We love our volunteers. Sometimes, we even hire them! As we celebrate CHF’s 35th anniversary, we’re also celebrating staff members whose journeys began as volunteers. This list highlights the year each person first volunteered, when they officially joined the CHF staff, and the roles they serve in today.
- Karina Ayala: Volunteered in 2018, Hired in 2023, Current Role: Coordinator, Operations
- Roger Bayramian: Volunteered in 2005, Hired in 2010, Current Role: Controller
- Grace Borisuk: Volunteered in 2019, Hired in 2022, Current Role: Coordinator, Donor Care
- Lauren Bradley: Interned in 2012, Hired in 2013, Current Role: Development Officer
- Jane Cassidy: Volunteered in 2017, Hired in 2018, Current Role: Director, Communications and Marketing
- Seth Deffebach: Volunteered in 2015, Hired in 2017, Current Role: Coordinator, Volunteer Program
- Sarah DeWolfe: Volunteered in 2014, Hired in 2020, Current Role: Coordinator, HR and CHF Academy
- Cheyanne Eidem: Volunteered in 2016, Hired in 2024, Current Role: IT Service Coordinator
- Marcos Fernandez: Volunteered in 2018, Hired in 2022, Current Role: Staff Accountant
- Ryan Friesen, Volunteered in 2015, Hired in 2022, Current Role: Director, Ministry Development – Los Angeles
- Evan Hackett, Volunteered in 2013, Hired in 2022, Current Role: Assistant, Volunteer Program
- Wendy Hicks, Volunteered in 2011, Hired in 2018, Current Role: Coordinator, Communications
- Stacey Hong, Volunteered in 2012, Hired in 2021, Current Role: Sr. Experience Coordinator, Poverty Encounter
- Lisa La George, Volunteered in 2000, Hired in 2018, Current Role: Sr. Director, CHF Academy
- Sam Lee, Volunteered in 2003, Hired in 2010, Current Role: Director, Ministry Development – Eurasia
- Jesse Montes, Volunteered in 2010, Hired in 2014, Current Role: Sr. Operations Coordinator
- Tracy Nicks, Volunteered in 2000, Hired in 2023, Current Role: Poverty Encounter Program Facilitator
- Chris Peña, Volunteered in 2018, Hired in 2020, Current Role: Coordinator, Ministry Development – Africa
- Katherine Pennington, Volunteered in 2016, Hired in 2023, Current Role: Executive Assistant, Office of the President
- Justin Phillips: Volunteered in 1999, Hired in 2018, Current Role: Director, National Supply Chain & Logistics
- Karissa Potvin: Volunteered in 2003, Hired in 2024, Current Role: Coordinator, Donor Systems
- Jesse Reyes: Volunteered in 2010, Hired in 2010, Current Role: Director, Operations
- Juan Reynoso: Volunteered in 2001, Hired in 2013, Current Role: Sr. Coordinator, Ministry Development – Latin America
- Frankie Rodriguez: Volunteered in 2009, Hired in 2013, Current Role: Coordinator, Digital Media
- Frida Rodriguez:Volunteered in 2016, Hired in 2023, Current Role: Coordinator, Graphic Design
- John Salazar: Volunteered in 2011, Hired in 2020, Current Role: Coordinator, Operations
- Adam Sanchez: Volunteered in 2014, Hired in 2015, Current Role: Director, Ministry Development – Africa
- Becky Schulte: Volunteered in 1998, Hired in 2001 and again in 2018, Current Role: Coordinator, Grants
- Karen Smith: Volunteered in 2022, Hired in 2023, Current Role: Administrative Assistant
- Ed Snyder: Volunteered in 2018, Hired in 2018, Current Role: Sr. Director, Dallas
- Alfred Vargas: Volunteered in 2016, Hired in 2018, Current Role: Director, Ministry Development
- Charlene Webster: Volunteered in 2008, Hired in 2009, Current Role: Administrative Assistant
- Kaela Wiebers: Interned in 2022, Hired in 2024, Current Role: Administrative Assistant
- Joy Wertz: Volunteered in 2018, Hired in 2023, Current Role: Program Coordinator, Poverty Encounter
- Hal Williams: Volunteered in 2013, Hired in 2017, Current Role: Development Officer
- Angie Worth: Volunteered in 2015, Hired in 2020, Current Role: Volunteer Program Coordinator
- Caroline Zeller: Interned in 2021, Hired in 2023, Current Role: Production Coordinator, Communications
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