Graeme Thom
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Thom is a software and business process consultant with more than 11 years experience, specifically with SAP software, with clients such as Siemens and John Deere. He studied Mechanical Engineering in South Africa. After the completion of his studies, he worked for a utility company in the Nuclear Mechanical Engineering Division, and subsequently held various programming positions.
He was born in South Africa, one of three brothers and lived there until the age of 30 when he moved to the USA to pursue a career in consulting. Spending a lot of time in Atlanta has allowed him to join the Atlanta botanical gardens. His hobbies include refurbishing houses, building decks, photography and reading. Graeme attends Harbor Christian Church in Portsmouth, NH when his schedule and geographical location allow it.
Neil T. Mandsager, M.D.
Des Moines, Iowa
Dr. Mandsager started his practice, Perinatal Center of Iowa LLC, in 1993. Born in Cameroon, West Africa, he grew up in Marshalltown, IA, attended Wartburg College and then the University of Iowa College of Medicine. He did his Ob-Gyn residency in Columbia, Missouri before spending 4 years in the Air Force. Finally, he completed a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship in Cincinnati, OH. Dr. Mandsager is currently board certified in Obstetrics-Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Neil lives in Johnston with his wife and five children. He and his family are members of Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines, IA. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, taking photographs and watercolor painting.
Jolly P. Tumuhairwe Nyeko
Kampala, Uganda
A native Ugandan, Nyeko has spent her career working to improve outcomes for impoverished children in Africa. Completing undergraduate degrees in social sciences and law at Makerere University, she has furthered her education with graduate degrees at the University of Swansea (Wales, UK) and Azusa Pacific University. Now a PhD candidate at the University of Victoria, Nyeko is studying in Canada this year.
After a distinguished career in government in Uganda where she rose to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Social Welfare, Jolly left the public sector to concentrate on children and families affected by AIDS. A former country director for Feed the Children, she founded and currently runs the Uganda-based Christian social services organization Action for Children. Widely sought after as a consultant and speaker in the international community, she serves on a number of local and national NGO boards. Jolly and her family are members of Nakawa Baptist Church in Kampala.
Kenneth Williams
Brattleboro, VT
Dr. Ken Williams professional career consists of more than twenty years of international experience in teaching, research, management, training and small business development. He completed his doctorate in organization behavior and leadership at Columbia University, and has two other masters’ degrees from Columbia as well as a master’s degree from London School of Economics in the United Kingdom. He completed undergraduate work in Barbados and Jamaica.
He teaches courses in Effective Multicultural Team Development; Leadership and Organizational Behavior; Quantitative and qualitative research methods; Leadership, Community and Coalition-building. He has more than twenty years working with youth in many different countries and has worked with the Governors’ Institute in Vermont for several years.
Williams has lived, worked or has consulted in the following countries: Tanzania, Oman, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, Bermuda, Bangladesh, Thailand, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States, as well as in Barbados, where he founded a number of small- and medium-sized enterprises as a young entrepreneur. A consultant to NGOs and for-profit businesses in Bermuda, Thailand, the United States, and Barbados, Professor Williams is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, the American Educational Research Association, and the International Leadership Association. He is also a board member of Brattleboro Restorative Justice Center.
Conrad L. Mandsager
Nottingham, New Hampshire
Throughout his career, Mandsager has provided program design, development, and evaluation services to numerous organizations seeking aggressive growth in new and existing ventures that serve populations at risk. After completing his studies at Wartburg College and Iowa State University, he held senior management positions with Prison Fellowship Ministries, JAF Ministries, and Dare Mighty Things. Mandsager is the founder and Executive Director of ChildVoice International.
Conrad grew up in Africa and has returned numerous times to work with disadvantaged populations in Kenya, Ghana, and Zambia. He and his family live on a small farm in rural New Hampshire and are members of Durham Evangelical Church in Durham, NH.
Bill Bryon
Lee, New Hampshire
A New Jersey native, Bryon received a B.A. in Political Science from Earlham College in Richmond, In. and pursued graduate studies in Public Administration at St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Tx. and the University of Oklahoma. From 1969 through 1972 he served in the United States Air Force in Texas, Okinawa, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Following his tour of duty, Bill became an ardent entrepreneur. During his career he purchased, built and sold a weekly newspaper in Santa Rosa, Ca., began business publications in Santa Rosa and Sacramento, and started a direct mail company in Durham, NH.
Now retired, Bill finds great pleasure in sharing his time with his family, friends and church, and pursuing life-long interests in gardening. reading, and travel. He attends Durham Evangelical Church where he serves on the board of elders.
