Our Team

We have an amazing Board of Directors. They are a diverse group of professionals that represent every age group and many different ethnicities.

We do not currently have any executive or administrative staff under employment at this time. However, we do employ contractors such as a bookkeeper and maintenance workers on an as-needed basis in order to achieve our mission.

Meet our Board Members

  • Chitra is a highly experienced veteran teacher of 30 years. She spends most of her time raising funds and exploring ways to best help as many children as possible get an education. Outside of her administrative duties she can be found on a daily basis visiting one of her many schools and teaching classes of up to 70 students at a time.

Director

Sectretary

  • Keith was born in Spokane and grew up in Kirkland. He graduated from the University of Washington and worked in Boeing Engineering for 40 years. He now does outreach work for NASA as a Solar System Ambassador and lives with his wife Trish in Woodinville.

  • Kathy is a teacher of 32 years, concentrating in the lower primary grades and focusing on helping struggling children to learn to read. She holds a Masters in Education, as well as a BS in social work. She is uniquely suited to serve on the WFCF board as she helps us serve the very vulnerable children in the world.

Treasurer

Board Member

  • Ed is a doctor specializing in infectious diseases and has run a clinic in Africa treating the poor. He has been awarded the Elizabeth Lehman-Taylor prize for Clinical Excellence and Patient Care at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, Washington. There he serves as the clinical chief of employee health.

  • Andrea is from a large Egyptian family. She has recently become a mother to a beautiful baby boy named Nile. She is passionate about serving her community of Bellevue, Washington and has worked overseas in orphanages in Egypt and Jamaica.

Board Member

Board Member

  • Paul founded and operates a program for orphan children in his hometown of Kakamega, Kenya. Paul brings valuable insight to the WFCF team and he is able to advise us on all matters related to African culture and business. Paul is married with two children and has been invaluable from the very beginning of Watumull Children’s Education.

  • Dan served in the Marine Corps and completed two tours in the Middle East. Dan is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Oregon, where he lives. He has experience in working with non-profit entities in the way of audits, financial statements and strategic consulting.

Board Member

  • Holly has been involved in university level education online and in person in Canada,  as well as Japan where she and her husband owned conversational tutoring schools in Japan for 12 years. She is currently the Director of Onboarding and Client Support for Kingdom Growth Engine, a saas company she and her husband started to help business consultants.  She loves to help and support and be a voice for those that have no voice and connect and gather others. 

Board Member

  • Though Scot is not formally on the board, he is one of its most prized advisors. He has served 4 Episcopal churches as their priest for 27 years of his life. But his most important job is being a loving husband to WFCF’s founder, Chitra.

Advisor

Volunteer Staff

Youth Development Director (Volunteer)

  • Chao, born and raised in Kenya, is a dedicated youth worker with a passion for young people. He holds a Master’s degree from NTCGS and is a sought after guest speaker nationally and internationally. With over 25 years of experience in running youth programs and camps, Chao is passionate about mentoring and equipping young people to live full and purposeful lives.

Administrator & Dance Teacher (Volunteer)

  • Nicole, born and raised in Hawaii, grew up dancing ballet since the age of 6 years old. With thirteen years of ballet training at Hawaii State Ballet and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance at the University of Hawaii, Nicole founded Prisma Dance in Hawaii in 2014. For over a decade, Prisma Dance has been presenting dance productions across the island while training over 350 students each year. Nicole has performed and taught for local, national, and international dance schools in Kenya and India. As a business owner and dance instructor, Nicole is passionate about equipping and inspiring young people to pursue their dreams.