and area schools. In  his free time, he serves in the Navy Reserves, coaches basketball, and watches way to much Law and Order.  He lives in Southgate, Kentucky.

Phoebe Goodwin

Phoebe attended the KCF Volunteer Trip 2007 and helped to lead a very beneficial teacher training workshop. She will be working with future trips and teacher trainings.

Phoebe lives in Tucson, AZ and is from the east coast.

Shea Van Rhoads 

Shea Van Rhoads has lived and worked in Kenya and Zambia off and on since 1993, coordinating several short-term and long-term aid projects. She has led numerous teams of American volunteers on short-term sustainable development projects in Africa. In 2000-2001, she managed the administrative aspects of the Zambia-UAB HIV Research Project (ZUHRP) in Lusaka, overseeing a staff of 40 Zambians and an on-site budget of $40,000/month. She has provided support and guidance for Kondwa Day Center for Orphans since its inception in September, 2000. Her research experience includes these topics: renewable energy technologies in Kenya, HIV prevalence and transmission in Zambia, and the neural processes of learning and memory. Additionally, she holds a Masters’ Degree in Teaching. She has taught in a private boarding school, public schools, and as a private tutor for both children and adults in Zambia, Kenya, and the US. Shea lives in Tucson, AZ with her husband Richard and their two Zambian sons, Elijah and Gideon.