OUR TEAM

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Rebecca is President and co-founder of Orphan Relief and Rescue. She has invested more than seventeen years in humanitarian work in both Central America and West Africa. She lived in Benin and Liberia, West Africa for 2 years. It was during this time that the plight of orphans and abandoned children in Africa became extremely evident. Many desperate children Rebecca encountered would be dead today without intervention.  Through their actions, Orphan Relief and Rescue has rescued hundreds of children from being sold into slavery, and helped over 150 parents start businesses through their micro-finance program in Benin. She is passionate about educating and empowering people to end abuse and to stand up for the defenseless.

Rebecca is also a speaker and writer. A published author, she writes articles for newspapers and authored Inspired to Action, How following the promptings of your heart can change the world, which maintains a 5 star rating on Amazon.

Lara has a heart for the nations and a desire to see all orphans cared for through sustainable business practices. She has worked in the field of technology marketing for more than 10 years, at Microsoft and most recently as an independent consultant. She has been actively involved with a non-profit organization in Haiti for the past 11 years, and currently sits on their board. Lara made the first of what will be many journeys to Liberia with Orphan Relief and Rescue in 2011.

Chad has been a successful real estate investor and operator in the Washington State market since 1998. Prior to venturing into his own business endeavors, Chad built his portfolio of investments while working with a national commercial real estate brokerage firm as a multi-family sales specialist. In 2007, Chad travelled throughout Africa for three and a half months, and worked with Orphan Relief and Rescue in Liberia. Chad came away from this time a different man with a changed outlook, and a heart for the poor and disenfranchised.

Graduate of the University of Washington Foster Business School in 2000, with a Business Administration degree in finance and marketing. Viet has over twenty years of market and equity derivatives trading experience, fund management, business development, and financial product engineering. Researched and invested in cancer biotech companies starting in 2004 and developed leveraged ETF option arbitrage strategies. Viet is a key strategic adviser to Genprex and is passionate about the global markets, building businesses, emerging technology and cancer biotech. He loves spending time with his family, having a beer with friends, watching movies, playing contact flag football, and rooting for the Seattle Seahawks

Matt is originally from Guernsey, UK, where he studied Mechanical Engineering, specializing in tool and die making. He worked and travelled internationally with Mercy Ships for four years, both leading teams into rural Africa and as a ship engineer before Co-Founding Orphan Relief and Rescue. Matt is passionate about empowering others to provide for themselves through hands-on teaching.

In addition to his undergraduate work in Applied Behavioral Sciences and M.A. in Human Development with an Emphasis in Social Change, Nick holds a standing passion for creating partnerships and connecting resources for those that advocate for children’s rights and community-based action.  With over 17 years of experience working with local and international organizations that serve children, he formally joined ORR in December of 2019 to help support its mission in overcoming injustices facing the children, families, and communities of West Africa. When not working, he can be found running local trails and exploring new adventures with his family across the Pacific Northwest. His son would add, “He’s REALLY funny, too.”

Born and raised in Seattle, Jenine Grey is of Tlingit (Alaska Native) and African American descent. As a youth, Jenine spent every summer in her mother’s village of Kake in southeast Alaska.

The last fourteen years of her professional life has been dedicated to combating the social and economic disparities of all people of color. Prior to coming to Orphan Relief and Rescue, Jenine was the Executive Director of the Chief Seattle Club, a nonprofit in downtown Seattle serving homeless and low-income American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban areas.

She is a 2008 graduate of First Nations Development Institute’s Seattle LEAD Program, served six years as the Board Secretary for the Minority Executive Director’s Coalition, was one of the inaugural members of the Interagency Council for the 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness in King County, and sat on the Seattle Police Department’s Native American Advisory Council.

As the Office Manager, Jenine occupies several roles: office administrator, bookkeeper, and fundraising and strategic planning consultant. She is honored to be a part of Orphan Relief and Rescue and looks forward to contributing to the exceptional work being done to safeguard children’s rights in the rural and village communities of Liberia and Benin, West Africa.

In 2005, while volunteering in Benin on Mercy Ships with Tim and Rebecca Pratt, Deb developed a passion to combat issues of human trafficking and child slavery. Little did she know that the ethos of ORR was simultaneously set in motion. Deb finally joined the ORR family in 2012. The job description of “Pile Decreaser” would best describe her role in the organization. She enjoys taking on new projects and discovering how to master them for the purpose of making things more efficient for the ORR team. As a life long learner, she enjoys the variety of work her role brings. She has a Bachelors degree in Theater and Communications and a minor in Theology from Gordon College. In her own time she enjoys exploring the great outdoors with her wonderful husband and three children.

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Amy is excited to be a part of the ORR Team! She has worked in business administration for 18 years, and has a love for community organizations. She operates in many different fields, working in her children’s classrooms teaching art, leading and organizing events with her church, and substituting at the local preschool. Amy brings a heart for helping others, and knack for detail and organization. She graduated from UW Tacoma with a BA in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, along with various continuing education courses along the way. She enjoys all the beauty Washington State has to offer, and lives there with her husband and two kids.