Orphanage Outreach Staff
 | Tom and Paula Eklund, Directors Tom and Paula live in Glendale, AZ, and manage the Orphanage Outreach program from their home. Tom has an industrial engineering degree from Arizona State, and Paula has an education degree, also from Arizona State. Prior to founding Orphanage Outreach, Tom worked for IBM in engineering and sales, and Paula worked for American Express in customer service. |
 | Bryan Linck, Associate Director Bryan is a graduate of Central Michigan University, with a degree in education. He volunteered with Orphanage Outreach several times before joining the staff full time in January, 2007. Bryan lived in the Dominican Republic where he was the OO Team Director, responsible for leading all volunteers. He is currently back in the states where he is working as Associate Director, residing in Michigan with his wife Amy and twin girls. |
 | Courtney "Coco" Barrett, Country Director Coco joins us from Toronto, Canada. Coco first volunteered with Orphanage Outreach in February of 2004, and has been working with Orphanage Outreach full time since November 2004. Coco is responsible for all in-country activities of Orphanage Outreach, with a special focus on the Orphanage Outreach Health Corps program. Prior to joining Orphanage Outreach, Coco worked with the Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf in Toronto, and still volunteers annually at an all deaf-blind camp in the state of Washington. |
 | Hopkins Family, Jaibon Site DirectorsJohn and Cara Hopkins have brought their family from Colorado to the Dominican Republic to lead teams with Orphanage Outreach. John led the summer 2009 internship program in Jaibon.John, Cara, and their three youngest children moved to the Dominican Republic to work with us full time in November 2009. John, Cara, Caela, Micah, and Luke are living at the orphanage in Jaibon. Their oldest son, Josiah, is working with the Operation Mobilization ministry. |
 | Bryson Adams, Team Leader Bryson has been volunteering with Orphanage Outreach since September 2008. Bryson has Spanish and education degrees from Pacific Lutheran University, and a masters degree in Spanish from Cal State-Sacramento. He has taught in northern California for the past five years. Blog |
 | Marge Skinner, Manzanillo Location Manager Marge is from Louisiana, and has spent many years with the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic. She lives in Manzanillo in the Orphanage Outreach volunteer house, and coordinates Orphanage Outreach volunteer efforts in Manzanillo. |
 | Heather Colbert, Program Leader Heather first joined Orphanage Outreach as a summer intern in 2007, then interned again in the summer of 2008, and also joined us on a short term trip. She joined us full time in May of 2009. Heather is from Louisville, Kentucky, and graduated from Johnson Bible College with her degree in early childhood education. |