Nicaragua Team
ANA GARCIA
FACILITY ASSISTANT
Ana, a mother of four
and grandmother of two, is motivated by a
job well done, which means she is always
motivated around Hope Supplied’s Managua
office. She brings her heart to serve others
to work every day as she ensures that our
Managua office is in top shape and guests
have what they need when they visit.
CLAUDIA LOPEZ
NICARAGUA PROGRAM
DIRECTOR
Claudia loves creating
sustainable solutions that help to transform
people’s lives. As the Nicaragua Program
Director, she gets that opportunity every
day. Before joining the Hope Supplied team,
Claudia used her degree in Business
Administration to oversee programs that
promote business development services for
female entrepreneurs. Her leadership in the
Managua office has been critical to the
success of Hope Supplied’s programs in
Nicaragua.
ANTONIO MEDRANO
BODEGA COORDINATOR
Growing up in rural
Nicaragua, Antonio learned the value of
discipline and hard work at a young age. He
brings his extensive experience in
agriculture to ensure that all Mercado
Fresco food preparation and packaging use
high quality and hygiene standards. At the
Hope Supplied office, Antonio has served as
the poster child for how to be a diligent
worker.
Genesis Rivas
DATA ENTRY
ASSISTANT
Genesis has previous
experience working as a gas station
supervisor in a local chain. She was forced
to quit this job sop that she could stay
home and take care of her sick mother. She
originally joined Hope Supplied as a Mercado
Fresco home-based store operator and showed
great potential but was forced to close the
store due to family issues in the home. She
was later able to come back to work in the
office operating our 'test store'. Since
joining Hope Supplied, Genesis has
experienced much loss and much joy. She lost
both her mother and her grandmother, but
also gave birth to a beautiful baby boy that
the Hope Supplied family loves very much.
Genesis is currently working as our data
entry assistant and is helping with the
Coaching Department following up on store
sales and inventory. She has definitely
become part of the Hope Supplied family.
JULIO CESAR BARBA
PROJECT
COORDINATOR
Before joining Hope
Supplied Julio Cesar was an assistant
pharmacist, where he learned that good
customer service starts with caring about
customers. His positive personality makes
him popular with our staff and
micro-franchise operators. As coordinator of
purchases and deliveries, he has an
important role in making sure all our
products meet high standards of quality
ERICK HERNANDEZ
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Erick comes to Hope
Supplied with 10 years of experience in
accounting and finance for both commercial
companies and non-profits, making his skills
a perfect fit for our social-business
approach. He brings expertise in accounting
processes, audits and tax laws. Erick plays
an important role at Hope Supplied
implementing controls and our monitoring
systems.
GERTRUDIS BALTODANO
SUPPORT MANAGER -
RECRUTING MERCADO FRESCO
Gertrudis is a great
addition to the team at Hope Supplied, she
has more than 10 years experience in
logistics with Free Trade Zone companies,
graduated in Programming and Psychology,
besides many limitations in life she has
been faithful to what God would do with her
life and have led and built what she is
today with 21 years as professional in
different job positions (administrator,
manager, assistant, etc). She also has been
professor in multiple levels from pre-kinder
to university. This is her first time
working for a social organization, and she
loves what she does because she sees an
opportunity that could be given to her mom
(single) to raise their 7 children and bring
them out of poverty. From her position as
support manager she leads the recruiting
process, the training area and the
psychology department.
U.S. Team
MADELINE ZEITLER
ACCOUNTING &
FINANCE
Madeline has been a
part of the vision of Hope Supplied from its
inception. Compelled by her love for helping
the under-resourced, she is using her
education from Northern Illinois and her
business accounting experience to keep our
finances in order.
SAMANTHA BEACH KILEY
COMMUNICATIONS
& DEVELOPMENT
Samantha Beach Kiley
brings her experience as a creative
communicator to Hope Supplied's
communications and development efforts. She
earned her degree in theatre and writing
from Northwestern University and has written
content for a wide variety of non-profits,
churches, radio programs, theaters and
executives. Sam loves telling the story of
Hope Supplied and the women we empower.
MARY ANDERSON
RESEARCH &
STRATEGY
Mary has over 25 years
of expertise managing multimillion dollar
brands and start-up ventures after earning
her degree from Northwestern’s Kellogg
School of Management. As a dedicated
advocate for the poor, she has served as a
key advisor and board member for several
local and global non-profits, and now plays
a vital role in developing the strategy for
our micro-franchise operations.
ADVISORS
DICK ANDERSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – ORPHAN NETWORK |
MARY ANDERSON | CONSULTANT – STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT |
CASEY BANKCORD | CONSULTANT |
WARREN BEACH | INDEPENDENT INVESTOR |
DEBORAH BURAND | ATTORNEY |
MEGAN EISS – PROCTOR | CONSULTANT – ATTORNEY |
FRENZ FERHER | CONSULTANT – FRANCHISING |
STEVEN HAMMOND | PUBLIX CORPORATION – WAREHOUSE EFFICIENCY |
CATHERINE HOKE | CEO/FOUNDER OF DEFY VENTURES |
JESSICA JACKLEY | FOUNDER OF KIVA |
DAVID KOCH | ATTORNEY |
GREG LERNIHAN | MIGMAR FOUNDATION, IMPACT INVESTING |
JULIE MCBRIDE | STAGE SIX – FRANCHISING |
EDDY MORELEZ | COUNTRY DIRECTOR – ORPHANNETWORK |
AMINTA PEREZ – GOLD | CONSULTANT – INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK |
DENNIS RIPLEY | WATER4.ORG – OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL |
GARY SCHWAMMLEIN | RETIRED CEO OF WILLOWCREEK ASSOCIATION |
DAVID SIMMS | IMPACT FOUNDATION – OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL |
GREG STARBIRD | CONSULTANT – HEALTHSTORE FOUNDATION |
RICH VANDERSANDE | SMART STEWARDSHIP ADVISORS |