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Honorary Board
Members
Meet the HOPE Board of
Directors:
meet the
staff
Chairman
of the Board, CFO and Co-founder:
Gregory A. Forrester (shown
left)
32 N. Church
Street,
Cortland, NY 13045
Ph.
607.756.7799 Fax
607.756.7957
Email: greg@hopeunites.org
Vice Chairman of
the Board and Vice President
Charlie Elliott
20 Court St. Aprt 6
Geneseo, NY
14454
585-472-4974
Email: Charlie@HopeUnites.org
Bio Charlie
Elliot-Bearce:
Charlie Elliot
is 22 years old and a student who is currently doing
missionary work in Sub-Saharan Africa for 7 months. When he
gets back from Africa in August he will be enrolled at SUNY
Geneseo, and plans to graduate this December with a bachelors in
Business Administration. He plans to go on to work in
International business. Charlie has been on the Board of
Hope Unites for approximately 1 year, and has been Vice president
also for a year. His work with Hope is what brought him to Africa
and he hopes to continue that work both in Africa and
elsewhere.
Michael
(Mike) Orr,
Secretary
5776 Joy
Rd
Conesus, NY 14435
Tel: 585-346t-3310 Email: mike@hopeunites.org
Bio Mike Orr: Mike is a
test engineer at Delphi Engine Management in Rochester,
NY. He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the
University of Rochester. He has been leading mission teams for
the last 5 years. Mike is a HOPE Certified Leader and He has
been involved in leading youth mission teams to Peru and
Paraguay. He has led teams to Disaster Response areas and
has recently led a team to Kenya, Africa. Mike
has traveled to 20 countries in the last 5 years and he
worships at the Four Square Pentecostal Church
in Dansville, NY.
Timothy (Tim)
Anderson
1263 Acomb
Rd.
Dansville, NY
14437
Tel: 585-335-2821
Email: tim@hopeunites.org
Charles
(Chuck) Gommer
P.O. Box
179
Dallas, PA 18612
(570) 675-2746
E-mail: RevGommer@hopeunites.org
Bio of Chuck Gommer: Retired United Methodist
pastor; former District Superintendent and Conference Council
Director/Executive. Elected General Conference delegate-1984, 1988;
Led volunteer mission/work teams to; Mexico (2) Zimbabwe (5)
Honduras(1) Haiti (9) Cuba (6) Mississippi (3): Wyoming Conference
Volunteer In Mission Coordinator; Board of Director, Hope Unites
Ministries, Board of Trustees, Wyoming Annual Conference and Board
of Trustees,Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School.
Howard McGlauflin
24 Champney
Rd
North
Conway, NH
03860
(603)
356-9871 Email: howard@hopeunites.org
Bio: Howard McGlauflin is a
Certified Lay Speaker and Lay Member to United Methodist Annual
Conference; lay leader local church, member of the NE Conference
Local Church Transformation Committee, Board Member, United
Methodist Economic Ministry and Chair of the Executive Board,
UMVIM-Northeast Jurisdiction and Mission Secretary NH District. Certified trained in
disaster response by UMCOR. Mission teams to Zimbabwe, Peru, Baldwin LA; United Methodist
Economic Ministry in Salem ME, Biloxi
MS, New
Orleans LA and
Reading
MA. Howard and his wife, Joan
have served as long-term volunteers at UMCOR Sager Brown. They have been co-team
leaders for HOPE Unites, First Church Congregational MA, and the New
Hampshire District. Together they are the Co-Coordinator UMVIM, and
Disaster Response co-coordinators for the New Hampshire
District. Members of
the NH District Ministry Team and the Conference Visioning
table. HOPE trained
team leaders, Red Cross trained in first
aid.
Dr.
Graceann (Gracie) G. Forrester
32 N. Church
Street
Cortland, NY
13045
Tel:
607-345-3937 Email:
Gracie@hopeunites.org
BIO: Graceann G Forrester PT, DPT,
CKTI
Gracie has earned Bachelor’s degrees from
College Miseracordia, Dallas PA and New York
University. She
will be completing her Doctorate in Physical Therapy through
Boston
University in
August 2007. She enjoys
treating pediatric clients in addition to those with post-operative,
traumatic or repetitive motion injuries. While at FLPT, she has
developed a program to enhance the strengths and life skills of
patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). In addition to the
outpatient clinic, Mrs. Forrester provides treatment for community
hospicare and youth correctional facilities. She has taught clinical
application classes as an adjunct faculty member for Ithaca
College’s
Physical Therapy program.
As a consultant, Gracie:
- Developed
and implemented workshops for central NY industries, focusing on
“Promoting a Healthy Back”
- Works
with gynecologists to assist in the treatment of urinary
incontinence
- Works
with local maxillofacial specialists to assist in the treatment of
Tempromandibular Joint Dysfunction
- Offered
educational programming to improve transportation and therapeutic
positioning of children with disabilities at an orphanage in Port
Au Prince, Haiti
Mrs. Forrester is a
Board Member of Hope Unites, an “international ecumenical
organization specializing in humanitarian aid and disaster
relief”. She also
serves as the Curriculum Chair, for the KinesioTaping Association
–Americas: Board of
Education.
*PT--Physical Therapist
*CKTI--Certified
Kinesiotaping Instructor
*CPT--Certified Personal Trainer
Lea
Bancroft
81 Main
St.
Mt. Morris, NY
14510
Tel: 585-658-4330
Email: Lea@hopeunites.org
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