Staff and Board

Scarlett Martinez

Sewing Project Leader

 

Scarlett serves with several ministries in Honduras - we are grateful she has time to serve with Second Wind!  She has also enjoyed working as a host and translater by visiting with families and churches who partner with Compassion International. Known for her deep heart for people and the gift of healing, Scarlett thinks our sewing program has stretched her. She has done an amazing job of caring for the women in our program by listening to them and reading the Bible with them.

Cristyan Coello

Leather Project Leader

 

 

Cristyan has dealt with many difficult things in life and has maintained a positive attitude and strong faith in the Lord. He has also worked for Compassion for thirteen years teaching and tutoring at-risk teenagers in various communities. His heart for youth extends to his nephew who he mentors. We are grateful for Cristyan's many talents-including directing our leather program and helping with our contruction projects. When he's not owrking, he is an avid trail hiker and enjoys working out.

Jackie Doyel

Founder

 

 

Jackie has spent most of her life talking to people, including several years as a radio talk show host and producer. She has worked for Chick-fil-A for over twenty years on the Operator Selection Team and at a local gym as a personal trainer. She loves serving in the Kansas City community as a Rotarian and a former ESL teacher.  In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, running marathons and triathlons, travelling, and gardening. She wants to make the world a better place.

Dave Gilbert

Media Relations

 

 

Dave has spent most of his life talking and writing. He spent several years as an announcer and talk show host on political and sports topics at a radio network in Washington DC. He is an avid sports enthusiast and can be caught supporting all sports teams in the DC area. Currently an editor for an investment resource company, we are grateful he edits our monthly newsletters, shares marketing insights, and provides levity on every subject under the sun. Dave lives with his family and their dog in Rockville, Maryland.

Theresa Mills

Treasurer

 

Theresa has been an accountant working in both the public and private sectors for over eighteen years. She has a wide range of experience working with smaller non-profits as well as small businesses. Theresa currently works as a Controller for AcruxKC, that has a long history of providing health care services and education assistance to the Kansas City community. She graduated from California State University at Long Beach with a degree in Accounting and received her CPA certification thereafter. Theresa loves spending time with her family and friends. She especially enjoys the marathon trips she takes with her running buddies. Theresa has a heart for serving and is happy to be able to use her skills and abilities to help others.

John Blankenship

Vice President

 

 

John has been a flight test engineer for various aerospace companies for twenty yeras. His job as a flight crew member together with flight test pilots involves developing and executing text procedures on new design aircraft and analyzing thedata that these flights produce. He graduated from the University of Kansas and University of Central Missouri and considers himself both a Jayhawk and a Mule. John has provided strategic direction, insight, and vision into some fairly complext problems we have faced since our inception.

Karen Henze

Board Member

 

 

Karen has served on several medical mission teams to Honduras and is a cardiac sonographer. With a deep heart to serve other people and God, Karen brings a lot of passion to the board and a desire to help in anyway she possibly can. She previously served as the Treasurer for seven years. Known for her uncanny ability for enjoying details, she provides great insights and a unique perspective on issues we face. In her spare time, she enjoys serving in her church, her community, and her wide network of friends. Karen lives with her family in Kansas City.

Matt Nelson

Technologist

 

 

Matt is a lifelong volunteer ranging from food pantries, teaching English in Thailand, to being a guardian for veterans for Honor Flights.  Day to day, he is the Cyber Lead for Amazon Web Services Aerospace and Satellite services, being responsible for all of the ocmpany's worldwide space launch to satellite operations. He also headed his own IT startup with "Helping Hands," focused on building IT learning centers in CAmbodia and fighting human trafficking. Matt earned an MBA from Colorado Tech and a B.S. degree in IT/Finance from Marquette. His mission is to leave the world a better place than he found it.