In his two-decade career with Starbucks, James Snook served in a range of business and technology leadership roles, including most recently as vice president of emerging platforms and innovation. In this position, James played a principal role in many mergers and acquisitions that helped expand Starbucks’capabilities and leadership around the globe. Previously, Snook served as a top systems consultant to large enterprises, including US Bank, General Electric, Boeing and Microsoft. Millie is actively involved in her church, and in all aspects of her children’s lives. She and James have been long-time advocates of orphans.James, Millie and their four children live in Redmond, Washington.

Daryl began his career in commercial real estate. In 1997 he joined the Maclellan Foundation executive committee and has since helped lead its global grant-making strategy. Beginning in 2000, Daryl helped launch several organizations, including Generous Giving, Giving Wisely and Global Generosity. He works with families on four continents regarding their philanthropy, and actively invests private equity into businesses with social impact. Daryl holds a BS degree in economics from Westmont College. He and his wife, Cathy, reside in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, and have nine children.

Jonathan serves as the Executive Director of Weza Care Solutions, the 1MILLIONHOME entity in Kenya driving care reform initiatives throughout the country. Prior to this, he was a director with Agape Children’s Ministry where he established Agape’s reunification center in Kitale, Kenya and oversaw expansion of the Agape Model to other cities and organizations. Past roles of Jonathan’s include over 10 years in the IT industry as an engineer, IT Project Manager, and in Business Process Management.

Brandon has worked in the child welfare and nonprofit sectors for over twelve years. Before joining 1MILLIONHOME, he led a family based care and advocacy program in Tanzania for several years. Brandon has also worked at a Tanzanian orphanage, in the Californian foster care system, at various churches and teaches on issues facing at risk children at the university level. He has his Master’s Degree in Global Development and Justice and is passionate about indigenous leadership, community mobilization and seeing global entities come together to deliver the best care for at risk children.

Stephen has worked in Human Resource and Administration roles for over seven years, spanning various industries from Finance and Pharmaceutical to Tech and now Child Welfare. He has a passion for impact oriented start-ups and has assisted in setting up and running three different start-up organizations. Stephen holds an undergraduate degree in Business specializing in Human Resource Management and he views human capital as the most vital resource for the success of any organization.

Rhonda worked nine years for CBS Television News in Minnesota as a graphic designer/senior graphic designer. During that time she received two Emmy’s and managed the design and execution of several projects, some of which raised over $350,000 for children with autistic need. In 2019, Rhonda opted to start her own business, EverJoy Creative. She met 1MILLIONHOME at a design sprint in Washington state and joined the team as a contractor in October 2020. Her experience in broadcast television, paired with her strategic outlook, has helped 1MILLIONHOME catalyze new opportunities and scale solutions so more kids can get home to family safely and permanently.

Originally from New Zealand, Paul has served as the Director of Finance for 1MILLIONHOME since 2015. Paul has his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Auckland and before joining 1MILLIONHOME, he served as a financial controller for a private company in Washington state for seven years. In addition to his finance background, Paul and his family have served as volunteers with Youth With a Mission for 14 years.

Michele has led child permanence nonprofits for 10 years including over two years as 1MILLIONHOME President. A champion for families overcoming trauma and special needs, Michele co-founded Refresh, the world’s largest conference for foster and adoptive parents. Michele also has her Master’s in Business Administration and worked for 13 years in HR leadership and Executive Management at Boeing, Microsoft and Milgard. 

Deborah advises on Child Welfare Issues of Permanency on a National and State level as well as working as a child and family therapist. Honored as the Henry Meier Practitioner in Residence at the University of WA, she has also taught in Post-graduate programs on trauma, attachment, and child welfare systems. Deborah is author of four books and the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association for Training on Attachment and Trauma in Children (ATTACh).

Jared is the Executive Director of Ekisa Ministries and advises on issues related to children with disabilities. Ekisa works to change the lives of children living with disabilities in Uganda. Their work focuses on family permanency, filling the gap of needed services, and ending stigma. Jared is passionate about seeing all children in families regardless of the barriers they have to overcome. He believes in providing holistic solutions that address the deeper, root causes of the problems that families face. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Religion and an MBA with emphasis in Leadership.

Emi joined 1MILLIONHOME in 2022 as a Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Practitioner. After training at the TCU Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, she developed 1MILLIONHOME trainings to empower parents, caregivers and ministry leaders in trauma-competent care for vulnerable children and youth. Emi is the oldest of our Founders’ 6 children. Her experience includes years of front-line support to adoptive families and professional photography.

Amanda has worked in the nonprofit sector for over 10 years. Before joining 1MILLIONHOME, she spent several years in Rwanda working with an organization that serves street connected children and vulnerable families. After years of working at a rehabilitation center, she supported the organization to develop two new programs focused on family strengthening and economic empowerment. Beyond care reform, Amanda is passionate about working alongside locals to fight poverty with proven solutions. She has also consulted for organizations in education, women’s empowerment, clean water, artisan exports and coffee production throughout East Africa.

A qualified social worker with over 30 years experience, Mick has worked in child protection, fostering and adoption. The former coal miner spent a year in Brazil with his wife Brenda, volunteering in an orphanage, an experience which led him to establish SFAC in 2002. An avid Leeds United football fan he is also a family man that loves spending time with his grandchildren. He appeared in the film Lost Kites and is co-author of the book Children Belong in Families. Mick won the International Impact Legacy Award in 2019 in Leeds; a testimony of his legacy in international social work.

Dan is a an award winning social worker having won Practice Educator of the Year at the National Social Work Awards in 2016 (England). As a qualified social worker and protective behaviours practitioner, Dan has over 15 years experience working in residential care, community & family support work, child protection investigations and working with children and carers in alternative care. He has also worked in court teams where he represented children in family and childcare cases. Dan has worked for SFAC since 2009 on a voluntary basis and then full time in 2017.

A chartered psychologist, trainer and protective behaviors practitioner, Caitlin has worked in Australia, India and Kenya with vulnerable children and adults. She specializes in work with those at risk of sexual exploitation. In Kenya and India Caitlin spent time working in children’s homes before her life changed when attending a SFAC event in Kolkata where she met Dan and later joined the charity. Caitlin is regularly asked to speak and train at international conferences. She is also an avid reader and gardener.

Samuel Rich is a British filmmaker, photographer and advocate for children at risk. Best known for his direction of the documentary Lost Kites, Samuel has travelled to over 30 countries and is passionate about telling stories that raise awareness of the dangers vulnerable children face, as well as the innovative solutions that help them thrive in families.

Kayla Norris is a writer and graphic artist based in Kona, Hawaii. She has a Bachelor of Education in elementary teaching and has experience working with children and youth across 5 countries. Kayla has been engaged with online communications for 1MILLIONHOME since 2021 and currently oversees social media, blogging and email communications sharing updates on the mission of family reunification. In addition to her work at 1MILLIONHOME, Kayla serves as a volunteer on the media team at Youth With A Mission Kona.

Geoffrey leads the Consulting team at Weza Care in delivering innovative solutions to support charities before, during and after their transition to family and community based care. Geoffrey has 13 years of experience in management and director level roles in NGO Program Management, Project Management and Solutions Consulting. Prior to joining Weza Care, Geoffrey served as Director at Victory Children‘s Homes Foundation (VCHF) in Kisumu-Kenya, where he transitioned the organization from residential care to a reintegration and family-based care program. He has a Master’s Degree in Community Health and Development and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Development Studies with a focus on Care Reform Implementation.

Adrian Guya is a Software Engineer with over 6 years of experience. He holds a degree in BioTechnology and prior to joining Weza Care, Adrian worked as a Systems Analyst in financial technology where he was maintaining software catering to enterprise commodities brokers around the world. Within Weza Care Solutions, he has worked to streamline the organization’s software architecture by implementing a system where we build backend software that has a single responsibility. Adrian also plays a key role in the development of our Nexus suite of apps and platforms.

Selfine has been working in communications for over seven years. Her areas of expertise include strategic communications, media relations, social media management, event management, and client relations. Trained in Public Relations and Development Communication, Selfine has worked for multi-sectoral and multi-national clients in sectors such as Hospitality, Healthcare, and E-commerce. In her work, she shares Weza Care’s story and its journey with charities helping vulnerable children and families live in safe, loving, and sustainable homes.