100% of your donation goes directly to the kids
because our staff overhead is paid for by generous foundational donors.
We Have an Amazing Team of Partners
Board Members
Kevin Clegg
Kevin and his family went on their first service trip with ACHF to Baja, Mexico in 2014. They fell in love with the kids and went on four trips in that first year. He is currently the Board Chair. Kevin is very active in helping the foundation grow and expand its influence so more of these kids are given the love, hope, and support they deserve. Kevin and his wife and kids still love their frequent trips to Baja.
Carolene Cook
Carolene and her husband, Paul, co-founded A Child’s Hope Foundation. They had adopted their child from China and felt a call to do more for orphaned and abandoned children throughout the globe. She loves hiking and connecting with friends and family.
Perry Brätt
As a construction contractor, Perry has helped found several successful companies. Dedicated to their family, Perry and his wife, Jana, have seven children and two exchange students. Their children have caught the spirit of giving and have collectively lived for over 11 years in foreign lands helping the needy and been involved in over 140 humanitarian trips.
Nicole Stirling
Nicole Stirling is a founding board member of The Stirling Foundation. She also serves as the organization’s Vice President and Chief Relations Officer. In addition to launching the Stirling Foundation, Nicole has worked as a board member and employee at other non-profit, multinational organizations, at the forefront of their efforts to build and strengthen relationships. She and her husband, Bryant, are the parents of three children.
Paul MacArthur
Founding partner of MacArthur, Heder & Metler, PLLC, located in Provo, Utah. Paul practices in the areas of tax planning, commercial transactions and associations, business contracts and formation, tax exempt organizations, estate planning, and adoption. Paul has been involved with A Child’s Hope Foundation since its inception. His passion for the work of A Child’s Hope Foundation stems from his involvement in the world of tax exempt organizations and experience as an adoptive parent. He and his wife, Monica, have seven children, three of whom were adopted.
Babata Sonnenberg
Babata graduated from Brigham Young University Law School. She also has a master’s degree in Social Work. During her work as a therapist and attorney, Babata witnessed first-hand the immense strength, power, and resiliency in individuals who have strong, healthy connections to family, friends, and community.
Rex Hale
Rex has served as co-chair of the board from 2014 to 2017. He is the CEO of Q90 Corporation, a custom software development company based in Payson, Utah. He has been involved in various startups and entrepreneurial ventures since the age of 12. He has served on the advisory board for Camp Kesem, as well as on the non-profit boards for Youth Champions Charity and Entrepreneur Organization. Rex is passionately committed to serving those less fortunate.
Tim Whipple
Tim Whipple is a financial savant with an abundant mindset and a contagious sense of generosity. He earned enough credits in college to have graduated with multiple degrees in such diverse subjects as Arabic and chemical engineering. Tim enjoys going on service trips with his wife and five children.
Kent White
Executive Director
Kent has worked with A Child’s Hope Foundation for nearly 20 years, making more than 60 trips to Mexico and Haiti in that time. He loves recruiting, training, and building teams. For fun, he also loves to read, make carne asada, and perform improv comedy.
“I love my team and whiteboarding to solve problems! The harder the problem, the more fun!”
Management Team
Amber Young
Amber was previously the Executive Director of the Utah County Red Cross. She is instrumental in building our core programs and she helps our teams to reach our team’s ambitious goals. Amber is the mother of one beautiful and spunky toddler and also enjoys the outdoors and service in her down time.
Erin Knudsen
Erin has been our Director of Finance since 2017 and is the glue that holds this team together. She is gifted at seeing three moves ahead on any decision we have to make and is beloved by all. Erin enjoys backpacking, climbing, and games of all types.
Angela Havens
Angela’s job is to create a way for people to deeply connect to A Child’s Hope so they can accomplish their life missions partnered with A Child’s Hope. Angela has coached and worked with many non-profits. She especially loved working with Gail Halvorsen, the Candy Bomber. She learned from Gail how much it means to bring HOPE to those who feel forgotten. Her team creates and leads events at Child’s Hope, and she’s always up for a fun party, especially when it means there’s connection and laughter involved.
Brittany Bullen
Brittany oversees our marketing department, managing the external and internal communication for the foundation. Before joining A Child’s Hope, Brittany owned a content marketing agency and advertising consultancy for the better part of a decade. She is also a singer, musician, actress, writer, and mother of four boys.
Jaime Zogmaister
Jaime focuses on training other organizations that work with children’s homes on how to implement our Thrive Certification program. She loves spending time with her nieces and nephews, trying new restaurants, and visiting new places. A campfire on a chilly fall night really hits the spot as well.
Cam Outlaw
Fiercely focused on collaboration, Cam gets fired up when talking to all of our current and prospective partners. He is the Energizer Bunny on the team and brings an empathetic ear to every conversation! He recruits and maintains relationships with partnering organizations and government agencies to provide better care to orphans and vulnerable children. For fun, Cam loves yoga, reading, and playing outdoors with friends.
Jennifer Wright
Jennifer oversees all things related to service trips. She found ACHF while listening to a podcast where our organization was discussed. Afterwards, she found our website and saw the open position. She previously lived in Mexico for 10 years and has been involved in organizing multiple service projects. She loves skiing, mountain biking, the beach and laughing. She has 4 awesome kids and loves being with her family.
Lindsey Geertsen
With many years of experience in retail management, Lindsey oversees the recruiting and onboarding of our large volunteer staff, our paid team, as well as managing the office. She has a terrific eye for design and makes our office feel welcoming and beautiful.
Leksi Skousen
Leksi first came to ACHF after being invited on a service trip by one of the board members. She started hosting trips to Mexico and was then hired on as our Volunteer Coordinator. She now oversees our team’s data in Salesforce and processes in her role as Systems Admin. She is an amazing dog trainer and does a pretty good job training humans too.
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