LEADERSHIP
New Life for Haiti operates on a mostly volunteer basis so that the vast majority of our resources can be put to work directly in Haiti. We support a handful of Haitian staff members who help with many details of the work there. Our American staff consists of our Director, Fran Leeman (who is a volunteer) and our Faith Missions Coordinator, Marnie Van Wyk.
New Life for Haiti is overseen by an active Board of Directors, made up of people from both business and ministry backgrounds. Members of the Board oversee various aspects of NLH's work, such as Child Sponsorship, School Construction, Clean Water, Higher Education, etc.
New Life for Haiti operates on a mostly volunteer basis so that the vast majority of our resources can be put to work directly in Haiti. We support a handful of Haitian staff members who help with many details of the work there. Our American staff consists of our Director, Fran Leeman (who is a volunteer) and our Faith Missions Coordinator, Marnie Van Wyk.
New Life for Haiti is overseen by an active Board of Directors, made up of people from both business and ministry backgrounds. Members of the Board oversee various aspects of NLH's work, such as Child Sponsorship, School Construction, Clean Water, Higher Education, etc.
Fran Leeman is the Director of Haitian Operations. He and his wife Linda live in the Chicago area and have two grown children. Fran makes 4-6 trips to Haiti each year, and directs our staff and volunteer leaders on a daily basis. He speaks fluent Kreyol and invests heavily in building our key relationships in Haiti. The Haitians we work with consider him a real friend and often say that "things are different since you came here". You can email Fran at fran@newlifeforhaiti.org.
Bill Inman serves as New Life for Haiti’s President and Chairman, leading our Board of Directors. Bill and his wife Erin live in Wheaton, Illinois. As a Senior Principal at Hitchcock Design Group with offices in Austin, Indianapolis, Chicago and Naperville, Bill brings to New Life for Haiti a portfolio of signature planning and landscape architecture projects and specializes in client relationship building, community engagement, and public speaking. You can contact Bill at Binman@hitchcockdesigngroup.com.
Leslie Zurita is New Life for Haiti’s Director of American Operations. She and her husband Brian live in Plainfield, Illinois. Leslie has served on the Board of Directors of New Life for Haiti for 8 years and rounds out the Executive Committee, bringing a wealth of organizational, communications, and technical skills to the everyday operations of New Life for Haiti in the U.S. You can contact Leslie at leslie.zurita@gmail.com.
Marnie Van Wyk is New Life for Haiti's Faith Missions Director. Marnie has served NLH as a volunteer for many years, including heading up our Haitian Teacher Training Program. Marnie is responsible for connecting our new and existing faith-based partners to impactful relationships with children, churches and villages in Haiti. We are grateful that Marnie's thoughtful and compassionate skill set can help deliver meaningful, mission-driven involvement with specific Haitian communities of believers to our faith-based partners here. You can email Marnie at marnie.vanwyk@newlifeforhaiti.org
Neil Schori leads the Medical Division of New Life for Haiti. Neil is always looking for doctors, nurses, and other volunteers to come on the Clinic Trip. You can email Neil at neil.schori@newlifeforhaiti.org.