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Board President
Brookie, Board President, has been married to John for 35 years, is mom to six, and Nonnie to 12 grandchildren. Her passion (and vocation) is empowering children to become life-long learners and followers of Jesus Christ. She admires Mama Georgette’s vibrant, courageous faith and her commitment to serve the children of Burundi as an agent of Christ’s reconciling love.
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Vice President
Dan, Board Vice President, has been involved with BMP since 2019. He first met Mama Georgette in 2004 when he began coaching her grandson, Lelis, who was playing fifth grade basketball at St. Stephens. Dan is a lifelong learner, loves coaching basketball and playing sports, and always has a remodeling project going on in his home. A consummate entrepreneur, Dan, in his spare time, sells residential real estate, runs a printing business, and manages his commercial properties. (Dan’s wife Tina is also on BMP’s Board.)
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Secretary/Treasurer
Bailey, Board Secretary/Treasurer, has been a member of Burundi Miracle Project since her college years in 2016. She has served as operational staff at nonprofits advocating for various issues including public charter education and most recently space sustainability for the Secure World Foundation in Colorado. She has been living in Colorado for almost three years where she enjoys everything it has to offer including hiking, snowboarding, and camping.
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Laura is a mom of four and grandmother of nine. Laura started her career in Activities with the senior population working with dementia residents. She is now an Administrative Assistant in a retirement community. Laura loves to go on hikes, garden, and go to outdoor concerts. Her other love is cooking for her kids and grandkids and going on family vacations.
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Mary is a wife, mom of three adult women, and grandmother (Nonni) to 10 children. She has served for over 40 years as a speech and language pathologist with the Deaf community in St. Louis, Missouri. She is fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). She loves to worship and delights in God‘s beauty on this earth. She enjoys art and painting with her cherished friends. She loves God, and especially seeing His miracles in the life of Mama Georgette and Africa.
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Tina is happily married to Dan and is a proud mom of three fantastic adult kids. She recently retired from Washington University School of Medicine where she worked for 15 years as an Administrative Assistant to a Pediatric Hematologist Research Physician. She now supports her husband, Dan, by assisting him with administrative work for his real estate business. She also owns a photography business, doing mostly real estate and event photography. She loves traveling with her family - over the years they have driven a van to all 48 lower continental states and last year drove through Alaska in an RV. Tina has known and loved Mama Georgette and the Djona family since 2004.