Rachel Walker
Special Ed Teacher
Rachel is from Nashville, Tennessee. She graduated from Tennessee Wesleyan University with a degree in Special Education and a minor in Psychology.
Our Team
Missionary and Administrative Staff
Gaby
Head Nurse
Gaby went to nursing school at Faculté des sciences infirmiére de Leogane. He began working at COTP in 2015 and quickly emerged as a leader amongst our staff.
Madamn Ga
Depot Manager
Madamn Ga came to work for COTP in November of 2000. She worked diligently with the children until 2010 when she began her training to work...
Alysha Warman
Grace House Parent
Alysha is from Somerset, Wisconsin. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin- River Falls with a degree in Elementary Education...
Carla Lyster
Peace House Parent and Child Sponsorship Coordinator
Carla comes from a small town in Alberta, Canada. After high school, she took a year off and then went to Bible college for a year. While there...
Tori Rayle
Life House Parent
Tori is from Ohio and prior to moving to Haiti was pursuing a degree in Social Work, working as a nanny, and serving...
Fifi
Nurses Assistant
Fifi began working for COTP in 2001. In November of 2011, she was promoted from a bottle washer to a nurses assistant. She was trained by...
Nadage Joseph
Physical Therapist
Nadege first stared working for COTP in 2001. She began working as a nanny and helped in other areas such as laundry. In the fall of 2012...
Courtney Irwin
Medical Manager & Foster Parent
Courtney moved to COTP from Saint Petersburg, Florida. Courtney got her pediatric nurse practitioner degree from the University of Florida.
Roseline Joseph
Social Worker
Roseline first came to work for COTP in 2000. When she first started working, she helped take care of the kids as well as laundry and later on became...
Antonio Jean Louis
Haitian Homologue & Adoptions Director
Antonio has been part of COTP since the very beginning. Antonio first met COTP founder, Jan Bonnema, while he was working for another...
Eulalie
Social Worker
Eulalie came to work for COTP in 2005. She began as a nanny and in 2011 began working as a bottle washer. At the time, she was going to school to become...
Seth & Melissa Johnson
Joy House Parents
Seth and Melissa are from Sutton, Nebraska. Melissa first got involved with COTP back in 2000. She first visited Haiti with Bud and Jan Bonnema..
USA & Canada Staff
Dana Vander Woude
Communication Coordinator
Dana grew up in the Prinsburg, MN area and has had a special place in her heart for COTP from a very early age, growing up hearing about COTP from school fundraisers, church updates and regular newsletters.
Chelsey Erickson
Media Coordinator
Chelsey and her husband, Jeffrey, have two young children and live in Southwestern Colorado. Chelsey is on the Marketing team as the Media Coordinator since January 2019.
Robin Knight
Adoptions Director
Robin Knight is the daughter of Bud and Jan Bonnema. She went with the Bonnema’s first trip down to Haiti in 1999. After she graduated...
Marcia Roorda
Director of HR and Finance
Marcia has known about COTP since the beginning. Bud and Jan Bonnema, the founders of COTP, are her brother-in-law and sister.
Gina Diederich
Assistant to the Executive Director
Gina Diederich grew up in the Willmar, MN area. She graduated from Central MN Christian School in Prinsburg, MN...
Jamie Groen
Executive Director (MN)
Jamie and Jenny Groen have been familiar with Children of the Promise since its beginnings, as they grew up in the same community as the....
Board of Directors
Daryl Huinink
Board President
Michigan, USA
Kurt Steensma
Board Vice President
Michigan, USA
John Stumbo
Treasurer
Arizona, USA
Sara VanZee
Secretary
Iowa, USA
Mike Bonnema
Minnesota, USA
Esperandieu Pierre
Port au Prince, Haiti
Sylvia Vermeulen
Ontario, Canada
Graeme Esau
Ontario, Canada
Rebekah Miner
Washington, USA