FORMER COLLABORATORS
Wilma Ulcuango
Social technique
En 2014, Wilma comenzó a trabajar con FEDICE en el área social y recuperación del sentido espiritual de las comunidades. Su trabajo incluye capacitar a mujeres y niños de nuestras comunidades en diferentes temas como aseo personal, preparación de recetas de cocina rescatando el valor nutricional de los productos propios de cada comunidad a un costo de producción muy bajo. Wilma, nació en Quito. Ella tiene títulos en Economía en la Universidad Central del Ecuador y en Teología del Seminario Bíblico Alianza de Quito. A partir de enero del 2018 su contrato fue cambiado por prestación de servicios debido a la situación económica de la Fundación.
Lisa Renz
Volunteer
Although born in Oregon, USA, Lisa worked and lived in Mexico as a missionary for the Churches of Christ/Christian Churches for 45 years. She is a graduate of Northwest Christian University. She applies her bilingual knowledge of English and Spanish as well as extensive experience in Christian education and missionary work to her roles in translation, organizing missionary groups, and designing Christian education modules.
Lisa has returned to the U.S. We thank Lisa for all her work with FEDICE and wish her many blessings in her new life.
Luis Cardenas Villacis
Administrative Assistant
Luis was the administrative assistant of FEDICE, in charge of carrying out daily logistics, helping with public relations and maintaining institutional business relations. Due to the economic situation, Fedice had to dispense with his services. We wish our dear “Luchito” success in his personal and professional life.
Mary Kathryn Ball
Voluntaria
Our last volunteer was Mary Kathryn Ball from Lexington, KY. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2017 with a BA in Spanish with honors. She was also trained in medical interpretation and had a year of experience at the Community Care Center, a free clinic in Winston Salem, NC. Mary Kathryn also volunteered at the Leukemia and Blood Disorders Center in Salamanca, Spain.
At FEDICE, Kathyn was of great help especially for the first aid training workshops for women's groups in the communities. She had to return to the United States to continue her medical studies. Good luck and blessings, Kathryn!
Olga Yesenia Yan Pardo
Volunteer
Olga loves serving people who take Christ as their living model. She is Dominican, with a degree in Marketing and Social Work from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Volunteering is her passion. Since her teenage years she has identified with the most vulnerable, and has had experience working closely with those who have had their rights violated in multiple ways. I worked for six years at the "Caminante" Project, a non-profit educational organization that promotes and defends the rights of children.
"I would still plant my apple tree, even if I knew that tomorrow the world would end." --- Martin Luther.
Face Elizabeth McKinney
Volunteer
Cara Elizabeth McKinney is from Ohio, USA, and was a volunteer with Global Ministries. She has her undergraduate studies in Spanish and International Studies.
Elizabeth (as we affectionately called her) spent a short time with us, visiting some communities, participating in various activities with Fedice and learning about the work of our organization. She had to return to the United States for health reasons.
Isabelle Tyrasa
Volunteer
Isabelle’s love affair with Ecuador began in 2012 and, after a brief hiatus in her native Germany, continues today. She is fluent in Spanish, English, French and German. Isabelle assists FEDICE with community wellness trainings as well as translation during work with missionary groups.
Bethany Waggoner
Volunteer
Bethany Waggoner, came from Eugene, Oregon, as a volunteer with Global Ministries. She learned about Fedice through the Disciples of Christ Regional Office in this area with which Fedice has worked together for several years.
When Bethany arrived, her command of Spanish was not very fluent, so she took Spanish classes and after a year and a half of working with us, her fluency in the Spanish language was remarkable, so we contributed so that after her time with Fedice she could go and support other organizations in Latin America and benefit more people with her knowledge, enthusiasm and ability.
Bethany worked primarily in the communications area, redesigning the Fedice website and conducting several training workshops for the Fedice team.
One of the main results of Bethany's activities at Fedice is the production of videos and interviews with people from the communities Fedice works with, which are helping us to promote and raise awareness about Fedice's activities.
Jenny Velasquez
Social Technique
FEDICE gave me the opportunity to put my knowledge into practice and share experiences with professionals from whom I learned a lot, as well as to meet entrepreneurs and humanitarian groups without whose help it would not be possible to continue the legacy of Dr. Victor Vaca, a wonderful experience that will never be erased from my mind and my heart. Blessings and may you have many more years.
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Marilyn Cooper
Marilyn Cooper is originally from Austin, Texas, USA. Marilyn first came to work at FEDICE with a missionary group from her church in Austin, Texas. She later returned with her husband Glenn Hebert to stay initially for a year, but now they have been living in Otavalo (two hours north of Quito) for almost 9 years and at FEDICE we are blessed by their work, their help and their experience.
Marilyn is the anchor of “FEDICE Norte” based in Otavalo. Her main activity is teaching English in the pre-schools of the region, and when we have missionary groups visiting the FEDICE Norte area, she is an excellent hostess, and right now very knowledgeable about the area and its tourist attractions. Marilyn has her Doctorate in Philosophy in Adapted Physical Education from the University of Texas.
Janice Younger
Janice Younger comes from Tyler, Texas. The first time she visited Ecuador and worked with FEDICE was in June 2017 with a missionary group from her church.
Janice was very impressed with FEDICE's activities and decided to return to continue working longer in different areas such as: Support with missionary groups that come to work with FEDICE, training for children and adults to overcome psychological traumas they have suffered and workshops aimed at raising self-esteem to promote personal improvement and good behavior.
Jan holds a degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Our Lady of the Lake in Texas, United States.
Robert Arnold
Robert Arnold is a new FEDICE volunteer and plans to spend 6 months in Ecuador. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Robert has been familiar with FEDICE and its activities for over 10 years. Robert first visited Ecuador with his family in 2013 and has visited many of the communities that FEDICE serves. He is 23 years old and a recent graduate of Texas A&M University where he received a degree in Political Science. Robert is passionate about international exposure and felt called to spend time working abroad after college. He plans to help FEDICE with educational projects and also teach English.