U.S. Team
Marc Gavilanez
International Program Director
Board Members
Matt Bertsch
Board Chairman
PLS, EL – Principal
Bertsch-Frank & Associates
Fort Wayne, IN
Tami Swymeler
Board Secretary
Director of Operations
World Partners/The Missionary Church
Fort Wayne, IN
Lisa Isenbarger
Advisory Member
Director of Business Valuation Services
Haines, Isenbarger & Skiba, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
Keith Kotesky
Advisory Member
Assistant Professor of Christian Ministries
Bethel College
Mishawaka, IN
Trout Moser
Advisory Member
President
National Oil & Gas
Bluffton, IN
Andy Parker
Advisory Member
Financial Advisor
Phillips Financial Management
Fort Wayne, IN
Aaron Pence
Advisory Board Intern
Indiana Air National Guard
Fort Wayne, IN
Program Management Team Members
Matt Hartsell
Chairman, Country Advocate- India
Founder & Executive Director
Forgotten Children Worldwide
Bluffton, IN
Kody Kumfer
Country Advocate - Uganda
Associate Executive Director
Forgotten Children Worldwide
Bluffton, IN
Janee Nussbaum
Finance Team Liaison
Chief Financial Operator
Forgotten Children Worldwide
Bluffton, IN
Jeff Patterson
Transition-2-Success Coordinator
Marketing Director
Forgotten Children Worldwide
Bluffton, IN
Jason Frisch
Advisory Member
Development Director
Forgotten Children Worldwide
Bluffton, IN
Matt Bertsch
Country Advocate - Nepal
PLS, EL – Principal
Bertsch-Frank & Associates
Fort Wayne, IN
Sarah Bertsch
Child Sponsorship Director and Transition-2-Success Coordinator
Child Sponsorship Director and Operations Manager
Forgotten Children Worldwide
Bluffton, IN
Corey Ivins
Vision Trip Host Couple
Director of Customer Relations & Quality
Roembke Mfg & Design
Ossian, IN
Bill Horan
Country Advocate - Madagascar
County Director/Extension Educator
Purdue Extension - Wells County
Bluffton, IN
Michael Lautzenheiser
Advisory Member
Director/GIS Manager
Wells County Area Plan Commission
Bluffton, IN
Dave Hedden
Country Advocate - India
ICU RN
Terre Haute Regional Hospital
Terre Haute, IN
Jenna Leatherman
Country Advocate - Malawi
Chief Operating Officer
Showoff
County Tipperary, Ireland
Ben Leatherman
Country Advocate - Malawi
Homesteader
County Tipperary, Ireland
Lane Sander
Advisory Member
Founder & Director
Renovate Counseling Services
Bluffton, IN