DAN CHRISTOPHERSON, PRESIDENT
In 2007, Dan felt called to travel to Cuba to help the churches. He did not know at that time what God had in store for him, and that his life would be categorized as the years “before Cuba and after Cuba." In 2009, he took a leadership role that involved establishing sister church relationships in the Holguin Norte and Ciego de Avila districts. Since that time, he established the Southwest District Mission Program/Chtist for Cuba to enhance the mission work being done in the country. Through the program Dan now serves in all districts. He travels the country of Cuba extensively, and has developed relationships and networks throughout. It’s no wonder “everyone knows Dan” in Cuba, because he has taken the time to know them.
JAN CHRISTOPHERSON, SECRETARY/TREASURER
Jan is involved with the Mission Committee and helps organize the Operation Christmas Child project, local shoe drive for underprivileged school children, and Alternative Christmas gift project. Jan worked for many years as a secretary/bookkeeper in Northern Illinois for a non-profit senior citizen organization serving three counties. Dan and Jan moved to Florida 32 years ago. Dan and Jan are the parents of two children, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
JORGE FERNANDEZ, ADVISORY DIRECTOR
Jorge Fernandez was born in Havana, Cuba, and has been heavily involved with Cuban affairs since 1997. He was the former Executive Director and Co-founder of the national coalition “Americans for Humanitarian Trade with Cuba” formed in 1998. He has worked on pursuing engagement and normalizing relations between both nations. He served on the International Policy Committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C. and has given testimony before Congress to end the embargo and pursue a policy of engagement with Cuba since 1998.Jorge is an advisor on Cuban Affairs and Trade and serves on the Board of the Sarasota World Affairs Council.
AMANDA JESSE-LOMBARDI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MEDICAL DIVISION
At seven years old Amanda began learning Spanish in the least Hispanic place on Earth. She instantly fell in love with it, and today she uses it to build relationships with the people our program serves. Despite her corporate marketing and journalism background, God had a different plan for Amanda, one that would involve learning the pharmaceutical industry and intricate medical knowledge. On her first trip to Cuba, after seeing the empty pharmacy in town, her heart was broken. After significant trial and error with her own sister churches, today her amazing team facilitates the acquisition and shipment of medications, medical goods, and surgical supplies across the country.
CHRISTIAN DERBY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS DIVISION
Biography Coming Soon.
BRENT WOOD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS DIVISION
Biography Coming Soon.