Hope Made Real

Hope Made Real Rwandan National Board of Directors

Five members make up the National Board of Directors. These include:

• Colonel John Bosco, RPF (Rwandan Army Officer)
• John Kayitare, Business Man
• Gertrude Mupfasoni, Former Mayor of Gitarama
• Félicité Uwimana, Officer of the Genocide Widows Association
• Arlene D. Brown, Founder & Director

Resident Missionary Todd Ellingson todd [at] hopemadereal.org

Hope Made Real International Board

• Sharon Landis – sharon [at] hopemadereal.org
  Rev. Sharon Landis is a retired pastor from the Central PA Conference of the United Methodist Church where she served eighteen years. She and her husband Tom recently moved to McAllen Texas where they attend St. Mark UMC in McAllen. Sharon attended Harrisburg Area Community College and Susquehanna University. They have three grown sons andten grandchildren. Sharon has served as vice-president of the Juniata County Ministerium, and served on the boards of the Huntingdon County Food Pantry and Centre for Community Action, an agency which covered five counties in PA. Before retirement she was active in the camping program of the Central PA Conference and most recently developed a Quilting Camp. After several years of communicating with Arlene via e-mail she has visited Urukundo Village three times in the last four years and Tom has joined her for the most recent trip. Sharon presently serves as President of the Board for Hope Made Real.
• John Green john [at] hopemadereal.org
  Born in Williamsport, PA, a graduate of Lycoming College with a BA Degree in Accounting. John served four years in the United States Air Force serving in the United States, Japan and Korea. He worked at Piper Aircraft Corp, Lock Haven,PA, and Alcan Cable Co., Williamsport, PA. He is a member of the Saint John’s-Newberry UMC in Williamsport, PA and serves on the Ministry Council, Chairs the Outreach and Witness Committee and is involved in the Multi-Media processing each week. John is married to Stephanie Paras, has two children, Krysia who lives in Alexandria, VA and Ryan who lives in Los Angeles, CA. John is Treasurer to the Board of Hope Made Real.
• Sarah Ketchley sarah [at] hopemadereal.org
  Sarah was born in the UK and attended the University of Birmingham, UK where she graduated with a BA in Ancient History and Archaeology and a PhD in Egyptology. She has four children and three stepchildren aged 7 to 20, and is married to Raymond O’Keefe. Sarah enjoys working with children and youth, and splits her week between Seattle Public Schools, her small business and her lifelong interest in ancient Egypt. She serves on the Board of Olympic View Elementary School and is a Girl Scout leader. She visited Urukundo Home in January 2009 with her eldest son, Tom. Sarah attends University Unitarian Church in Seattle and believes in the spirituality of inclusion. The work Arlene is doing in Rwanda, in welcoming all, no matter their color or creed, embodies this philosophy. Sarah serves as Secretary to the Board of Hope Made Real.
• Karen Lake-Shampain karen [at] hopemadereal.org
  As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I have worked with children and families for 33 years in a variety of settings. I specialized in helping children with sexual abuse issues whether the perpetrator or victim. I have a passion for world travel, mountain climbing and running marathons. In 2007 I was a US Social Work Delegate for People To People International to Rwanda, and was fortunate enough to have visited with Hope Made Real, Urukundo Village Orphange. I have been in touch with Arlene Brown since that time. I currently live on the Central Coast of California with my husband David, and our 9 dogs, 4 cats, 4 macaws, 1 pot-bellied pig, an emu and a giant tortoise. I still work in a private practice and particularly enjoy teenagers. Sometimes one or two of the animals assist in the healing process. My faith in God is an integral part of who I am, and am becoming. I am very fortunate and blessed to be able to be a part of Hope Made Real.

• Mike Ricker mike [at] hopemadereal.org
  Mike is the Executive Director of Prodigal’s Home, a church for the homeless and poor in north central Phoenix. With his wife, Kim, they founded Prodigal’s Home in March 2006 with the mission to serve those in need in their community.

  Mike is a native of Phoenix, Arizona. He worked for a large local health care provider from 1981 through 2005 and left while in the role of Director of Enterprise Data Center Operations. He is married to his high school sweetheart and recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Mike and Kim have one daughter, Megan, who currently attends Arizona State University.

  Mike is committed to living a life led by Jesus Christ. He is committed to serving the poor and oppressed and joined the Hope Made Real Board of Directors in December 2009.

Term of Office

The International Board includes no fewer than five and no more than nine members. Board members serve a two-year renewable term and are elected every two years. A member found to not be acting in the best interest of the board may be discontinued by a 2/3 majority vote.